Olight Fiend
Newly Enlightened
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- Dec 13, 2019
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Hello, this is one of my first posts here. I own several olight flashlights. I almost always buy during the flash sales and have never given serial numbers a second thought. Recently, when looking for a limited edition light on eBay, I noticed a listing twice as high as the next lowest price advertising a "2 digit" serial number. This got me curious since I'm always buying lights as soon as they become available(hate when things sell out when I'm deciding what to order).
I started checking for serial numbers and have several relatively low(<1000) ones. On a 9999 limited run, that's a one in ten chance. I don't currently attribute any extra value because I don't really care or think arbitrary numbers change anything(as someone who values functionality and overall utility above all else), but from a value collectors standpoint, I am curious what it means.
Intuitively, I would have assumed lower serial numbers get sent out with the first orders, and that seems to be at least partly true. However, recently during a sale I ordered a TON of lights. When I got the parcel, I started checking them out and noticed one of the previous years' limited editions was number #0048, which I thought was neat. Not interested in selling, but would like to know what the community thinks about serial numbers and how they effect the collectors' value later on.
Happy holidays!
I started checking for serial numbers and have several relatively low(<1000) ones. On a 9999 limited run, that's a one in ten chance. I don't currently attribute any extra value because I don't really care or think arbitrary numbers change anything(as someone who values functionality and overall utility above all else), but from a value collectors standpoint, I am curious what it means.
Intuitively, I would have assumed lower serial numbers get sent out with the first orders, and that seems to be at least partly true. However, recently during a sale I ordered a TON of lights. When I got the parcel, I started checking them out and noticed one of the previous years' limited editions was number #0048, which I thought was neat. Not interested in selling, but would like to know what the community thinks about serial numbers and how they effect the collectors' value later on.
Happy holidays!
