Have you bought, Would you buy and What is so special about this light?

[Steelerfan747]

Hi all. I just saw this light listed on ebay and was a bit shocked

New 12W Watt PAR38 Led Aquarium Dimmable Reef Coral White Blue Grow Light | eBay


It specifies a price of $860. 99 and is listed as[h=1]New 12W Watt PAR38 Led Aquarium Dimmable Reef Coral White Blue Grow Light[/h]
and it states they have sold 20!!!!

My question as the title states is "Have you bought, Would you buy and What is so special about this light?"

I know leds are the new thing and non dimmable par38 bulbs are expensive but $861 :waaaht:

For that kind of money I would expect amazing growth where you put in 1/4" frags and have full size colonies within a month. Would any of you consider this light?

 

[thewackyreefer]

Unless it's a name brand, with name brand LED's, absolutely not. You'll find most of the underpriced, and in this case way overpriced, lights on ebay are pretty much useless...

 

[Pappy]

I wouldn't especially for that $$$! Sounds about 20 x what it is actually worth

 

[mfdrookie516]

Click on the link where it says '20 sold' and you'll see that those 20 were between $55 and $60. NO idea how that relates... whether it's a typo on the price, or directing to another items sales.

 

[ReefLEDLights]

I have imported numerous PAR38 LEDs. At first they were great sump lights and I like them in my house.

That said the Cree LEDs last 50,000 hours...The drivers inside some of the PAR38s only lasted a year or so. Just long enough for the warranty to expire.

You have to be very careful of the brand and the warranty. Sadly there is no 5 year track record on LED PAR38s.

Unless you are convinced on the total quality and track record of the PAR38 I would pass.

Bill

 

[Reef Breeders]

And I thought the radion was expensive? Lol, probably a typo.

 

[Steelerfan747]

I have imported numerous PAR38 LEDs. At first they were great sump lights and I like them in my house.

That said the Cree LEDs last 50,000 hours...The drivers inside some of the PAR38s only lasted a year or so. Just long enough for the warranty to expire.

You have to be very careful of the brand and the warranty. Sadly there is no 5 year track record on LED PAR38s.

Unless you are convinced on the total quality and track record of the PAR38 I would pass.

Bill

Oh no no, please don't think I was considering this light. I just found it outrages and wanted to share

 

[j3st3r]

they are probably out of stock so instead of closing the listing they raise the price so that no one will buy it so they can keep the listing active. I repair cell phones and most of the sellers I buy from do this when they are out of stock on an item.