I must admit that this is very misleading and it is indeed their fault. IMO you should ask for your money back and for them to remove the "In Stock Now!" notice as it is a downright lie.
If I were you I would go with another company such as Optotronics or Laserglow. You could also consider buying a custom made laser from someone on the forum.
$200 for a 80mW red pointer is completely ridiculously expensive. You can get a 200mW which can perform up to around 240mW simply by using 3.6V batteries for around $40. Look at
DealExtreme: Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Site-Wide Free Shipping (Page 1) or
www.o-like.com
Granted, the design is not as nice as the WL pen, but it is 2 to 3 times the power for a fifth of the price.
If you buy a custom made on the forum from members such as likeitbright or IgorT you will get an incredibly well made, beautiful, around 320mW red laser for more or less $200 IIRC.
I would like to add 2 other points:
First of all, Hallucynogenyc, why are you spamming? You may carry some deep grudge against WL but that does not allow you to just run around feeling superior to anyone who has trouble with them.
Secondly, kingdave, you say "why would LPF sponsor them if there a scam"
This is a misunderstanding.. LPF is not sponsoring or endorsing any laser companies. LPF is an independently run, self-moderated forum. Our admin, c0ldshadow, gets a lot of the revenue which goes towards maintaining and improving the forum from selling advertising space here. He will usually remove a company ad if the LPF community does not want it (which happened to another WL banner ad, at a point where their reputation was very bad), but apart from that those who pay get to advertise. That a company has an ad here therefore usually means that they are not complete scammers, but it does not mean that they have fair prices, good service, quality products or anything else like that.
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