Lucas

I have wanted a Luke/Praxeum-style saber for a hot minute, saw this offer and thought "Sweet! A cheap alternative and a fun project!"
Said there was a defunct chassis I could discard... but LUCKY! me, that chassis was not totally defunct!
Hilt arrived in excellent condition, all screws and grubs in place. Two or three very tiny scratches that might catch the eye of quality control, but not really. I'd but it any day.
Gorgeous. Makes memories of my childhood swirl - playing with a flashlight as a child, studying this saber, and others, as I delved into the lore of Star Wars. Sigh, very pleased. Now onto the core.
Came with a working battery. Very good start.
Core turned on, button light shone. I pressed the button. Single LED lit up when activated, surprise! Radiant green! I shuddered.
Color change cycled, but no red. I thought "Heh, This blade shall not be bled!"
Discovered the black wire to the LED had been severed. I was able to splice it together. Now all colors work. It may be bled, after all, which works for me, because I'm all about non-canon material! Dark Empire is still my third favorite comic series of all time.
The USB-C charging port was detached from the soundboard. Soldering is not my forte, so I respectfully removed it to prevent it rattling. I can charge the battery separate, no prob.
No sound, but the speaker does work and sounds great when plugged into another chassis, so I asided the speaker as a spare and tucked the wires. That's a BONUS! too- I got a spare part out of the purchase, a speaker that might've cost me $10-20 on its own, before shipping.
So, for $70 after shipping, instead of an empty hilt full of hope, I now have a functioning stunt saber full of hope and dreams... and a spare speaker...
... And I am so geeked! I fell hard for this hilt the moment I pulled it from the box, but the BONUS! of it being more-than-advertised is just one more very happy reason for me to return to Saberspro in the future... probably soon.
Now I'm looking around for a thin neck core the proper size to upgrade it to a fully functional RGB base lit Praxeum, and I expect by the end of the project, that I'll still have spent less than buying one new from any company!
Obviously, I cannot say every empty hilt in stock will have all that I was able to salvage and scavenge, but it's kinda like a mystery saber piñata, crack it open and see what'cha got, heheh! And that makes the price an absolute steal!

I made a Jedi belt and bought this as an accessory on the belt for a Halloween costume. Very satisfied with the size, quality and the price. The costume was a big hit!