9/10/2023 0 Comments Fake lighttable cigar![]() If you want to see prices of genuine Duponts, search on the internet.There are at least two AUTHORIZED Dupont dealers on the net. Lately, a lot of the Chinese sellers are listing their location as London rather than China. However, if you check to the right under "meet the seller", their profile often will say member since (insert date) in China. ![]() Here are some of the "warning signs" to be wary of:ġ) Numerous listings at one time (what individual has THAT many lighters?) Very often these lighters are copies of limited editions that would cost many hundreds (if not over a grand!) if they were authentic. A common example is the red and black enamel Art Deco design (I recently saw a genuine one sell on eBay for over $1200.00!)and the "James Bond 007" (the design with a bullet). The "007" is in "real life" also a very expensive limited edition (in the $900.00 range). Another commonly found copy is the black lacquer design with a dragon studded with small diamonds.Ģ) User names often seem to consist of a combination of random letters and numbers.ģ) Feedback score seems to usually be 10 or 11. Always read the feedback!Ĥ) Feedback comments seem to be nonsensical fragments of sentences, or if the comments make sense, they use almost the same comments for all 10 or 11 "satisfied customers". These "customers" user names also frequently consist of that same random combination of letters and numbers (They often come from "sellers" rather than "buyers"). makes me wonder if there's something to hide.Īgain, always read the feedback! Personally, I'm always a little suspicious of people who keep their feedback comments "private". In my personal experience, I've found that they frequently do have something to hide. ![]() Now that's just been my personal experience.ĥ) These fake Dupont lighters offered are consistently offered as brand new (That I do not question ).Ħ) For some reason, with the Shanghai fakes, the word "Shanghai" is almost always spelled with a lower case "s".ħ) The sellers have usually been eBay members for only a few months at best.Ĩ) These are almost always one day auctions.ĩ) Prices are usually in British Pounds or Australian or Canadian dollars (rarely US dollars).ġ0) Frequently there is a disclaimer saying the seller is in no way affiliated with S.T. Dupont, etc.if you read it all the way through, there's frequently a sentence saying something about the lighter being altered (Now why would a brand new authentic Dupont be altered?). Another thing to consider vis a vis these disclaimers is that they frequently say something about ST Dupont not servicing/repairing these lighters. It was recently brought to my attention that both Dunhill and Dupont are confiscating counterfeit lighters that are sent in for repair which evidently completely legal for them to do. These disclaimers also invariably say something about ST Dupont not authorizing any internet sales of their lighters. This is absolutely not true! There are several internet-based authorized ST Dupont dealers. I don't believe I can list the names here, but if you search on the internet, you can find them.ġ1) Flashy, "bling-bling" designs.
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