hai all,
i need help from some expert to give me opinion.
i m not sure if this lighter is fake or authentic ?
some say authentic dont have leaf stamp below
thanks really appreciate any comment
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hai all,
i need help from some expert to give me opinion.
i m not sure if this lighter is fake or authentic ?
some say authentic dont have leaf stamp below
thanks really appreciate any comment
I don't know.
Will
Very hard to tell from the pictures - and those lighters are very often faked.
You'd need to go to a dealer and have them visually inspect it. No doubt they'll give you their honest opinion.
I don't know either.
I know, but I'm not an expert, so...
Have you tried to light it...you know, make flame come out of it? If you have tried, and you did indeed make fire with it, my expert opinion would say, yes, it is a lighter.
Well, of course, an astronaut would look at it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by heftysmokes
If you bought it from Vito, Carmine, Nunzio or Dom, for cheap money, it's a fake. If you bought it from an authorized dealer, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Doc.
Well, there appear to be stains on the case velvet. So I would assume it is used/second hand. If you picked it up cheap and it works; then who cares. If you paid some coin for it, then it is a little late to be worrying about that now. If you didn't trust your source, why did you buy it?
Unless you are trying to make a nice sized profit quickly; in which case I say "If you can't tell if it is legit, then you shouldn't be trying to flip it".
yes its second hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mizicke5273
my friend want to sell it to me for 250usd.
he said its authentic, since i got no experience with dupont lighter, maybe some can give me ideas or clue.
thanks
if u don't mind telling me what u thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by buzz
thx
Idea: Use the $250 for cigars instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by newbie999
Are you prepared to do WHATEVER we tell you to do to establish its authenticity? :smiley2:Quote:
Originally Posted by newbie999
If there is a PING then it is real. Simple test guys.... Actually the PING is a specific NOTE and only their lighters will make that note!
Here it is for all it's glory............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8AtAw9uBvs
Fuck the stamps..... Ping or no ping, simplest way to tell....................
Back-up idea: Don't spend $250 on something you know nothing about. Hopefully that doesn't fuck up idea #1 too. :smiley5:Quote:
Originally Posted by buzz
That's all well and good in theory, but I've really done my best learning AFTER I purchased something (i.e. my '66 mustang) and learned all about what I did wrong. I mean, I know every make / model / engine / option configuration that would have been better than mine, now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ashauler
Backup-to-the-backup idea: If you don't know anything and anything, send the $250 to badwhale.Quote:
Originally Posted by ashauler
170ci with the cast-in manifold and a three-in-the-tree?
LOL. Close. They never had a 3-tree on the Rustang. Also, only the '65s has the infamous 170ci. I have a mighty 200ci, cast in maifold. Plane Jane no options, unless it came factory 65% rusted & bondo galore!Quote:
Originally Posted by craig
Actually, the 200ci is an anemic engine, but could be considered stronger than a V-8 because it's got 7 main bearings, where V-8s only have 5.
That's what us 6ers tell ourselves.:smiley36:
I feel your pain! My '67 coupe had the 200 I6 and 3 speed M/T. I soon realized that it sucked. So, I gathered some parts and swapped in a 390 and C6! Next combo will be an EFI 302 based motor with modern trans and give it to my mother.Quote:
Originally Posted by badwhale
AS FOR THE LIGHTER..... It's not a Mustang. I can tell that from here.
Well, right off the bat you did me one better, 'cause you can fit a big block in the '67.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disney Lincoln
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Disney Lincoln
Ah. I had a '66 Falcon. 'Polished' the 170 c.i. intake and head, modified the carb, changed the tree for a Hurst ... drove it from Toronto to California in between high school and university.
I miss triangular vent windows! :-)
390 is too heavy for the chassis. 302 is better, especially with the Aluminium heads these days.
What if I wanted to sell you a shoebox full of crap for $250? I could probably let it go for $200, just because it's you.Quote:
Originally Posted by newbie999
Might I inquire why you would have any interest (other than appeasing your friend) in purchasing this item? If it's to gain the favor of a friend, I can understand (we can spot our own) - I'd give him the money for sure. Forget authenticity - someone to hang out with is much more important.
I would say don't bother with it. Shouldn't it have a ticket of authenticity? Could always contact ST Dupont to verify the serial.Quote:
Originally Posted by newbie999
I would hope your "friend" wouldn't knowingly sell you a fake.
Sorry to say - I've heard a good "Ping" coming out of a nice $25 Chinese knockoff... :smiley2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Roham
That's simply untrue...Quote:
Originally Posted by Roham
Some older models don't make a ping at all, and many of them sound different. In fact the DuPont limited editions such as the catacombs and the 5th ave don't make any noise when you open them and those are new (relatively)
Thanks for setting the community straight! ...a year and a half later is no matter, even though Newbie999 has long ago moved on with his purchase decision. :smiley2:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePach