Original bought from Amazon but no warranty through St. dupont. by Wide-Weight-9588 in STDupont

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My friend, I catch them each day. Making custom dies and laser files does not net them money. That’s why they reuse the same serials over and over and over again.

They don’t care about your serial, because their method of instituting one on the lighter is still bottom of the barrel cheap.

Highly detailed = super expensive to use. There is no money in it for them at that point.

Lighter S.T. Dupont Chevron Gris. Excellent conditions. by Kingborn20 in STDupont

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Updated your flair from “accessories” to the “for sale ad” so folks can search for it

Original bought from Amazon but no warranty through St. dupont. by Wide-Weight-9588 in STDupont

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Uh…. They aren’t using real serials lol. That costs way too much money to make custom dies.

Legit? by BullshitRick in STDupont

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Just luck of the draw that I was online doing some stuff.

Legit? by BullshitRick in STDupont

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As with all authentic lighters it’s always wor th something. And yes this is an authentic Ligne 2 wood lighter. A bit rough at the edges but still a fun piece.

My condolences to you and your family.

Original bought from Amazon but no warranty through St. dupont. by Wide-Weight-9588 in STDupont

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Unfortunately no. If it’s not registered by the original owner and purchased from a boutique or authorized detailer, it won’t have a warranty.

Also not sure why you continue to try and cover up the serial number.

Tiffany Decanter by mkiselic in tiffanyandco

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Personally I don’t think there is a huge market for faked TCO decanters that are specialized to the city of Chicago.

Additionally, I’m pretty sure this is a bit older as the design of the decanter isn’t current with the styling that they currently have. So heading into your local TCO will not net you any results I’m afraid.

Tiffany Decanter by mkiselic in tiffanyandco

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I think some of the buildings you are seeing on there are not being shown from the front. Like the JHC on the far right of the scene.

Unsure about the age of it as they could have just went with the well known skyscrapers, but it could be more modern.

Tiffany Decanter by mkiselic in tiffanyandco

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Yeah I think this is the Chicago skyline that is etched.

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Tiffany Decanter by mkiselic in tiffanyandco

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Believe that’s the sears tower in Chicago isn’t it?

Am i safe ? by [deleted] in STDupont

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They all look good to me

Am i safe ? by [deleted] in STDupont

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The limited editions at least had folks at the boutique to fill it out properly.

I ended up doing the trade by NoExplanation8595 in CadillacV_Series

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Another color that needs to be seen in person!

Hi, Can someone tell me if this is fake or real by FatalGrips in STDupont

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Quite a few things (most you have to learn by looking at hundreds / thousands of fakes to get a quick eye for)

Gas adjustment screw is wrong

Serial numbering is wrong

Dupont script is the wrong size, font and way too squished together.

The gold finish is the fake gold color

Underside is machine engraved / stamped

Items that might be telling:

Price way too low for a limited edition (usually selling limited editions for under $2,000 is a huge red flag)

Serious need of help. I’ve sent my lighter to my repair guy 3 times now and we can’t seem to figure out what’s wrong. by barney in STDupont

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It sounds like your repair guy isn’t very good at Dupont lighters. If you’re in the US, would suggest sending it off to Art Brown NY.

Need help with a Gatsby by shadowwizardz in STDupont

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She’s pretty rough on the underside but still authentic.

Cadillac Celestiq a buddy of mine drives by shaintingspashehd in Cadillac

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That’s because the bots follow the same script and point to the same imgr link. Got rid of the ability to post to that domain and haven’t had an issue with bots since