Is this ST Dupont a fake?

wayner123 · 04-24-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by deschete

I didn't buy it, but the seller is in Rhode Island. He's got a fair amount of ST Dupont items for sale, and a lot of Colibri. He says "guaranteed authentic" but also says "all sales final."

My thinking was that perhaps he bought the Colibri stock when they went bankrupt and possibly it's legit, but I am not sure.

Where do you find the information about ST Dupont being made by Colibri?

deschete · 04-24-2009, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayner123

Where do you find the information about ST Dupont being made by Colibri?

I thought Colibri was the USA distributor, in Rhode Island. They very recently declared bankruptcy.

poker · 04-24-2009, 07:34 AM

From what I know (and I been wrong before), Colibri was only contracted by ST Dupont of France to manufacture the X-Tend models.

poker · 04-24-2009, 07:38 AM

Looking at the bottom of my Ligne II:

S.T. Dupont is centered between flame adjust and fill port.
PARIS is centered below that.
Finally made in France centered below that.

The serial numbers are actually cold stamped and should appear at the very bottom

The red box is the usual norm.

poker · 04-24-2009, 07:48 AM

Very similar to what the bottom of mine looks like:

poker · 04-24-2009, 07:53 AM

Also looking close at your picture it appears to say "LAQUE DE CHINE"

If it is not a lacquer lighter, its definetly not real. And even if it is a lacquer style lighter, the "laque de chine" stamp makes me cautious every time.

04-24-2009, 08:01 AM

I would be skeptical of a vendor who has many Duponts for sale. I got taken from an ebay vendor selling quite a few Dupont lighters, which turned out to be fake. You should be able to tell based on what you paid. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is. But I don't have enough experience with them to determine if yours is real or fake by looking at the picture.

Spect · 04-24-2009, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poker

Also looking close at your picture it appears to say "LAQUE DE CHINE"

If it is not a lacquer lighter, its definetly not real. And even if it is a lacquer style lighter, the "laque de chine" stamp makes me cautious every time.

+1

Clear Fake on that alone. The "Paris" font is also wrong.

However most fakes don't have such a "hand stamped" look to the serial number.

04-24-2009, 07:34 AM	#3
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Is this ST Dupont a fake? From what I know (and I been wrong before), Colibri was only contracted by ST Dupont of France to manufacture the X-Tend models. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

04-24-2009, 07:38 AM	#4
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Is this ST Dupont a fake? Looking at the bottom of my Ligne II: S.T. Dupont is centered between flame adjust and fill port. PARIS is centered below that. Finally made in France centered below that. The serial numbers are actually cold stamped and should appear at the very bottom The red box is the usual norm. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

04-24-2009, 07:48 AM	#5
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Is this ST Dupont a fake? Very similar to what the bottom of mine looks like: __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

04-24-2009, 07:53 AM	#6
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Is this ST Dupont a fake? Also looking close at your picture it appears to say "LAQUE DE CHINE" If it is not a lacquer lighter, its definetly not real. And even if it is a lacquer style lighter, the "laque de chine" stamp makes me cautious every time. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

04-24-2009, 08:01 AM	#7
uptown_isy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is this ST Dupont a fake? I would be skeptical of a vendor who has many Duponts for sale. I got taken from an ebay vendor selling quite a few Dupont lighters, which turned out to be fake. You should be able to tell based on what you paid. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is. But I don't have enough experience with them to determine if yours is real or fake by looking at the picture.