Para 3 Lightweight clone
Para 3 Lightweight clone
Does Anybody know if the para 3 lightweight has been faked?
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Re: Para 3 Lightweight clone
Dear Jimsears:
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Mike
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Mike
Re: Para 3 Lightweight clone
Hi Jimsears,
I guess it's a bit late but if you were contemplating to buy a Para 3 LW, there is a list of authorized dealers on spyderco's website that can put your mind at ease.
However, if it is a second hand buy, I can't really tell. I can only say (write) that I never saw a post or video about fake Para 3 LW. They counterfeited the Delica and other bi-textured FRN models so who knows...
I guess it's a bit late but if you were contemplating to buy a Para 3 LW, there is a list of authorized dealers on spyderco's website that can put your mind at ease.
However, if it is a second hand buy, I can't really tell. I can only say (write) that I never saw a post or video about fake Para 3 LW. They counterfeited the Delica and other bi-textured FRN models so who knows...
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I have not seen a fake of the LTWT yet. I am sure they will appear at some point...
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Re: Para 3 Lightweight clone
Injection molds are so expensive to make and maintain I would guess that counterfeiters are probably happy sticking with G10 models.
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Fake Para 3 Lightweight on Aliexpress.
https://i.imgur.com/3UaZQfZ.jpeg
Logo's are obscured in listing.
Video of one found in internet with logos
https://i.imgur.com/sOk57zq.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/3UaZQfZ.jpeg
Logo's are obscured in listing.
Video of one found in internet with logos
https://i.imgur.com/sOk57zq.mp4
Re: Para 3 Lightweight clone
Yup, definitely fake. They're getting faster.
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They started to put out a lot of P3 LW fakes lately, my post didn't take long to become false.
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Looking at the posting you linked to, and comparing it to my own P3LW left me wondering what, or why, you are saying that is a fake?
I'm not saying it isn't, but nothing "jumped out" at me indicating it was.
u.w.
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Position of the spider logo is wrong.
Text angle/rotation different.
Screws are polished/shiny. Real ones are unfinished/matte.
The rim of the lanyard hole on the pile side is joined to the edge of the handle on a real one. On the fake the rim around the lanyard hole is distinct and separate from the edge of the handle on both sides.
It looks exactly like the one on Aliexpress except that the logos are not erased from the images.
Text angle/rotation different.
Screws are polished/shiny. Real ones are unfinished/matte.
The rim of the lanyard hole on the pile side is joined to the edge of the handle on a real one. On the fake the rim around the lanyard hole is distinct and separate from the edge of the handle on both sides.
It looks exactly like the one on Aliexpress except that the logos are not erased from the images.
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Different seller, selling same fake Spyderco and Benchmade. Probably same person.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325043977376
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325043977376
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Man, what a terrible human being. This probably would have fooled me. Reported the item, hope this guy gets some karma.dit wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 6:18 pmDifferent seller, selling same fake Spyderco and Benchmade. Probably same person.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325043977376
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Looks like there's are plenty of fake Para 3s going around now, in both G10 and lightweight versions. Can hardly tell the differences unless one has a real one side by side, be careful :
https://youtu.be/MDat5aNYE ... yt&noapp=1
https://youtu.be/MDat5aNYE ... yt&noapp=1
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Re: Para 3 Lightweight clone
Are there fake St Nick's LW's as well?