Luxilon alu power Fake or real?

[staryugi]

Hi guys, I want to buy a luxilon alu power reel but I did not find convincing answers on this forum on how to differentiate the fake from the real, if you can help me please, it's urgent !

 

[Curtennis]

No disrespect, but what answers are you looking for? Without seeing a picture of the possible fake one, what could anyone here share?

 

[staryugi]

if there's any signs or whatever that could help us differentiate the fake from the reel, i am gonna buy it from a normal tennis store, so everything is possible !

 

[esgee48]

image is needed. As a minimum, should have gauge/diameter, name of string, and a batch number. Problem is seller could send image of string, but the item you receive may not be same as image. Unfortunately, ALU Power is a string that has been faked historically.

 

[staryugi]

i think even the batch number etc they can fake it, buy just creating another bar code ticket, or putting a real one on a fake reel!

 

[staryugi]

If the string holds tension more than one hour then it's fake, but unfortunatly i don't have it yet!

 

[Curtennis]

I bought a reel of ptp off the bay. Guy had tons of perfect feedback and I didn’t even consider it being fake. It was like $90 less than retail. Hmmm

 

[rafa_prestige89]

Batch number sticker is your best chance to differentiate.

 

[staryugi]

Batch number sticker is your best chance to differentiate.

but they can put a real or a copy of a real batch number on a fake reel no?

 

[Chairman3]

I think my only concern would be if you're buying it for a "too good to be true" price on dbay.
If it's at a local tennis shop that is legitimate, I don't exactly understand the paranoia

 

[jimmy8]

just buy the fake in the first place. It's called Tourna Big Hitter Silver. You'll save money and be getting the same thing, if the real one was going to be a fake one.

 

[LOBALOT]

Why not buy from a legitimate source and bargin shop from within those?

I have strung a lot of Big Hitter Silver, Weiss Cannon Silver, etc. and they are all great strings. I also have a reel of "real" Lux ALU for those that ask for it specifically.

 

[rafa_prestige89]

Very unlikely, all the counterfeit versions that I've seen so far didn't have it.