bought 2 Streamlights thru Ebay and found out they are both fake.
if you aren’t sure if your light is real you can call streamlight or email them and they can tell you.
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Good video man! I just got one in the mail today and i was looking to see if was real, i think it is, but who knows!!
I had a fake from ebay with the same serial # as your top light. It had a 5 digit date code. It did not fit on my older glock 21 because the battery compartment latch stuck up and prevented the rail from engaging. The real streamlight I have does fit. The metal latch on the battery compartment sits flush with the inside of the light instead of sticking up. So there is another difference.
I don't mind using the fakes as long as you can get them for $30 or $40.. They're worth that money savings. I got the fake Surefire X300u for $45.. and its pretty awesome for what it is. I'm sure the $245 'REAL surefire is better, but I don't care really. I can almost buy 5 of the fakes over the real one and the performance is not bad…. But I get it, if you paid full price and got a fake, that sucks.
I got one and knew it was fake as soon as I opened it. It wasn't even what the seller had pictured in the ad. They have offered me $40 refund and I get to keep the item. I may and just run it through it's paces. I'll report back if it holds up.
I’m here because I bought a TLR-1 HL off eBay back in September and now that I’m trying to sell it, I’ve got some dude on Reddit telling me that mine’s unauthentic. Shit
I just got a black one off eBay it looks fake compared to my FDE one the hinge seems loose and the switch acts up it strobes on its own when it feels like it I suspect it’s fake I contacted streamlight to see
Damn I paid $350 for one with a green laser from buds gun shop and close to $200 on Amazon for a 1000 lm just the light version. They better both be real but now who knows.
What did the packaging look like?
Mine has 0417 below the serial and when you take off the lense it says rev D and has the SL in a logo at the top.
That plight comment was great lol,but I do love my plight keychain light it's crazy bright for being a half inch long.
Makes me wonder about mine now 😂