@@Zippofanatic77outdoors the zippo physical store has a "if it's fake, we'll pay you 3x the amount of what you paid for" policy. they even put it in their online store as well.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors probably the company that distributes it under zippo in our local physical store has confidence in their zippo products that they stand by it.
Got my first Zippo a few days ago and I'm enjoying it so far. Started watching your videos when I was reviving my dad's Zorro lighter. I'm 16 and I got addicted to my Zippo already lol!
Nice buds ! Welcome to the family lol glad your finding good info on the channel. I have a bigger channel too lots of good info their also. Well u every have a question or need any help this is the place to get it. Welcome to the zippo mafia lol
One thing to note in the US is all real ones will bear a p65 warning from California , at least the ones in these boxes all do now , I have some old ones I bought before 2017 that don’t have that on them tho
Hi. I just bought a zippo case,( no insert) off ebay It is a 150 year commemorative lighter of the Civil War. It came from China. The day before I got it I watched this video. Anyways, I put in an insert and set it aside. Latter while looking at the box I noticed the difference that you point out in this video. Of course I got a Fake. So I looked at the lighter case more closely. The bottom is i-10. Everything on the bottom is off and weak. So now I have a fake zippo with a zippo brass insert. Oh well. Part of my new collection!
My place is the heaven of fake Zippos. And the box in your video are way more tricky to untrained eyes, but man, if you look at the box at my place, you'll know RIGHT AWAY. Why? Because the 8 holes in the logo is not grey, but white. Like opaque white. Not shiny gray, but completely white. It made me laugh. And also the lighter itself, the most common tell tale sign of fakes in my place is that the fake one has 2 pings. I don't know how they did it, but the fake ones have 2 clicks/pings. And when I hear that here, yep, fake ones. Thanks for making this video. This really helps people on buying Zippos so that they won't get scammed.
@@sevenfoldist666 there's a mod trick to make Zippo sound 2 cling/clicks... But yeah it never come from the factory. And yeah the fake boxes from my country also have poor print lol
It seemed that the box with Chinese on is actually a real Zippo box from China. It's the Chinese version, I'd say, because all the boxes I've bought in China is the same as yours, Chinese characters and Chinese guarantee notes. Even the strips on the lid are the same.
No the boxes with the line texture aren’t legit. I show the Chinese box that is legit. They will have the same texture as our zippo boxes because they come from the same place. If it’s the wrong texture she’s fake
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors That's weird. Once I bought one from a local shop and the texture of the box is different from that of a American one. Maybe it's it's the shop...Anyway I'll never go there again. Thanks!
@@chandlerdecker3807 well the boxes for China are made from the same factory that makes our boxes. Just have Chinese writing and a few emblems in different places. Like I show in the video. Boxes should have same texture.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors I believe that. There are lots and lots of fake zippos in China. The best way is to buy in official online and offline shops. Zippos are not cheap in China, although it's approximately the same value after changing RMB into USD. That's why there aren't as much people collecting them as those in the US or Canada. A Collectible may go up to more than 1200RMB, which is about 180USD. But still there are some special machines. The Zippo workshop in China came up with a model with enamel on it! Really gorgeous!
@@chandlerdecker3807 nice chandler ! Yeah I’m gonna have to agree with u there. I tend to get zippos from only favourite eBay seller and zippo directly
Found a lil zippo flame on the inside of the lid that marks what orientation to put the guarantee/manual in pretty neat! Date code on the lighter my box came with is L 22 and The insert is B 23, weird but still legit from my research and what you've shown in the video which thank you dor all the insight!!
No problem! Different date codes on insert and case is actually the most common. Gettin them matching is way less probability. They are not made together. Inserts fall into a giant bin and just get put randomly into cases at a later date
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors dang so all my zips with matching inserts are kinda lucky thanks for that info! I have a 1950 Niagra falls zippo with Royal Canadian Horse artillery and the insert even matches on that which I was surprised, but pleased for sure! Thank you again for all the awesome info and videos!
@@kattlynnbrown2882 1950 is just the date of the patent on those old Niagara Falls zippos. There wasn’t dates on Niagara Falls zippos until 1987. So that’s why it seems the date matches the insert because they said 1950 on the bottom for almost 20 years
I noticed on Ebay there is A Lot of Zippos in Japan Sellers stores. The pictures show "Made in Bradford PA" with date codes on them. When You Try to find the Lighter in Zippos catalog it doesn't show up.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors yes indeed. Another way is the dots on the front on some fakes are really large and almost pure white in color. I had a fake box sent to me once in a lot from ebay.
@@terrytravelstheuniverse1967 yeah if u notice the white don’t resembling chimney holes pattern. On authentic zippo boxes they have faint white paint with brighter white paint on tops or bottoms of the circle.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Thank you for your reply. I started collecting Zippos while in the Navy. So I had two Zippo's when I got out. Since I was nuclear trained, I served on nuclear-powered ships and decided to collect each of the Zippos for all of the nuclear-powered surface ships. I don't have to tell you that started a bad habit for me. I have an uncle who was a self-taught carpenter and he built a very nice cabinet with seven drawers each capable of holding about 16 zippos. I have never filled it up as I am now retired and have to be a little more careful with my money. I have enjoyed your channel and have learned a lot, especially about the third-party inserts! Thanks again for responding.
@@Swahnod nice !! Thanks for your service. As u know zippos are deeply routed into the US forces. Which makes zippos lore very cool. Well I’m glad to be apart of your journey. Sounds like some of your zippos have some amazing stories behind them.
@@lisantica842 u can post of picture of it in the discord and some one can tell u for sure. I don’t have a link for it. But deadstick Dave does. He runs the discord. He comments on all the videos of u wanted to ask him for a link. He posts it in live streams too.
Glad I saw your channel before buying. Got first 2 Zippos today, I noticed that on the box lid, on the inside top edge is a grey "Flame" like above the "i" on the logo. I saw a glimpse of one on the box lid for the wolf lighter in this video.
Nice buds glad u learned something. Lots of useful content about zippos over here. Any questions just ask. But there’s usually a video for any questions u might have
We had a magazine series in the uk and the box has no serial number on the sticker and the has the larger font text and the capital lettering also the TSE logo is above the rest
I bought the Venetian 2022 Zippo and the box is like the fake one ( with social medias and the markings behind are the same as the video). I don't really mind if the box is fake , as long as the lighter is real. It's look like the genuine lighter but i don't know. Now i am kind of scared i bought a fake one or maybe the changed the box. Also the papers inside are from 2022 so i thing it might also be real. Please let me know if you have the same mode as mine so you can tell me if mine is real (the cover is the same as the original if it helps! ).
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Thanks! The letters inside are in english but now that i checked again the instructions are from 2022 but the bottom of the Zippo has a stamp on the right that says 15 but i think they had it on display for a few years because when i bought it they put the cover with instructions afterwards , so it's either fake or it's an older model in a new box
I just got a new zippo in the mail, and it's a fake, but I'm not all mad because it was dumb cheap, and it still looks good, but I hope I don't get any more fakes. Plus, I had a 90% feeling that it would be a fake
Have you seen one with hologram sticker on top of the front box, like 1x1 inch size? I asked the dealer, he said some models come with it. Box looks legit though
I bought a Zippo recently and when i was doing the initial cotton and wick correct placement, i noticed a white coat, like a resin, spreaded like glue inside the "original" fluid insert. This resin was spreaded all across the sides at the top of the insert (if you look at the interior holding it in your hands, on the sides of the top part), like it´s been soldered. What do you make from this? Markings outside the insert said A 23. Everything else points to an original zippo. Weird thing is that I bought it from a registered importer company in my country and have an invoice and everything. Cheers!
Hahaha u got nothing to worry about the top plate of the insert used to be soldered on but in the 90’s they switched to like a jb weld like substance. That’s all it is. Holds the top play on the insert. Seals it off
@@Zippofanatic77outdoorsoof, thanks for this info! I feel so reliefed now. With so many fake Zippos on the market, we have to be more careful than ever. Last Zippo i bought before this one was in the late 90´s, and i just got 2 of them from the same seller. xD
Just for fun I followed each of your steps and checked on my boxes and now I'm sitting here with a question on my mind. On the back of one of them their web address is spelled with a capital z. The sticker also only has a three digit code belonging to the model name, but no code on the left or right side of the text block. Most of the audience probably know the model, it's called "206 Planeta Florentine". Strange thing is this zippo is out of a collector's series with this particular one kicking of the series. When it got released I was lucky enough to get one. Maybe it got no code, because of that. It wasn't sold as a single item, it was the "gimmick" to a printed magazine. But then there is that capital "z". 🤔 I'm confused. The pattern on the box seems fine, but the symbols are also just as shown here on the fake box. An additional symbol added on top of the row with the other symbols. And now I'm wondering if there was something fishy going on with that series. I remember back in the days I was asking myself how they would be able to make a profit, but there were plenty of similar series targeting all kinds of interests and I knew that if you were about to follow to the end of the series you would've spent a lot of money. So I thought they were willing to take a small loss at the start to get you hooked and get their money back and make a profit off of you later on. Maybe I was wrong in that regard, but on the spot with the fishy part. Seems now as if they were making a profit right from the start. The zippo in question has never been in use and sits in its box to this day. I might take a closer look at it later. 🧐
My new black boxes came in a white box and it only has a sticker on the back with a recycled symbol did they just change the boxes. The texture is the same as the texture you said is the real one.
@@mr.fwenchfwy5549 lol I’m Sault Ste. Marie Ontario buddeh. We don’t have one of those here but u got nothing to worry about. Hard to get fakes here. More Europe and Asia
Hey I recently bought my first zippo and was just wondering why the wick keeps burning? It’s completely filled and I just put a brand new wick in after my old one burned all up after 2 weeks
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors alright, thanks for your help anyway I appreciate it. Maybe I’m doing something wrong and I’ll figure it out sometime in the future
I’ve got one that has thrown me for a loop. Would you mind taking a look? I can send video and pictures. Supposedly 1937 series. I believe it is a fake, in an actual zippo tin. Let me know and thank you for your info.
I bought a zipp from my pawn shop for about 10$. Then an unused black matte for around 15$ n3ver been opened and is from 2012. But the 10 dollar one seems to be gold plated. No date on the bottom and zippo seems to be slanted. It's a pretty cool lighter just alot of red flags. The box name part is very scratched so just seems odd to me
i live in hong kong and i come across some zippo boxes just like those but i think they are the export versions because there are many companys that import zippo to asia i have seen at least 3 different importing companys names on the guarantee thingy the lighter themself looks identical but i am not an expert so lets just hope my zippos are real xd
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors No wait 2112 RUSH the band I'm watching them now they remind me of Owen and T Man. RUSH has a song Carres of Steel do you think there referring to a Zippo?
I also want to manufacture metal lighters like zippo! I just want to know how much it would cost to produce one unit estimate* and can I make similar metal lighter as well or not ( front/outer design would be new and unique) just asking due to patent claims etc. ?
I have a few n my grandpas with his name on it from Vietnam it’s just hard to wrap my head around a fuckin 20 lighter 😂 why would they go through the trouble for something so cheap
My opas nam zippo was cool because it has some Vietnam stuff engraved in it but also his rank as LT rather than enlisted but he made captain but after the war ended he was back to regular enlisted 3 bronze stars and a Purple Heart that lighter made it through
That’s awesome story dusty ! Should make a video one day on it to commemorate him. Well they fake a 20$ dollar zippo because one American dollar is worth so much over there. That if they fake it for 1$ they make 19$ lol. Actually a lot of money over there
Hi everyone, I just wanted to know if i'ts safe to buy my zippo's on amazon? I just orderend one on Amazon germany but didn't got it yet and I really hope the zippo is an authentic one. Great video btw! I'll try to recognise if the Zippo I ordered is authentic as soon as it arrives.
Spot any fakes laying around in your collection ?
none for me since i get them from a physical zippo store
@@pinoyedcknives yeah buying them from weird places will result in This lol
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors the zippo physical store has a "if it's fake, we'll pay you 3x the amount of what you paid for" policy. they even put it in their online store as well.
@@pinoyedcknives oh that’s pretty cool. Never seen anything like that
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors probably the company that distributes it under zippo in our local physical store has confidence in their zippo products that they stand by it.
Got my first Zippo a few days ago and I'm enjoying it so far. Started watching your videos when I was reviving my dad's Zorro lighter. I'm 16 and I got addicted to my Zippo already lol!
Nice buds ! Welcome to the family lol glad your finding good info on the channel. I have a bigger channel too lots of good info their also. Well u every have a question or need any help this is the place to get it. Welcome to the zippo mafia lol
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Yeah! Your old channels has helped me too! I'm happy that you have a strong passion for Zippos! Keep it up, man!
@@calcomcolt thanks bro. Will do !
smoke less my friend. stay away from smoking
same ! Also 16
One thing to note in the US is all real ones will bear a p65 warning from California , at least the ones in these boxes all do now , I have some old ones I bought before 2017 that don’t have that on them tho
Yeah buds. Congratulated in a live stream on the 1000 subs. When u live streaming
Hi. I just bought a zippo case,( no insert) off ebay It is a 150 year commemorative lighter of the Civil War. It came from China. The day before I got it I watched this video. Anyways, I put in an insert and set it aside. Latter while looking at the box I noticed the difference that you point out in this video. Of course I got a Fake. So I looked at the lighter case more closely. The bottom is i-10. Everything on the bottom is off and weak. So now I have a fake zippo with a zippo brass insert. Oh well. Part of my new collection!
Hahaha happens to the best of us but still cool !
There is so much fake shit for sale,I have 4 my self. It's hard to see sometimes. You do a good job.
Thanks man I know. There is Chinese boxes though that are legit. I show them in this video but don’t do a good enough explaining that fact
My place is the heaven of fake Zippos.
And the box in your video are way more tricky to untrained eyes, but man, if you look at the box at my place, you'll know RIGHT AWAY.
Why?
Because the 8 holes in the logo is not grey, but white. Like opaque white. Not shiny gray, but completely white. It made me laugh.
And also the lighter itself, the most common tell tale sign of fakes in my place is that the fake one has 2 pings. I don't know how they did it, but the fake ones have 2 clicks/pings. And when I hear that here, yep, fake ones.
Thanks for making this video. This really helps people on buying Zippos so that they won't get scammed.
No problem Danny thanks for sharing your info also
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors pleasure's mine👍🏻
@@sevenfoldist666 there's a mod trick to make Zippo sound 2 cling/clicks... But yeah it never come from the factory. And yeah the fake boxes from my country also have poor print lol
Ordered a Zippo and Subscribed your channel.Good presentation.
Lol nice ! I think your gonna enjoy it
I got a zippo lighter from Marlboro and I think they sent a fake one. Though it did come with a genuine zipping windproof lighter but it looks fake!
No it’s a legit zippo. Marlboro gets them made by zippo
It seemed that the box with Chinese on is actually a real Zippo box from China. It's the Chinese version, I'd say, because all the boxes I've bought in China is the same as yours, Chinese characters and Chinese guarantee notes. Even the strips on the lid are the same.
No the boxes with the line texture aren’t legit. I show the Chinese box that is legit. They will have the same texture as our zippo boxes because they come from the same place. If it’s the wrong texture she’s fake
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors That's weird. Once I bought one from a local shop and the texture of the box is different from that of a American one. Maybe it's it's the shop...Anyway I'll never go there again. Thanks!
@@chandlerdecker3807 well the boxes for China are made from the same factory that makes our boxes. Just have Chinese writing and a few emblems in different places. Like I show in the video. Boxes should have same texture.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors I believe that. There are lots and lots of fake zippos in China. The best way is to buy in official online and offline shops. Zippos are not cheap in China, although it's approximately the same value after changing RMB into USD. That's why there aren't as much people collecting them as those in the US or Canada. A Collectible may go up to more than 1200RMB, which is about 180USD. But still there are some special machines. The Zippo workshop in China came up with a model with enamel on it! Really gorgeous!
@@chandlerdecker3807 nice chandler ! Yeah I’m gonna have to agree with u there. I tend to get zippos from only favourite eBay seller and zippo directly
Found a lil zippo flame on the inside of the lid that marks what orientation to put the guarantee/manual in pretty neat!
Date code on the lighter my box came with is L 22 and The insert is B 23, weird but still legit from my research and what you've shown in the video which thank you dor all the insight!!
No problem! Different date codes on insert and case is actually the most common. Gettin them matching is way less probability. They are not made together. Inserts fall into a giant bin and just get put randomly into cases at a later date
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors dang so all my zips with matching inserts are kinda lucky thanks for that info! I have a 1950 Niagra falls zippo with Royal Canadian Horse artillery and the insert even matches on that which I was surprised, but pleased for sure! Thank you again for all the awesome info and videos!
@@kattlynnbrown2882 1950 is just the date of the patent on those old Niagara Falls zippos. There wasn’t dates on Niagara Falls zippos until 1987. So that’s why it seems the date matches the insert because they said 1950 on the bottom for almost 20 years
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors awesome! Thank you for the knowledge again!
I noticed on Ebay there is A Lot of Zippos in Japan Sellers stores. The pictures show "Made in Bradford PA" with date codes on them. When You Try to find the Lighter in Zippos catalog it doesn't show up.
Are they the Japanese customs
They May be.
@@len-zeplin480 that might be why
Japanese custom Zippo Lighters are like something that living in the different world. It has it own history and uniqueness. :D
Remember to like, sub, and comment! This is the new ZF77 channel, let's help rebuild it yall! 🔥💨✌
Thanks Dave !! Don’t forget to check out discord and show off your zips
Very cool video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Love your videos.
Thanks 🙏 TT ! I appreciate that
do older zippos have the red enamle flame on the box?
Depends what year.
you will see 2 small flames on the box. One inside the cover and one behind the cardboard lid where they print the Made in USA
Great info. Thanks for sharing that. 👍
No problem terry ! It’s always the subtle differences to look for
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors yes indeed. Another way is the dots on the front on some fakes are really large and almost pure white in color. I had a fake box sent to me once in a lot from ebay.
@@terrytravelstheuniverse1967 yeah if u notice the white don’t resembling chimney holes pattern. On authentic zippo boxes they have faint white paint with brighter white paint on tops or bottoms of the circle.
Chippo : The Chinese knockoff Zippo! 😂
I thought I was the only one who collected fake zippos
Nice vid bud, great tips!
Thanks Dave ! Was long over due but I just recently found them
Top vídeo my friend
Thank you very much
How do you store your Zippo's such as a display case or what?
I don’t really. I keep them in a drawer and shelf and boxes.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Thank you for your reply. I started collecting Zippos while in the Navy. So I had two Zippo's when I got out. Since I was nuclear trained, I served on nuclear-powered ships and decided to collect each of the Zippos for all of the nuclear-powered surface ships. I don't have to tell you that started a bad habit for me. I have an uncle who was a self-taught carpenter and he built a very nice cabinet with seven drawers each capable of holding about 16 zippos. I have never filled it up as I am now retired and have to be a little more careful with my money. I have enjoyed your channel and have learned a lot, especially about the third-party inserts! Thanks again for responding.
@@Swahnod nice !! Thanks for your service. As u know zippos are deeply routed into the US forces. Which makes zippos lore very cool. Well I’m glad to be apart of your journey. Sounds like some of your zippos have some amazing stories behind them.
New subscriber and new Zippo collector. Do you know of any video or website that shows all of the different boxes throughout the years?
Hey ! Welcome to the family. Umm unfortunately I don’t know any off hand. But ! Sounds like a fun video for me to make
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors I agree, because I just bought a Zippo on eBay and can't find any images of the same box doing all sorts of searches.
@@lisantica842 u can post of picture of it in the discord and some one can tell u for sure. I don’t have a link for it. But deadstick Dave does. He runs the discord. He comments on all the videos of u wanted to ask him for a link. He posts it in live streams too.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Thank you, I will try to find him.
Glad I saw your channel before buying. Got first 2 Zippos today, I noticed that on the box lid, on the inside top edge is a grey "Flame" like above the "i" on the logo. I saw a glimpse of one on the box lid for the wolf lighter in this video.
Nice buds glad u learned something. Lots of useful content about zippos over here. Any questions just ask. But there’s usually a video for any questions u might have
We had a magazine series in the uk and the box has no serial number on the sticker and the has the larger font text and the capital lettering also the TSE logo is above the rest
I bought the Venetian 2022 Zippo and the box is like the fake one ( with social medias and the markings behind are the same as the video). I don't really mind if the box is fake , as long as the lighter is real. It's look like the genuine lighter but i don't know. Now i am kind of scared i bought a fake one or maybe the changed the box. Also the papers inside are from 2022 so i thing it might also be real. Please let me know if you have the same mode as mine so you can tell me if mine is real (the cover is the same as the original if it helps! ).
Only the box with the funny texture is fake. The Chinese box with the regular texture is a real zippo box for China. I think your fine buds
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Thanks! The letters inside are in english but now that i checked again the instructions are from 2022 but the bottom of the Zippo has a stamp on the right that says 15 but i think they had it on display for a few years because when i bought it they put the cover with instructions afterwards , so it's either fake or it's an older model in a new box
@@Tsigaloglou yeah when it’s on display they never match boxes. That box was probably already given away
great info... Thanks!
No problem Edwin !
I just got a new zippo in the mail, and it's a fake, but I'm not all mad because it was dumb cheap, and it still looks good, but I hope I don't get any more fakes. Plus, I had a 90% feeling that it would be a fake
How do u know it’s a fake hahaha probably isn’t
It has a cross pattern on the box
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors and it didn't come with the piece of paper and didn't have the made in USA card it was just the black velvet
@@Sethyboy_ I think she’s good buds. Your ready to rock now. Sometimes people don’t have the original box. Where’d u buy it
Amazon, and they sell more. I just assumed the zippo was fake because of the box it didn't come with anything, but the box.
Have you seen one with hologram sticker on top of the front box, like 1x1 inch size? I asked the dealer, he said some models come with it. Box looks legit though
No never seen one
what if you buy on line
Youll be good if it’s a common one
I bought a Zippo recently and when i was doing the initial cotton and wick correct placement, i noticed a white coat, like a resin, spreaded like glue inside the "original" fluid insert.
This resin was spreaded all across the sides at the top of the insert (if you look at the interior holding it in your hands, on the sides of the top part), like it´s been soldered.
What do you make from this?
Markings outside the insert said A 23.
Everything else points to an original zippo. Weird thing is that I bought it from a registered importer company in my country and have an invoice and everything.
Cheers!
Hahaha u got nothing to worry about the top plate of the insert used to be soldered on but in the 90’s they switched to like a jb weld like substance. That’s all it is. Holds the top play on the insert. Seals it off
@@Zippofanatic77outdoorsoof, thanks for this info! I feel so reliefed now.
With so many fake Zippos on the market, we have to be more careful than ever.
Last Zippo i bought before this one was in the late 90´s, and i just got 2 of them from the same seller. xD
@@instrutordearmamento no problem man it’s what I do. Glad your getting into the hobby. 90’s the best ones every made
Just for fun I followed each of your steps and checked on my boxes and now I'm sitting here with a question on my mind.
On the back of one of them their web address is spelled with a capital z. The sticker also only has a three digit code belonging to the model name, but no code on the left or right side of the text block. Most of the audience probably know the model, it's called "206 Planeta Florentine". Strange thing is this zippo is out of a collector's series with this particular one kicking of the series. When it got released I was lucky enough to get one. Maybe it got no code, because of that. It wasn't sold as a single item, it was the "gimmick" to a printed magazine. But then there is that capital "z". 🤔 I'm confused. The pattern on the box seems fine, but the symbols are also just as shown here on the fake box. An additional symbol added on top of the row with the other symbols.
And now I'm wondering if there was something fishy going on with that series. I remember back in the days I was asking myself how they would be able to make a profit, but there were plenty of similar series targeting all kinds of interests and I knew that if you were about to follow to the end of the series you would've spent a lot of money. So I thought they were willing to take a small loss at the start to get you hooked and get their money back and make a profit off of you later on. Maybe I was wrong in that regard, but on the spot with the fishy part. Seems now as if they were making a profit right from the start.
The zippo in question has never been in use and sits in its box to this day. I might take a closer look at it later. 🧐
I have the same as yours, its a 2016 model. I bought it on amazon
It’s fine
My new black boxes came in a white box and it only has a sticker on the back with a recycled symbol did they just change the boxes. The texture is the same as the texture you said is the real one.
yeah buddy they started coming inside white boxes right after I made this video lol your good.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors saw another comment about the p65 warning and it eased my mind lol
I'm loving my brushed brass armor can't wait to see what kinda patina it develops.
@@samsquanch762 my favourite zippo your gonna love it. It’s gonna look nice. Get the 41 brushed brass also u won’t regret it
@@samsquanch762 using the rose gold armor deep carve as an edc. Just love it
Do you ever have giveaways?
North America only
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors that’s me, I want to get into flipping and start to build a collection. How do your giveaways work?
@@alistairsimmons2393 superchats in the live streams 1$ 1 entry
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors cool thanks, how long did it take you to get your full collection?
@@alistairsimmons2393 30 years
Hi, can I use your videos in my face book page??
Yeah sure buds. I couldn’t stop u if I wanted to lol
So I just bought a zippo at hasty market does hasty market sell authentic zippos?
Lol what’s a hasty market ?
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors It is like a canadian convienient store. They had a display with lots of zippos so I wanted to know if I got a fake
@@mr.fwenchfwy5549 lol I’m Sault Ste. Marie Ontario buddeh. We don’t have one of those here but u got nothing to worry about. Hard to get fakes here. More Europe and Asia
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors thanks man
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors i was really worried for a sec
Hey I recently bought my first zippo and was just wondering why the wick keeps burning? It’s completely filled and I just put a brand new wick in after my old one burned all up after 2 weeks
Nice man hope your enjoying it. U probably leaving it lit for a long time , if not I have no idea. Never happens to me
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors it happens almost immediately after ignited. I hear it burning and the flame is pretty big
@@jackaboi1389 yeah flames are big. Wicks get burnt some. But I’ve never went threw one in two weeks so I don’t know buds
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors alright, thanks for your help anyway I appreciate it. Maybe I’m doing something wrong and I’ll figure it out sometime in the future
@@jackaboi1389 yeah let me know how it works out
whats the diff between premuim box and regular one? and zippos inside please
This video should be titled “How to spot a fake Zippo BOX” because you didn’t show how to spot a fake lighter. Only the box.
Does Amazon sell genuine Zippos?
Yup just look for a seller with a lot of sales and good reviews
I intentionally bought a fake zippo in Hungary just cuz it had the Hungarian flag on it, still cool tho
This is NEEDED when buying a zippo from eBay!!!!!!!
💯 hahaha. Gotta look close
Why get boxes and not a case? Genuinely asking
U mean case as in the zippo itself. Or a carrying case or pouch or something
I wonder if people have tried sending fake Zippos in to get repairs? Those fakes I've seen in videos look really close.
Oh yeah they’ve been known to fix non zippo lighters lol ronson has a similar flip top
Bro that zippo skills mustve got you laid all by themselves a few timed already
Hhahaha lmao I don’t like to brag
I’ve got one that has thrown me for a loop. Would you mind taking a look? I can send video and pictures. Supposedly 1937 series. I believe it is a fake, in an actual zippo tin. Let me know and thank you for your info.
No idea buds you would have to post a video about it because I don’t give out my email and don’t have social media
there is also a small white zippo logo behind the Made in USA on the bottom box inner top edge side
I have a Matte Red Soviet Hammer and Sickle Zippo that I can't confirm is real or not lol. the box looks pretty legit and I got it from Lucas Lighters
Never herd of it and I don’t buy from that eBay store. Anyone can slap a sticker on a red matte
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors I got it from their website. I've also seen that Walmart and Amazon have it
@@meroinheroin no idea. Fuck Russia
I bought a zipp from my pawn shop for about 10$. Then an unused black matte for around 15$ n3ver been opened and is from 2012. But the 10 dollar one seems to be gold plated. No date on the bottom and zippo seems to be slanted. It's a pretty cool lighter just alot of red flags. The box name part is very scratched so just seems odd to me
Sweet man. Couple nice scores
i noticed that if you take off the "made in USA" cardboard on a real zippo, there is a flame symbol and a full stop!
Lol what ?
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors yeah, the made in USA cardboard thing on the box?
the box itself has a fire symbol on both the lid and the box
Yes,indeed. White flame with a full stop once you take off the felt layer and on the inside of the lid..
i live in hong kong and i come across some zippo boxes just like those but i think they are the export versions because there are many companys that import zippo to asia i have seen at least 3 different importing companys names on the guarantee thingy the lighter themself looks identical but i am not an expert so lets just hope my zippos are real xd
I think your good bud. Look at the texture of the box. They all come from the factory the same so when they come to Asia they should be the same
Would you buy a Zippo if it was from the future?
Yup ! Lol
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Make a Justin Bieber Zippo and date it 3012 he might buy it. I got the idea from Beauty And A Beat. haha
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors No wait 2112 RUSH the band I'm watching them now they remind me of Owen and T Man. RUSH has a song Carres of Steel do you think there referring to a Zippo?
Its a minefield out there
Lol well hope this video helps some people
But how can you tell on the zippo
no we see nothing ! 3:00
How are you getting so many free lighters from Zippo?
I also want to manufacture metal lighters like zippo! I just want to know how much it would cost to produce one unit estimate* and can I make similar metal lighter as well or not ( front/outer design would be new and unique) just asking due to patent claims etc. ?
Hahaha how would I know the answers to any of those questions lol
I have a few n my grandpas with his name on it from Vietnam it’s just hard to wrap my head around a fuckin 20 lighter 😂 why would they go through the trouble for something so cheap
My opas nam zippo was cool because it has some Vietnam stuff engraved in it but also his rank as LT rather than enlisted but he made captain but after the war ended he was back to regular enlisted 3 bronze stars and a Purple Heart that lighter made it through
That’s awesome story dusty ! Should make a video one day on it to commemorate him. Well they fake a 20$ dollar zippo because one American dollar is worth so much over there. That if they fake it for 1$ they make 19$ lol. Actually a lot of money over there
My first fake zippo....made in zippo USA! Lmfao...I'm out $8...
Are u really out 8$ though lol who’s gonna know. Still nice to have a beater
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors a rose gold and a fake are sitting on the kitchen table...which one you gonna carry? Lol
@@XCELERATIONRULES rose gold all day everyday
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors if you want anymore better buy them up....I'm buying 2 every week.....
@@XCELERATIONRULES lol I have a few brand new ones never opened or showed before. I’m waiting on a 41 rose gold now
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to know if i'ts safe to buy my zippo's on amazon? I just orderend one on Amazon germany but didn't got it yet and I really hope the zippo is an authentic one.
Great video btw! I'll try to recognise if the Zippo I ordered is authentic as soon as it arrives.
Nah it’s fine
.....but who cares about the box..if the lighter is genuine that's good enough..
😂😢 They don’t come in the cool plastic hard case any more?! Boooooo
I know I miss the display boxes