Is my dhs blade fake?

[B.P Ultimate123]

I bought a dhs hurricane king wang chuqin and the serial number is on the surface of the blade, not the handle. Is this a fake or is this a new design from dhs. Also, people say that there is a red card but it is a white sticker on the plastic film. The serial number on the white sticker and on the blade are the same, im guessing thats a good sign? Also, the weight of it on the white sticker says its 85g +-1 but online, i find it around 90g is this bad?
Thanks

 

[Creek]

Serial number is now on surface, that’s correct. But 5g deviation from card to reality is strange…

 

[vossi39]

Was the white card within the plastic sealing of the blade or was it a sticker on top? It needs to be within the sealing.
The WCQ weigth needs to match the card. Mine is 90g dead on and serial in on the side (mine was produced in November 2023 though).

 

[Creek]

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/serial-number-placement-on-dhs-blades.33903/

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

Nah, +/-1, 85g is 100% mistake. It should be +/-1 90g. DHS inner carbon blades are about this heavy. Also, QC sucks especially with this blade, so I can imagine everything. I’m 100% sure it’s real

Serial number is now on surface, that’s correct. But 5g deviation from card to reality is strange…

Sorry about image quality, it looks 86 but its 85. Also sorry about bluring out the serial number, im not sure if it should be shared. Thanks

 

[Creek]

Ah I thought you had 90g on the scale…
This is no problem. The wcq blades are mostly on the light side and somewhere in the high 80s.
It looks fine

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

Ah I thought you had 90g on the scale…
This is no problem. The wcq blades are mostly on the light side and somewhere in the high 80s.
It looks fine

Based on the photo, does the blade look authentic? The gold sticker looks a bit funny, or is it just me, does it look like a proper dhs sticker. Also, is it bad that the blade is 5g lighter than normal, does it affect its performance?

 

[MrGeorge]

Sorry about image quality, it looks 86 but its 85. Also sorry about bluring out the serial number, im not sure if it should be shared. Thanks

Where did u buy it and how much ?

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

Where did u buy it and how much ?

I bought it in vietnam for 4.1million vnd

 

[vossi39]

Based on the photo it looks genuine to me. I have the same type of photo for mine. That it is 5g lighter than average and advertised is unusual, but not really a sign of being a fake. It is stated on the card and matches the blade.

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

Based on the photo it looks genuine to me. I have the same type of photo for mine. That it is 5g lighter than average and advertised is unusual, but not really a sign of being a fake. It is stated on the card and matches the blade.

So its normal for a dhs blade to be 5g lighter than normal/average? Do you have the same blade as me? Can you share a picture please?

 

[Robin0910]

Mine was 91g and genuine. If you’re unsure check the code which is on the gold sticker on dhs website

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

Mine was 91g and genuine. If you’re unsure check the code which is on the gold sticker on dhs website

Can you share a pic please? Also, how do you find it, do you like it? How would you review it?

 

[vossi39]

This photo I got from the shop before buying it.

 

[vossi39]

So its normal for a dhs blade to be 5g lighter than normal/average? Do you have the same blade as me? Can you share a picture please?

For DHS I acutally don't know how their production is varying. For other brands I did also see this variation (+/- 5g variation). The DHS blades I own/ordered were HL5 (91g), HL5 Golden Slam (88g) and WCQ (90g), but this is what I specified before ordering. Not sure if the seller would also have 85g in stock.

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

This photo I got from the shop before buying it.

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I've noticed that the dimensions of my blade is slightly smaller than your blade, could this be a cause of the lighter blade?

 

[Aizen]

I've noticed that the dimensions of my blade is slightly smaller than your blade, could this be a cause of the lighter blade?

In card, It looks like your blade is thinner, that should be reason for less weight.

 

[B.P Ultimate123]

In card, It looks like your blade is thinner, that should be reason for less weight.

It could likely be the cause, but the dimensions are only different my a few millimetres

 

[vossi39]

I've noticed that the dimensions of my blade is slightly smaller than your blade, could this be a cause of the lighter blade?

I doubt that this can be judged by the photos taken. I would also assume that it is because of thickness, but maybe they now also produce lighter blades.

 

[carrot468]

Looks real by experience.