Midlife-crisis

How to distinguish Lego from Fake Lego

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Hello Eurobricks,

some unestimated trouble occured in some of my latest Bricklink orders.

I want to share it here as it seems the problem gets more frequently.

Most parts, especially those with studs are easy to distinguish, but it gets tricky when it comes to technic liftarms and connectors or even axles.

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Maybe someone can help me with axles in different lenghts as i haven´t found a method to check them. The newer 3l has the Lego CR on the front, but older ones??

 

Best regards

Gerhard

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Liftarms have the text LEGO and part number molded into them, as do pin joiners. The gray axle joiners also have them but they're molded in the inside and almost impossible to see with naked eye, I had to use microscope to confirm that they are indeed part number and the logo. Pins and bushings are harder to distinguish, at least I couldn't find logo or number in them.

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