Is this ST Dupont a fake?

[deschete]

Okay guys, here's an update.

I looked at the ebay seller's account and he's got a picture of himself. The account name is his actual name (Glen Spardello.) If I search google, I can find his home telephone number, address (in RI), myspace pages with his picture on them, and lots of information on him.

He has 24,000+ feedbacks, is a power seller, and has 99.5% positive feedback.

The next step was that I called p@yp@l last night and asked that if I bought the lighter and it turned out to be a fake, could I file a claim and have my money returned to me. A representative named Shawn reviewed the auction with me and said there was no doubt at all that my claim would win because the auction clearly states that it is "100% guaranteed authentic."

I decided to pull the trigger after talking to p4yp@l as there's now nothing to lose - just possible inconvenience if it's a fake.

For those who would like to review what I bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260388043586

For those who would like to review his other Dupont items:

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/glensp...dkw=&_osacat=0

If this helps prove these items are real, I hope I'm sharing some good deals (at least it looks like to me) on these items. If not, I hope we can all avoid this guy together!

Disclaimer: I'm not Glen Spardello, I've only been to RI once when I was 3, and I don't remember any of it.