Is my Triptych fake?

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Just scored a 69 and was looking through a/rt IG since I’m close to Ash catching them all. Only need a Diptych, B7, regular 420 and I did it.

I noticed my Trip was in a color not posted and that made me concerned it was a fake. The painted rims have bubble holes, see pic. And on the site it’s described as “a big boy” which I wouldn’t describe that way. They also said it comes with gold NSK bearing which this one isn’t gold. The finish also feels like none of my other a/rt throws. Then again, neither does my 69 and I’m 100% sure that’s real.

If I should take it a part for more pics let me know. I can also take comparison pics of other a/rt throws I know are real.

Thank you for your help. :crossed_fingers: Here’s to hoping it’s a prototype or something.

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I think it’s authentic. Probably just not a production which makes it more special imo and explains the bearing .Raw/clear look really nice.

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Thanks. That’s what I was hoping for. That would definitely make it more special to me too. :grimacing:

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I have a black Triptych with a red ring around the side - it is also not listed on the site, I just assumed it was another run in general?

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Those were b grades. Only clear with blue was released as a grade.

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Awesome thanks

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My g!! :pray::pray::pray:

Those were the facts I needed. Thank you!!

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Looks pretty sus to me. I’d just ask Jensen man he’s pretty active on Insta. None of us will know but he’ll be able to tell you instantly. This isn’t a color that they released as an A or B-grade and the cup looks way off compared to a real one to me. Maybe this was a prototype or something but to me it doesn’t look right. Just ask Jensen and report back cuz now I’m curious haha

The colors released were black w/red ring b-grade, purple w/ pinkishred b-grade, and green w/ orange b-grade. A-grades were clear/blue. Also if I remember correctly none of the b-grades came with gold nsk’s

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Some pics of mine for reference… I dunno jus looks a lil different in spots but could definitely be the photos

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Remember the 69 was a collab with OST (Old School Throws) not sure if those were machined by One Drop. My Trypditch B-Grade, the A-Grades went super quick. Jungle B-oogie colorway

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I’ll take some better pictures, get with the good folks at a/rt and report back. Thank you for the input.

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Updates:

  • the guy I bought from said he bought it from Tyler Vienneau. PayPal screen shots included.

  • according to Jensen: The bubbles happened to some of the bgrades. He thinks because of the white paint it could be a one of one but couldn’t say for a fact. He thinks it was one of the tester ones. He said the machining on it looks like OD and he puts his stamp on it as a Bgrade. As far as he knows there haven’t been any attempts to make fake Triptych.

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Nice dude thanks for the update. That’s awesome.

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There are some fake Trypditch out there, this one was on the Japanese auction site a few months ago. When I mentioned it to Jensen, he didn’t care. There is a thread dedicated to some more recent fakes.

However yours above looks legit if its from Tyler

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Mmm the plot thickens… But Ill choose to believe it’s probably real if it came from Tyler. That is crazy that there are fakes out there though.

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That looks like pyramat finish honestly

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this was a nice morning read l0l. glad it turned out to be real. i probs wouldnt even have questioned it if it came from tyler.

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Haha glad you enjoyed. I had a hard time finding the convo of me and the buyer. When I finally did he quickly responded with screenshots and I’m more then confident now it’s legit.

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