real or fake? TB T5000

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   Can you guys help me identify whether these two blades are genuine or fake?  The blades that I just received are giving me some doubts:1. The seller is relatively new.  pingpongsg2021, I purchased 3 TB T5000 blades, 2 FL and 1 ST.  The seller said he sent 3 when I only received 2.
2. His profile states that he is based from Singapore when in fact he shipped from Vietnam.
3. These two that I received begin with the serial R but have the small handle hologram, that I'm not sure if these holograms began that early?  Some of my recent acquisitions all start with the serial V. 

Any insights would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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https://ibb.co/SRHGbx2
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Edited by liulin04 - 01/15/2022 at 11:24pm

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liulin04 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Premier Member Joined: 10/20/2003 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 6071	Post Options Post Reply Quote liulin04 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: real or fake? TB T5000 Posted: 01/15/2022 at 11:23pm
	Can you guys help me identify whether these two blades are genuine or fake? The blades that I just received are giving me some doubts: 1. The seller is relatively new. pingpongsg2021, I purchased 3 TB T5000 blades, 2 FL and 1 ST. The seller said he sent 3 when I only received 2. 2. His profile states that he is based from Singapore when in fact he shipped from Vietnam. 3. These two that I received begin with the serial R but have the small handle hologram, that I'm not sure if these holograms began that early? Some of my recent acquisitions all start with the serial V. Any insights would be greatly appreciated, thank you! https://ibb.co/x8KSRnL https://ibb.co/QjKs6Sy https://ibb.co/WFTgrFx https://ibb.co/hKmSJGb https://ibb.co/mDVRg1h https://ibb.co/QvYBp9K https://ibb.co/SRHGbx2 https://ibb.co/7n2hZWy https://ibb.co/4KpMd9y https://ibb.co/3dvmjB4 https://ibb.co/gJsPyWv https://ibb.co/99D5xpn Edited by liulin04 - 01/15/2022 at 11:24pm
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kindof99 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Premier Member Joined: 02/07/2014 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3782	Post Options Post Reply Quote kindof99 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01/16/2022 at 12:19am
	Hologram started with P and Q series. These look authentic to me.
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chongqinghotpot Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Member Joined: 11/21/2010 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 535	Post Options Post Reply Quote chongqinghotpot Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01/16/2022 at 7:01am
	can’t tell any difference between yours and mine from the official site.
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	look authentic from what i can tell in the pictures
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liulin04 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Premier Member Joined: 10/20/2003 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 6071	Post Options Post Reply Quote liulin04 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02/03/2022 at 2:21pm
	Thank you all for the input!
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	I believe you can always check the serial number by emailing butterfly and they can tell you whether the blade is real or not. But I'm not sure what the email is. Never done this before.
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	I've had too many ALC blades in my hands and can confirm that this one is 100% genuine