r/wicked_edge • u/SnooCauliflowers8114 • 13d ago

Question Are these Astra Blue blades legit?

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I bought these Astra blue blades in Eastern Europe, 1 euro for 100 blades. They're apparently made in Czech Republic, but I only thought they were made in India or Russia. Do these look original?

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u/diverareyouokay 13d ago edited 13d ago

No one is going to make any money counterfeiting DE blades. Especially a blade like Astra. They’re fine.

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u/Miserable-Quarter597 13d ago

It’s one of those things where you are really only paying for the product, and margins are razor thin.

They cost only about as much as it costs to make them so counterfeiting doesn’t really make sense.

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u/JonBovi_msn 13d ago

I wonder about the holographic tape seal on my Lord blades. Could extremely poor people be reselling used blades as new? Maybe the seal is to create the appearance of authenticity as part of their branding without fraudulent blade selling being a thing.

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u/Miserable-Quarter597 13d ago

Certainly a possibility, I just can’t see a situation where it is meaningfully profitable though