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[http://myfigurecollection.net/club/139/discussions/&did=3636 A list of eBay vendors that are known to sell bootleg merchandise can be found here.] | [http://myfigurecollection.net/club/139/discussions/&did=3636 A list of eBay vendors that are known to sell bootleg merchandise can be found here.] | ||
| − | *Avoid sellers from China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong; those are bootleg capitals. | + | *'''Avoid sellers from China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong; those are bootleg capitals.''' |
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| − | * | + | *'''A price that’s too good to be true. Nendoroids and figmas retail for about $30-40 each. If you see one selling for $15-20, it is most likely a bootleg.''' |
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| − | * | + | *'''Many bootlegs have a sort of ’shinier’ plastic or paint used for the skin. If you look at bootleg pictures of nendoroids in myfigurecollection’s Bootleg picture category you can compare a legitimate figure and the bootleg and quickly spot the differences. There will also likely be paint smears, loose-looking joints, etc.''' |
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| − | *False God Sasuke, while not a bootleg but a meal toy of stupendous balance and horrendous quality, is also a must-buy. | + | *'''Bootlegs will often not have any official seals or stickers attached to the boxes. For example, legitimate Black Rock Shooter Nendoroids have a sticker about the enclosed DVD, whereas bootleg ones do not. This isn’t 100% infallible though, as some bootleggers have even gone as far to make fake holos.''' |
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| + | *'''Look closely at the paint job. This is probably the best way of determining whether something is bootleg or not. If the paint is very imprecise and generally terrible looking, then it’s definitely a fake. Sometimes very small details that appear on legitimate figures don’t show up on the fakes.''' | ||
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| + | *'''Sader is the holy grail of bootlegs. Buy it at all costs.''' | ||
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| + | *'''False God Sasuke, while not a bootleg but a meal toy of stupendous balance and horrendous quality, is also a must-buy.''' | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 15 January 2016
Bootlegs
In addition to the discussion above on auction sites. For any particular figure, look into what others have said about possible counterfeits. Check MyFigureCollection’s gallery of bootlegs for your particular figure to see if anyone has documented fakes.
Good Smile Company has a few guides on how to distinguish some of their figs from fakes.
A list of eBay vendors that are known to sell bootleg merchandise can be found here.
- Avoid sellers from China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong; those are bootleg capitals.
- A price that’s too good to be true. Nendoroids and figmas retail for about $30-40 each. If you see one selling for $15-20, it is most likely a bootleg.
- Many bootlegs have a sort of ’shinier’ plastic or paint used for the skin. If you look at bootleg pictures of nendoroids in myfigurecollection’s Bootleg picture category you can compare a legitimate figure and the bootleg and quickly spot the differences. There will also likely be paint smears, loose-looking joints, etc.
- Bootlegs will often not have any official seals or stickers attached to the boxes. For example, legitimate Black Rock Shooter Nendoroids have a sticker about the enclosed DVD, whereas bootleg ones do not. This isn’t 100% infallible though, as some bootleggers have even gone as far to make fake holos.
- Look closely at the paint job. This is probably the best way of determining whether something is bootleg or not. If the paint is very imprecise and generally terrible looking, then it’s definitely a fake. Sometimes very small details that appear on legitimate figures don’t show up on the fakes.
- Sader is the holy grail of bootlegs. Buy it at all costs.
- False God Sasuke, while not a bootleg but a meal toy of stupendous balance and horrendous quality, is also a must-buy.
