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Usagi-kun
Joined: 03 Jul 2013
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Location: Nashville, TN
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:56 am
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Dfens wrote: |
For a retail price before exchange rate of about $100.00 dollars. While the bootleg will cost cost you $35.00 dollars or so on average on Ebay from China. |
$35 is actually very lucrative in some cases. I have seen popular figures as low as $15 and $12. It happens a lot for Nendoroids, and we've all seen pictures of the hilariously designed bootlegs, but some buyers are still willing to take a chance with that price. (The 'how many sold' on Ebay listings might be part of the scam as well, but these numbers are usually very high.) This is all proof of the age-old adage: "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is." Be wary of buying any kind of figure from China, Taiwan, and Singapore on Ebay specifically.
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Violynne
Joined: 09 May 2014
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:13 pm
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bin1127 wrote: | Look closely at the hair's similarity. And the overall model doesn't look too bad. My guess is the model maker hocked a shipment out the backdoor every time it makes a run. |
Close. Probably sold the cast once production was completed.
These figures are made in China, and it's well known companies share information frequently.
GSM has a hard fight against it. Many people couldn't care less if the item is a knockoff. Collectors will, but most just want a piece of the show without spending a dump truck's worth of pennies on it.
The price for figures today isn't what it used to be, but this isn't surprising.
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ChrissyC
Joined: 17 Jun 2015
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:38 pm
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The resemblance is uncanny!
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Kadmos1
Joined: 08 May 2014
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Location: In Phoenix but has an 85308 ZIP
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:53 am
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Lemonchest wrote: | Dad: Why are you looking up your figurines skirt, son?
Son: I'm just checking for fakes! |
It's also For Academic Purposes (FAP).
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overlordrae
Joined: 16 Dec 2010
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 6:35 am
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Generally if the mold is sold, it's broken down enough that the details are not as defined or sharp as it is in the figure. If the figure itself is recast in parts, then, again, the details aren't as defined, most things are a tad thicker and often separate parts of raised surfaces don't come through in the recast. This looks more like a recast to me, with some attempts to badly bring back detail into the figure.
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leafy sea dragon
Joined: 27 Oct 2009
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Location: Another Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:50 pm
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overlordrae wrote: | Generally if the mold is sold, it's broken down enough that the details are not as defined or sharp as it is in the figure. If the figure itself is recast in parts, then, again, the details aren't as defined, most things are a tad thicker and often separate parts of raised surfaces don't come through in the recast. This looks more like a recast to me, with some attempts to badly bring back detail into the figure. |
"Broken down" as in through normal wear and tear as it was being used to make the official stuff?
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