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LilSeebs13 years agoBootleg Finders
This club is dedicated to finding bootlegs and preventing people from buying them. What's a bootleg? Broadly speaking, it refers to any item/media/etc. that is reproduced and sold without licensing or taxation; it is an illegal business! Many places sell bootleg figures and media because they are cheap to reproduce and have a bigger profit turnover. Sellers take advantage of both new and old collectors alike with this business. The goal of this club is to educate and prevent members of My Figure Collection from falling for bootlegs.
If you find products you think are bootlegged, are not properly marked in our database, or aren't linked here please post or let a MOD or ADM know so we can change it.
For an ongoing list of Ebay bootleg sellers please check this thread: club/139/discus...
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Some common signs of bootlegs and a bootleg seller:
• Price too good to be true (e.g. $40 USD for a figure that normally retails for $100-$150 USD)
• Shiny, fake plastic looking skin or parts
• Noticeable seams, details seem to be missing, parts may not be molded correctly, eyes look different than original figure
• Lack of a holographic sticker (may or may not be true, some official products lack official stickers as well)
• Jointed figures (Nendoroid, Figmas, Figuarts...) may appear loose or like they're about to fall apart
• Seller lists other known bootleg products or other large amounts of cheap merchandise (jewelry, electronics, etc.)
• Seller's username is a combination of random letters/numbers (e.g. 1327198, xmg50427867-4)
• Listing does not state the company or that the figure is legitimate. They may use phrasing such as "China version, China original, China homegrown product", terms such as "new PVC statue, PVC figure, 100% High Quality Brand New", or nothing at all
This club is dedicated to finding bootlegs and preventing people from buying them. What's a bootleg? Broadly speaking, it refers to any item/media/etc. that is reproduced and sold without licensing or taxation; it is an illegal business! Many places sell bootleg figures and media because they are cheap to reproduce and have a bigger profit turnover. Sellers take advantage of both new and old collectors alike with this business. The goal of this club is to educate and prevent members of My Figure Collection from falling for bootlegs.
If you find products you think are bootlegged, are not properly marked in our database, or aren't linked here please post or let a MOD or ADM know so we can change it.
For an ongoing list of Ebay bootleg sellers please check this thread: club/139/discus...
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Some common signs of bootlegs and a bootleg seller:
• Price too good to be true (e.g. $40 USD for a figure that normally retails for $100-$150 USD)
• Shiny, fake plastic looking skin or parts
• Noticeable seams, details seem to be missing, parts may not be molded correctly, eyes look different than original figure
• Lack of a holographic sticker (may or may not be true, some official products lack official stickers as well)
• Jointed figures (Nendoroid, Figmas, Figuarts...) may appear loose or like they're about to fall apart
• Seller lists other known bootleg products or other large amounts of cheap merchandise (jewelry, electronics, etc.)
• Seller's username is a combination of random letters/numbers (e.g. 1327198, xmg50427867-4)
• Listing does not state the company or that the figure is legitimate. They may use phrasing such as "China version, China original, China homegrown product", terms such as "new PVC statue, PVC figure, 100% High Quality Brand New", or nothing at all
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4 replies • Started by smolincluded 7 days ago
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A little confirmation could be helpful, thanks a lot!
If that's still interesting. I believe she is real.
The brand name is often under the base
[img][/img] My Hinata Figure. Unfortunately not an original. Color, face and structure are very different
[img][/img] My Hinata Figure.I cant see your pic but i suppose you mean PICTURE #3623499 which would be ITEM #264970
you can compare it to the other user pics, especially if you have the box. Other peoples figure has smoother skin /paint as far as i can tell from the picture. Does your figure have the code on the back PICTURE #1256664 ? There are also pictures of the bootleg PICTURE #2011301 which looks a lot like yours.
[img][/img] My Hinata Figure.
If i recall there was also a person on MFC trying to sell them. I am also not sure if those count as bootleg, the sites rules doesn't seem to capture them Faq #107
Personally i would say, they are neither. Not a bootleg perse, but not official either, as they were not really released due to their quality, if that makes sense? Maybe it's just called a defective/ flawed copy? I guess the best thing to compare them with is like people selling those defective bodies for which they have received a non defective replacement. When they send you a new body but not a box or accessories so you are left with 1 defective part which can be sold for a lower price. Except they're usually complete. A good example is this revy perhaps: ITEM #790887
If i recall there was also a person on MFC trying to sell them. I am also not sure if those count as bootleg, the sites rules doesn't seem to capture them Faq #107
Personally i would say, they are neither. Not a bootleg perse, but not official either, as they were not really released due to their quality, if that makes sense? Maybe it's just called a defective/ flawed copy?
Alieexpress has genuine figures but it depends on the seller.late reply but I'm 99% sure I know where that bunny was bought. There is 1 seller on TaoBao/ali whatever, same person. He sells stuff from FREEing's factory which most likely didn't pass QC or was left over I suppose. Always without a box and usually some assembly is required. They are genuine FREEing figures but on the other hand, I guess they aren't? What does one classify this kind of thing under anyway. It's not really a bootleg since it's the official figure from the FREEing factory but it didn't leave the factory through the official route so what does that make it?