yoru-wakuseiHi! So, if you read my article : BLOG #59267, then you know that I bought for 17€ (with shipping) the beautiful ITEM #331502.
Problem : is she a bootleg or not..? It already has been discussed and I am back to give you... Answers!
So, I finally received her! And here is the review.
Ofc no box, but she was careful wrapped in bubble wrap.
Let's see her now!
You can't tell me that's a bootleg! She's amazing!
little paint flaw, but it's well hidden so who cares.
I think her face looks a bit chunky from that angle, but she wasn't made to be exposed like that anyway, I think it's normal..?
And here is what we all been looking for :
So, does this mean she's authentic? I mean, I don't see how she could be fake. If anyone has her, could you please tell me if you have the same credits? c:
Edit: I thought bootlegs could have credits but slightly different you know, but no. Means she is authentic yay! And no, China doesn't mean bootleg, 99% of the items in the whole world are from China, even Japanese figures yep!
I think she looks amazing and authentic, she's a bit bigger than what I thought! But ofc she's a 1/8 scale, so she's still small.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading :)
Problem : is she a bootleg or not..? It already has been discussed and I am back to give you... Answers!
So, I finally received her! And here is the review.
Ofc no box, but she was careful wrapped in bubble wrap.
Let's see her now!
You can't tell me that's a bootleg! She's amazing!
little paint flaw, but it's well hidden so who cares.
I think her face looks a bit chunky from that angle, but she wasn't made to be exposed like that anyway, I think it's normal..?
And here is what we all been looking for :
So, does this mean she's authentic? I mean, I don't see how she could be fake. If anyone has her, could you please tell me if you have the same credits? c:
Edit: I thought bootlegs could have credits but slightly different you know, but no. Means she is authentic yay! And no, China doesn't mean bootleg, 99% of the items in the whole world are from China, even Japanese figures yep!
I think she looks amazing and authentic, she's a bit bigger than what I thought! But ofc she's a 1/8 scale, so she's still small.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading :)
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I had something similar before where a seller on a fair thought ITEM #285420 was a bootleg, so they sold her to me for 7 euros. She was definitely legit, just had some paint errors :) (it was like a year after her release at that point)
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I am leaning towards legit, but not for 100%. There are a lot of points which indicates that it’s legit.
-96% match of the face. I checked positioning of the eye decals, hairstrands, mouth, nose, face up etc. A small difference in the right hairstrand has been discovered. Looks more like a production error than replicated. The eye decals are a full match including positioning. Face up is correct, just a difference in the the paint of the mouth which looks like discolouration caused by time. The way the hair color changes from blue to green matches. Same goes for the eye lines and eyebrows.
-the place with leftover plastic for the right hand is matching indicating that the same mold is used for this figure.
-paintjob outfit is correct.
-the tattoo letter M couldn’t be matched on the right lower part of the letter. I have to take in account that the light used for the photo was bright which causes the difference.
-The color of the chair is too light. Could also be discolouration. Or using too much light photographing.
-The heel is a questionmark. Looks like something got stuck in the mold and passed quality control I guess.
-shading of the belly is correct.
-the copyrightmarks on the chair.
So most likely it’s legit and a bit discoloured at some minor places. Congrats with this find. 17 bucks is a steal for a figure like this.
Wow you did a total comparison here! Thanks, freeing quality is not the best, but at least she's legit and I can't see any réal problem. Thanks!
I am leaning towards legit, but not for 100%. There are a lot of points which indicates that it’s legit.
-96% match of the face. I checked positioning of the eye decals, hairstrands, mouth, nose, face up etc. A small difference in the right hairstrand has been discovered. Looks more like a production error than replicated. The eye decals are a full match including positioning. Face up is correct, just a difference in the the paint of the mouth which looks like discolouration caused by time. The way the hair color changes from blue to green matches. Same goes for the eye lines and eyebrows.
-the place with leftover plastic for the right hand is matching indicating that the same mold is used for this figure.
-paintjob outfit is correct.
-the tattoo letter M couldn’t be matched on the right lower part of the letter. I have to take in account that the light used for the photo was bright which causes the difference.
-The color of the chair is too light. Could also be discolouration. Or using too much light photographing.
-The heel is a questionmark. Looks like something got stuck in the mold and passed quality control I guess.
-shading of the belly is correct.
-the copyrightmarks on the chair.
So most likely it’s legit and a bit discoloured at some minor places. Congrats with this find. 17 bucks is a steal for a figure like this.
A big factor why this was so cheap is
1) no package (which always is a proof if the figure is legit)
2) flaws on the figure (Freeing is quality has always been meh...)
3) owner didn't know if it is a bootleg and went the save route and offered very cheaply
For such an old figure quality is way too good to be a bootleg.
Plus the fine print on the base. (and literally every figure is made in China. So legit high quality does also say "Made in China")
I'd say you got a lucky find. Congrats.