Help! Bootleg or not?
Thu 2011/02/10 01:35 JST
Hello friends,
this time i need your help.
I´ve bought a Black Rock Shooter Wallscroll from a German Ebay Seller.
Was happy to find this stuff and today the Wallscroll arrived.
But im sure in one way that this only could be a bootleg after i opened the package.
There is no Hint of an Artist or Manufacturer.
Next Problem.
If this is really fake what should i do?
Tell Ebay? Tell Police?
HEEEELP
I want original merchandise stuff. Especially then when i have to pay 30,-- € for this.
Don't worry it is not a bootleg, but it is not official either. kinda like a doujinshi. so it has not been ripped off, but it is not an official BRS product.
This is the exact same hanging rod as the custom wall-scroll that you can buy from HK. but I wouldn't call it a "bootleg" if identical item doesn't exist. ( I could be wrong) but I think it is custom print~
I guess you could force a return. but would probably be charged return shipping. annnnd.....telling ebay or the police probably wouldn't do you much good~ annnd 30 euro is certainly quite a bit for a non-official wallscroll
why I used so many "n" I don't know~
but erm...yeah...probably not a real or fake...just a custom printed.
which abides by ebay rule as long as it dosen't use copyrighted image.
From my experience, this is definitely 'bootlegged'. I see these wallscrolls all the time in Hong Kong that cost me barely any money at all to buy. The print job on this wallscroll is pretty poor, the illustration style doesn't match the original illustrator's (Huke) or the animation studio, Ordet.
There really isn't much you can do. It all depends on the item description on eBay, since it can be "authentic" to some doujin circle and not to the aforementioned parties. You get what I mean? If the picture in the ebay sale is exactly the same as this, there's nothing you can really do at this point besides contacting the seller and telling them you want a refund.
Personally, I'd just hang the thing. When it comes to figures I really prefer authentic, but printed materials like this I don't really care as much.
I bought a 24x36 clannad scroll (knowing it's not "genuine"(really like the image but official wall scrolls of this image just doesn't exist) from California (probably imported from HK)
and the print quality is surprisingly good. very vibrant with sharp edges. and no obvious flaws on the print.
but...I only paid $14 including shipping....and not 30 Euro/ $40~
A print..
But still think it's nice ^^ Nothing wrong in keeping it & hanging up.. Believe me, I have 3 'fake' wallscrolls & I knew that from the beginning
I say it's in the middle, like how people print custom posters and t-shirts
Just a custom. Ebay's filled with custom wallscrolls, tshirts and yes, dakimakura covers.
They grab pictures off the Internet and print that on the linen/etc with no credit to the original author (As I see tons of pixiv images printed on these).
Some auctions even have notes saying you can email them for requests.
Anyways, I got a Saber wallscroll from the "Fate Poster Collection" myself.
Well this whole collection is officially only on paper.. At least my door looks nice.
So just see them as a Printshop.
30€ is too mutch for a non official wallscroll, i payed 19€ and they are original
i know,
bought over the last few weeks 3 Wallscrolls (2 from Elfen Lied and one from 3rd. Birthday) That are originalls.
Much bigger and much cheaper. x__X
Now i know, do not buy again merchandise stuff from ebay
Well it seems like a custom print to me :)
Thank you all for your comments.
Then i think i hang up the Wallscroll and that should be it.
It's not official but it's not really a bootleg either. It's just custom made.
Must none figure items like wall scrolls are hard to tell . There are official prints but most are not licensed . Either way 30 is a lot but that is a bad a$$ wall scroll all in all you did pretty good as long as you love it then hey who cares
A good rule of thumb is, official Wallscrolls are hard to come by, so most you see online are doujin works, or copy pasta from some image site unto tapestry so, don't go worry whether it's bottleg, if you like it just hang it/buy it
Humm got a question guys, where do you guys usually buy wall scrolls? i haven't found any decent sites that have a wide range of anime i want lol so if you guys can give me some recommendations that would be awesome cheers =]
its a print not an official item,but all my posters are like this and i dont mind so much.
Only thing is you paid a bit too much for it.