Beware of fake/bootlegged figure part 2!!

"HelL BOOTLEGS OF TOYS" but at least they sell it cheap not ebay sellers that sell it with expensive price !! I can spot bootlegs easily ^_^

I'm having a hard time telling they're bootlegs because the picture quality isn't very good. But I guess there's not much you can do about that.

Seeing this makes me feel good about something essentially bad: I don't have big offline figure stores in my town. I just have to stick to big and respectable Japanese online shops^^

You shouldn't worry too much about the small figs like those K-On ones.
They're trading figs, low price and most of the time look ugly due it's cheapness (It has Fat Mugi among others for example).
Though with Nendo's and Figma's lately, always look out.

(lol grammar...i had a hard time understanding the post XD) Always be reminded that the bootleg figurines can cause health problems!! It emits a strong chemical smell! (will post it later on my blog for more details)

i'm not sure which character it is, but one of the ones in 30344 looks like its leaning pretty badly.

GUNDAN! LOL!
but yeah, as a picky otaku, I wanted the originals.
But as a filipino who once lived in that country, gotta understand why the prices can be adjusted.

As Mr. Kammy has mentioned, some of those smaller and cheaper figures are trading figures, which are usually from gashapons or shokugans. Their cheap and cheerful quality is ideal for budget collection (i.e. no need to spend lots and lots of money to get those decent figures from the big brands).

However, I get the feeling that some people here in figure.fm and DC got used to the super high qualities of PVC figures that they may easily regard cheaper trading figures as bootlegs straight away.

I probably would've asked the store manager why they were selling bootlegs. I'd love to see his/her reaction. :3

Kanu in image #30350 doesn't have PVC version yet right?

Uh... I had a hard time understanding the post... ><; The photos do say a lot though.

Nendos are definitely fakes. Kagamiku even detests being one. LOL.
Those gachas are most likely fakes too. I never trust figures that are not in their boxes or at least have plastic packaging with them. The difficult thing with trading figures is that it's more difficult to spot the difference sometimes since they're so small. But if you do buy a bootleg, I'm pretty sure they'd profit more since they most likely have been acquired at a cheaper price. ><;

I wish you could've tried taking photos of the scaled figures, like Moka for example, to see if they were fake as well. They look legit from afar ><;

Which store in Greenhills was this? Somewhere in Shoppesville?

As much as they sell bootlegs they have places there like Wasabitoys and Greattoysonline that you can trust. I frequent those places often.

I see alot of fake figures too in my area. But I rarely saw fake Nendoroid or Figma. Mostly are Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, and Dragon Ball. I'll try to take the pics while I can (if the store keeper didn't noticed me :D

WAT!? Not my Alex Mercer too!!

i buy this saber !

http://www.figure.fm/post/en/4655/Fake+Figmas.html

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GUNDAN says it all lol When I lived in the Philippines, there were tons of fake figures/models out there. Some of the Gundam models were made by a so called "Bindi" or "Bandi" When asking if they were legit, (which they obviously arent)they non hesitantly said yes they are. Beware ! A lot of places in Green Hills and 168/devasoria sell a lot of fake merchandise that the vendors claim to be real.

where i can find this toy store?please...

oh, this store looks familiar, is it called bestoys or something? i know they sell like a ton of bootlegs there, i tend to avoid that place.
theres another hobby store in greenhills i frequent in, its called wasabitoys and they only sell originals there fortunately.

Only buy Bootleg, if you are a sucker for bargains, or 2, if you want the real ones, but the originals are too expensive

To this day, I still want a Goku figure like that. The real one though.

authentic, bootlegs do not exsist of her..............yet

Whoah!