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LilSeebsLilSeebs14 år sedan
Bootleg 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
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Nefere1 dag sedan#130572118I believe it's a bootleg. What is definitely off is a lot of placement errors with yellow lines:
* those on shoulders look wiped off,
* the ones on a back ribbon are placed on wrinkles,
* the ones on the left side of a skirt are almost put on each other,
* the ones on stockings are off the sculpted lines.
Also:
* a bracelet came off the right wrist,
* a wolf is not shaded and looks sweaty. His inner side of ears seem lighter like in bootlegs.
Can't say about a face because of an odd angle from above the figure.

Thank you!
21 timmar sedan
Lem391 dag sedan#130572096I came across someone on Facebook selling ITEM #198011 for $30 without a box. I'm having a hard time discerning if it's bootleg or not. Something about it is off.I believe it's a bootleg. What is definitely off is a lot of placement errors with yellow lines:
* those on shoulders look wiped off,
* the ones on a back ribbon are placed on wrinkles,
* the ones on the left side of a skirt are almost put on each other,
* the ones on stockings are off the sculpted lines.

Also:
* a bracelet came off the right wrist,
* a wolf is not shaded and looks sweaty. His inner side of ears seem lighter like in bootlegs.

Can't say about a face because of an odd angle from above the figure.
1 dag sedan
I came across someone on Facebook selling ITEM #198011 for $30 without a box. I'm having a hard time discerning if it's bootleg or not. Something about it is off.https://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/12/02/3827737.jpeg
1 dag sedan
LostThingee6 dagar sedan#130557492Hello! Recently I purchase the 1/8th Rikka figure for my wife [url=]ITEM #158179[/url] and after further inspection, she's a little... wonky. She has everything she's supposed to, same base and everything. Her box looks exactly as it should her face is just not right. Please let me know if i just got my first bootleg https://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822874.jpeghttps://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822873.jpeghttps://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822872.jpeghttps://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822871.jpeg
That's a bootleg unfortunately. If you compare it to user photos on here you can see that the hair strands aren't as sharp, the hair colour is lighter, and the eye decal is misplaced as well.
6 dagar sedan
Hello! Recently I purchase the 1/8th Rikka figure for my wife [url=]ITEM #158179[/url] and after further inspection, she's a little... wonky. She has everything she's supposed to, same base and everything. Her box looks exactly as it should her face is just not right. Please let me know if i just got my first bootleg https://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822874.jpeghttps://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822873.jpeghttps://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822872.jpeghttps://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2023/11/27/3822871.jpeg
6 dagar sedan
Kapuseru8 dagar sedan#130553425Hello! I recently purchased ITEM #595, and as I'm inspecting it, I've noticed a few things that concern me about its authenticity. The cheeks seem a bit darker than the original, and the skin tone appears darker too. The clothing color is lighter than expected, and one of the accessory faces feels slightly loose when I put it on. Additionally, the hair seems to detach too easily when I pull it off but I don't know if that is actually perfectly normal. Idk if I'm worried over nothing but the bootlegs really look like the original besides the bad paint job on the cheeks from what I've seen on the pictures some i'm kind of worried rn. Here's mine: drive.google.co... yes it’s a bootleg, there’s a ton of discrepancies but I will focus on the ones I made a comparison of imgur.com/a/suf... In the first image pay attention to the hand and the book. The hand is translucent compared to the original, different materials. The notebook is also wonky compared to the original. The pens in the second image also were made in completely different molds one is square and the other one round, same with the faceplates, i chose the most obvious one on the last image of the grinning face.
Bad paint jobs are normal but the mold stays the same
7 dagar sedan
Hello! I recently purchased ITEM #595, and as I'm inspecting it, I've noticed a few things that concern me about its authenticity. The cheeks seem a bit darker than the original, and the skin tone appears darker too. The clothing color is lighter than expected, and one of the accessory faces feels slightly loose when I put it on. Additionally, the hair seems to detach too easily when I pull it off but I don't know if that is actually perfectly normal. Idk if I'm worried over nothing but the bootlegs really look like the original besides the bad paint job on the cheeks from what I've seen on the pictures some i'm kind of worried rn. Here's mine: drive.google.co...
8 dagar sedan
Édit : to search on auction site was the good option. I found my box and I'm 95% sure it's an original. I'll try to buy it and I'll document pictures here myself. Thanks !

Hi Nefere, first of all, thanks for your answer ! I'm not sur to understand everything, but as far I Can see, finding a good pictures of the box is very difficult.

Someone is selling one but, the box is a bit strange, and I fear a bootleg. So, maybe I'll continue to search !

Thanks you anyway

Nefere9 dagar sedan#130549301Hi, I posted photos of the box from an auction site. The description said it's preowned and unpacked from original bubblewrap sheets (the figure has no blister). I all found a box from the figure review.
As far as I see, there's no window box for this figure version - red PICTURE #2463502 and pink PICTURE #605054 ones have such a box.
I see that few shops on the one Chinese marketplace sell the figure, but I'm unable to find differences other than a jacket so small you couldn't fit her around arms. Buyers of Chinese version also complain parts doesn't fit together.
9 dagar sedan
Pengoo9 dagar sedan#130548963Hi everyone ! Does someone have pictures of the official box and/or of the bootleg box of this one please ?
ITEM #20351
Have a nice day
Hi, I posted photos of the box from an auction site. The description said it's preowned and unpacked from original bubblewrap sheets (the figure has no blister). I all found a box from the figure review.

As far as I see, there's no window box for this figure version - red PICTURE #2463502 and pink PICTURE #605054 ones have such a box.

I see that few shops on the one Chinese marketplace sell the figure, but I'm unable to find differences other than a jacket so small you couldn't fit her around arms. Buyers of Chinese version also complain parts doesn't fit together.
9 dagar sedan
Hi everyone ! Does someone have pictures of the official box and/or of the bootleg box of this one please ?

ITEM #20351

Have a nice day
9 dagar sedan