Display base is Green Although at this point Im probably so used to unboxing figures that I dont smell it anymore ^^;; Thanks for this awesome article! Once again if its too good to be true it probably is. Just as you would with a dog. It looks like she hasnt been released for a while, and it looks like she fetches a high price on the market these days. But if its just a personal home collection it shouldnt matter if they are fake or not. If we paid the higher price, of course we wanted the real deal. Wilson unveils first 3D printed Airless Prototype Basketball. We only source our figmas from reputable industry wholesalers who have years of positive history in the Japanese merchandise import business. Her hand also would slip and drop the staff thingie, which sucked. The sellers on Rakuten are mostly Japanese, so I guess they arent too good at english ^^. the only one that i have found so far that seems the most credible is http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nendoroid-Kuroshitsuji-Black-Butler-Sebastian-Michaelis-68-Figure-Good-Smile-/251527417219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9033cd83 this one, but its also one of the most expensive i guess i just wanted your opinion before purchasing? Let us know why you think this might be a bootleg, or why you dont trust this seller. hi, this article is very useful but i still cant figure out if my black rock shooter nendoroid is fake or not. I was really disappointed. thank you very much for this article! These fees are applied per package, and are not included in the cost of the order. I bought a Reimu and a Flandre on ebay, they are indeed fake, but they arent actually too bad. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure exploded in popularity thanks to its awesomely over-the-top third season Stardust Crusaders, which starred Jotaro Kujo. Nendoroid are so adorable, I am going to collect more. But you will be getting a legitimate figure, and since most places are sold out of Kirito at the moment going with Nippon Yasan is probably your best bet. , Good call being careful before buying! Im pretty sure thats a bootleg. How do u spot Maria Takayama Nendoroid bootleg? Megumin wears a classical . See if you can see something suspicious about them. Ive bought some pre-owned figures that have this. I just want to ask about your opinion since i dont know the bootleg version. Definitely not the only series that got snubbed in the face department. From the anthropomorphic cat smartphone game "Cat Planet" comes a Nendoroid of the popular character Triss! Ill be way more careful now, i think i almost bought a fake nendo on my citys local anime-con but i noticed the hair wasnt holding correctly to the figures head and i could see that the face looked strange. I didnt want to make a huge mistake when buying Madoka. I was at sino centre HK today I noticed shops have real and faked figures together. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1HsoGx82dkU/U34r00/DSC_0093.JPG I saw one of the Hatsune Miku nendoroids that I wanted to purchase but shes long sold out on Hobbysearch so I did a google search for spotting fakes and stumbled on this article. I dont want bootlegs. If there is no sticker, the sticker appears to be tampered with,or the sticker image is simply printed onto the box, you likely have a bootleg! As far as figures are concerned, they only sell bootlegs. Its me again. 2. email address you want to use on our site. Yes, all the figures on hobby search are legit. If the base platedoes not have an embossedfigma logo on it, you absolutely have a bootleg! $178.12. Look for poor quality paint jobs, materials, or sculpt work (lots of "coloring outside the lines", shiny skin, missing textures or gradients, ect). Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. thanks, Im definitely adding to my bookmarks to reference when i pull out my old nendoroids to make sure theyre legit. Those two I got for xmas. so after a quick search i found this article, and it really helped me out (and probably saved my wallet). Plus bootleg figures usually arent that much cheaper compared to their official counterparts, so it really pays to do your research and buy an official figure for a bit more. If the seller is from China/Hong Kong area, be weary of fakes. Thank you so much. Some people in the comments say its a fake ^^'' I also thought that it was too good to be true (a lesson I learned when I had bought soundtracks to Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Adventure 2, True Blue: Best of Sonic, Kingdom Hearts 2 and both the soundtrack and vocal tracks CD for Sonic and the Black Knight on eBay over the years, for all great prices. This white sticker should read "SALES OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY". Is the price far lower then the current average? It was fake,, Now I finally know how to identity fakes ~. on Okini Land to get it at the best price! Look for a holo sticker of authenticity. You could send me some pictures and Ill have a look, hopefully your figure is legitimate! Too bad buying from anywhere besides ebay is a no for me (might try Amazon at most). megumin nendoroid bootlegstaten island aau basketball megumin nendoroid bootleg. Im kinda sad now because i cant find Kirito Ebay is for me a NO GO now i almost got tricked What is MFC (i feel stupit right now xD)? Honestly, bootlegs only bothers me off if they try to pass themselves as legit ones. Just because its from Hong Kong doesnt necissarily mean it is a fake figure. I cant believe they were selling fake nendos PLUS overpriced nendos! "POP UP PARADE is a new series of figures that are easy to colle.. I dont think it is a bootleg, even though the joints were tricky at first. if the figure is $15 ITS FAKE. KONO SUBARASHII SEKAI NI SYUKUFUKU WO! Greetings and have a nice day! Yeah unfortunately I havent heard good things from people who have bought from milanoo.com, almost all of the nendoroids they sell are fake if I had to take a guess. That was the only real reservation I had. Sign up to receive exclusive news and promotions. Ive never used GreatToysOnline, Ill be sure to give them a try! btw, i think theres a typo under the pic about packing, you say the fake and legit one is the one on the right, just letting you know, thanks again , I was wondering if anyone bought from playmoya.com or a website close to that im pretty sure that is the website, anyways I was wondering if it sells legit nendoroids as I was looking for older series of nendoroids. Hi, so I was planning to buy a nendoroid for the first time, and I have a tight budget. Trust me, you might want to check out their site. Since I was posting the return today, I figured Id take a few pictures to detail the difference in quality between the two: I made an album here: Youre a life saver! anyone live in california that can confirm that they are legit? In this video I want to show you . Theres a section on myfigurecollection where users can sell their figures to other users: http://myfigurecollection.net/sale/ . How did your Ciel turn out? If one does choose to buy figures on Amazon, particularly with third-party sellers, apply the same criteria for price, seller photos, and deceptive descriptions as one would for a seller anywhere else, though the commingling issue will remain unless the item's path to the buyer is specified.Amazon listings may copy images and descriptive text from other sites. The info says its Japanese version. There was a problem subscribing you to this newsletter. Youll just have to see when they come in I guess. Im attending the same convention in February of next year, and if the same vendor is there, I think Im going to have a word with con staff. Stock photos: Make sure you are seeing pictures of the ACTUAL product, not photos taken from the goodsmile site or some other website. Tokyo Otaku Mode Instead of being a direct copy of goodsmile's product, these bootlegs have fixed poses and little/no accessories. These guys are surprisingly very helpful; they helped me identify my first nendoroid (which happens to be Megurine Luka #97) that I suspected was a bootleg (it wasnt, thankfully ^_^). Paintwork is done partially by hand and therefore final products may vary. Be particularly careful to check that the company in the "Brand" line matches the item's official producer, and watch for questionable text as mentioned above. KonoSuba Nendoroid No.725 Megumin (Reissue) PRE-ORDER By: Good Smile Company $57 99 KonoSuba Pop Up Parade Kazuma Figure IN STOCK By: Max Factory $39 99 KonoSuba Nendoroid No.826 Yunyun (Reissue) PRE-ORDER By: Good Smile Company $55 99 KonoSuba Nendoroid No.876 Kazuma (Reissue) PRE-ORDER By: Good Smile Company $55 99 I ordered a Flandre nendoroid and it got here just yesterday. As an aside, fake nendoroid stands usually just say MADE IN CHINA where as real nendoroids have the companys name on it. Oh this is such an useful article. She comes with three face plates including a smiling face, a serious face for spell casting as well . Half the fun in having Flandre anything is because of the wings! It even came with a piece of paper saying all the little parts that come with it. Along with her arm being completely loose. For example if the photo looks like this: Price plays a huge role in looking at things on ebay. I wish I saw this sooner because I bought oneand it is coming from China. Keep in mind that all retailers on the sidebar are approved by r/AnimeFigures, and do not sell bootlegs. After i won a really cheap auction on ebay (Nakano Miku nendoroid) for $30 (incl. http://www.dhgate.com/product/retail-cute-4-quot-nendoroid-hatsune-miku/170123098.html#s4-8-1|3551155870, http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-Gift-Nendoroid-Series-Vocaloid-Snow-Hatsune-Miku-Figure-207/1897166546.html, (I almost bought a Mikasa nendoroid but the first picture looks like a fake and was very inexpensive so I decided against it) Get every new post delivered to your Inbox, This error message is only visible to WordPress admins, http://www.milanoo.com/Meiko-Honma-Anime-Action-Figure-p249388.html, http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-856821.html, http://global.rakuten.com/en/search?st=&tl=0&k=nendoroid, http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/auc-terraformer/info_en.html, http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/auc-terraformer/item/200000014439/, http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/auc-terraformer/item/200000014441/, http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/auc-terraformer/item/200000021451/, http://www.1999.co.jp/item_e.asp?It_c=10121006&toukou_sc=9&toukou_spage=2#user_toukou, http://www.hyperionz.net/products/sword-art-online-asuna-figma, http://partner.goodsmile.info/support/eng/, http://www.dhgate.com/product/wholesale-vocaloid-hatsune-miku-family-figures/175407254.html?utm_source=Criteo&utm_medium=remarketing&utm_campaign=102003015%20Cartoon%20&%20Anime%20&%20Movies%20Accessories&utm_content=175407254&f=bm, 2013 TOP BOOTLEG Collectibles in the Philippines | FLIPGEEKS, http://www.nippon-yasan.com/figure-sword-art-online/4401-no295-sword-art-online-nendoroid-kirito.html, http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/gscnenwd00413.html, http://plamoya.com/en/figma-ore-no-imouto-ga-konna-ni-kawaii-wake-ga-nai-kuruneko-holy-p-43573.html, http://plamoya.com/en/nendoroid-date-masamune-pvc-figure-p-25539.html, http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/2918/Nendoroid+Hinagiku+Katsura.html, http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1628721.html, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TcXJ0oxQp-Q/U34r, http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GCpi0vAk85Q/U34r, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_k5jH9zrhrw/U34r, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pHY8Zc2ZRyY/U34r, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1HsoGx82dkU/U34r, https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1421798/all, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TcXJ0oxQp-Q/U34rJNQWC9I/AAAAAAAAMl4/nzbJ5ln7-JY/s1600/DSC_0088.JPG, http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GCpi0vAk85Q/U34rJGl_uhI/AAAAAAAAMl0/u0MHma0_TqE/s1600/DSC_0089.JPG, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_k5jH9zrhrw/U34rJK6mC5I/AAAAAAAAMl8/061nHlAveYE/s1600/DSC_0091.JPG, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pHY8Zc2ZRyY/U34rJ46TXHI/AAAAAAAAMmI/vqMXoixkgrw/s1600/DSC_0092.JPG, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1HsoGx82dkU/U34rKOk_yQI/AAAAAAAAMmQ/uKO67zfXDCw/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nendoroid-Kuroshitsuji-Black-Butler-Sebastian-Michaelis-68-Figure-Good-Smile-/251527417219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9033cd83, http://www.milanoo.com/product/lovely-vocaloid-hatsune-miku-anime-action-figure-p209352.html, http://www.milanoo.com/product/accel-world-black-lotus-pvc-stylish-anime-action-figure-p303264.html, http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/218/a/4/08_06_22_20_26_308_by_xxdustcatxx-d7txlkd.jpg, http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/218/9/5/08_06_22_20_47_718_by_xxdustcatxx-d7txmcq.jpg, http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/218/f/b/08_06_22_15_01_130_by_xxdustcatxx-d7txlh4.jpg, http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/218/9/a/08_06_22_18_05_346_by_xxdustcatxx-d7txmc0.jpg, http://www.dhgate.com/product/retail-cute-4-quot-nendoroid-hatsune-miku/170123098.html#s4-8-1, http://www.ebay.com/itm/GoodSmile-Good-Smile-Nendoroid-365-Attack-on-Titan-Mikasa-Cute-3-5-Figure-NIB-/111216015325?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e4fdb7dd, http://www.greattoysonline.com/gto/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21734, http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIGURE-001912, http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIG-MOE-7025-R146, http://www.amazon.com/Butler-Phantomhive-Nendoroid-Action-Figure/dp/B003LO27L2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419892656&sr=8-2&keywords=ciel+phantomhive+nendoroid, http://m.ebay.com/itm/301489913534?nav=SEARCH, Panda Pile | Nendoroid Nico Yazawa by Good Smile Company, http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i169/AmuroRay27/WTS/DSC_03521_zps3f673499.jpg, http://www.ebay.com/itm/361327892150?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT, http://myfigurecollection.net/item/153162. OK, this isnt rocket science here folks. Please use this thread to post any and all questions you might have regarding counterfeit figures. The details and pictures are really useful and even though I can sniff a bootleg Nendo a mile away, it would definitely help those starting out! While Jotaro having an expensive Nendoroid isn't too surprising, his not being the most expensive Jojo Nendoroid kind of is (more on that later). Im sure the figure is real, the only thing the box was missing was the sticker. High quality at a low price point makes it easy for your favorite characters to POP UP into your collection! Plus one of the minis had no movement (though she seems to have been glued together so this may account for it). All nendoroids are made in China, so this isnt a good way to distinguish between a real and a fake. Compared to the official pictures they look nothing alike. Did you buy her recently? Free shipping. They are both the exact same round sticker. Is http://japan-best.com/ a good store to buy figures? Reference: OKL_014160_N. what happened to zechariah when he doubted the angel; megumin nendoroid bootleg. Regarding the wings, it was very badly distributed with paint inside the crystals and the centers were very clearly transparent. I just purchased sena from AmiAmi, but I bought Asuna and Iron Man from ebay, And those ebay sellers are from China and Hong Kong, I just bought from them because their feedbacks are good (but also found some negative feedbacks). June 10, 2022; By: Author cake delta 8 carts wholesale; alabama deer management units Authentic figmas sold in Japan should have a holographic sticker or some other type of indication on the front of the box beside the figma title. $56.00, Click to learn more.st0{enable-background:new}, "My name is Megumin! Hi, after i saw this page i prefer to buy nendo from a forum, where it provides COD as payment so i can check the nendo because this is going to be the first nendo im going to buy. If you have any other questions always feel free to comment and Ill try my best to answer! Sellers from Japan are usually a safe bet for a real figure. Her staff also comes with an interchangeable head that allows you to better pose her casting spells! If the pictures under "official" on MFC are the same as the ones on eBay, then they were not taken by the seller.