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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by Happy Shopper on Feb 8, 2012 17:53:58 GMT 1, Not sure how many here also use Kidrobot forums (I know a few do), but thought it would be worth warning people here...
After years of fairly obvious fake Kaws toys on ebay there are now some very good ones!!
First came Stormtroopers WITH BOXES ! Only obvious difference is one logo on the box missing and the colour of the troopers details on the actual figure.
Now there are OG Dissected Companions complete with boxes !!
The warning sign was that so many hit ebay recently with cheap "Buy it now" prices.
People are still fairly uncertain of how you tell the difference, but it seems to be a detail in the Eye on the box missing (and slightly smaller box)... and perhaps the feet are too close together!! Colour and shape of the skull are also in question. They just don't look quite right! 
So... Heads up !
Not sure how many here also use Kidrobot forums (I know a few do), but thought it would be worth warning people here... After years of fairly obvious fake Kaws toys on ebay there are now some very good ones!! First came Stormtroopers WITH BOXES ! Only obvious difference is one logo on the box missing and the colour of the troopers details on the actual figure. Now there are OG Dissected Companions complete with boxes !! The warning sign was that so many hit ebay recently with cheap "Buy it now" prices. People are still fairly uncertain of how you tell the difference, but it seems to be a detail in the Eye on the box missing (and slightly smaller box)... and perhaps the feet are too close together!! Colour and shape of the skull are also in question. They just don't look quite right! So... Heads up ! |
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mmmike
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by mmmike on Feb 8, 2012 18:13:20 GMT 1, Not sure how many here also use Kidrobot forums (I know a few do), but thought it would be worth warning people here... After years of fairly obvious fake Kaws toys on ebay there are now some very good ones!! First came Stormtroopers WITH BOXES ! Only obvious difference is one logo on the box missing and the colour of the troopers details on the actual figure. Now there are OG Dissected Companions complete with boxes !! The warning sign was that so many hit ebay recently with cheap "Buy it now" prices. People are still fairly uncertain of how you tell the difference, but it seems to be a detail in the Eye on the box missing (and slightly smaller box)... and perhaps the feet are too close together!! Colour and shape of the skull are also in question. They just don't look quite right! So... Heads up !
Thanks for that. Maybe soon I'll be able to get a cheap fake 
Not sure how many here also use Kidrobot forums (I know a few do), but thought it would be worth warning people here... After years of fairly obvious fake Kaws toys on ebay there are now some very good ones!! First came Stormtroopers WITH BOXES ! Only obvious difference is one logo on the box missing and the colour of the troopers details on the actual figure. Now there are OG Dissected Companions complete with boxes !! The warning sign was that so many hit ebay recently with cheap "Buy it now" prices. People are still fairly uncertain of how you tell the difference, but it seems to be a detail in the Eye on the box missing (and slightly smaller box)... and perhaps the feet are too close together!! Colour and shape of the skull are also in question. They just don't look quite right! So... Heads up ! Thanks for that. Maybe soon I'll be able to get a cheap fake |
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by Happy Shopper on Feb 8, 2012 20:36:33 GMT 1, Trouble is the fakes are only very slightly less than the real ones, which is what is fooling people.
Just don't buy without good knowledge of it's source.
Trouble is the fakes are only very slightly less than the real ones, which is what is fooling people.
Just don't buy without good knowledge of it's source.
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by rottenredrooster on Feb 8, 2012 20:39:33 GMT 1, I'd be really sceptical of buying any KawsToys other than direct these days.
Too hard to tell the fakes, almost impossible.
I'd be really sceptical of buying any KawsToys other than direct these days.
Too hard to tell the fakes, almost impossible.
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mmmike
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by mmmike on Feb 8, 2012 23:03:44 GMT 1, Trouble is the fakes are only very slightly less than the real ones, which is what is fooling people. Just don't buy without good knowledge of it's source.
For sure. I was half joking. I've been looking at these for a while. I like them not sure what I would do with them if I bought them. They are too expensive for me to pull them out of the box so not really worth it.
I would buy a fake if they were around $50. but for $800+ it is tough for me to pull the trigger even if it is 100% real.
But really thanks for posting this. We need more sharing of info on fake and stolen stuff.
Trouble is the fakes are only very slightly less than the real ones, which is what is fooling people. Just don't buy without good knowledge of it's source. For sure. I was half joking. I've been looking at these for a while. I like them not sure what I would do with them if I bought them. They are too expensive for me to pull them out of the box so not really worth it. I would buy a fake if they were around $50. but for $800+ it is tough for me to pull the trigger even if it is 100% real. But really thanks for posting this. We need more sharing of info on fake and stolen stuff. |
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Sohoria
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by Sohoria on Feb 8, 2012 23:33:11 GMT 1, Guess not the same but thought about the same from Hublot time pieces. 1k rather than 20k seems good but long run really is not. Thanks for posting this as I think about now many people not sure good offer on ebay or to good to be true so think really good thing for thread you have done.
It is alot of money and hopefully people see your thread here so they can back off from getting something that is fake rather than unique.
Thanks for the heads up sure many more on here will appreciate...s
Guess not the same but thought about the same from Hublot time pieces. 1k rather than 20k seems good but long run really is not. Thanks for posting this as I think about now many people not sure good offer on ebay or to good to be true so think really good thing for thread you have done.
It is alot of money and hopefully people see your thread here so they can back off from getting something that is fake rather than unique.
Thanks for the heads up sure many more on here will appreciate...s
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sal
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by sal on Feb 9, 2012 0:23:24 GMT 1, I've been following this "investigation" over @ KR, and Im still not 100% certain these are "fakes".. I mean, it happened few years ago that bunch of Chums showed up from a forgotten storage, or something like that... also, there were cases of dissecteds with such faults as 2 same arms, so that says a thing or two about their quality control... Im not sure if these ones are fakes, or 2nd runs, or something third..
also, Kaws releases were never 100% clear on the editions, so maybe this is a way of bumping edition of 500 to 1000?!.. anyways, I have a hard time believing fakes would be so spotless, including box too being almost PERFECT, and having all the holo stickers and all..
but than again, this is nothing more but my personal opinion which can be TOTALLY wrong...
definitely take extra care when buying one of these ..
I've been following this "investigation" over @ KR, and Im still not 100% certain these are "fakes".. I mean, it happened few years ago that bunch of Chums showed up from a forgotten storage, or something like that... also, there were cases of dissecteds with such faults as 2 same arms, so that says a thing or two about their quality control... Im not sure if these ones are fakes, or 2nd runs, or something third..
also, Kaws releases were never 100% clear on the editions, so maybe this is a way of bumping edition of 500 to 1000?!.. anyways, I have a hard time believing fakes would be so spotless, including box too being almost PERFECT, and having all the holo stickers and all..
but than again, this is nothing more but my personal opinion which can be TOTALLY wrong...
definitely take extra care when buying one of these ..
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brendan1985
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by brendan1985 on Feb 10, 2012 12:20:28 GMT 1, Man, Just checked out ebay. There is every variety of kaws companions at zero dollar starting bid. They all have to be bootlegs. The give away for me is the whiteness, and general look of the gloves. This sucks! Even more so for the people that are gonna spend there hard earned dollars on them, They are also messing up the market for the rest of us that own the legitimate versions. A lot of the people that end up buying these will never know they are fakes either. Maybe time to sell mine and get a wooden companion or sorayama ?
Man, Just checked out ebay. There is every variety of kaws companions at zero dollar starting bid. They all have to be bootlegs. The give away for me is the whiteness, and general look of the gloves. This sucks! Even more so for the people that are gonna spend there hard earned dollars on them, They are also messing up the market for the rest of us that own the legitimate versions. A lot of the people that end up buying these will never know they are fakes either. Maybe time to sell mine and get a wooden companion or sorayama ?
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by hunter007 on Feb 10, 2012 12:51:23 GMT 1, and his shoes change colour in the picture, from grey to green
and his shoes change colour in the picture, from grey to green
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anodyne13
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by anodyne13 on Feb 10, 2012 20:02:00 GMT 1, I've been following this "investigation" over @ KR, and Im still not 100% certain these are "fakes".. I mean, it happened few years ago that bunch of Chums showed up from a forgotten storage, or something like that... also, there were cases of dissecteds with such faults as 2 same arms, so that says a thing or two about their quality control... Im not sure if these ones are fakes, or 2nd runs, or something third.. also, Kaws releases were never 100% clear on the editions, so maybe this is a way of bumping edition of 500 to 1000?!.. anyways, I have a hard time believing fakes would be so spotless, including box too being almost PERFECT, and having all the holo stickers and all.. but than again, this is nothing more but my personal opinion which can be TOTALLY wrong... definitely take extra care when buying one of these ..
I was in Schenzen China around 2001, and they made a lot of shoes there for legitamate companies like Coach etc. There was a huge market for knock-offs, and some were obvious bootlegs, but others were practically identical to the real thing most likely made the same place the originals were. Never underestimate the quality of bootlegs especially as counterfeiters get more and more sophisticated.
I've been following this "investigation" over @ KR, and Im still not 100% certain these are "fakes".. I mean, it happened few years ago that bunch of Chums showed up from a forgotten storage, or something like that... also, there were cases of dissecteds with such faults as 2 same arms, so that says a thing or two about their quality control... Im not sure if these ones are fakes, or 2nd runs, or something third.. also, Kaws releases were never 100% clear on the editions, so maybe this is a way of bumping edition of 500 to 1000?!.. anyways, I have a hard time believing fakes would be so spotless, including box too being almost PERFECT, and having all the holo stickers and all.. but than again, this is nothing more but my personal opinion which can be TOTALLY wrong... definitely take extra care when buying one of these .. I was in Schenzen China around 2001, and they made a lot of shoes there for legitamate companies like Coach etc. There was a huge market for knock-offs, and some were obvious bootlegs, but others were practically identical to the real thing most likely made the same place the originals were. Never underestimate the quality of bootlegs especially as counterfeiters get more and more sophisticated. |
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by ruthless on Feb 10, 2012 20:09:43 GMT 1, I've been following this "investigation" over @ KR, and Im still not 100% certain these are "fakes".. I mean, it happened few years ago that bunch of Chums showed up from a forgotten storage, or something like that... also, there were cases of dissecteds with such faults as 2 same arms, so that says a thing or two about their quality control... Im not sure if these ones are fakes, or 2nd runs, or something third.. also, Kaws releases were never 100% clear on the editions, so maybe this is a way of bumping edition of 500 to 1000?!.. anyways, I have a hard time believing fakes would be so spotless, including box too being almost PERFECT, and having all the holo stickers and all.. but than again, this is nothing more but my personal opinion which can be TOTALLY wrong... definitely take extra care when buying one of these .. I was in Schenzen China around 2001, and they made a lot of shoes there for legitamate companies like Coach etc. There was a huge market for knock-offs, and some were obvious bootlegs, but others were practically identical to the real thing most likely made the same place the originals were. Never underestimate the quality of bootlegs especially as counterfeiters get more and more sophisticated.
I've read an good article on Chinese fake products, especialy shoes and it said that most of the shoes (mostly Nike and Puma) were original products with only a missing serial number. this happens, cause they were produced in the same factory as the originals after the official working hours. Big mafia business. so beware of fake/originals
I've been following this "investigation" over @ KR, and Im still not 100% certain these are "fakes".. I mean, it happened few years ago that bunch of Chums showed up from a forgotten storage, or something like that... also, there were cases of dissecteds with such faults as 2 same arms, so that says a thing or two about their quality control... Im not sure if these ones are fakes, or 2nd runs, or something third.. also, Kaws releases were never 100% clear on the editions, so maybe this is a way of bumping edition of 500 to 1000?!.. anyways, I have a hard time believing fakes would be so spotless, including box too being almost PERFECT, and having all the holo stickers and all.. but than again, this is nothing more but my personal opinion which can be TOTALLY wrong... definitely take extra care when buying one of these .. I was in Schenzen China around 2001, and they made a lot of shoes there for legitamate companies like Coach etc. There was a huge market for knock-offs, and some were obvious bootlegs, but others were practically identical to the real thing most likely made the same place the originals were. Never underestimate the quality of bootlegs especially as counterfeiters get more and more sophisticated. I've read an good article on Chinese fake products, especialy shoes and it said that most of the shoes (mostly Nike and Puma) were original products with only a missing serial number. this happens, cause they were produced in the same factory as the originals after the official working hours. Big mafia business. so beware of fake/originals |
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maadbeats
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Fake KAWS on Ebay - Warning, by maadbeats on Feb 10, 2012 20:37:58 GMT 1, beware even some of the bigger long standing asian toy stores on ebay have received some of these fakes. this happened to me. i tried picking up an extra stormtrooper. Luckly I dealt with this guy in the past and he took care of it immediately. All the fakes arent dead on either they are slightly smaller or coloring is off and apllied very poorly. OGs are dead on with the lines.
I can help anyone with purchasing. Drop me a PM with all the info and I will help steer you in the right direction
beware even some of the bigger long standing asian toy stores on ebay have received some of these fakes. this happened to me. i tried picking up an extra stormtrooper. Luckly I dealt with this guy in the past and he took care of it immediately. All the fakes arent dead on either they are slightly smaller or coloring is off and apllied very poorly. OGs are dead on with the lines.
I can help anyone with purchasing. Drop me a PM with all the info and I will help steer you in the right direction
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