ABSOLUTE LIFESAVER VIDEO. I sadly bought an unauthentic Cloud from Advent Children but watched this and dogded a major bullet and cancelled my purchase, thank you so much man 😭❤
Much thanks - sadly I'll stick to bootlegs. I got a KO of Revoltech Solid Snake and at first I didnt even recognize it's a fake. The legit figures are just way too expensive. I know it's a shit excuse, but enough for me!
Imo just be picky about it. Sometimes bootleg are worth it, but if you are getting one with a lot of face and fine details the bootlegs usually are so much worse it isn't worth it. Just investigate first is all.
Got a few revoltechs recently and if you ask me they're not worth the price at all poor articulation, balance and horrible stand. So if any company can offer the same for less I'd happily go with it
its always tricky spotting a boot leg on eBay. They usually use stock photos of the items. I just never buy anything coming from China or if the price too low to be true. Still an informative video, thank you
Bjørn Halfhand The best way to avoid something like that is to ask the seller if it is authentic and if you still don't trust the seller your backed up by ebay money back guarantee so you can send the item back for a refund or keep it with your refund. P.s. Don't forget to ask for photo's if possible.
I love that you explain all the small differences. very helpful for us. it must be quite expensive to buy both versions, so really thank you. Would you do a video comparison of the Final Fantasy VII AC Cloud? (the one you show at the end for a moment) if you've got the figures, because I'm really not sure whether mine is authentic. Does Square Enix produce the original figures in china, too? Like, is there a sign/engraving on the figure with "c Square enix Made in China" ? Or is the engraving on the figure "Made in Japan"? My Cloud has the engraving on the backside of his left thigh.
You can tighten and loosen joints easily tbh, that isn't so bad, and the modeling is close enough it's worth the discount- the problem is glued joints and also the paint jobs are sometimes really bad and WAY too different.
Good informative video. Good english it wasn't bad at all. I got a Venom Play Arts Kai figure for xmas. I was scared it was bootlegged lol, not that I would have returned the gift or anything, but it's nice to know that I got the real thing on display. Thanks!
Great video, this info will help my channel a lot. I am doing a video on the differences between bootlegs and third parties and i still didn't know all the details on how to distinguish the boxes in a easy way to explain to my subs.
Excellent and useful video!! A couple of questions: Do you know if there are reports of Marvel Variant Limited Color Play Arts Kai figures? (Iron Man and Venom specifically). One more question.. What about SDCC version of Batman Arkham Origins Batman figure? Any report on that? Thank you!
I bought a sneaking suit venom snake but it had no serial number on the box. The figure itself is authentic tho, after looking at this video. My figures joints are all perfect. What does is it mean?
Bootleg items are anywhere online and hard to identify. Even It's not much of a difference, the fact that I have a fake collection doesn't sound good to me. So, I stick to senpaimart.com/collections/korekushon in purchasing anime merchandise to ensure that the item is legitimate.
what if i like too buy the bootleg because i am not spending a arm and legit of 200 plus for real one heck no most of my play arts are mostly boot legs
Sephiroth has a boxed version bootleg. The bootleg box art doesn't have the Play Arts Kai logo or stickers so it is not hard to tell if you see the real photo of the box cover.
fuck the bootleg version. would you rather have a shitty figure that will fail on you and completely worthless. or have the legit one... that you can potentially resale for a greater value? but then again to each their own.
I bought a batman figure off eBay and the build quality is terrible and it broke in less than 5 mins . Never buying bootlegs again they are utterly shit in every way .
A lot of you guys been asking for him, so here's Wolverine Authentic vs Bootleg :)
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Thank you so much for standing up to protect the hard working companies that make these beautiful figures. Collectors like you make me so proud !
Satya Thiran square Enix dont make any effort un any oficina their products they just abusse of their fanbase
Stupidity
ABSOLUTE LIFESAVER VIDEO.
I sadly bought an unauthentic Cloud from Advent Children but watched this and dogded a major bullet and cancelled my purchase, thank you so much man 😭❤
Much thanks - sadly I'll stick to bootlegs. I got a KO of Revoltech Solid Snake and at first I didnt even recognize it's a fake. The legit figures are just way too expensive. I know it's a shit excuse, but enough for me!
Imo just be picky about it. Sometimes bootleg are worth it, but if you are getting one with a lot of face and fine details the bootlegs usually are so much worse it isn't worth it. Just investigate first is all.
Got a few revoltechs recently and if you ask me they're not worth the price at all poor articulation, balance and horrible stand. So if any company can offer the same for less I'd happily go with it
its always tricky spotting a boot leg on eBay. They usually use stock photos of the items. I just never buy anything coming from China or if the price too low to be true.
Still an informative video, thank you
Definitely. It's a shame that eBay let these dodgy sellers run rampant.
Bjørn Halfhand The best way to avoid something like that is to ask the seller if it is authentic and if you still don't trust the seller your backed up by ebay money back guarantee so you can send the item back for a refund or keep it with your refund.
P.s. Don't forget to ask for photo's if possible.
Lizard Man True. I don't even bother with Chinese sellers but otherwise good tips
Bjørn Halfhand yeah no problem man hope you get what your looking for.
That's a big help for collectors like me.
Ohh man, now I need to double check all my purchases!
I love that you explain all the small differences. very helpful for us. it must be quite expensive to buy both versions, so really thank you.
Would you do a video comparison of the Final Fantasy VII AC Cloud? (the one you show at the end for a moment) if you've got the figures, because I'm really not sure whether mine is authentic.
Does Square Enix produce the original figures in china, too? Like, is there a sign/engraving on the figure with "c Square enix Made in China" ? Or is the engraving on the figure "Made in Japan"? My Cloud has the engraving on the backside of his left thigh.
Exactly what I needed. Fantastic video!
Thanks :)
You can tighten and loosen joints easily tbh, that isn't so bad, and the modeling is close enough it's worth the discount- the problem is glued joints and also the paint jobs are sometimes really bad and WAY too different.
Yeah, the qc issue is a bit hit and miss and you can't complain anything when it's a bootleg.
And it's WRONG.
Thanks so much , but these days they use authentic pictures , but sell you the bootleg version
Too bad we can’t send them bootleg money too 😂
That would be pretty hilarious, bootleg figures for us, bootleg anime-picture money print for them lol
Guidance on the bootleg Kazuya and Jun?
Many thanks. Really help. One more thing. How much would you say these figures cost in UK or US dollars for real one?
Good informative video. Good english it wasn't bad at all. I got a Venom Play Arts Kai figure for xmas. I was scared it was bootlegged lol, not that I would have returned the gift or anything, but it's nice to know that I got the real thing on display. Thanks!
Great video, this info will help my channel a lot. I am doing a video on the differences between bootlegs and third parties and i still didn't know all the details on how to distinguish the boxes in a easy way to explain to my subs.
Excellent and useful video!! A couple of questions: Do you know if there are reports of Marvel Variant Limited Color Play Arts Kai figures? (Iron Man and Venom specifically). One more question.. What about SDCC version of Batman Arkham Origins Batman figure? Any report on that? Thank you!
Im surprised bootleg even looks that good
It's really hard to tell the difference
Thanks for the information
Thanks
What about for assassins creed connor kenway? Any tips on how to tell the difference?
I bought a sneaking suit venom snake but it had no serial number on the box. The figure itself is authentic tho, after looking at this video. My figures joints are all perfect. What does is it mean?
hahaha I would never spend 200-300 dollars on a figure. Bootleg would have to do for me.
Bootleg items are anywhere online and hard to identify. Even It's not much of a difference, the fact that I have a fake collection doesn't sound good to me. So, I stick to senpaimart.com/collections/korekushon in purchasing anime merchandise to ensure that the item is legitimate.
I don't mind bootlegs. Have the time their just as good
Play Arts Kai Deadpool Bootleg vs Authentic:
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Very informative. Great job!
Great video it's just that the way u said authentic kinda sounded like autentic but still a great vid thx for the help
Thanks. Will work on my accent >,,
Thank you for the video it was well done and very informative. 👍😎
I'd prefer buy bootlegs and repaint it by myself than buying overpriced originals.
what if i like too buy the bootleg because i am not spending a arm and legit of 200 plus for real one heck no most of my play arts are mostly boot legs
Where did you get the turntable ?
it looks alike, playart kai quality is no different with bootleg
Yeah pretty much.
a lot different in person i bought a spartan Batman and found a bootleg in a shop and since it was cheap i bought it and the difference was unreal
What's the say on Jiege line bootlegs? Ate they usually of a high bootleg quality?
nice explain bro. thank you.
If the box have a inplay red sticker is it a bootleg?
what's a safe store to buy them from? Some place that ships to North America preferably!
Do you know of any a good retailer besides the play Arts kai store?
Thank you so much
So a guy told me that the roxas play arts Kailey I bought is made in Japan but ships from China? Is it a bootleg?
Umm that's seems fishy. Roxas bootleg has no triangle logo of play arts kai at the cover of the box so u can check by that.
GlassArrow thanks for the response! I bought the figure for about $90. I’ll wait until it gets to me and I’ll make sure. Hopefully it’s real.
How about play arts kai halo spartan V gold ver? Is there a bootleg type?
Not that I've heard.
Any review predator playarts authentic vs. Knock off.
bro is it sephiroth got boothleg one
Sephiroth has a boxed version bootleg. The bootleg box art doesn't have the Play Arts Kai logo or stickers so it is not hard to tell if you see the real photo of the box cover.
And thats why i buy off of amazon. To scared to buy a bootleg figure after all the shit i've seen happen
Does Amazon sell bootlegs too? It’s why I’m watching this video today actually.
fuck the bootleg version. would you rather have a shitty figure that will fail on you and completely worthless. or have the legit one... that you can potentially resale for a greater value?
but then again to each their own.
Why is anybody even manufacturing fake toys...
I bought a batman figure off eBay and the build quality is terrible and it broke in less than 5 mins . Never buying bootlegs again they are utterly shit in every way .
play ARSE kia......? .......lol