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Counterfeit Defensor giftset, Sideswipe, Red Alert are out, Menasor soonCounterfeit Defensor giftset is out: Counterfeit Headmaster comparison, plus easy tell for ID-ing!Megamus at TFW has taken some photos of the fake Spike, Zarak, and Black Zarak Scorponok: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/284420-reprodu... Quote: "With all of them you can mainly tell by the rivets. The original is smooth and is actually a rivet. The reproduction is more of a metal rod that has been drilled to mushroom the head." This should definitely help those trying to differentiate the fakes from the real thing. Counterfeit Constructicons, individually cardedThe Constructicons were already counterfeited by Zhong Jin in gift set packaging, but now they're making carded counterfeits as well, and they'll be out really soon. TFW has pictures: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generation-1-1/buyer-beware-gen...
Watch out for Fake Headmaster heads!! Spike, Zarak, Kirk, Lione, Loafer, Rodney, Shuffler, TrizerRight now we're in the middle of a deluge of fake headmasters! I usually don't report on small loose figures like this, but given the value of certain headmasters, people are likely to get ripped off, so here goes: 1. For starters, several sellers on Ebay have been selling fake Spikes, Zaraks, and the Masterforce versions of the two. They have been going for almost $100 each with no notice to buyers that they are fakes: 2. Elrodthealbino is reproducing Lione--one of the very expensive and rare Japanese exclusive headmaster heads. It's in reverse colors, but it's still a little tricky to tell apart from the original: 3. But here's the real kicker: Chinese counterfeiters are going to be making knockoffs of ALL SIX JAPANESE HEADMASTER HEADS (Kirk, Loafer, etc.). These will be in the same colors as the original, so they will be VERY hard to tell apart from the originals. These will be out in a few weeks, so be careful! I don't have a link for the info, but trust me that the source is reliable. Be careful, everyone... Edit--UPDATE!! The normal color, white version, and original black version knockoffs of Shuffler are already out... G1 Counterfeit ID Guide updated with toy ID Guides.I mentioned this in one of the "comments" sections of the site previously--there are some very good counterfeit toy ID guides on Chinese sites. They're made by a user named coolyooyu. Even though they are in Chinese, the pictures and visual cues do an excellent job showing you the differences. I've added all of them to the G1 Counterfeit ID Guide: Devastator, Scourge, Grimlock, Sludge, Slag, Wheeljack, Prowl, and Springer.
AFA-graded KO Frenzy/Laserbeak on EbayDa_Last_2_Walk from TFW spotted this AFA-graded counterfeit Frenzy/Laserbeak on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/TRANSFORMERS-G1-FRENZY-LASERBEAK-AFA-80-LAZERBEAK_W0... This was graded back in 2006, when they had just come out, and AFA didn't know how to spot the knockoffs yet. Boxed Counterfeit Shockwave will be out shortlyThe loose counterfeit Shockwave is already out, and it's looking like the boxed version will be out any day now: Counterfeit G1 Superion Giftset outBuster Darkwings on the Allspark just reported that there is a knockoff Superion giftset now. More information and picture here: http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57434# 4/17 Update--Here's a quick ID guide. I didn't have much to work with, so this guide may evolve as more pictures come in...
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