Counterfeit Pipes appeared September 2022

Packaging Guide:

• The hole punch is centered, on genuine cards it should be off center.
• The text more than meets the eye should not be on the front of Pipes card. This is the same for all minibots who had their first release in 1986.
• The gridlines color changes from light gray at the top to black at the bottom, they should all be the same lighter gray.
• The assortment codes strech four grid squares, they should be right aligned and only be 3 grid squares wide.
• Tech specs quote has "anothar' sart" the original has "anothar's art" (yes anothar should be another's).
  

Figure Guide:

• Missing factory applied autobot sticker
• Rubsign is already applied
• Feet, counterfeit has a circle mold imprint while the vintage figure has a rectangle
• Different font for manufacturing stamp, not as thick/bold.

Official Reissue:

• Pipes was reissued in 2008, this official figure has painted headlights with a tampograph of the Autobot symbol.