Comments on: Arrrr Matey! Hatsune Miku bootleg figures appearing

By: unico

unico — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:17:04 +0000

@Bounce

The many figures and toys from Anime you see, are manufactured in China, but designed by Japanese.
Look at the box.

What ends up happening, is that that China gets the mold the model was from.

By: jinx626

jinx626 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:47:46 +0000

Some other things to look out for. Ask for pictures of the hologram sticker that is featured on a majority of products by figure makers. However, some companies like Kotobobukiya, movic, megahouse, and figures that have been allowed to be distributed in US by companies such as AAA don’t feature stickers on some of their products.

Here is an article that is a good read on this sort of issue.
http://www.nutsforanimefigures.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=39

Golden rule though is if its too good to be true it probably is.

Also stick with websites such as HLJ, hobbysearch, kidnemo, toyslogic. There are also some reputable sellers on Ebay but they are far and few. Generally, try to avoid ebay unless you are desperate.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:02:19 +0000

Getting it from a ‘Japan’ seller on ebay or similar is not always a guaranteed real figure:

1) You can register your ebay account in whatever country you want with little effort

2) There are bootleg sellers working out of Japan nowadays

Always beware of too good to be true deals, and don’t buy figures on ebay in general

By: Bounce

Bounce — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:19:03 +0000

Remember kiddies, if it comes from China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, you are more than likely getting a bootleg. Not hating, it’s just that these places are well known for such things, ecpesially with anime figures of any kind.
Pay the extra cash for shipping and get it from Japan. You know it’s the real deal then and you’ll be a happy buyer. MIKU MIKU!!!