Does anyone here know about Bootleg DBZ action figues?

backthen · Post by **backthen** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:57 am

does anyone have any experience with them, any pictures, and tip on how to tell they are fake?

thanks in advance

Casual Matt · Post by **Casual Matt** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:05 am

It's usually painfully obvious that a toy is bootleg.

One telltale sign is the back of the card being plain brown or grey.

Dan no saisei · Post by **Dan no saisei** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:04 pm

best tip: all licensed DB toys from japan have a toei animation sticker on the package.

also a very obvious difference is the collor and the accuracy of the painting

KillerCory · Post by **KillerCory** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:06 pm

These pages are taken from Beckett's Best of DBZ Quarterly #2 Dec. 2001

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4048/boot1bk0.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4624/boot2sf2.jpg
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1227/boot3hw2.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9496/boot4of8.jpg

Post by **VegettoEX** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:10 pm

Folks, please remember that you are expected to type properly on this forum.

Thanks!

Oldphan · Post by **Oldphan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:54 pm

If you collect Dragonball figures like I do, these little abominations just tend to fall right into your hands from time to time... I only buy them purposely if they are truly outstanding freaks of nature... Like this one:

Behold, the worlds most hideous kid trunks figure ever... And quite possibly the largest as well!

All the best,
Oldphan

KillerCory · Post by **KillerCory** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:31 pm

Wow.. that's ugly.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:09 pm

That looks amazingly horrific. Pink dragonballs! that must be a first.

Oldphan · Post by **Oldphan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:51 pm

Yup... Here's a detail shot of the head. The Gohan next to him is just to illustrate how big this guy is.

All the best,
Oldphan

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:54 pm

Te Lan Ks? o_O

He's...wearing lipstick. ^_^;;;

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:56 pm

Snail wrote:That looks amazingly horrific. Pink dragonballs! that must be a first.

Now, now, as proven in GT, we all know Trunks has always had leanings towards dressing in drag. Tolerance people, tolerance.

SuperSaiyan3Goku · Post by **SuperSaiyan3Goku** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:20 pm

I swear, the Pink Dragon Ball looks like a Black Star Dragon Ball.

That Trunks-figure-freak-thing has got to be the ugliest Trunks figure ever.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:44 am

Let's play a game - Spot the fakes and the authentics!

The figures are from various sets I have collected over the years, some fake, some not. Some of the differences are fairly straightforward - some aren't. Anyone who gets them all right gets... a star!

and

Vegard Aune · Post by **Vegard Aune** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:01 pm

Blade wrote:Let's play a game - Spot the fakes and the authentics!

The figures are from various sets I have collected over the years, some fake, some not. Some of the differences are fairly straightforward - some aren't. Anyone who gets them all right gets... a star!

and

Goku: The ones on the edges, and the Super Saiyan 3-one.
Vegeta: The one with brown hair, and the two on the sides.

Just my random guesses, based on which ones looked fake.

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:00 pm

Oldphan wrote:If you collect Dragonball figures like I do, these little abominations just tend to fall right into your hands from time to time... I only buy them purposely if they are truly outstanding freaks of nature... Like this one:

Image snip

Behold, the worlds most hideous kid trunks figure ever... And quite possibly the largest as well!

All the best,
Oldphan

That Ultimate Gohan looks neat.

Trunks looks like a drag queen with his lipstick and his only eyebrow.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:32 pm

Vegard Aune wrote: Goku: The ones on the edges, and the Super Saiyan 3-one.

The fakes are : The Super Saiyan 3, The Super Saiyan 4 and the fat Super Saiyan on the second from left. So you got two right.

Vegard Aune wrote: Vegeta: The one with brown hair, and the two on the sides.

The authentic ones are the one with the brown hair and the crouched Super Saiyan Vegeta on the left. The other three are fake.

Suprising huh? I will put up a few more examples later on. When it comes to the 2inch figures it can be hard to spot the fake ones as the official sets are sold in numerous different forms i.e in tins, plastic bubbles or clear bags from vending machines. There are also numerous manufacturors now and have been even more over the years (such as Bandai, AB, Panini and Irwin) aswell as many unpronouncable others. Spotting fakes is difficult, but if your buying online the best indication you can have is the seller/source (not to be prejudice of course). Back when I used to collect these things I didn't really care if they were fake or not - I was just a kid who wanted as much Dragonball stuff as I could get my hands on.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:53 pm

I remember I went to a 99 cent store and they were selling bootleg GT toys. They were obviously bootlegs.

Oldphan · Post by **Oldphan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:07 pm

Awww, I missed a chance to play find-the-fake!

Thats always a fun one. : ).

Once my camera decides to start working again, I'll have to post up a picture of my flesh tone Piccolo boot I once got as a toss in from a trade... He's putrid looking.

All the best,
Oldphan

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:05 am

lol Oh man. One time I was in China Town and I saw this big box with these tiny DBZ action figures. It had like every character. Problem is, Super Saiyan 4 Goku had like orange body hair, and Super Saiyans had like green hair, and Vegeta had a black suit, and Broly looked weird. Oh man, those were the good ol' days.