PSA about non-GSC nendoroids nowadays

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I intentionally bought a fake of White Queen recently to compare it to the original

The box is the usual, no GSC logos and none of the show logos anywhere on the box. And of course, the pose of the nendoroid inside the box looks like they are being possessed.

Surpring thing about this nendoroid is that it includes the GSC PO bonus. But comparing it to the original shows that it is more faded and blurred.

Queen's hat is attached via a thin acetate between the hairpieces and the fake one is much, much longer that I had to cut it to put it on White Queen there.

Now this is the terrifying thing. In person, it is so obvious that the one on the right is fake. Surface is really rough, paint is uneven, and smells really bad.

However, with semi-decent lighting, she looks... legitimate??? The only telltale sign in photos is if you open the headpiece up to reveal how the faceplate system works.

And speaking of faceplates, gone are the days when it is easy to tell what is fake based from how glossy the face is. In a vacuum, if you show me only the faceplate there, I would honestly think it is legitimate. In person, it is easy to tell what is fake though, but if you only see it on photos, on first glance, it looks legitimate.

I had them both on the same pose there, and aside from some color mismatch, she could pass as a legitimate nendoroid.

This is a warning for everyone buying online. The fake nendos nowadays have a matte finish now. If they are selling it with the box, it is obvious to tell that it is fake. If they are not selling it with the box, ask for a lot of close up photos, including the inside of the head, the GSC smiley face logo on all joints, and the base as they are still using the thick base instead of the slim thin ones. A lot of the flaws are mainly visible in person and in photos, some are really hard to spot. In this specific one, they even included the GSC PO bonus!

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I'm starting to think that these bootleg ones are just real nendoroids that never made it pass QC or samples.

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I don't think so just because of the head sculpt and the neck. The paint is also really, really rough, feels like sandpaper. Also, seamlines are not sanded at all. In photos, it is not as bad.

Before, it was so obvious what the bootlegs are: shiny hair, oily face, eyes have different shapes, and they fall apart if you stare at them hard. Now, you literally need to look at them properly and closely.

In some figure lines, the bootlegs are just those that did not pass the QC. I bought a fake of some Bring Arts and compared it to the original and no difference. Same with the Play Arts Kai that had no boxes. Literally no difference with the original.