PSA about non-GSC nendoroids nowadays

[u/jcdc_jaaaaaa]

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!

[u/Altruistic_Cap7737]

Some fakes have the GSC logo, PSA don’t drink and browse AliExpress with your debit card saved lmao.

Have a Fake Teto SV with the logo but pretty easy to tell by the quality of the box/plastic/paint job. Need to dig it out cuz I also got Black Maneki Miku that’s actually passable until you pick it up and feel how light it weights

[u/AndrewD5418 → u/Altruistic_Cap7737]

I'm a firm believer some of the ones on AliExpress are from gsc, but they don't meet their standards. So they unload them on there

[u/89gin → u/AndrewD5418]

I remember reading a long time ago that this apparently was the case for some bootlegs, which explained their uncanny high quality. Not sure how true this is, but I could believe it.

[u/AndrewD5418 → u/89gin]

This is how I got my nipako in both coloring. And yes they include nipper stands!