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**Delboy75** said:
Don't touch this guys, Another fake blue snag baggie.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BLUE-SNAGGLETOO...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9de927b9

@ spoons, only just read your post mate about no coo figs in hk baggies.

I have seen many mate, so i wouldn't worry about yours if thats the only red flag.
You won't see a taiwan fig in a HK baggie, but a no coo fig in HK baggie is nothing unusual.
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can you explain why you think this fake del

btw got sniped on the link you send me if you come across another let me know

greets and thanks jimmy
 
Blue Snaggletooth only came in one baggie type Jimmy and its not the one on Ebay that Del linked.

It's this one he came in (notice the logo)-
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Joe said:
Blue Snaggletooth only came in one baggie type Jimmy and its not the one on Ebay that Del linked.

It's this one he came in (notice the logo)-
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so the snag it came in could be real then
 
Yes Jimmy the Snag is probably real, Del was stating the baggied figure was fake (it is a matter of about $200-300 dollars in difference if its bagged as opposed to loose)
 
Joe said:
Yes Jimmy the Snag is probably real, Del was stating the baggied figure was fake (it is a matter of about $200-300 dollars in difference if its bagged as opposed to loose)
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Hi Jimmy,
Yes the snag itself is legit, the bag is legit kenner but they do not belong together.

the one joe posted is the correct & only baggie a blue snag comes in, plus it should be heat sealed.

The one in the auction is a common tape sealed kenner baggie so a bit of figure swopping has taken place.
The seller has perfect feedback so it could be that he's selling it in good faith and simply bought it himself believing it to be real.
 
110% a fake, wrong jawa, fake cape and look like a fake weapon.

**** is also coy with his description

"Some of my figures have original vintage weapons/accessories and some are reproduction. If this is important to you please ask me before bidding"

deception is the best word.
 
Hi everyone. Just been on EBAY and seen this. What do you reckon? Looks rather fishy to me???

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Star-Wars-Blue-SnaggleTooth-Figure-PROTOTYPE_W0QQitemZ350317212885QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51908874d5

Chris :wink:
 
It is a fake. I know who made these and he did more than that one. He also made full blown copies of Blue Snags that look 100% on. It is a nice display piece however.
 
Yeah I thought as much. Your right, it does display pretty well. The date stamp and COO stamp were a bit of a give away. Seemed strange for a prototype to have these.

Fake Snags eh? How good are these fakes or are they blatently obvious? :|

Chris.
 
Caswellbot said:
Yeah I thought as much. Your right, it does display pretty well. The date stamp and COO stamp were a bit of a give away. Seemed strange for a prototype to have these.

Fake Snags eh? How good are these fakes or are they blatently obvious? :|

Chris.
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I would bet there are some who own them and think they are 100% legit.
 
Pretty good then? How can you tell they are fake? Im looking to buy one soon so it might be helpful. :wink:
 
Caswellbot said:
Pretty good then? How can you tell they are fake? Im looking to buy one soon so it might be helpful. :wink:
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The parting lines down the sides are a little more pronounced. Other than that they are damn close to the real ones. He was also making Yaks, Luke Stormies and Rocket Fetts too.
 
Really? When you say parting lines do you mean the join lines where the figures are joined at the side?

He must have been making a tidy profit! :roll:
 
Hi,
I'm new to collecting and want to buy unopened/original/carded figures from ebay at reasonable prices to start with. Many of the ROTJ lot seem slightly more afordable but a lot of them claiming to not be reseals look suspiciously as if they might be.
Am i right to be suspicious? Does this sort of thing go on a lot and do you have
any hints on how to spot a recard from an unopened.
One of many examples - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 720wt_1167
Is this a recard or "original unopened" as it claims?
Another prime example -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Star-Wars-Return- ... 500wt_1182

How can i tell?
Would apreciate your thoughts on this.

ps. perhaps you know some reliable sellers you can hook me up with.
 
PGowdy said:
Hi,
I'm new to collecting and want to buy unopened/original/carded figures from ebay at reasonable prices to start with. Many of the ROTJ lot seem slightly more afordable but a lot of them claiming to not be reseals look suspiciously as if they might be.
Am i right to be suspicious? Does this sort of thing go on a lot and do you have
any hints on how to spot a recard from an unopened.
One of many examples - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 720wt_1167
Is this a recard or "original unopened" as it claims?
Another prime example -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Star-Wars-Return- ... 500wt_1182

How can i tell?
Would apreciate your thoughts on this.

ps. perhaps you know some reliable sellers you can hook me up with.
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I'm no expert on carded figures unfortunately as i focus mostly on collecting loose minty figures....I'm sure someone will be on soon to help you with how to identify original and recarded figures :wink:

If you want to know a reliable seller of carded figures from my own personal experience...There is a member on here called Caswellbot (Chris) I've bought my first carded figures from him recently and was over the moon with them. He is selling quite a lot of carded figures at the moment in the for sale section. I can vouch for him 100%!!! He'll send you close up photos of the carded figures you are interested in with a description. He is a great guy to deal with and will post your figures out to you packaged perfectly. Check out his stuff.
 
I may be interested in this, but still a bit green when it comes to knowing real from fake.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BIB-FORTUNA-RED-CAPE-COMPLETE-Vintage-Star-Wars-no-coo-/260622498614?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_ToysGames_ActionFigures_ActionFigures_JN&hash=item3cae4fbb36

Anyone know much about this seller ?
 
Dub said:
I may be interested in this, but still a bit green when it comes to knowing real from fake.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BIB-FORTUNA-RED-CAPE-COMPLETE-Vintage-Star-Wars-no-coo-/260622498614?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_ToysGames_ActionFigures_ActionFigures_JN&hash=item3cae4fbb36

Anyone know much about this seller ?
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Notice the lack of the word 'original' before the word 'red'.

Stay away from him mate.
 
I would say 90% of these red caped bibs have had their capes dyed red. Unless you know the seller or they have a good reputation, I would not buy one. This one appears to show signs of being dyed.
 
Cheers Todd,
When I have one of everything, then I'll look at variants. Probably safer to ask on here who's selling.
 
I always tend to have a read on Rebelscum's Photo Archives, where there's some great info on the figures themselves.

or even our own Cocofstar's site, which I've always found pretty useful 8)

http://landoslocker.com/

A tip I would give is, if a seller states .... "SOLD AS SEEN", where they are basically holding you to judge for yourself ... like the above listing 8)
 
Dub said:
Cheers Todd,
When I have one of everything, then I'll look at variants. Probably safer to ask on here who's selling.
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you'll get used to ebay, you'll see who the "proper" sellers are because they describe everything as a fellow collector would :D
 
Original carded Leia for sale at a bargain price haha how bad is this..............
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Star-Wars-Vintage-Princess-Leia-Organa-/170509748025?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Collectables_SciFi_fantasyCollectables_EH&hash=item27b32c4739
 

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