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====="I have yet to see anyone actually buy these, but yet I see them every convention I go to. I mean, who doesn't want a Geass on their hand?! Oh right, those who hate lead poisoning. But hey, maybe that girl will finally go out with you if you get her that Final Fantasy X box set."
AHA! That's where you're wrong! Lead is ONLY dangerous in the state of California =p
====="It wouldn't be Bootleg Hell without Nendoroids. These were a bit different from the ones I'm used to seeing, as these aren't being sold as Nendos. They just took the mold and made them into static poses of the various pieces. They're worse than the ones I've seen before, as it looks like they've been made from fresh dough at the bakery. There were more of the same type of atrocities found for Kuroshitsuji."
That is actually pretty awesome in itself, tbh.
======"Screw the quality version available on Netflix right now, I want to watch VR Troopers in the same quality as I did as a kid: off a 3rd copy VHS tape with horrid tracking and the Fox Kids logo blurred out."
Troopers extreme, virtual reality! Totally forgot about that totally terrible show. Musta been distracted by the good sentai nostalgia, like for Power Rangers and Big Bad Beetle Borgs (okay, maybe strike that last one...).
lol @ the R4 at the end. Perfect endcap to a bootleg convention since it offers do-it-yourself bootlegging capabilities. Seems like the place was worth it for the lulz value, although I imagine if I had gone out of my way to be there, paid for parking and admission, I'd probably also be peeved.
AHA! That's where you're wrong! Lead is ONLY dangerous in the state of California =p
====="It wouldn't be Bootleg Hell without Nendoroids. These were a bit different from the ones I'm used to seeing, as these aren't being sold as Nendos. They just took the mold and made them into static poses of the various pieces. They're worse than the ones I've seen before, as it looks like they've been made from fresh dough at the bakery. There were more of the same type of atrocities found for Kuroshitsuji."
That is actually pretty awesome in itself, tbh.
======"Screw the quality version available on Netflix right now, I want to watch VR Troopers in the same quality as I did as a kid: off a 3rd copy VHS tape with horrid tracking and the Fox Kids logo blurred out."
Troopers extreme, virtual reality! Totally forgot about that totally terrible show. Musta been distracted by the good sentai nostalgia, like for Power Rangers and Big Bad Beetle Borgs (okay, maybe strike that last one...).
lol @ the R4 at the end. Perfect endcap to a bootleg convention since it offers do-it-yourself bootlegging capabilities. Seems like the place was worth it for the lulz value, although I imagine if I had gone out of my way to be there, paid for parking and admission, I'd probably also be peeved.
I went to Phoenix Comicon and it had the same problem...bootleg anime figures. There was only three booths with anime figures there, but two of the three were selling fake stuff like keychains and those horrible Nendoroid petite Vocaloid knock-offs! What's worse is they thought they were real and selling them at real ones-prices!
It really sucks that you can't go to a con without finding those crappy knock-offs and even worse that some people either can't tell the difference and sell them as real or know they are fakes and try to rip you off.
It really sucks that you can't go to a con without finding those crappy knock-offs and even worse that some people either can't tell the difference and sell them as real or know they are fakes and try to rip you off.
I know who that vendor is with all those fakes. I swear I wish they would report him. I still remember that same vendor selling the exclusive Kuroshitsuji Sebastian figure for 50.00 at a con.
Is that Vocaloid2 thing supposed to be a doujinshi or an illegal CD download? And I'm glad to not have come across bootlegs at a con before (none that I noticed, anyway). But there are several local anime stores who are huge offenders. Not to mention the Sakura Matsuri anime merch vendors. It's Bootleg Hell. Nothing is real. Everything is sold for the real item's retail value.
I saw some Nendo petites vocaloid fakes today in my home town, in a normal shop. They were in one set pose like these, and hanging on keyrings. They were only 4 english pounds, but looked awful.
because they think that anything will sell and they're souls and hearts (if they were even there) were replaced with bootleg versions of those organs. So really you see it's not they're fault lol
How's about banning that bot?
Anyways, do you ever report these dealers? Surely any convention worth a damn would take a serious look at any dealer accused of selling bootlegs and hopefully ban them from the premise. Better still would be to kick them out and destroy their merchandise, but that's just my dream response talking.
Anyways, do you ever report these dealers? Surely any convention worth a damn would take a serious look at any dealer accused of selling bootlegs and hopefully ban them from the premise. Better still would be to kick them out and destroy their merchandise, but that's just my dream response talking.
[quote]I went to Phoenix Comicon and it had the same problem...bootleg anime figures. There was only three booths with anime figures there, but two of the three were selling fake stuff like keychains and those horrible Nendoroid petite Vocaloid knock-offs! What's worse is they thought they were real and selling them at real ones-prices!
It really sucks that you can't go to a con without finding those crappy knock-offs and even worse that some people either can't tell the difference and sell them as real or know they are fakes and try to rip you off.[/quote]
They thought it was real nendoroids? I highly doubt, I'm pretty sure they bought it very cheap and trying to make big profit by selling it as if they were real.
It really sucks that you can't go to a con without finding those crappy knock-offs and even worse that some people either can't tell the difference and sell them as real or know they are fakes and try to rip you off.[/quote]
They thought it was real nendoroids? I highly doubt, I'm pretty sure they bought it very cheap and trying to make big profit by selling it as if they were real.
That is nothing, where I live there is a mini-shopping mall full of anime merchandise and around 80% of it are bootlegs. T-shirts, DVDs (with fansubs!), figures, scanlated manga (yeah, really! and in volumes too!), plushies, cups, posters, pins, keychains.. you name it. Sure, there is original stuff but waaay overpriced so everybody just buy the bootlegs. Remember those horrible bootlegged Vocaloid keychains? Well, they were a hit on the last convention even when they look like crap =/.
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