kengenerals wrote...
As far as searching for this topic goes, I didn't find any. So if there is please forgive me for this.
Okay, now for the topic.
Have you guys ever mistakenly bought a fake figurine, online or otherwise?
I'v recently scoured through online figure shops for this anime character I'v been looking for.
I'v found multiple sites selling her figurines but all of them have different prices compared to what the original manufacturing is selling it for.
(Eg. In the official website(Alter, in this case) they're selling it for 6000 yen, but in different online figurine stores(amiami, in this case) they sell it for a 5-20% discount)
This seems really fishy to me because:
1. Wouldn't they lose out on money?
2. There would be no way to know if the figure is fake or not until you pay for it and the figure arrives. Especially if the product is a "Pre-order"
What do you guys think? Am I over reacting? Should I not give a flying fuck and just buy her figures online already?
[size=10]I just really want to get those Charlotte figures already.[/h]
You're definitely just over-reacting in this case. It is possible to buy bootleg figures if you aren't buying from a reputable seller.
In this case, AmiAmi is a reputable seller. As are Hobby Search and HLJ, though there are likely many more I'm leaving out.
What it boils down to, is that Alter sets a high MSRP, which sellers can then discount at their own choice. They literally order thousands of figures direct from Alter, so they're likely paying 3-4k per unit for that 6k figure, which allows them to "discount" the price that Alter sets as the MSRP.
Now if you're buying from eBay or some other shady site, then you could be worried. But AmiAmi is legit.