A tale of fakes...
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- fbingha
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A tale of fakes...
So I was doing a little research on the Freddy Funko Doctor Who and what do you know, there are fakes. Compare the following photos. First is the authentic, and second is what was sold on eBay for an unfortunate amount of money.
In the fakes, note
* The letters in FUNKO in the red banner top left are closer together.
* The threes in the 333 sticker are closer together
* The fine print in the 333 sticker is smaller
* The letters PCS touch in the fake sticker
* The LIMITED EDITION font is different
* The 2016 and EXCLUSIVE in the sticker is darker
* The outline of the COMIC CON logo in the 333 sticker is bolder.
* Freddy's freckles are closer to his eyes...
* Not shown bottom of box has a manufacturing stamp of DRM160602 whereas the fake has a sticker with the same value.
* Fake has Made in China, real has Made in Vietnam.
Be Careful ...
Authentic
Fake
In the fakes, note
* The letters in FUNKO in the red banner top left are closer together.
* The threes in the 333 sticker are closer together
* The fine print in the 333 sticker is smaller
* The letters PCS touch in the fake sticker
* The LIMITED EDITION font is different
* The 2016 and EXCLUSIVE in the sticker is darker
* The outline of the COMIC CON logo in the 333 sticker is bolder.
* Freddy's freckles are closer to his eyes...
* Not shown bottom of box has a manufacturing stamp of DRM160602 whereas the fake has a sticker with the same value.
* Fake has Made in China, real has Made in Vietnam.
Be Careful ...
Authentic
Fake
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Thanks for the comparison! Making fakes is one thing.. but when ppl try and pass it off as the real thing, super messed up! Especially when we're talking about $100s sometimes $1000s of dollars!
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Re: A tale of fakes...
This is my all-time grail but I am terrified of getting a fake, so I really appreciate this post.
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First I see of this Freddy being faked….makes me so upset that ppl can be taken advantage of.
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You're doing God's work. Thanks for putting the time into doing this write up.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Thanks for this piece of info!
And dang - older Freddys are being faked as well.
And dang - older Freddys are being faked as well.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
I have never seen a comparison like this, thanks for sharing.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Wow those fakes getting better!
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Fakes! Fakes! It's hard when it's one you really want which happened to me and Martian Manhunter.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Thanks for the info. They have gotten better over time. And being a Dr. Who fan that is good to know they are making fakes of this one.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Ugh what a bitter disappointment. Makes collecting so hard for the spendy pieces.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Thanks for the info. It hard to keep collecting unless you get it from Funko.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Fakes are getting better and better each day. Thanks for posts like this we know what to look for.
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Re: A tale of fakes...
Great eye to catch all the differences!
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