REAL OR FAKE KOBE BRYANT FUNKO POP

Postby **Fugly16** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:22 am

Really awful but holy crap, they came out with that fast right?

Postby **rexflexall** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:08 am

Yah kinda sure it is a fake.

Postby **millone** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:43 am

Greymom wrote:
joecolt wrote:Doesnt surprise me that people want to capitalize on possible fake Kobe pops.

It's truly sad that some people can be so scandalous!

Wow. I thought for sure this couldnt be true that there are fakes. Who would sell a fake in a creamed box like that?

Postby **Vteck** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:02 pm

The fact that people are out there even selling the OG Kobe pops but just not pops all types of memorabilia for higher values is disgusting.

Postby **Karubin** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:12 pm

Vteck wrote:The fact that people are out there even selling the OG Kobe pops but just not pops all types of memorabilia for higher values is disgusting.

Yes, I totally agreed!!

Postby **franzsy0519** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:15 pm

Karubin wrote:
Vteck wrote:The fact that people are out there even selling the OG Kobe pops but just not pops all types of memorabilia for higher values is disgusting.

Yes, I totally agreed!!

Lots of them didn't even wait a day before news broke out, totally disgusting ugh.

Postby **FunkoAlphaBravo** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:16 pm

I hate seeing every vaulted and in demand pop get faked

Postby **Vteck** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:22 pm

franzsy0519 wrote:
Karubin wrote:
Vteck wrote:The fact that people are out there even selling the OG Kobe pops but just not pops all types of memorabilia for higher values is disgusting.

Yes, I totally agreed!!

Lots of them didn't even wait a day before news broke out, totally disgusting ugh.

Yup, wish we could have gotten a newer version of Kobe with these new molds but that won’t happen anymore.

Postby **franzsy0519** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:56 pm

Vteck wrote:
franzsy0519 wrote:
Karubin wrote:
Yes, I totally agreed!!

Lots of them didn't even wait a day before news broke out, totally disgusting ugh.

Yup, wish we could have gotten a newer version of Kobe with these new molds but that won’t happen anymore.

A Kobe tribute Pop would be nice. Let's make it happen Funko!

Postby **jagpop** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:23 pm

The Pop is very impressive for it being a fake. Sucks that almost every hobby has to deal with this. Luckily we have a community to help with authenticating.

Postby **draemar** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:42 pm

Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:Its sad that this question needs to be asked

Agreed, I'm a little amazed at all the fake Kobe pops that seem to have appeared overnight! My Facebook feed is full of people spotting fakes

Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

Postby **franzsy0519** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:20 pm

draemar wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:Its sad that this question needs to be asked

Agreed, I'm a little amazed at all the fake Kobe pops that seem to have appeared overnight! My Facebook feed is full of people spotting fakes

Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

I hope nobody would be stupid enough to fall for that! lol

Postby **Nemesis989** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:31 pm

draemar wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:Its sad that this question needs to be asked

Agreed, I'm a little amazed at all the fake Kobe pops that seem to have appeared overnight! My Facebook feed is full of people spotting fakes

Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

...... really?
I'm always weary of signatures...on anything. I have no reason to be, I just always think they would be easy to fake

Postby **billville** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:54 pm

Sorry to hear that this came out to be more than likely fake. I was totally fooled when I first saw the pics, as I'm fairly new to the scene with an untrained eye. So sad that this hobby has resorted to this. Kobe is the GOAT in my eyes, and am hoping that we can get a chance in the future for a tribute Pop or something.

Postby **MonkeyT** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:09 pm

Such a shame. People will always capitalize on the misfortunes of others. Yes, that unfortunately seems counterfeit.

Postby **shadow and flame** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:26 am

billville wrote:Sorry to hear that this came out to be more than likely fake. I was totally fooled when I first saw the pics, as I'm fairly new to the scene with an untrained eye. So sad that this hobby has resorted to this. Kobe is the GOAT in my eyes, and am hoping that we can get a chance in the future for a tribute Pop or something.

After seeing a thread here on a fake Freddy Pennywise from Fundays, my eyes are wide open. Who knows how many fakes i might actually have since I've made ebay purchases over the years

Any day now, we can expect a new Kobe pop for the true fans :thumbright:

Postby **MightyMuggers** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:45 am

Sad how people are trying to pass these as legit. Be careful out there guys! If in doubt, bail out.

Postby **millone** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:22 am

draemar wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:Its sad that this question needs to be asked

Agreed, I'm a little amazed at all the fake Kobe pops that seem to have appeared overnight! My Facebook feed is full of people spotting fakes

Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

That is so sad. So i want to talk with someone who does something like that. Are they desperate for money? There have to be easier ways to steal peoples money

Postby **millone** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:23 am

I just checked ebay on prices for these pops. Honestly, i figured they went up after his death but had no idea how much they are!

Postby **Nemesis989** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:50 pm

millone wrote:
draemar wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
Agreed, I'm a little amazed at all the fake Kobe pops that seem to have appeared overnight! My Facebook feed is full of people spotting fakes

Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

That is so sad. So i want to talk with someone who does something like that. Are they desperate for money? There have to be easier ways to steal peoples money

I hate to say it but....that sounds like a pretty easy way to do it to me....

Postby **millone** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:56 am

Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:
draemar wrote:
Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

That is so sad. So i want to talk with someone who does something like that. Are they desperate for money? There have to be easier ways to steal peoples money

I hate to say it but....that sounds like a pretty easy way to do it to me....

Maybe On the surface, but think of how many you would have to sell to make any significant money. Unless its like babe ruths signature which is in the thousands of dollars, the risk just seems really large?

Postby **cptsailor** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:59 am

So sorry about the fake purchase. Hopefully an authentic one will come along for you!

Postby **Rondall31** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:28 am

White boarders on the front of the box are too thick. Doesn’t the authentic one have a poplife authenticity sticker at the bottom?

Postby **TenTwoSix** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:30 am

Rondall31 wrote:White boarders on the front of the box are too thick. Doesn’t the authentic one have a poplife authenticity sticker at the bottom?

I bought a Klay directly from Fugitive that had thick borders. Didn't think it was fake because of the source but not sure

Postby **Rondall31** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:00 pm

TenTwoSix wrote: I bought a Klay directly from Fugitive that had thick borders. Didn't think it was fake because of the source but not sure

Interesting. I haven’t seen a klay with thick white boarders(around the face). I checked eBay too and couldn’t locate one with thick boarders

Postby **TenTwoSix** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:29 pm

Rondall31 wrote:
TenTwoSix wrote: I bought a Klay directly from Fugitive that had thick borders. Didn't think it was fake because of the source but not sure

Interesting. I haven’t seen a klay with thick white boarders(around the face). I checked eBay too and couldn’t locate one with thick boarders

It's not as thick as the fake Kobes, but I've definitely seen thinner borders for Klay than the one I got.

Postby **Nemesis989** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:01 pm

millone wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:That is so sad. So i want to talk with someone who does something like that. Are they desperate for money? There have to be easier ways to steal peoples money

I hate to say it but....that sounds like a pretty easy way to do it to me....

Maybe On the surface, but think of how many you would have to sell to make any significant money. Unless its like babe ruths signature which is in the thousands of dollars, the risk just seems really large?

Are you in the market for a Babe Ruth signed Funko Pop?

I can make one.....err, I have one for you

Postby **Comicbookwriter** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:20 pm

Machismo wrote:I need help identifying if this Kobe Bryant Funko Pop is a real one or a fake.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Chris

Send me youre email and i will send you the photos as i do not know how to post a photo on this forum.

This is just sad!

Postby **Vteck** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:40 pm

franzsy0519 wrote:
Vteck wrote:
franzsy0519 wrote:
Lots of them didn't even wait a day before news broke out, totally disgusting ugh.

Yup, wish we could have gotten a newer version of Kobe with these new molds but that won’t happen anymore.

A Kobe tribute Pop would be nice. Let's make it happen Funko!

Sad to say I dont Think they’ll make or are even allowed to.

Postby **franzsy0519** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:53 am

Vteck wrote:
franzsy0519 wrote:
Vteck wrote:
Yup, wish we could have gotten a newer version of Kobe with these new molds but that won’t happen anymore.

A Kobe tribute Pop would be nice. Let's make it happen Funko!

Sad to say I dont Think they’ll make or are even allowed to.

Yeah unfortunately you may be right. Funko might not want to give out the impression that they are cashing in on an unfortunate event (unless a portion of it goes to the charity just like what was done with the Australian fires). Still, I'd love to see it years down the line if we get the chance.

Postby **Vader92** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:10 am

wonder if they are going to start different molds of kobe

Postby **Killua916** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:47 am

franzsy0519 wrote:
draemar wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
Agreed, I'm a little amazed at all the fake Kobe pops that seem to have appeared overnight! My Facebook feed is full of people spotting fakes

Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

I hope nobody would be stupid enough to fall for that!

You'd be surprised. Some people in groups will shell out good money for a fake pop without even know until someone points out

Postby **Pogiboy67** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 4:16 am

sad its fake....

Postby **millone** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:06 am

Nemesis989 wrote:
millone wrote:
Nemesis989 wrote:
I hate to say it but....that sounds like a pretty easy way to do it to me....

Maybe On the surface, but think of how many you would have to sell to make any significant money. Unless its like babe ruths signature which is in the thousands of dollars, the risk just seems really large?

Are you in the market for a Babe Ruth signed Funko Pop? I can make one.....err, I have one for you

Hmmmm,m..... let me think about that a second....

Postby **figuresnfilms** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:06 pm

millone wrote:
Greymom wrote:
joecolt wrote:Doesnt surprise me that people want to capitalize on possible fake Kobe pops.

It's truly sad that some people can be so scandalous!

Wow. I thought for sure this couldnt be true that there are fakes. Who would sell a fake in a creamed box like that?

Quite often when they send the fakes from Asian there's not an awful lot of care which goes in to the packaging. I got careless once and ended up with a captain spaulding fake just after sid haig died too... they do come out with them fast. The saddest thing is that on certain Asian production sourcing websites companies have no shame what so ever in advertising they they will make funko pops for you.

It is sad but true that eBay is becoming a dangerous place to buy pops, especially the more high end ones, although you do have some buyer security and I managed to get my money back for mine.

Postby **engu001** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:45 pm

It is real. Buy it.

Postby **millone** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 6:32 pm

figuresnfilms wrote:
millone wrote:
Greymom wrote:
It's truly sad that some people can be so scandalous!

Wow. I thought for sure this couldnt be true that there are fakes. Who would sell a fake in a creamed box like that?

Quite often when they send the fakes from Asian there's not an awful lot of care which goes in to the packaging. I got careless once and ended up with a captain spaulding fake just after sid haig died too... they do come out with them fast. The saddest thing is that on certain Asian production sourcing websites companies have no shame what so ever in advertising they they will make funko pops for you.

It is sad but true that eBay is becoming a dangerous place to buy pops, especially the more high end ones, although you do have some buyer security and I managed to get my money back for mine.

I actually dont mind fakes if they advertised as such and the buyer is ok with it. But your situation where you thought it was real is just not cool

Postby **InternationalPopper** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 6:58 pm

LatinFunko wrote:
millone wrote:Its sad that this question needs to be asked

I agree 100%

Geeesh, so sad for people being cheated

Postby **Nemesis989** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:24 pm

Killua916 wrote:
franzsy0519 wrote:
draemar wrote:
Fake Signatures too!

Reminds me of some pops that came out much later than when a celebrity died.... but somehow they have a signature on their pop!

I hope nobody would be stupid enough to fall for that!

You'd be surprised. Some people in groups will shell out good money for a fake pop without even know until someone points out

They seem to be everywhere now. Up here in Canada we have a chain of Dollar stores that carry Toy Story pops that people point out as fakes

Postby **Killua916** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:36 pm

Nemesis989 wrote:
Killua916 wrote:
franzsy0519 wrote:
I hope nobody would be stupid enough to fall for that!

You'd be surprised. Some people in groups will shell out good money for a fake pop without even know until someone points out

They seem to be everywhere now. Up here in Canada we have a chain of Dollar stores that carry Toy Story pops that people point out as fakes

Wow are you serious. Random
Question can you get squishmallows up there lol

I need the Canada versions

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