Hello people! apologies I haven’t been as active, been crazy at work. Guess what though, this quarantine life has made me realise what I want to do with my life! So I’ll do my best in answering all your questions! I’m planning to do another Real vs Fake Nendoroid, yes I Got scammed again LOL, but wanna ask you guys what nendoroid s did you guys buy that are fake ?
Im planning on buying a levi #390 nendroid im not sure if its real or not but regarding with the good reviews and the many items the seller has sold i might buy it it does have the good smile company logo
@@darkvoid2841 ngl if it's levi, it's most likely fake. if they have a lot of sales for a levi nendoroid, it's definitely a bootleg. i get my sources from shopee though, i found my levi nendo on carousell and facebook is a pretty good place to look for^^
shadowthehh2 I wanna buy a fake itachi for $16 on amazon but idk I don’t like buying fakes I just really want one cause itachi is my favorite character this figure looks cool I was gonna buy a itachi funko pop but I don’t like it this one looks way better in my opinion. I just wanna display itachi on my pc. I don’t have much time the real itachi only has 2 in stock but it’s $180 and my birthday is on October 31 I just have to hope I get my money in time before they run out and I don’t know if they sell him in stores and even stores near me I live in a small town we’re not mainstream so companies put some stuff here but we’re not top priority such as other locations
@@azr511 It's ok to have some fake figures, I get it. Some are hard to find, or are way high up in price, it gets frustrating at times..I currently have three fake figures in my collection (and I have about 30+ figures) I say go for it imo, dont feel bad about buying a fake nendo, I say it would look really nice to display on your pc
doesn't mean they are fake. they have a manufacturing branch in china with a lot of people, and a lot of their stock comes from there. they also have a branch in japan, but they do outsource some to china.
eBay has so many good deals, but Some seller takes out real Nendoroid and put fake Nendoroid, so the box is real and Nendoroid is fake, I already had real Nendoroid so, I knew it was fake when I saw the picture. I was like geez... He had 0 feedback. Thank you for the tip. I have only been buying from online, but I actually do want it to go to an actual shop and look at those Nendoroid. But don't know where~ ToT Going Japan is too expensive.
Glad I help :). It is always tempting to buy the cheap one but just annoying if you bought a fake one. Ha ha that’s why I made this video to spread the good word. Ha ha
Me: * buys a nendoroid online for a small price bc I'm broke * * After watching this video * *Laughs in good luck due to finding out all my nendos are real*
In my country, its pretty difficult to buy the original one since almost all the local sellers sell the fake stuff instead. But they do describe that if the stuffs are Fake. Also, the price is just much cheaper.. So i gotta say that the fake stuffs are kinda worthwhile if you cant afford to buy the original
About the joints, more fake once are getting the smiley face on it. But most of the joints are still only made in the skin tone. It really depends on which company made the fake on how much it looks like the real one
I have an official America nendoroid next to a fake Link nendoroid, and on a shelf the fake doesn’t look that bad next to the official. The only downside of the fake nendoroids is a mediocre paint job, delicate posing, and flimsy additional pieces. The official nendoroids are definitely much better quality but if you don’t want to spend a lot of money the fake ones are still pretty nice!
This video will be a great help for me. I'm planning on buying my first ever nendoroid. Luckily I saw your video. I have now the idea on distinguishing fake nendo. The feeling that you paid for the original nendo is priceless. Again thanks for this video. Will be waiting for more of your tips. Salute to u man.
The small boxes started from nendo 820 Itachi Uchiha, so far all the nendoroids that follows after him are in a small packaging, even DX versions like Mike and sully of Monster Inc are in small packaging just a bit bigger that the box of itachi . I think Snow miku and nendoroids from Kantai Vollections would be an exception since usually they have lots of extra parts and are to big to fit on the standard small nendo boxes.
I think it was 819 Kato Megumi, but you are right. They also had a style change after nendoroid number 300, to a more cleaner look, mostly white boxes but a few of them have cool base colors too. Also some special editions have mat finish as well.
Fake nendos are not all bad. It depends on the products. Some very nice, some aren't. If you are not serious about collecting it, buy the fake ones. But if you're a fanatic, buy the real ones.
tbh its not like a phone or anything so a fake version shouldnt be 2 bad right? bc i just want figures of anime characters dont care if its a bit rubbish its like 70% cheaper so idrc
I Have 2 fake figures in my collection one being the sakura miku prize figure. It's pretty cute and the quality isnt terrible for 8 dollars. All my other figures are official and I'm very happy about how I've maintained mostly legit figures
The stickers are a licensor requirement and not necessarily a design feature of the gsc nendo lines packaging. Those stickers are so called authentication sticker. The safest way to avoid bootleg would be buying from a GSC license and partnered shop. You can check the list of Partner Shops of GSC. :)
Got a fake nendoroid for christmas. Absolutely horrible. The parts didn't fit right, pieces that shouldn't fall off, fell off. It came off amazon so i thought i was safe. WRONG. Always pay attention to who you're buying from. Would always recommend buying from the official seller. If it isn't coming from good smile co. themselves then don't waste your money or time. It's more likely than not a fake.
Just got into collectables recently and I'm pretty sure I bought some bootleg nendoroids. It's whatever though since the authentic ones aren't being manufactured anymore and the ones that are available to buy are insanely overpriced. Real shame.
But my nendoroid is a real one (it’s a bakugo one) and there’s no goodsmile company sign on the top right! I search up many boxes and there’s no good smile sign too
The fake ones can be pretty cheap. My first and only nendoroid is Noiz from dramatical murder and he was only like 15 dollars on Ebay. I know he's fake but I still love him.
it is unfortunate sometimes to get fake nendoroids but for an average collector i feel like it is not a huge bummer? maybe for those who are on a tight budget can go for the fakes, they're one of the good looking bootlegs tbh
Dash agree. Some bootlegs does look good but i dont know I feel like if I paid for something , I expect to get the real one rather than bootleg. Especially nendoroids are not cheap!! 😂
@@robindejesus6443 yea getting scammed by paying the real amount of a nendoroid and then receiving a fake one sucks, what i actually meant in my first comment was for those who are on a tight budget could possibly buy a fake nendoroid instead of the real one because some are the exact copy of the original, i didn't meant to say getting scammed was okay lol my bad for not explaining properly
I was going through my nendoroids based on the official checklist and it didn't say anything about the more transparent holder thing... I found one that was more transparent and I looked at my nendoroid shelf like "one of you is an imposter!!" so i looked over each one for all the signs of a bootleg and they all checked out as legit... then after a lot of panic and thinking i must have got at least one of the "best bootlegs ever made" I saw your video.. thanks for calming me down.. =3
In indonesia the seller online figure always tell in the description this figure is bootleg or not,so i dont need to be afraid if want to buy nendo or another figure,too bad last year the goodsmile salary from my country is going down,it's because of the tax which make the figure expensive especially from goodsmile figure,so many of collector choose to buy the bootleg than the original one
Just look at the characters stand the stand shows the truth (if you open them that is) and the fake ones they have been using the Korean skin care routine
Thank you so much for this, got gifted a nendoroid a few years back and not really into anime anymore so I wanted to sell it and just realised it could have been fake
I am from the future and finally they put a sasori nendoroid out, pre- ordered it. Have to wait till December. got a Severus Snape to now and am stoked to collect nendos again but moderated.
I heard somewhere that if the Nendoroid originated from an anime show, it would have the holographic sticker whereas the ones that originated from games don't.
Based on your fake itachi, the bootleg still uses the old nendo faceplates where theres a hole beneath the faceplates for the neck connector. :) thats the olde faceplates of nendos before.
I wasted 15 bucks for a Rei Ayanami Evangelion Racing Nendoroid. TOTALLY WORTH IT. Yes, the colors are cheap. The base looks legit. It didn't smell or anything. I'm okay with it. I'm a Detective Conan Fan. I will get the original Nendoroid. This Rei Ayanami was cheap and it's surprisingly good.
The biggest giveaway to a fake is the price. When I was just starting I made the Mistake of buying a fake figma because I saw it was $20 versus $90. I didn’t realize at that time that there were fakes until it was too late. Also read the description before you buy, and make sure it explicitly says it’s guaranteed authentic item and not a fake. I’ve been collecting figma and nendoroids for roughly 8 years. The fakes feel super cheap and the colors look so gross
I bought my first Sasuke nendoroid online and on the picture and everything it was legit I bought it and realised it didn't have any parts just the nendoroid no extra arms or anything
thank you sooooo much, this video was extremely helpful. i have a real hinata nendoroid that i ordered straight from goodsmile but i unfortunately missed kageyamas sale, so i had to order him off amazon for an outrageous price and now i'm worried it won't be real. when i get him i'm going to look at him to compare all the points you made in this video just to fully make sure he's authentic! thank you again!
I bought a nendoroid on Amazon, I thought it was true but as soon as it arrived I knew right away that it was fake, I was very upset since I've been waiting for it for a long time, thank you for making this video :')
@@HazelTreeTV hi I’m a little late but I honestly don’t think it’s a good idea to buy from Amazon it’s a big risk and mostly get bad reviews and are afke
huh honestly this fake doesn't look all that bad? (most bootlegs I've seen are atrocious) wouldn't pay full price for it of course but tbh? if someone was selling it for like $10-$15 I'd buy it, knowing it was fake it's still cute (and better than a funko pop)
unfortunately I have a fake in the original packaging and with a smiley. mostly the only characteristic is the poor processing of the figure as a whole. the smiley also looks different from the original, even the material used is different, with bootlegs rougher with lots of cast seams. overall faulty painting. nevertheless difficult to recognize a bootleg online. especially if you have no comparison
Hi, i bought it on ebay, my other nendoroid i bought second hand on ebay was legit, wiser i was asking the seller if the doll is legit. (50 euro would be a lot of money for a bootleg)😅The difference in the quality is really clearly visible. And a big sign for a fake is a cheap price like 10/20/30euro. The most nen second hand here are in the range of 50-60euro and more. Sry for my bad english🙈
Hey fair enough. Yes sometimes there are good finds in eBay and sometimes no. No need to be sorry for your English, have you seen my video ? Hahahahaha .. anyways hopefully you didn’t pay too much for the fake one
Robin: pause the video and see if you can tell which ones real Nendoroid collectors: instantly identifies real nendo and proceeded to pick apart every flaw of the bootleg till it has no confidence left
_I have two fake nendoroids (one looks exactly as the real one and the other is a bit problematic). I wanna buy real nendoroids, but my parents won't allow me. They said that it's a waste of money ;-;_
When you have a job you can buy anything you want. :) just like me, since my working i got the chance to buy things that I cant when I was younger. I came from an average type of family so growing up I dont have a lot of toys, I dont have the chance to buy any clothes that I want. So now that im working, im doing everything that makes me happy like collecting nendoroids. Maybe the reason why my parent doesnt mind me having a lot of nendos at home is because I did not forgot my obligation to them as well. :) collecting nendoroid is an investment because you also need to buy display cabinets that would fit your growing collections. :)
you scared me with the logo in the top right tip. i already bought a deku from ebay and i checked the box compared to a real one, and it was actually authentic. phew.
so... let me get this straight. to get them right - first i need to buy the real one. then and only then I am able to notice those tiny details like skin tone, glosy/mat and so on. So next time when I am buying the same figurine... wait - WHAT?
Well I made this guide based on my experience. The way I see it is that when I was looking at guides on how to distinguish a fake and a real Nendoroid , it did give me an insight but was not really enough thus why I am suggesting to get a real Nendoroid from the partnered shop because experiencing it first hand will definitely give you more knowledge rather than watching videos about it. Not only you gain more knowledge as well but you also get to support your local sellers :)
Usually you're safe as long as you buy from GoodSmile or their partners like Amiami, Tokyo Otaku Mode and resellers like Mandarake. But if you use eBay or Amazon you can get your money back if the seller claims the fake is original.
Thanks you dude. I have bought 3 presents/gifts to one of my best friends because her birthday, two nendoroids of Sora and Riku, and a the black keyblade for hold in her room. Riku arrived very sooner, and I bought figmas before, I remember that the fake one, Jeanne D'Arc smelled too hard and was certainly damaged, but compared to the original figmas, they didnt smell at all. When I got riku, the first box, had japanese words, but when I saw the box, there wasnt any sticker, but the logo, and there are two stickers one with japanese words and a code, and another one with japanese and chinese words, I opened it and it smell too much as plastic so i thougth it was fake, specially, because in the box, his skin was kida "warm" and the real one seems something similar but a bit more yellow, I was like "NO WAY, I WASTED MONEY ON A FAKE ONE, NOOOOOOOOOOOO" Then, I saw your video, I saw that his skin was the same colour than your original itachi, and the parts were easy and soft to remove and put, also there are smiling symbols. Fucking photoshop filters, for those who have a nice eye to the colours that is a trap.
Box size isn't too reliable since some nendos that have bigger accessories (like nendo 780 Lillie's hat) have bigger boxes, your other advice is sound though, the best thing to check the box would be watching unboxings.
Tbh would like it if you did name drop the website so we can spread awareness that they sell fakes (and a lot at that). I understand trying to protect their business or save publicity but if they're selling bootlegs then people should know not to support them.
Robin De Jesus nice to hear about that Robin. Do you have an Instagram. I would like to follow you and see more of your nendoroid collections. Thank you!
I do check it’s robinrdejesus. Currently though I’ve been obsessed with plants but will start posting nendoroids again as we will just get our shelves ^^
Im want buy a nendoroid from internet , we dont have shops to buy nendoroid in my country , they can put fake pictures so I just can hope it is not a fake one
@@robindejesus6443 I did but , they are so exspensive , I will probably just wait until I have enough money to buy an original one , $ is so expensive in my coubtry ;^;
