Yeah, I gotta admit...who cares about authentic/KOs...who's the girl??

BTW, Are "they" fake as well or does it matter?  

 

If this ever happens, expect it to be no less than $300.00

 

Pfft...why should I be expected to talk about Transformers on a Transformers site?

 

I got a mailer with box pics! Looking good! Excuse the watermark.

 

At least the wraparound of Octane’s wing onto the front of the package appears to be a dead giveaway. The gradient switch from black to red/purple on the front of each box appears to happen quicker on the originals. The background color appears to almost fully transition from black to red/purple between the top of the part of the box holding the figure and top of the window on the originals. The KO’s appear to take almost the full height of the window to fully transition colors.

 

What I find disturbing is that even Hasbro or TT lacks the will to make them for the G1 fan and collector.

And I definitely hate the KO's prices!! Fuck that man!

 

i fully expect these to hit ebay as MISB G1s with price to match and id not be surprised if someone tried to slip one past the AFA guys

 

AFA certainly isn't keeping up on every bootleg out there either. An AFA'd KO 1984 GI Joe Storm Shadow was on eBay priced at $500 last week. The seller eventually ended the auction, hopefully not because they got an offer outside eBay.

 

figures there so called "experts" aren't seemingly expert on spotting knock offs

 

Calling yourself an "Authority" doesn't make you an expert.

 

Yeah, MISB for a fake, what's the point?
And as always, u WILL see seller trying to pass those as the orignal.
There was a KO swoop ended about 2 weeks ago with $500. The seller purposely opened the box(not the bubble) and did some "damage" to the box.

 

very true foster

 

I never saw the point of wanting pretty packaging for fakes. I mean I love em as much as the next guy, but they're for playin not for keepin... much like all toys.

 

I'm almost 34 years old and although I love my Transformer toys, I don't sit in the floor and play with them like a kid. I like to display mine on a shelf. I'd rather pay less for "fake" display pieces that look really nice than to pay a fortune for an authentic in a ealed box.

That's unfortunate, but true. There will be some people who pass them off as original. It's ALWAYS up to the buyer to know what they getting into though. I hate to say that, but it's true.

 

Whatever friend, you asked about the girl first!!!

 

But... that's why god made them  

 

God is a Chinese kid making $2 a day?

 

Same here. I think they look just as nice in the packaging. And when they're in the packaging, they're a lot easier to dust too.  

 

you didn't know?

 

They look like the original, Im prolly gonna get that Springer! (never had him as a kid) got a universe Tankor (Octane) so not in the market for him. KO or not don,t make a difference to me unless the price is outrageous then it makes a difference!