How to tell the new KO Reissues apart from authentic toys.

wow had no idea that Takara did a special batch of Primes back in the day for my country! cool info, MG.

has anyone had hold of a ko mp01 ? im dying to know what they are like , ive seen the photo,s but its not the same as actually playing with the thing

if anyone is looking for the ko g1 oversized soundwave i have one mosc

Ok i have a sludge i got my hands on ....my friend says he is a ko version....
He looks original to me tho....he has his takara stamp and the date 1980-1984
and also made in japan...he looks nothing like the ko versions..im confused..i went online to check those ko versions and i couldnt find mine can someone help me plz...the only thing that is differnt is his chest its black....

Pictures. All sides, top bottom, both modes unless there is a definitive give away (which there always is).

That might be a bit excessive. Definately could use a good pic of the stamping.

What do you mean has a black chest? Do you mean the door or the overall body? The door itself is a translucent black, and the body is painted red.

No problem! If you´ve earned that much one could say you could buy the real thing, but I see that´s not the case.

I don´t have any issues with collectors like you that buy KO (You should be more aptly named UltimateKOReviewer, by the way). But when you post videos and you don´t explicitly put that what you are describing and analyzing is a KO, then you are MISINFORMING, plain and simple. And when you look in the comments you see there are collectors that think that you are talking about the real g1s.

That´s how I come upon your videos, when one new aspiring collector tried to compare his "authentic G1" with one of yours. He thought he had one, but at the end I showed him how his "G1" was a KO just like yours. Here is not an issue. Because we have a lot of knowleadgable collectors, but with new or ignorant collectors is a huge problem.

You could have 1 million visits, that doesn´t give you credibility. As a matter of fact you are making the thing worse by confusing people with your videos and your half true disclaimers. You could perfectly do the same videos but telling that the tfs you depict are ko. In one of your comments I saw you said something of a seller that damaged the market by having high prices. I agree, but you do just the same when you give characteristics and defining toy traits of KO w/o telling they are KO.

Clear enough?

And for a "rule following guy" you buy a lot of unlicensed-against-the law-stuff!

i don't know if this helps, but the following post says that the takara mark's on the trailer and not the cab:

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also, does anyone know how to tell the difference between a pre rub and rub sign g1 op cab? the only difference i can tell are that the panels that align the thighs in alt mode, are shorter on the pre rub.

As beat up as this box is, I don't think it is a KO, but is it normal for Snarl to have a red head on the top and sides?

Looks like it:
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