Is this Defensor giftset a KO?

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  1. neuroticaa, Jul 15, 2010
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  2. aprim, Jul 15, 2010
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    That's a pretty rare giftset right there. Looks legit to me but you never know the price is definitely cheep.
     
  3. galvatron1701, Jul 15, 2010
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    The sunspot behind Defensor is extremely yellow and does not fade around the edges, which would point to it being a fake.
     
  4. neuroticaa, Jul 15, 2010
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    Exactly what I noticed too...and the price is way to cheap for a defensor giftset in that shape.
     
  5. Chaos Muffin, Jul 15, 2010
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  6. Arkvander, Jul 15, 2010
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    Absolutely it is a KO. Dead giveaway is the styrafoam. The original is a perfect rectangle, this one has the ridges in it. Also, Blades and Hotspot are a little too low in their windows.
     
  7. aprim, Jul 15, 2010
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    i got a orginal US Set at home, tonight Ill take a look at the styro.
     
  8. Da_Last_2_Walk, Jul 15, 2010
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    This is a KO.

    The box is a KO. The styrofoam is wrong. The Hot Spot was given a sticker.
     
  9. Killa-B-Killed, Jul 15, 2010
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    Nmbr1Ldr hit it point blank....the styro is a dead giveaway on these everytime.
     
  10. Motor_Master, Jul 16, 2010
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    I just noticed that. I think that's the first picture I've seen of the styrofoam. Typically the lack of factory stickers is a dead giveaway. Must be this guy got a set of repro labels... unless the factory stickers are included with the KO?

    Makes you wonder how many people will pick up the reissue giftset and put authentic toys in the packaging and try to resell it for $$$.
     
  11. DeathStorm, Jul 16, 2010
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    At least he ammended the description to say it's a "reissue." He's being somewhat honest.
     
  12. Da_Last_2_Walk, Jul 16, 2010
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    I doubt it was the seller being honest, more like somebody questioned him and then he changed it.
     
  13. grimlock1972, Jul 16, 2010
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    agreed and he hasn't changed that ridiculous price he is asking for it.
     
  14. Tirade, Jul 16, 2010
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    In other words, somebody called him out on the item being a KO/Reissue. Now where is ANONYMOUS when you need him? Maybe he reported that one already ;) 
     
  15. neuroticaa, Jul 16, 2010
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    I asked him a couple of days ago, my answer from him was ( Dear neuroticaa,

    As far as i know it is legit, i got it a while back, I've compared it to my other defensor and is the exact same

    - dbalmer69 )

    I havent reported him tough, but I know that he has changed the description of the item, when it came out it didnt stood a thing about a reissue or anything.
     
  16. Tirade, Jul 16, 2010
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    He either lied to you or isn't very observant. I'd wager on the former.
     
  17. Arkvander, Jul 16, 2010
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    Lied. The differences are really obvious when you look at them in person. There are a lot of misspelled or incomplete words on the tech specs as well as image issues that are glaringly obvious. Unless he has another KO that he was comparing it to.
     
  18. Tirade, Jul 16, 2010
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    If he truly is an "honest" seller, he would have cancelled all bids on that item once he added the reissue portion. It's not so bad now with the bid at $0.99, but we also have no idea what the max bid is for the current high bidder.