Sorry I wasn't sure where to post this. But I bought a MISB Takara Hot Rod off of Ebay and this one says made in China. My ex-b/f said it's fake because Takara is in Japan. So it should be made in Japan. But then I looked at all my MISB Hasbro toys and they all say Hasbro and Takara copyrighted made in China. And all other toys I have from Japan say Made in China. So is this Hot Rod a knock off?
Well if it is a re-issue he has to take it back because that is false advertisement, I already emailed the guy and threatened to tell ebay. The bad part is I left him positive feedback b/c it looks great until you take a closer look
http://mykooltoyz.tripod.com/hotrodimus.html if thats the box, complete with the gold sticker, it's a re-issue. if it doesnt have that sticker, but looks like that box, its legit. also, re-issues sit in plastic trays. originals are in a bubble glued to a card in the package, or in styrofoam. takara re-issues that are in classic style boxes are also identified by the fact that they have takara's web address printed on the box.
yup that is it. Thanks though at least it isn't a knock off. Though I should make him give me some of my money back.
$30 and $8 s&h I know I'm cheap lol I mean I knew I shouldn't expected a MISB G1 transformer for that cheap.
Is there still a link to the auction on eBay? I only ask because I'd like to see if the auction implies its a 80's G1 original, or if it says anywhere that its the Takara reissue.
yeah see if this works http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4696&item=6034773661 Looking at it again now I can see the gold sticker... I didn't see it there before ah well
It doesn't say it's a reissue, but it doesn't claim to not be a reissue either, just that it is not the US reissiue.
I have a bunch of Saint Seiya model kits that happen to be re-issues. And the copyrights state copyrighted 1986 or 1989. So yeah. Most re-issue items will have the original copyright as well. By the way, does anyone know where I find a bootleg Rodimus Prime? I haven't found any bootlegs of him. I'm too much of a coward to take apart a g1 vintage or re-issue of such a good quality toy. Sorry that I added something irrelevant. Just wanted to make a quick post rather than a new thread.
well there is that person on ebay selling the rodimus prime in the cabbage patch kids box I posted that in the ebay section of this site
Heh. Even though G1 Rodimus had sucky articulation, he still has some good quality die-cast metal on him.
you should probably apologize to the seller. you should have done your homework before you bid on one, esspecially at that price.
