Boon
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Post by Boon on Mar 10, 2015 20:35:40 GMT -5
saying there was a box of 10, doesn't help his sale and why say it? but if there were 10 then they are fake
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habrofan83
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Post by habrofan83 on Mar 11, 2015 5:33:14 GMT -5
they are fake, 100% the arm he has used for Greg is actually honky's arm with the hand cut off and replaced with gregs original fist. there are no detailed marks on the jacket and not enough musical notes. gregs left boot looks like it has been hacked at. the paint jobs are terrible and the protos we have seen in the past have smooth paint (unfinished, but smooth) these look like they have been heavily glossed over. i feel bad for whoever buys these thinking they are the real deal because they are not and once he sells them they will appear again and again because he is making them himself (badly)
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Hasbroandy
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Post by Hasbroandy on Mar 11, 2015 8:35:31 GMT -5
It's even a nice custom and I would like to have one like these!!! Who believe it is real please look at the toys'r'us add and you will see the difference!
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Post by Ry_D on Mar 11, 2015 11:36:12 GMT -5
He would have been better of selling the parts as a proto and seeing what he got, but adding the painted set and claiming he has loads it's all bull! He'd be better off just being plain old honest. Anyone who's ever had/seen up close a genuine WWF Hasbro prototype item knows what nonsense this is. I'm not a fan of customs being made out to be prototypes full stop, particularly customs of unreleased items, in the style of ect. When you are spending a lot of money you should be absolutely certain of what you are buying, however there's always someone who falls for it and ends up making a costly error. It really is better to let something pass you by than to throw money down the drain. I'm talking to a guy in that predicament right now. Sometimes if you are not fast to act upon exclusive info/rare item availability you may miss out, but there are dishonest guys out who there will prey on you ''not wanting to miss out''.
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Boon
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Post by Boon on Mar 11, 2015 12:26:05 GMT -5
if enough people report it, then it will get taken down
step by step........
Report item
Copyright and Trademark
Counterfeit item or authenticity claimer
Disclaimers made about the authenticity or legality of the item
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habrofan83
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Post by habrofan83 on Mar 11, 2015 16:26:38 GMT -5
and just like i said, this guy would produce more of the same figure under a different account. ebay member speedy.786 now has some figures up for sale that include the supposed greg valentine proto (again badly painted. feel sorry for the person who ends up paying a lot of money for these
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habrofan83
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Post by habrofan83 on Mar 11, 2015 16:51:29 GMT -5
id rather spend my money on a decent custom like this imgur.com/QKfxqn6(not mine, i got the picture for a custom figure maker a few months back)
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Hasbroandy
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Post by Hasbroandy on Mar 11, 2015 17:07:19 GMT -5
Looks good
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Boon
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Post by Boon on Mar 12, 2015 13:36:52 GMT -5
and just like i said, this guy would produce more of the same figure under a different account. ebay member speedy.786 now has some figures up for sale that include the supposed greg valentine proto (again badly painted. feel sorry for the person who ends up paying a lot of money for these well they are Both from Birmingham, weird cos speedy.786 Greg and Honky look the same as the other guys I think speedy.786 made them and other guy bought some thinking he could make some $$$ but the Greg looks identical to the other guys Greg
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 13:28:10 GMT -5
Very sketchy. Approach with caution.
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m7777r
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Post by m7777r on Mar 14, 2015 17:56:00 GMT -5
I've been watching this listing from the start and I agree totally with everyone else these are not legit the legs are wrong on Greg, in his listing (beadsuk2014) he answered one question about the arm straight away because it suited him but I messaged him about the legs and he never got back to me, Auction ended at £72 and £55 for his listings so thankfully not massive money paid lets hope were are all right
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Boon
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Post by Boon on Mar 17, 2015 16:32:39 GMT -5
so now he's selling them in bulk practically..... total BS, hella expensive for crappy customs
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ICHIBAN 一番
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Post by ICHIBAN 一番 on Mar 18, 2015 15:05:54 GMT -5
Its obviously not a real prototype, and naive of anyone to think otherwise.
Someone has taken time to cast and paint them, admittedly a bit sloppy but a good effort. Customs still go for good money on ebay.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2015 0:21:12 GMT -5
Agreed, still can't beleive what someone paid for the pre painted ones! I was going to get the grey Moulds just to give it a go painting the decals myself.
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habrofan83
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Post by habrofan83 on Mar 19, 2015 3:55:55 GMT -5
just feel sorry for the person who won the first auction thinking it was a prototype (which it clearly isn't). now there are lots more showing up, he should have just said they are all custom made (which they clearly are) and badly in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 5:42:07 GMT -5
Imo the guy in Brum is the person who made the figures and hes just trying to get much more of a premium on the customs.
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