Talk:Knockoff - Revision history

FortressMaxxing: /* Top image */

2025-07-09T15:27:16Z

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	The opening image for this page is weird, is that thing a bootleg of any existing Transformers toy? It just looks like some generic Voltron-esque robot and I don't get why it belongs here. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 13:37, 26 July 2024 (EDT))		The opening image for this page is weird, is that thing a bootleg of any existing Transformers toy? It just looks like some generic Voltron-esque robot and I don't get why it belongs here. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 13:37, 26 July 2024 (EDT))
	: Nevermind, I just saw ~~this review~~ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVwJDnu4sA] and realized that this bizarre thing does in fact use a few parts from Omega Supreme. Still, since it's not very illustrative of Transformers bootlegs in general (it doesn't even look like a Transformers toy at a glance!), I will move it further down in the article together with a new entry about it and its company and add a new provisional opening image. If any KO collectors out there could get a picture with multiple bootlegs from different eras together then that could make a great opener to the article, ''actionfigurechecklist.com'' has quite a few in the "Group Shots" section but they're unfortunately very old and low in quality. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 17:06, 16 August 2024 (EDT))		: Nevermind, I just saw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVwJDnu4sA this review] and realized that this bizarre thing does in fact use a few parts from Omega Supreme. Still, since it's not very illustrative of Transformers bootlegs in general (it doesn't even look like a Transformers toy at a glance!), I will move it further down in the article together with a new entry about it and its company and add a new provisional opening image. If any KO collectors out there could get a picture with multiple bootlegs from different eras together then that could make a great opener to the article, ''actionfigurechecklist.com'' has quite a few in the "Group Shots" section but they're unfortunately very old and low in quality. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 17:06, 16 August 2024 (EDT))

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	The opening image for this page is weird, is that thing a bootleg of any existing Transformers toy? It just looks like some generic Voltron-esque robot and I don't get why it belongs here. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 13:37, 26 July 2024 (EDT))		The opening image for this page is weird, is that thing a bootleg of any existing Transformers toy? It just looks like some generic Voltron-esque robot and I don't get why it belongs here. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 13:37, 26 July 2024 (EDT))
			: Nevermind, I just saw this review [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVwJDnu4sA] and realized that this bizarre thing does in fact use a few parts from Omega Supreme. Still, since it's not very illustrative of Transformers bootlegs in general (it doesn't even look like a Transformers toy at a glance!), I will move it further down in the article together with a new entry about it and its company and add a new provisional opening image. If any KO collectors out there could get a picture with multiple bootlegs from different eras together then that could make a great opener to the article, ''actionfigurechecklist.com'' has quite a few in the "Group Shots" section but they're unfortunately very old and low in quality. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 17:06, 16 August 2024 (EDT))

FortressMaxxing at 17:37, 26 July 2024

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	Is this a KO? https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAKARA-TOMY-Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-10-Optimus-Prime-Action-Figure-Japan-Ver/143471287081?hash=item21678e1b29%3Ag%3A63MAAOSwVuNbHp-p&LH_All=1		Is this a KO? https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAKARA-TOMY-Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-10-Optimus-Prime-Action-Figure-Japan-Ver/143471287081?hash=item21678e1b29%3Ag%3A63MAAOSwVuNbHp-p&LH_All=1
	Don’t really care if it is.		Don’t really care if it is.

			== Top image ==

			The opening image for this page is weird, is that thing a bootleg of any existing Transformers toy? It just looks like some generic Voltron-esque robot and I don't get why it belongs here. ([[User:FortressMaxxing\|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing\|talk]]) 13:37, 26 July 2024 (EDT))

NanoLide: /* Is this a ko MP10 Optimus Prime? */ new section

2020-09-06T14:40:04Z

Is this a ko MP10 Optimus Prime?: new section

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	Are we gonna mention the guys that are mass-producing the Autobot cars and Decepti-cassettes? Other than the ones that actually put Takara Tomy on it, of course.		Are we gonna mention the guys that are mass-producing the Autobot cars and Decepti-cassettes? Other than the ones that actually put Takara Tomy on it, of course.

			== Is this a ko MP10 Optimus Prime? ==

			Is this a KO? https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAKARA-TOMY-Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-10-Optimus-Prime-Action-Figure-Japan-Ver/143471287081?hash=item21678e1b29%3Ag%3A63MAAOSwVuNbHp-p&LH_All=1
			Don’t really care if it is.

NanoLide: /* Is this an knock off */

2020-09-06T14:38:25Z

Is this an knock off

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	: It's only $50, so definitely yes. --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky\|talk]]) 00:39, 10 October 2014 (EDT)		: It's only $50, so definitely yes. --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky\|talk]]) 00:39, 10 October 2014 (EDT)
	: I was getting suspicious with the low price so my guess it was either stolen(which is why it's dirt cheap so someone can buy it quickly and not get caught by law enforcement or a knock off--[[User:Heckler\|Heckler]] ([[User talk:Heckler\|talk]]) 19:57, 10 October 2014 (EDT)		: I was getting suspicious with the low price so my guess it was either stolen(which is why it's dirt cheap so someone can buy it quickly and not get caught by law enforcement or a knock off--[[User:Heckler\|Heckler]] ([[User talk:Heckler\|talk]]) 19:57, 10 October 2014 (EDT)

	==eBay crackdown?==		==eBay crackdown?==
	I'm pretty sure I heard that virtually all the auctions for the chinese G1 knockoffs have been pulled from eBay. I certainly can't seem to find a Mirage, Metroplex, or cassette set right now. I'm assuming Hasbro said something to eBay? [[User:Hooper X\|-hx]] 18:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)		I'm pretty sure I heard that virtually all the auctions for the chinese G1 knockoffs have been pulled from eBay. I certainly can't seem to find a Mirage, Metroplex, or cassette set right now. I'm assuming Hasbro said something to eBay? [[User:Hooper X\|-hx]] 18:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

FigureGunplaFan at 15:36, 10 November 2016

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	Are we gonna mention the guys that are mass-producing the Autobot cars and Decepti-cassettes? Other than the ones that actually put Takara Tomy on it, of course.		Are we gonna mention the guys that are mass-producing the Autobot cars and Decepti-cassettes? Other than the ones that actually put Takara Tomy on it, of course.

	~~== Gallery ==~~
	~~Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)~~
	~~:No. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:45, 8 November 2016 (EST)~~
	~~::OK, understood. [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 10:54, 8 November 2016 (EST)~~

FigureGunplaFan: /* Gallery */

2016-11-08T15:54:44Z

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	Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)		Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)
	:No. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:45, 8 November 2016 (EST)		:No. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:45, 8 November 2016 (EST)
			::OK, understood. [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 10:54, 8 November 2016 (EST)

Khajidha: /* Gallery */

2016-11-08T15:45:48Z

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)		Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)
			:No. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:45, 8 November 2016 (EST)

FigureGunplaFan at 14:29, 8 November 2016

2016-11-08T14:29:09Z

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	Are we gonna mention the guys that are mass-producing the Autobot cars and Decepti-cassettes? Other than the ones that actually put Takara Tomy on it, of course.		Are we gonna mention the guys that are mass-producing the Autobot cars and Decepti-cassettes? Other than the ones that actually put Takara Tomy on it, of course.

			== Gallery ==
			Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)

Khajidha: /* Third party article */

2016-10-21T22:16:24Z

Third party article

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	Obnoxious user up there does have a point: 3rd party toys have become a major phenomena in the fandom. We should have an article to address it - it could closely parallel this one in structure and content. - [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 23:54, 2 February 2013 (EST)		Obnoxious user up there does have a point: 3rd party toys have become a major phenomena in the fandom. We should have an article to address it - it could closely parallel this one in structure and content. - [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 23:54, 2 February 2013 (EST)
	:i was on the verge of creating the article myself ([[third party toys]]? [[3rd party merchandise]]?) & linking it to [[knockoff]] & [[customizing]] when i thought first i should check those articles & talk pages. Glad i did. When i'm more awake, would someone show me how to make a whatchamacallit, Sandstorm? sandbox? Here's a rough draft of what i was thinking:		:i was on the verge of creating the article myself (<nowiki>[[third party toys]]</nowiki>? <nowiki>[[3rd party merchandise]]</nowiki>?) & linking it to [[knockoff]] & [[customizing]] when i thought first i should check those articles & talk pages. Glad i did. When i'm more awake, would someone show me how to make a whatchamacallit, Sandstorm? sandbox? Here's a rough draft of what i was thinking:
	::Some Transformers [[fandom\|fans]], desiring greater [[show-accuracy]] and [[articulation]] than [[Hasbro\|official]] [[TakaraTomy\|products]] provide, have [[to sell toys\|set themselves up]] as third party toymakers. For Hasbro's response to these third parties, see [[Hasbro Q&A/May 2009]], particularly [[Hasbro_Q%26A/May_2009#TFW2005\|here]] and [[Hasbro_Q%26A/May_2009#Transformers_Collectors.27_Club\|here]]. Note, however, that at least one third party figure has been [[canonizing\|canonized]]: a JizaiToys design used as the title character in [[Spotlight: Wheelie]]. See also: [[customizing]], [[knockoff]]		::Some Transformers [[fandom\|fans]], desiring greater [[show-accuracy]] and [[articulation]] than [[Hasbro\|official]] [[TakaraTomy\|products]] provide, have [[to sell toys\|set themselves up]] as third party toymakers. For Hasbro's response to these third parties, see [[Hasbro Q&A/May 2009]], particularly [[Hasbro_Q%26A/May_2009#TFW2005\|here]] and [[Hasbro_Q%26A/May_2009#Transformers_Collectors.27_Club\|here]]. Note, however, that at least one third party figure has been [[canonizing\|canonized]]: a JizaiToys design used as the title character in [[Spotlight: Wheelie]]. See also: [[customizing]], [[knockoff]]
	:--[[User:Rhymus\|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus\|talk]]) 04:40, 29 September 2014 (EDT)		:--[[User:Rhymus\|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus\|talk]]) 04:40, 29 September 2014 (EDT)

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	Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)		Should we add a gallery page for knockoffs? [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 09:29, 8 November 2016 (EST)
	:No. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:45, 8 November 2016 (EST)		:No. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:45, 8 November 2016 (EST)
			::OK, understood. [[User:FigureGunplaFan\|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan\|talk]]) 10:54, 8 November 2016 (EST)