Bootied Pokedolls-
On eBay, any collector is at risk of purchasing a fake (bootied) Pokedoll. They are extremely common unfortunately, but are easy to spot if you know what to look for.
Booties are getting extremely common on eBay now not only with Pokedolls- UFOs and canvases are commonly started to be bootied. Be careful what you're buying off eBay!!
Booties are getting extremely common on eBay now not only with Pokedolls- UFOs and canvases are commonly started to be bootied. Be careful what you're buying off eBay!!
3 main Tips to Avoiding Booties:
1.) Do not buy any plush that says its from HONG KONG or CHINA. There is a extremely high chance it's fake. All the fakes are manufactured in these countries. So make sure to check the location of the plush before you buy. (Sorry the circle is light but you get the point)
2.) Watch for stock photos. The seller is not going to take a picture of every individual product, so they use stock photos repeatedly.
3.) Prices. Some Pokedolls are far more rare than others, so they're going to be worth way more. Sellers sell fakes of rare ones for prices under $10. If it's cheap, chances are it's fake.
This picture shows a real photo from a stock photo and the differences in prices for a 10th Anniversary Charmander Pokedoll.
Another common thing is most the titles have random numbers and letters on the end of the product. If you look at the bootie Charmander you see the numbers and letters "^PC1796" I'm not really sure what that means, I assume is a "stock" number for the thousands of plush they make. But why anyone with real products would add that to their title.
Commonly Bootied Pokedolls: |
Pokedolls *NOT* Bootied |
Here's a list of all the commonly faked Pokedolls, so watch out!:
(Black and White and X&Y not included) -Charmander -Charizard -Squirtle -Bulbasaur -Lapras -Wailord -Torchic -Pikachu -Mudkip -Piplup -Chimchar -Turtwig -Marill -Teddiursa -Riolu -Phanpy -Gengar -Eevee -Vaporeon -Mew Two -Jolteon -Flareon -Snorlax -Mew -Cyndaquil -Totadile -Togepi -Espeon -Umbreon -Lugia (Shadow Form as well) -Duskull -Absol -Latios -Latias -Lucario -Leafeon -Glacieon -Grimer |
There's a handful of Pokedolls who do NOT have fakes currently being produced. If you have one, don't worry about it being fake. Typically these are the rarer Pokedolls.
-Natu -Swampert -Blaziken -Sceptile -Dragonite (note the UFO is bootied) -Jigglypuff -Cleffa -Butterfree -Buizel -Phanpy -Magby -Corsola -Houndour -Altaria -Smoochum -Clefairy (the secret base Pokedoll has fakes) -Spheal -Corphish -Lottery Shiny Legendary Dogs -Bidoof -Spinda -Lickillicy -Heatran -Buneary -Elekid -Noctowl -Cresellia -Igglybuff -Salamance -Mismagius -Weavile |