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EBay sellers of knockoff Transformers figures are reporting their auctions are being taken down and in many cases, their accounts are being suspended. According to one seller, eBay’s reason for the cancellations was trademark infringement.
It’s unclear at this time whether this is Hasbro’s legal department acting to protect the brand, eBay independently enforcing existing policy, or a mass reporting to eBay of KO auctions by a third party. We’ll keep you up to speed on any official announcements or further developments. Join the discussion here!
dmond31
damn this old thread got updated that funny
Joe Moore
There is really no need to bump a 5 year old thread for this.
xMostWanted559x
That guy sells a lot of KOs and based in SoCal I think
bazinga66
Not all the KO's
Transformers G1 Victory Star Saber Color Variant KO New MISB | eBay
smkspy
Damn, new guy. You're a regular internet hound dog, talk about a zombie thread.
And welcome to the boards.
spikebot
your absolutely right
spikebot
custom made transformer parts still allowed on ebay
I think tfkingdom has connections on ebay because they allow they to still sell crappy custom made parts. I bought a fort max for 1000 about a year ago and tried to resell it now because I needed money but can't get nearly that and then if I try to sell the parts separately they don't add up. so I looked and tfkingdom sells these horrible ko's for dirt cheap. I remember I once bought a little gun for cog for 150.00 now it only sells for like 12.99 seriously. Why does ebay still let this guy do this. I like the ko robots to have but forget trying to sell originals china has destroyed this market.
stad
Everyone here is fooling themselves if they think this will last. Its just like the fake Oakley sunglasses, they'll go thru and bust a bunch of them and you won't see any for a few weeks. After that, they are all back.
GenZhao
Some bootlegs got me collecting some original lines, like alternators/binaltechs for example. Some times I get a bootleg and then the original… so I dont think you can say they take away value no matter how small…, in some cases they may add value… unless it is an exact copy like the dinos or metroplex.
In the cases of the odd KO's I don't think it takes away any value what so ever.
And a lot of transformers were copies from licensed toys they bought the rights to in the beginning, so in a way you could call the first releases of Transformers legal botlegs of other bots…
Kingplay
Not good for business, especially bad for mine cuz it cost me a week.
But good in general, for the community, got to remember I am a fan too!
Bootlegs take away value, no matter how small, from the authentic.
Bootlegs shouldn't have existed from the beginning.
So to answer your question, I am not odd.
From business standpoint, @#$#, especially because of suspension.
From fan standpoint, sweeeeeeeeeeeet, get rid of them all!
I am not selling Transformers just for the $$$, I do it cuz I am a fan.
GenZhao
dude you were selling then and you were suspended!!! you are very odd… you sell the KO's and then say its great that you were bumped and that you can not sell your 100's in inventory
why were you selling them in the first place??
Kingplay
great move on ebay's part
Noisemaze2006
I just ordered a black Optimus KO & I'm gonna get the red Mirage. Take them all off ebay I'll just contact the seller & buy them direct.
I wish they made Sunstreaker, Wheeljack & Snarl.
mechabot-1
T-Logicon
definitely–KO mirage misb $40—G1 misb mirage $400+
I had mirage when I was a kid, why would I spend so much just to have him in my display case? I have a few KOs (mirage, cassettes) and the quality is certainly good enough to display. I would rather have the originals, but realistically why should I spend the money for a complete (maybe) G1 figure then have to buy stickers–reprolabels–and possibly accessories just to display? I have 80+ G1 and only 7 are KO. (6 of which are cassettes)
The only things that affect pricing are over-inflation of demand by the "bandwagon" TF fan, and the constant stream of reissues that hopefully will keep coming. I'm not that anal to say IT HAS TO BE ORIGINAL, especially when they are on display 95% of the time.
Plus the boxes/ cardbacks have the awesome original artwork on them and look great on display as well. When I do take some out, they transform and play very well. People need to get over themselves. Till all are one
Paradigm-Shift Prime
What's wrong with authentic Insecticons? I like the quality on them, and they're not hard to get.
Edit: Wow, just looking around ebay tonight, and everything ko/bootleg really IS gone.
mechabot-1
those KO insecticons are the shiznit!
very cool.
I am impressed by the quality i must say….
starscream.pt
i just noticed the ko seller i bought from is no longer a registered user … ooops i think my 14€ are gone, but will see within 20 days what paypal claim says
stad
You're only fooling yourself if you think this means an end to KO's on eBay in any way, shape, or form! They might be off the radar for a couple weeks, but then they will pop right back up, and it'll be business as usual. Some of the wording might change, at best, but that's about it.
I've seen the exact same thing for years now with Oakley sunglasses. The same cycle over and over, but it never ceases.
In the end, all of this is controlled by the Chinese mafia, and while some low-level resellers might get inconvenienced or even taken down, these little actions are not going to stop them.
funkatron101
I love that mold, and because it was in such a limited release, I'm not really against the KOs. If Hasbro released in in Universe, I would gladly pick it up, but we don't have that option.