ARE THERE FAKE HOT TOYS?!

[@ryancook5479]

I'm not going to lie, I have the fake Avengers Hulk. I couldn't justify the aftermarket cost of the original. I picked it up on ebay for about $50 some years back. I knew what it was though, so I did not get scammed or anything. I repainted it and it ended up looking pretty good. I get it isn't ethical, but sometimes they can serve a purpose if you need a background character for your display. All that being said, if they do indeed announce a Hulk 2.0, I will sell this thing for cheap and be all in on the Hot Toys version.

[@KeCoCollects]

How does it look in hand??

[@ryancook5479]

@@KeCoCollects It looked very very basic out of the package, and you could see it was obviously a recast. After some paint work though, I think he looks great for what it is though.

[@michaeldelcastillo7211]

Yes, there are fake Hot Toys. It's whatever Sideshow makes 😂. But on a more serious note, browsing ebay, there are a lot of listings that are said to be Hot Toys but upon closer inspection they aren't. Mainly Iron Man figures and the odd headsculpt

[@KeCoCollects]

lol. Sideshow 😂

[@michaelakumbu8085]

OMG I don’t know if I bought a fake am just a new collector and I buy most of my figures from eBay, which aren’t really cheap.

[@sirc1]

​@@michaelakumbu8085 same idk if i bought a fake it was supposed to be a gift so im kinda nervous

[@JediRamen]

KeCo Collects and Will the Fox are now my favorite HT content creators.

[@KeCoCollects]

I'll take it 👍🏻

[@jonyoung1768]

Diddo

[@kevinlefrank6602]

Great video Keco! I know there are fake hot toys sculpts but have never seen full figures or even ones with boxes, so that is concerning. Great tips. I don't consider 3rd party figures to be knockoffs, especially for side characters that HT refuses to make. Some of them are getting pretty good, not quite HT levels but close. collects what makes you happy as long as you know what you are getting ahead of time. But I understand your opinion and respect it for the artists ❤

[@KeCoCollects]

Yes, most third parties are "real" , just unlicensed

[@kevinlefrank6602]

@@KeCoCollects those Star Ace figures are in their own category of terrible though 😆

[@aaronfreeman381]

I bought a knock off Groot on purpose. I know… I know… but it was $40 bucks and the after market of the real one was around $300 or more. I’m ok with it.

[@KeCoCollects]

Hard to argue with the ROI there!

[@SouthPawArtist]

Personally, I don’t mind KOs of figures that are already sold out in stores. Of course it still doesn’t make the practice okay, but It would hurt hoarders and overpriced resellers more rather than the licensee, their artists, as well as retailers. Another thing- at least most Hot Toys Knock Offs sell their products as knock offs now, ie cheaper price, in different packaging and even branding. I remember more than 10 years ago when they tried to fool collectors to get their products for the same price as the real thing (even the boxes are 1:1 copies), so some collectors groups online had to make pinned posts of what to look for to check if the figure sold to them are fakes. I think the Wolverine figure from the Wolverine X-men Origins movie was one of the earliest fakes that plagued the community then.

[@KeCoCollects]

Interesting stuff! At least the community was aware back then.

[@ConorB1]

I’m glad we have third party companies. Otherwise we wouldn’t have any Last of Us figures, no FF7 figures etc.

[@KeCoCollects]

Definitely beneficial for unlicensed options

[@IronObsidian]

Never been afraid of Hot Toys fakes for a lot of reasons. But I'm also a Neca collector, so unfortunately I'm all too familiar with those. It's a real minefield. But, I'm proud to say, with sweat, research and some headaches, I have managed to dodge those, and only have genuine pieces. I'm not gonna lie, though... that PlayToys Mark VI looks pretty damn good for a bootleg. Shockingly good, in fact.

[@KeCoCollects]

For a fake, it's a pretty darn good option

[@-Xrated]

Seems a-lot of collectors buy knockoff brand figures to either save money and or buy a figure that hasn’t been released by Hot Toys. I personally prefer the quality of Hot Toys but some companies out there are stepping up such as Inart and Jazzinc. As long as they get a license to sell the figures i have no problem with it because i have heard some celebrities will refuse to sign / autograph fake / knockoff merchandise if they spot it.

[@KeCoCollects]

Licensed+ quality = Win. Sadly, The Ghostbusters team can't find that combo

[@marcakins3373]

Good discussion, i don’t like testing my hard earned money with 3rd parties or questionable sites…..I enjoy collecting to much to ruin my experience with knockoffs

[@KeCoCollects]

Pretty much my take at this point as well

[@Funsize64]

Love the video! Thankfully I haven’t run across fake hot toys in my journey, maybe a PSA about knowing if a listing is fake would be very helpful. I see too many people being scammed on Mercari, eBay, and Amazon when buying hot toys which is just to name a few. I won’t even touch Facebook markets anymore just to be safe

[@KeCoCollects]

A wise move!

[@micdeole-2099]

Early in my collecting journey I bought a few knock off's, but they were figures that were no longer in production and way too expensive in the aftermarket. Today, I do not buy knock offs since I can pre-order the figures I really want, if I miss out then I miss out. There's always another figure coming that will make up for it.

[@KeCoCollects]

ALWAYS another figure coming

[@chrisgould6069]

Well I want to get a knock off hot Toys Avengers Hulk 1/6 scale figure but really just to add to my marvel comics line, not sure if Hono will even get around to it and I wouldn't be using the head sculpt, I'll be sculpting the head myself I'm just using it for a custom job.

[@KeCoCollects]

Sculpting yourself? That's pretty cool

[@chrisgould6069]

Yeah a more comic book iteration of the character, just using the body and the torn pants on it but sculpting, molding, casting and painting the portrait myself.

[@DrawTheLine35]

I found out about Hot Toys from an ad on Facebook about a bootleg Mk 42! Didn’t buy the bootleg thankfully, but it led me down an expensive rabbit hole, lol

[@KeCoCollects]

Well, that's a fun origin story!

[@FlipFlab]

I don’t think you can say anything about original sculptors not getting paid because at the end of the day if sideshow wanted to sell more of whatever the fakes are selling, they could. They’re sitting on the product. They sold as much as they want and ain’t no harm in buying a KO or third party if HT won’t reissue. Or sell in your market.

[@KeCoCollects]

That's a fair point!

[@Mr.0ne]

I've seen a medicom rah joker in a hot toys joker box on ebay years ago. They tried to justify it as real by the hot toys print on the bottom foot but the foot was hot toys and not the figure.

[@KeCoCollects]

Ha! Diabolical

[@rone.7735]

Potential fakes are what scare me away from ebay.

[@KeCoCollects]

The money back guarantees help a little

[@harshword8388]

The Asian market will most certainly bootleg everything and anything of value.

[@KeCoCollects]

You probably are not wrong

[@myrons_onesixthcollection]

Didn’t even know this was a thing until I saw your video 👀 but I’m glad that it’s hard to replicate a Hot Toys figure because it’s dam near impossible to recreate those amazing head sculpts and details that they do. As always I love looking forward to seeing new content from you Keco! 👊🏻

[@KeCoCollects]

Thank you, bro!

[@salvatorepisano4078]

Wasn't there suppose to be a interview with InArt? I could of sworn Keco announced he was doing one and I been waiting

[@KeCoCollects]

They have still not gotten back with me after committing to it.

[@salvatorepisano4078]

@@KeCoCollects Wow. That's low of them. I was worried something went down and been checking weekly cause I really wanna see you press on them about certain things. Very valid points you have. I also hope as a collector you can find out if they plan to venture out of DC and WB and give us more products that aren't just superheroes.

[@ShinyShinyIsAlwaysBeingSerious]

If they made fake Star Ace they'd look better I just wish there were scammers out there willing to debase themselves by purchasing one to copy 😢 . As for Hot Toys there's a fake Harley out there by "Crazy Toys" for $40! From a distance looks pretty similar but when you compare the pics you can see easily, guaranteed though, if I sold my genuine one and replaced it with the fake literally ZERO people who have seen my collection would notice haha, although I personally would not be able to sleep ever again.

[@KeCoCollects]

That my problem - I KNOW where the weak links in my collection are lol

[@figureitout-em4sn]

Most who have shopped at Toys wonderland have been scammed, and they sell genuine products... Apparently....i never received my order, so im only speculating about the Genuineness of the products they sell 😆

[@KeCoCollects]

Ooof. I know so many have been swindled there

[@ericwhyte3888]

Yo Dawg You should do a video about how different the production figures have been from the prototypes. After seeing that 89 Batman, I am never gonna preorder again. This to me is worse than the wait time at InArt.

[@KeCoCollects]

Hmmmm. Interesting topic!

[@Kal-el23]

This kind of makes me wonder about the Saturn toys doc brown and Marty McFly 2015 figures I’ve seen floating around on pre-order. I couldn’t tell if they are fake or what on eBay.

[@KeCoCollects]

Pretty sure those are knockoffs

[@GTinez23]

Bruh, amazing shirt! I love your content. Keep it coming!

[@KeCoCollects]

Walmart special ✊🏼

[@j-toys4065]

keco do you trust buying on stockX?

[@KeCoCollects]

I have never used it , so I wouldn't be able to speak to it unfortunately

[@hbk2399]

Where is KeCo? Is he ok? Is he alright? (We miss you!)

[@KeCoCollects]

I was captured by inART

[@TankVI]

Anyone got any info on that red guard kit? 😅

[@KeCoCollects]

One Sixth Kit used to have them - prolly sold out now

[@MrVidal96impalass]

The Avengers hulk was k.o. alot also.

[@KeCoCollects]

I HAVE seen that one, I just couldn't find any good pics though.

[@DEVILPC1171]

Where to buy hot toys in india and in cash on delivery

[@KeCoCollects]

Unfortunately, I have no idea

[@eclecticcollector]

First great job on the topic!! Is inarrt fake ?

[@KeCoCollects]

Jury is still out, but I've cast my verdict lol

[@markp.4081]

I was going to say that. You beat me to it

[@JediRamen]

The new BVS Superman by INART looks great

[@KeCoCollects]

@@JediRamen I'm sure collectors will be excited in 2027 when it's in their hands

[@IronMadness-xb9js]

Thumbs up and subscribed!

[@KeCoCollects]

Welcome aboard!

[@timothyraphael7904]

What about Soosootoys?

[@KeCoCollects]

They are unlicensed, but make decent stuff. Not hot toys quality, but decent

[@adrianunderwood8642]

😮

[@KeCoCollects]

👀👀👀

[@RammRod300]

I buy KO legos beats 500$ tag for 50$

[@KeCoCollects]

Interesting! Lego prices are WILD