Transformers Knock Offs News on Seibertron.com

Buyer beware: KO Springer, Sideswipe, Red Alert & Octane

Date: Monday, July 20th 2009 11:29am CDT
Categories: Toy News, Auctions, Knock Offs
Posted by: Dead Metal | Credit(s): nemeos, Chaoslock

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Seibertron.com members "nemeos" and "Chaoslock" have discovered a seller on iOffer.com that is selling pre-orders for bootlegged G1 Transformers Springer and Octane. Further more he is offering KOs of Sideswipe and Red Alert, which seem to also be new.

We have a warning to you, the photos shown are not made by the seller himself but are stolen from the seibertron.com Galleries! Meaning that what you see is NOT what you get!

Click the images to view the auctions:





Seibertron.com does not condone the purchase of knock off figures and would like to advise you not to buy them as they are illegally made forgeries with no guarantee of quality or safety!

If you should have any questions regarding how to tell a KO from the original please click here or even better visit our KO Transformers thread!

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

Buyer beware: KO Sunstreaker to be released!

Date: Friday, July 17th 2009 9:58am CDT
Categories: Toy News, Knock Offs
Posted by: Dead Metal | Credit(s): Pretender Skywarp

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Seibertron.com member "Pretender Skywarp" has warned us that a new Bootleg will be released this month. The KO is of G1 Sunstreaker. Pretender Skywarp also posted a link to an auction selling it as a soon to come reissue.

Click here to see the auction so you can know what the box looks like so you can avoid it.



Be careful when buying a Sunstreaker in the future as it may be a KO.

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

Buyer beware: KO City Commander

Date: Friday, July 10th 2009 5:55am CDT
Categories: Toy News, Knock Offs
Posted by: Dead Metal | Credit(s): robofreak, lovemg

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Seibertron.com member robofreak has posted some new information regarding Fans Project's City Commander Upgrade set: it has been bootlegged!

This knock off was allegedly created by the same people that made the KO Shadow Commander Upgrade set and suffers the same quality issues and mold problems.



ACToys member lovemg has posted a review of this set this review can be seen by clicking here.

We at Seibertron.com advise you to be careful when buying a City Commander Upgrade set from non reputable sources. Remember, if the price seems too good, odds are it is.

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

Buyer Beware: New KO of Fans Project Shadow Commander

Date: Thursday, May 21st 2009 10:38pm CDT
Categories: Toy News, Knock Offs
Posted by: First Gen | Credit(s): Slayershoop

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Will wonders never cease. Nothing is sacred in the world of Transformers and this remains true with the latest revelation of news coming from our friends at Fans Project,courtesy of Seibertron.com member Slayershoop.

It seems that the Shadow Commander upgrade set for the 2008 San Diego Comic Conventions Nemesis Prime has been remade into an aftermarket knock off! A host of pictures were posted over at Fans Project's website showing the differences between the original upgrade kit and the cheap bootleg.









To see all the images detailing the differences, click here.

More G1 Knockoffs on the Horizon: Superion, Sunstreaker & Octane

Date: Wednesday, May 20th 2009 5:23pm CDT
Categories: Toy News, Knock Offs
Posted by: First Gen | Credit(s): capellamusic, ioffer.com

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More bad news for you G1 collectors out there. Looks like more knockoffs are being unleashed in the Transformers community. According to reports from Seibertron.com member capellamusic, the seller of the KO Shockwave we reported on here is also planning to sell KO's of G1 twin Sunstreaker and Decepticon triple changer Octane! This may be the first time Octane has ever seen a KO release.

But that's not all. Another seller over at ioffer has posted a G1 Superion KO set in what appears to be g1 packaging. KO's of the G1 gestalts have been available almost everywhere but usually come in a generic package.



Be cautious when purchasing your G1 figs Seibertronians. When in doubt, refer to our official Identifying KO's Thread for more information on Transformers KO's.

KO of G1 Shockwave in dual colors

Date: Tuesday, May 19th 2009 9:54pm CDT
Categories: Toy News, Store News, Auctions, Knock Offs
Posted by: First Gen | Credit(s): capellamusic

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Seibertron.com member capellamusic has just posted info in our official Transformers Knock Off Thread about another G1 KO release that may cause uninformed buyers to think they're getting the real McCoy. Here's what he had to share:

I just found out that the new Shockwave KO reissue is already available, boxed, and that there are 2 versions, one with a purple barrel and one with a grey barrel just like the original. Please check here:

http://www.ioffer.com/i/Transformers-G1 ... -107072101





Vintage collectors must be careful with the grey barrel versions...

Best regards

Knock Offs of ROTF Figures Already Out

Date: Sunday, May 10th 2009 1:03pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Knock Offs
Posted by: First Gen | Credit(s): GenZhao

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In the world of Transformers, nothing in sacred enough to avoid being counterfeited, or KO'd. This is evidenced, yet again, by the recent revelation that Transformers Revenge of the Fallen figures have been added to the duplicated mix.

Thanks to TFW2005 member, and KO guru, GenZhao, we get a good look at knock offs of Deluxe figure Soundwave with multiple color schemes and heads to boot, along with oversized scout class figures Dead End, Dirt Boss and Depth Charge.












Before the actual figures themselves hit mass release, you can get a poorly replicated, goofily colored KO of them. Check out way more pics of these bad boys here.

KO Shockwave coming soon?

Date: Friday, January 23rd 2009 11:41pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Rumors, Knock Offs
Posted by: Stormrider | Credit(s): ACToys

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There is a new G1 KO to be cautious of. Pictures of a KO Shockwave have appeared on ACToys. There is no word yet when this figure might be released, or what the telling signs will be to identify it.

*In these pictures – the muzzle of the gun is dark purple instead of grey (as on the authentic version). Unfortunately, we unsure if this will be the same on the final product. We will keep you posted with package details.

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