How can I tell if this Clark Kent is real?

[jayihdz]

How can I tell if this is real?? Ive never seen one one these in person ever and wanna bid on it... What can I ask the seller?

Clark Kent

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=017

[Lynn TXP 0369]

Well, being a noob myself, the first thing I would do is to check the MM accesory check list for this particular figure and study it and what repro parts are available.

Then I would ask the seller if any parts say DM, CTVT, or anything else that would indetifiy itself as being a repro per the MM site. If the seller dosn't want to comply, then pass on it.

Lynn

[Hulk]

Well, being a noob myself, the first thing I would do is to check the MM accesory check list for this particular figure and study it and what repro parts are available.

Then I would ask the seller if any parts say DM, CTVT, or anything else that would indetifiy itself as being a repro per the MM site. If the seller dosn't want to comply, then pass on it.

The only thing thats bad on the MM accessory check list is that it is majorly out of date and needs to be updated as it says some parts are unique to a particular charector and no repro parts have been made, that is wrong.
After doing some reseach on things I find more and more of this to be the case, you just gotta becareful.

Lynn

The accessory check is NOT majorly out of date. It lists Mass Produced repro parts. If you think you can list 5 mistakes in the next hour on the Accessory Check, and can prove them, I'll send you a free (completely repro parts) figure.

[Lynn TXP 0369]

nothing to see here... move along....

Lynn

[MegoScott]

Majorly out of date is Majorly Overstating and Majorly Rude.

Why does the seller's ID ring a bell? koltdee?

[stabilio]

Post your "errors" here. I can't imagine you've found very many valid mistakes. Read the intro where it says FACTORY made accessories are included but hand-cast repros are not.

[vman]

The first thing I would ask is if there are any markings on the back of his neck. The real alter ego CK does not have any wording on his neck.

If you can ask him to send you a closer shot of the figure and the accessories, that would help. The real glasses do not have any space where the glasses sit on the nose (repro glasses have a small bridge). From this picture, the glasses look authentic. Also, the original hat is smaller than the repro and the repro has a wider brim.
The tie on the repro is machine sewn across the top of the tie closer to the top of the shirt where the original looks like a single stitch that is sewn through the snap on the other side.

The picture is not that great but from what I can see, it looks real.

You can see the differences in the museum pics. If you like, I can send you pics of my original and a repro next to it but the museum pics are very accurate.

[jayihdz]

Thanks everybody!!!

[Hulk]

Someone (besides Stabilio) please tell Lynn why the following items do not qualify for Accessory Check...

Iron man belts, boots, and gloves, and goblin boots, Zaius boots, Falcon boots, Thor wrist bands and Thor boots

I'll give you a clue...

Directly from the Accessory Check page...

There are many hand casted and home made reproduction parts out there. They are too numerous to catalog and address, but most are easy to identify.

[Meule]

Reading is fundamental