China/Hong Kong Figures on eBay?

[Den82]

I noticed a lot of modern toys are sold from there on eBay loose. I saw Masters of the Universe classics, maybe some others. What is the deal with this? Stolen from the factory or something?

[Mikey]

That's a good question

Maybe the figures are counterfeits?

I can't imagine China having too many rules about counterfeiting

[jwyblejr]

Either dumpster diving is involved or alot of stuff is going out the backdoor.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I have noticed that with the Indiana Jones line as well, all the figures you could not find in stores, the TOD, line, you can get pretty cheap from Hong Kong. Course the shipping is high

[Riffster]

I've bought a few on ebay from there and they all come delivered fast and in good shape

[doctor09210]

I find this mainly with electronics, like when they are .99 cents and from hong kong but with free shipping that takes 3 weeks

[jwyblejr]

There use to be this great site that you could get Nintendo DS games cheap from Hong Kong. Took about a week and a half to get the games. Sadly,I checked last week and GoDaddy said their web site was for sale.

[Gorn Captain]

My best suppliers are in China and Hong Kong.
Very reliable, affordable shipping, sent registered for like $5.
They send it as "gift" "value $5", so you don't get customs charges.
I usually get my stuff within the week.

I can't say enough great things about them.
Once, a package took extra long. The guy immediately paid back everything including full shipping. When the damn thing eventually showed up, I let him know that I wanted to pay what I owed. He would only accept the value of the figure, shipping was on him. So I ended up getting my stuff shipped for free.

And yes, your VISA statement will probably read "Yuen Lu Wan"" or something, but that's fine by me!

Btw: I've never received knock-offs, only the real deal!

What does happen is this: sometimes figures get rejected, let's say because the pants are not perfect. The factory will retain the whole thing, and some sellers then sell off the figure part by part. Those items are flawless.
When boxes get damaged, Chinese sellers rip them off the card and sell them loose. Nothing wrong with that.
I buy American stuff from China all the time...

[Den82]

Any recommended sellers?

[Mikey]

The Hong Kong stuff does seem to have mostly cheap shipping

[clemso]

It stands to reason that a lot of toys are made in factories over there. maybe somebody buys out end of the line stuff and rejected paint jobs. I just bought a Yellow DD from the Spider-man classics line from China, so 'll report back what I got.

[clemso]

LoL's, just got my Yellow DD from China, he has his left leg on his right and vice versa. Not looking forward to my ML Maskless Wolverine. Obviously they are selling rejected or imperfect figures.

[Mikey]

LoL's, just got my Yellow DD from China, he has his left leg on his right and vice versa..

I know it's not funny because you paid good money - but I have to laugh

[doctor09210]

i just bought a cable for my computer for 4 cents and it fu**ed up my other stuff

[Gorn Captain]

All of my 1/6 scale purchases have been perfect. No bootlegs, no faults. I've been buying from Chinese and Hong Kong sellers for years...