I'm pretty sure you can notify Ebay of items that are fakes, but he buyer has to do it I think

Whilst I in no way condone the selling of recast figures there are plenty of honest sellers of genuine figures on Ebay, and to blanket ban buying resin figures from Ebay is ridiculous.

I know of several UK sellers, registered distributors of figures who have Ebay shops and would buy from them without fear of buying knock off's. For many Ebay is the only main selling presence they have.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/steve-k-miniatures?_rdc=1

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Fields-of-Glory-Models?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/funnyolddog/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

To name but a few.

Um..people still think there are legit sellers of resin figures on ebay?
As far as I know Tank,Alpine etc don't sell on fleabay. It's virtually guaranteed if you buy a resin figure on ebay, it's a knockoff. Just buy direct or from a legit source. And if you don't like paying $14 for a figure settle for plastic..

I have to say that I am typically on the ball and can pick out most recasters; however, this fellow is really good as he sends the items in original manufacturers boxes. The only box that doesn't seem legit was the box for the Warriors figure set. It is a bubble pack with an adhesive decal.

I am not trying to cry the blues about being ripped off, as I fully recognize that this is a "buyer beware" world. I am just hoping to make others aware of this fellow. I have purchased legit figures in the past from people that are clearing out a large collection and at first that is what this appeared to be.

Here are some details:

Email: [email protected]

First name: Rinat

Ebay Store: 123models123

Here are box photo's, the Tank Box on the left is from a Legit Tank figure purchase from an authorized distributor, and the one photo of the Warriors box....

Email:

Live by my code: Never buy eBay.

I have never found an item that can't be had elsewhere with the requisite google scrounge. And if it is on the bay, usually for a reason.

Amazon is slowly becoming a good resource and so far no funny business, I think they're more stringent with their resellers.

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Um..people still think there are legit sellers of resin figures on ebay?
As far as I know Tank,Alpine etc don't sell on fleabay. It's virtually guaranteed if you buy a resin figure on ebay, it's a knockoff. Just buy direct or from a legit source. And if you don't like paying $14 for a figure settle for plastic..

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Sorry but you are completely wrong in your post. I've purchased plenty of Alpine figures from Ebay and SK Miniatures who is the UK distributor of Alpine Miniatires only has a online shop on Ebay.

Sure there are recasters posting figures they've recast from originals but to say you can't buy genuine figures on Ebay is quite frankly rubbish.

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Um..people still think there are legit sellers of resin figures on ebay?
As far as I know Tank,Alpine etc don't sell on fleabay. It's virtually guaranteed if you buy a resin figure on ebay, it's a knockoff. Just buy direct or from a legit source. And if you don't like paying $14 for a figure settle for plastic..

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Sorry but you are completely wrong in your post. I've purchased plenty of Alpine figures from Ebay and SK Miniatures who is the UK distributor of Alpine Miniatires only has a online shop on Ebay.

Sure there are recasters posting figures they've recast from originals but to say you can't buy genuine figures on Ebay is quite frankly rubbish.

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Actually, you made my point. Two vendors out of hundreds, many based in China.

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Um..people still think there are legit sellers of resin figures on ebay?
As far as I know Tank,Alpine etc don't sell on fleabay. It's virtually guaranteed if you buy a resin figure on ebay, it's a knockoff. Just buy direct or from a legit source. And if you don't like paying $14 for a figure settle for plastic..

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Sorry but you are completely wrong in your post. I've purchased plenty of Alpine figures from Ebay and SK Miniatures who is the UK distributor of Alpine Miniatires only has a online shop on Ebay.

Sure there are recasters posting figures they've recast from originals but to say you can't buy genuine figures on Ebay is quite frankly rubbish.

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Actually, you made my point. Two vendors out of hundreds, many based in China.

Thanks for pointing out his other alias, I had been looking at some New Connection items - it turns out to be him.....THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

It's so frustrating that this goes on, a lot of the old OOP items just aren't in shops, or available from reputable retailers anymore - if you want something that is OOP there isn't much choice. My belief is that the majority of sellers are honest and legit; however, there exists a few rotten apples in the barrel.

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I did think it was odd that his profile said Russia but his items came posted from Germany.

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YUP! The package arrived from Germany, and when I was provided with a tracking number ending in "de" I found it odd as he is not listed as living in Germany.

Thanks for the post!

A lot of people seem to have this way of thinking:

"Why bother fighting and reporting them, all that happens is they get one ebay account shut down just to turn around and open up another".....

True enough, and sure we are always one step behind...but my way of thinking is one of trying to keep my eyes open and warn people where I can. If I get screwed by a dumb choice, I will do my best to warn other members of the modelling community in hopes that they don't make the same choice.

I know a lot of people out there will say "if someone is dumb enough to buy from ebay they deserve what they get". What kind of community mindedness is that? Most of us here are not made of money, and we all want to get the most for our dollar. So why not warn others in the community? So what if we are always one step behind the recasters? I made a dumb mistake in buying from this guy, so I have made my best effort to warn others, so someone else doesn't get taken advantage of.

In saying all this I am not talking about someone who buys an obvious Alpine figure at 80% off retail...that's an obvious recast, I am talking about the ebay sellers like this 123models123 on ebay that are blatant attempts to deceive with counterfeit packaging etc.