#non-scale figure

[pancake-moth]

Nano was very top heavy, so I used the stand to keep her still

[sakurafigures]

♡ OMGkawaiiAngel (Needy Streamer Overload) - Pop Up Parade

[dailyfigures]

Welcome to the Official DailyFigures Bootleg Spotting Guide™!!!!

here are the steps that i like to use! each step does have exceptions so just keep going down the list until you're 100% sure!

1. where are you buying the figure?

if you're buying from a trusted figure store there is no need to worry. sites like amiami, solaris, nin-nin game, good smile company, crunchyroll store, etc. do not sell bootlegs. if you're buying from ebay or similar sites, an individual seller, a local store, etc. you need to be a little more careful. 

2. does the figure have a bootleg?

not every figure has a bootleg made of it! check myfigurecollection to make sure.

example ;

rapunzel miku has a bootleg, better check well before buying! vampire miku doesn't have a bootleg (yet?), you're good to go!

3. is the figure ridiculously cheap?

if the figure is extremely cheap for no apparent reason, it's probably a bootleg.

example ; 

this is a bootleg. no one in their right mind would pay 150 bucks for a real figure and sell it for 8.

4. is the figure being sold from china?

almost all bootlegs (apart from people reselling their bootlegs) are produced and sold in china. obviously there are real collectors selling real figures living in china too so there are exceptions, but i'd be careful if you're inexperienced.

example ;

almost all the bootleg sellers on ebay are located in china.

5. how are the seller's reviews?

if it's an individual seller you can ask them for proof of past sales. if it's a reseller website like ebay you can check the reviews on their profile. some bootleg sellers use bots to give themselves overly positive reviews. be wary of accounts with a lot of sales and somehow 100% positive reviews!

example ;

this ebay seller sells bootlegs and has 100% positive reviews.

6. how do the pictures of the figure look?

there's 3 options ;

☆ the figure looks like an obvious bootleg in the picture (unsure how to tell? we'll get to that!) -> it's a bootleg.

☆ the seller only uses the official promotional pics and none of their own -> suspicious. there's no way to visually check the figure so this is very risky.

☆ the figure looks good in the pictures that the seller took -> either this is good news OR the seller stole these pictures from someone else and will send you a bootleg. a red flag is using pics with bad quality and multiple different backgrounds/lighting (they stole the pictures from multiple different people). make sure to reverse image search their pictures!

7. how do you recognise a bootleg just from looking at it?

let's say you're looking at an ad and maybe the lighting is a little vague so you're just not fully sure whether the figure looks right or not. here's what we do!

1. get a picture of a bootleg of the figure in question which you can find on myfigurecollection (figure page -> pictures -> bootlegs).

2. get a picture of the real figure, preferably a user picture since promotional pics can look a little better than the real product. (figure page -> pictures -> figures).

3. pick some details that are clearly different between the original and the bootleg.

4. get a picture from the ad you're unsure about. check the details you've just picked. does it match the bootleg or the real figure? there we go!

example ;

these are user pictures of a real miku figure and a bootleg where i circled the differences i picked. in this case; the way her hair flows, the direction the pink flowers grow in and the length of the stem of the yellow rose.

here are two pictures i found in two different ads of this figure. i circles the differences i picked; the first pic has long straighter hair, pink flowers growing to the left direction and a yellow rose with longer stem. this is real! the right pic has shorter curled up hair, pink flowers growing straight down and a yellow rose with a very short stem. this is a bootleg!

thank you for reading my guide!!! i am by no means an expert, these are just the steps i like to use myself and i am absolutely open to suggestions and questions! :)

[thefigureresource]

Roy Mustang & Maes Hughes [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood] non scale from Proof coming December 2024.

[gofigureee]

Vocaloid | Hatsune Miku (Little Missing Stars Ver.) | POP UP PARADE (Good Smile Company)

[starstruck-critter]

ive posted about my aliens here before but i dont think ive ever posted my rover oc, so here they are! EXPLORER and its rhomboid friend :]

[buggbuzz]

my gender is like meat leaf i think. boy materials in the structure of girl. like im a girl made out of boy things but not in a transman way like i like being female im just. a girl-leaning boygirl. maybe??

[megamidevice]

Cure Yell • Hugtto! Precure S.H. Figuarts Action Figure by Bandai Spirits

[dailyfatefigures]

Mash Kyrielight - Dangerous Beast SSR (★5) by Cerberus Project

[grailfigure]

Miyauchi Renge // Non Non Biyori

Garage Kit (1/8) by Arinu no Kousakubeya

[lilithsaga]

Helping Saga Brother clean out old belongings and we found old Star Wars figures we played with as kids.

Not the greatest condition, but well loved. Here are some favorites.

[sakurafigures]

♡ Senshi (Dungeon Meshi) - Nendoroid

[dailyfigures]

DAILYFIGURES WRAPPED 2023!!

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i posted a grand total of 886 figures this year! let's take a look at the hits and the flops together!

my top 10 most popular figure posts! ;

10. Kirby from Kirby by Re-Ment with 1432 notes

9. Heather Mason from Silent Hill by Gecco with 1458 notes

8. Isabelle from Animal Crossing by Good Smile Company with 1535 notes

7. Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid by Taito with 1547 notes

6. Kirby & Waddle Dee from Kirby's Dream Land by Bandai Spirits with 1568 notes

5. Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid by Taito with 1717 notes

4. Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid by Taito with 1879 notes

3. Yuuko from Junji Ito's Slug Girl by Dodowo with 2121 notes

2. Ayanami Rei & Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion by Union Creative International Ltd with 2332 notes (special shout out to this meme)

and....this year's biggest winner!

1. Kirby & Waddle Dee & Meta Knight & Magolor from Kirby by Re-Ment with 3542 notes!!!

my top 5 least popular figure posts ;

5. Nikkari Aoe from Touken Ranbu Online by Orange Rouge with 43 notes

4. Arthur Boyle from Fire Force by Kotobukiya with 41 notes

3. Ayano Keiko from Sword Art Online by Broccoli with 41 notes

2. Jolyne Cujoh from Stone Ocean by Medicos Entertainment with 39 notes

1. Akito Izuki from Ghostwire: Tokyo by Good Smile Company with 26 notes

and ofcourse a big thank you to everyone who interacted with my blog this year!!! thank you for making this hobby extra fun for me! happy new year everyone!!! <3

[<<< dailyfigures wrapped 2022]

[thefigureresource]

Hitori Gotoh : Maid ver [Bocchi the Rock!] non scale from Aniplex coming October 2024.

[gofigureee]

Persona 5 Royal | Futaba Sakura / Oracle | Lucrea (MegaHouse)

[cinnbar-bun]

Hello! I have to ask... where did you get your figures????

Hello! I don't gatekeep so I did explain on this post that you can buy a majority of these OP figures on Amazon.

I do like to stress the "cheaper" ones that you see that are most likely done by Banpresto or Bandai Spirits (both are the same technically as Banpresto is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco now but that's for another time) and those are non-scale/prize figures. That means they have no exact scale (so, varying height) and less detail.

Majority of the OP non-scale figures typically are part of the "The Grandline Men/Lady" or "Glitter and Glamours" (for the female characters, often with different versions).

If you're looking for actual scales, I believe the few licensed to do are Figuarts Zero and Megahouse with their Portrait.Of.Pirates. line (I believe POP is 1/8 scale).

There's plenty of options to look for buying beyond Amazon- you have your Ebay, Mercari, blah blah, Tokyo Otaku Mode (I don't particularly recommend this one though but they can be useful if they're your only option), and AmiAmi (love this one, they also have a 'used' section with figures usually at a discount so if that's not an issue I say go for it!). Just do be mindful, especially for scale figures or in places like AmiAmi that shipping can be a lot, as a warning.

PS. If anyone has any extra questions I’ll do my best to answer! I’m not a complete expert but I think I could give a bit of advice.