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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: flatcat on January 25, 2011, 21:56:22

Title: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: flatcat on January 25, 2011, 21:56:22: I don't know about anyone else, but this looks very dodgy:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-FIGURE-POLICE-/220730025761?pt=UK_Toys_Creative_Educational_RL&hash=item336488e721 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-FIGURE-POLICE-/220730025761?pt=UK_Toys_Creative_Educational_RL&hash=item336488e721)

The colour is all wrong, and it just looks obviously too shiney to be an original, plus, its from Malta ;)

Would anyone be legally able to replicate this part, now that the Playpeople (I don't know about Marx) no longer exists? ???

Damo :)
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 25, 2011, 22:00:23: wow!!! thats a great Bobby's hat!!! If it is from Malta, could it possily be a reject? If its a designed that leaked the playmobil factory, could we be looking at a secret special project? and if its replicated from the original, isn't geobra going to lawsuit in case the design is copyrighted? all possible scenarios...
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: flatcat on January 25, 2011, 22:02:43: Quote from: Wolf Knight on January 25, 2011, 22:00:23
wow!!! thats a great Bobby's hat!!! If it is from Malta, could it possily be a reject? If its a designed that leaked the playmobil factory, could we be looking at a secret special project? and if its replicated from the original, isn't geobra going to lawsuit? all possible scenarios...

WO WO Step back - Nobody saw anything!

>:D >:D >:D

:evilplan: :evilplan: :evilplan:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Damo :)
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 25, 2011, 22:22:41: Relax, I am pretty sure your latest disguise will save you again :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on January 26, 2011, 01:11:36: This seller looks similar to the reports a while back stating Playmobil was prosecuting sublet assemblers in Malta that were keeping parts & selling them in shops & on the internet & not returning them the the factory. They have a few things that I'm interested in!
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Tiermann on January 26, 2011, 03:54:36: It's definitely not an original, but the plastic color and quality looks to me like modern Playmo. Possibly a future special? I don't think it's a home recast.
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 26, 2011, 09:49:04: Quote from: Tiermann on January 26, 2011, 03:54:36
It's definitely not an original, but the plastic color and quality looks to me like modern Playmo. Possibly a future special? I don't think it's a home recast.

If we are looking at a part from a future special I want a whole division of them ;D Re-enacting the Kent (UK) police force ;D
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Coyote on January 26, 2011, 11:13:29: Yeah, I was thinking future special too... ???
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Sylvia on January 26, 2011, 11:28:32: Something about it looks too perfect for it to be a fake. The silver emblem certainly looks printed on and not painted.

Also - I know I'm generalizing - but you don't see many customized (home-made/painted) parts or figures in auctions from Malta sellers.
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: cowabounga on January 26, 2011, 12:46:44: I know this seller and he only sells genuine playmo parts. So I guess this helmet has to be a leak… 8}
Arnaud
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: tonguello on January 26, 2011, 12:52:41: Quote from: cowabounga on January 26, 2011, 12:46:44
I know this seller and he only sells genuine playmo parts. So I guess this helmet has to be a leak… 8}
Arnaud
Hope so!
Fake or not, I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

---edit----
wait a minute! I have that clickie but with no hat! I got it from a seller in malta as a gift for another purchase. have enyone seen this clickie (with other hat) in a set?
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: flatcat on January 26, 2011, 12:53:32: Quote from: tonguello on January 26, 2011, 12:52:41
Fake or not, I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'tis going to be a battle! :captain: :captain: :captain:

;D

Damo :)
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: tonguello on January 26, 2011, 12:59:42: BTW it always looked odd to me for the collar is glued to the body. ???
Title: Re: A fake Playpeople Bobby's hat?
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 26, 2011, 21:18:45: I'll take part in that war...may the best man, or woman, win!!!