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Started by Ikessauro, March 13, 2012, 03:02:23 AM

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stargatedalek

#1340
December 08, 2014, 11:51:05 AM
the endorsement of such a network means nothing

Jetoar

#1341
December 08, 2014, 04:30:08 PM
It is not a knock-off of anything. I have this figure and other of the same collection. Some figures of this line are knock-off of Jurassic Park 3 dinosaurs.
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{about the T-Rex) When he sees us with his kid isn't he gonna be like "you"!?

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leidy

#1342
December 08, 2014, 08:20:17 PM
Quote from: stargatedalek on December 08, 2014, 11:51:05 AM
the endorsement of such a network means nothing

knockoffs are usually made by fly-by-night operations.  If you're an actual legitimate organization with actual net worth, you don't normally go around knocking off another company's intellectual property.  Unless you like to be sued.

Roselaar

#1343
December 08, 2014, 08:35:27 PM
Quote from: leidy on December 08, 2014, 08:20:17 PM
Quote from: stargatedalek on December 08, 2014, 11:51:05 AM
the endorsement of such a network means nothing

knockoffs are usually made by fly-by-night operations.  If you're an actual legitimate organization with actual net worth, you don't normally go around knocking off another company's intellectual property.  Unless you like to be sued.

The WWD Live Show, certainly a big brand dinosaur event, did the exact same thing with the exact same sculpts. So yeah, it does happen on occasion, even though such legitimate organizations should do better.

Dinomike

#1344
December 08, 2014, 10:25:20 PM
Check out my new Spinosaurus figure: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5099.0

tyrantqueen

#1345
December 10, 2014, 09:54:57 AM

sauroid

#1346
December 10, 2014, 11:22:18 AM
"you know you have a lot of prehistoric figures if you have at least twenty items per page of the prehistoric/dinosaur section on ebay." - anon.
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Roselaar

#1347
December 10, 2014, 02:29:04 PM
Quote from: sauroid on December 10, 2014, 11:22:18 AM
is this set really worth this much?  :o (or the seller is just deluded?)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIPLODOCUS-KENTROSAURUS-British-Natural-History-Museum-Dinosaurs-Figurine-/121512997713?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4abd3351

The latter I should think. These are still available in the UK after all.

japfeif

#1348
December 10, 2014, 06:33:54 PM
Quote from: SBell on December 03, 2014, 10:32:51 PM
Quote from: Pachyrhinosaurus on December 03, 2014, 08:24:27 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on December 03, 2014, 07:21:08 PM

Why does this happen? Is it because the seller gets an offer outside of eBay? Isn't that against the rules?


Most likely this ^. I know someone who was offered just recently to take something off. In the end he didn't,  and made more money than offered.

I'm guessing it happens frequently with sought after stuff. One thing that may motivate some sellers is getting out of their ebay fees. It's still annoying--like sellers that end auctions right before they end because the value didn't go where they wanted it to
That happened to me recently. There was a dinosaur set that I had been watching intently all week, and the opening bid was not exceptionally high dollar, but it was still something. And then about two hours before the auction was supposed to end, I had checked it and it mysteriously vanished. I had not bid on it at this time (no one had), I kind of wanted to see what was going to go before I placed a bid.
Anyway, a couple of hours before the auction was to end it mysteriously vanished. I actually messaged the seller and ask him what happened, and even implied if somebody had made him an offer to take it off. The seller flatly told me "I took it off because I figured no one wanted it because it no one was bidding on it".

Craziest thing I ever heard, but he must have been telling the truth, because a few days later the item was relisted (and I did win it that time!).

EBay is a weird place sometimes.

japfeif

#1349
December 10, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on December 03, 2014, 07:21:08 PM
I wonder if anyone else has had this happen to them. I bid on a rare dinosaur that I have been looking to add to my collection for a while, and I set my max bid pretty high. Everything is going pretty well until the auction disappears completely. There is no record of my bidding on it on my eBay account at all. I have a suspicion that the seller may have taken the auction down, but I don't know why. It may be that I am an international bidder, but the seller said in the item description that they were happy to ship internationally. I've had this happen before, and it was on a model kit and it was equally annoying.

Why does this happen? Is it because the seller gets an offer outside of eBay? Isn't that against the rules?

This ticks me off because it's a waste of my time and I don't get a chance at buying >:( I don't even get an apology or an explanation.

I'm sure that's exactly what happened. I have bad that happened to me on numerous occasions, more so recently than in previous years, I don't know why. I will be watching an auction and all of a sudden it vanishes, even if there are bids on it. And a couple of times the sellers have flat out told me "well this guy offered me X amount of dollars to sell it to him and end the auction, so I did".

I guess they do not really care that it is against the rules, but it seems like a pretty crappy thing to do.

Dinosaurana

#1350
December 11, 2014, 04:11:27 PM

tyrantqueen

#1351
December 12, 2014, 07:28:25 AM
I need to vent. I have been bidding on a Tyrannosaurus again on eBay. The item only had a few hours left and I was in the lead. Aaaaaand the item disappears again >:( It was going to be a birthday present for myself (my B-day is tomorrow). I'm really getting annoyed and sick of this.

This waste of my time combined with the inflated prices is the straw that breaks the camel's back. From now on I'm buying from stores only.

Vent over. Sorry, had to get that out :-\

tyrantqueen

#1353
December 15, 2014, 04:51:28 PM Last Edit: December 15, 2014, 04:52:14 PM by tyrantqueen
QuotePotential Knock Off, but I'm not sure. Description seems to be based off of the made in China stamp: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-3-DINOSAUR-FIGURES-FROM-CHINA-/371080706984?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item5666223ba8
Those are by TS Toys.



They're not official products, but they took inspiration from the WWD designs.

DinoToyForum

#1354
December 19, 2014, 06:58:19 PM


sauroid

#1355
December 25, 2014, 01:21:14 PM Last Edit: December 25, 2014, 01:34:22 PM by sauroid
uh oh, someone from mainland China is already selling the Rebor rex... i'd really hate it if this company gets ripped off/plagiarized in the near future :(
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REBOR-Tyrannosaurus-Rex-KING-T-REX-PAINTED-PVC-1-35-Dinosaur-Museum-Class-Model-/131381456994?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e96f1f062
"you know you have a lot of prehistoric figures if you have at least twenty items per page of the prehistoric/dinosaur section on ebay." - anon.

Pachyrhinosaurus

#1356
December 30, 2014, 04:19:44 PM
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tyrantqueen

#1357
December 30, 2014, 04:24:10 PM Last Edit: December 30, 2014, 04:27:08 PM by tyrantqueen
Quote from: Pachyrhinosaurus on December 30, 2014, 04:19:44 PM
I found this on eBay, it looks like the seller has a few:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-10-scale-RESIN-18-ANCHICERATOPS-Cretaceous-Dinosaur-Prehistoric-MODEL-KIT-/311231889812?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4876ddc194
Does anyone know who the sculptor is?
Read the description: it says Darren McDonald ;)

Looks like the paintwork was done by either Steve Riojas or Shane Foulkes (I'm leaning towards the latter). I believe Shane Foulkes and Darren McDonald has some kind of partnership going on but it fell through.

Pachyrhinosaurus

#1358
December 30, 2014, 05:08:34 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on December 30, 2014, 04:24:10 PM
Read the description: it says Darren McDonald ;)
Facepalm moment of the day. I haven't seen McDonald's kits in a while and was actually wondering about them before seeing this.
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