Telling the difference between NECA turtles and knockoffs?
 

So I'm in the market of buying a set of the NECA turtles and was wondering what's the best way to tell if a set is a KO? I know the obvious when buying from ebay, but what if I'm buying them loose from someone who just wants to double check before he sells them to me?

Que the trolls...

There are several ways. Easiest while looking at an ebay auction is the shell color. You can find about a million differences all over these forums.

Go here:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...t=bootleg+neca

This can't guarantee that you're not getting a knockoff, but you might ask the seller for pictures of the left feet, to see if they have the warped foot, other than that you're not going to notice a difference until you have one in hand. The color differences are hard to notice in a picture from someone based solely on the fact that not every camera is going to give you the same color or quality of picture. If they had a legit version as well as a knockoff you'd be able to tell the difference in the photos... but I'm guessing there are people out there that have no idea they own knockoffs based on having nothing for comparison.

Dude there are like 6 threads about this. Do some searching.

what trolls are you talking about?

if you're talking about people that know how to use the search function, then I don't see how those people are being trolls

yes!!!!!

Yes there are many threads about this, and I expect to see more with the influx of people coming in. The real key is that it is really really hard to tell. These knock offs are the best quality I've ever seen and it doesn't bother me to have them. I'd love to have a legit set, but knock of Raph looks amazing next to legit Mike on my shelf.