[News] Fake Pokemon Plushies caught in South Korea

Thousands of fake Pokemon plush toys were caught in South Korea this past Monday. The total worth is estimated to be over 6 million USD.

https://kotaku.com/thousands-of-fake-pokemon-plush-toys-caught-in-south-ko-1796596831

Could Team Rocket be behind this :thonk:

Pika Pika :chu:

I would not mind those fake toys, they look pretty nice!

:p

wow that's a lot of Pokemon plushies

They look pretty high quality for being fakes. I get that they're probably made in sweatshops and such, but they look near enough like the official licenced ones from the pokemon center (several of which I have and need more of)

BlazingCobaltX said:

I would not mind those fake toys, they look pretty nice!

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Luna said:

wow that's a lot of Pokemon plushies

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Firious2 said:

They look pretty high quality for being fakes. I get that they're probably made in sweatshops and such, but they look near enough like the official licenced ones from the pokemon center (several of which I have and need more of)

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And that's the scary part, they all look so real & I'm not sure they caught 'em all.

Pika Pika :chu:

Hey, for being knockoffs they're really high quality, I would not mind having one of those; they look really cute!

Raffy98 said:

Hey, for being knockoffs they're really high quality, I would not mind having one of those; they look really cute!

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Yes they are cute & cheaper, but what people don't realize is that buying fakes harms not only the sellers who can't sell their legit plushies (because the fakes are so cheap), but everyone.

Pika Pika :chu:

I'm terrible, and I would totally buy them. Those are such nice quality, and I know they're "fake" in regards to not being "official", but they're almost better made than some of the ones that really are official. orz

They're surprisingly well made.

Seto said:

I'm terrible, and I would totally buy them. Those are such nice quality, and I know they're "fake" in regards to not being "official", but they're almost better made than some of the ones that really are official. orz

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colours said:

I mean... I wouldn't mind keeping some of them. ;__; Even if they are fake!

Basically what ^ said.

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Kartanaheart said:

They're surprisingly well made.

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Ya, they seem to be good quality & it is tempting to buy them, but they are still fakes.

Buying a bootleg/fake hurts the economy. It takes money away from the company that makes the originals & also from sellers who can't sell the legit ones, which causes the profits to be lower, which in turn forces the company to raise the prices to offset the loss in revenue, not just of the merchandise being faked, but other merchandise as well & everyone suffers. That's how market works.

Pika Pika :chu:

I always take care not to buy fake marchandise.