Now I've found plenty of fakies in my career while thrifting, and I'd wager a lot of you guys can say the same. But one thing I did not expect and still am struggling to understand is
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loginHow did Goodwill manage to acquire one of these? How did it get into the states in the first place? It looks like something you'd find on Taobao or Aliexpress.
Honest! I'm sure plenty of you have seen similar-looking specimens on those sites. It's no secret that some people have made dozens upon dozens of uncanny-looking G4 style bootlegs (some examples of which I've compiled an image of, under a spoiler because none are actually mine.)
Although for whatever reason the first image is super small, you can clearly see that they put Princess Luna's symbol on this thing. But what of the sideways text underneath?
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loginI'm assuming this is the company who made this one, could the number be for identification? It's too long to be a phone number. In that case there would be more of these things out there somewhere. Have they also made it to the US? Or are they still in their country of origin? The chances of the other ones also being in thrift stores seems to be very low I'd say but it may be a possibility.
Another thing I find fascinating about this specimen is that the tail is rooted, instead of coming out of one single hole. Sure maybe other fakies and bootleg items are known for this but it's something interesting for sure.
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loginRegardless of all these questions I have and any you may have as well, I'm pleased to be able to have found this thing in the first place. If you know me then you know bootleg toys/merchandise like this are MY LIFE, I think they're funny as heck and I delight in collecting them! It's just astonishing to me that this thing managed to make its way to me not through on online purchase but through a completely reputable thrift store.
Anywho ""Princess Luna"" has found a spot standing next to one of my other pony bootlegs, who I've named Fakity for what should be obvious reasons. Thank you if you've managed to read this entire spiel!
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