Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2

[LadyMoondancer]

Hey guys, I just got a very INTERESTING (strange) G1 shirt off Taobao . . . you guys have to see this thing . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMUxFdAaLJk

Featuring Surprise and . . . treacle?  (Show time!)

[banditpony]

In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

[dragonfly]

Taobao is something else! There is always a surprise    I've bought a few things on there, but it's kind of hard to buy using an agent from the US, plus their fees are a bit high.

[LadyMoondancer]

In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

There's another reason I think they might be legit, actually!  TSMLXLT is a brand name with their own chain of stores and I found an article in Chinese talking about how they would be collaborating with Hasbro.  The article also mentioned Wanaccessory's Hasbro collaboration, which is definitely legit, so I am thinking the TSMLXLT one likely is too.

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Here's the Google Translate version of part of the article.  Er . . . you tried, Google Translate, you tried.


　As one of Hasbro’s most popular women’s brands, Pony Pony combines the “girl heart” and “ fashion sense”, especially the retro image of Pony Pony, which has been favored by young women with today’s aesthetic trend. A series of cross-border derivative products have been launched continuously, capturing the “girl hearts” of batches of fashionable people.

　　The local tide brand TSMLXLT has developed a group of fantasy girls’ adult women’s clothing based on the retro image of Pony Pony in the 1980s. These “salt and sweet” autumn wears let you quickly become a sweet and cool girl.


　　Fairies in the “horse ring” should all know that TSMLXLT has created a Pony-themed marketing campaign this summer. Fairies who have been to the site have been crazy to call: What are you waiting for, buy it! The eye-catching theme window layout is simply Punching Holy Land, I heard that punching photos burst your circle of friends?

[Leave a Whisper]

In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

There's another reason I think they might be legit, actually!  TSMLXLT is a brand name with their own chain of stores and I found an article in Chinese talking about how they would be collaborating with Hasbro.  The article also mentioned Wanaccessory's Hasbro collaboration, which is definitely legit, so I am thinking the TSMLXLT one likely is too.

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Here's the Google Translate version of part of the article.  Er . . . you tried, Google Translate, you tried.


　As one of Hasbro’s most popular women’s brands, Pony Pony combines the “girl heart” and “ fashion sense”, especially the retro image of Pony Pony, which has been favored by young women with today’s aesthetic trend. A series of cross-border derivative products have been launched continuously, capturing the “girl hearts” of batches of fashionable people.

　　The local tide brand TSMLXLT has developed a group of fantasy girls’ adult women’s clothing based on the retro image of Pony Pony in the 1980s. These “salt and sweet” autumn wears let you quickly become a sweet and cool girl.


　　Fairies in the “horse ring” should all know that TSMLXLT has created a Pony-themed marketing campaign this summer. Fairies who have been to the site have been crazy to call: What are you waiting for, buy it! The eye-catching theme window layout is simply Punching Holy Land, I heard that punching photos burst your circle of friends?

 

[dragonfly]

well, a lot of the things sold on Taobao and Ali are grey market items. It's a marketplace of sellers, and sellers may or may not be authorized resellers of products or brands. There certainly are a lot of counterfeits out there running around - if they don't advertise the name brand, or have a mis-spelled variant of the name brand, it's a clue.

You get the fakies that are clearly fake and inspired by the real thing, but they don't pretend to be the real deal in the first place. But then you can run into branded items that are either counterfeit or gray market that have some variation of the official, copyrighted / TM logo and brand name on them.

Sometimes sellers will pick up discarded seconds of legit items, sometimes they'll manufacture replicas using genuine patterns / materials or pilfered accouterments, some are made from the same factories or production lines as their "genuine" counterparts, sometimes they're the real deal either legitimately acquired or not-so-legitimately acquired. Unless the seller admits straight up it's a replica (which some do) or something is so badly done there's no mistaking it, you can't always be sure. The fun stuff are the franken-items which are a combination of authentic and counterfeit parts puzzled together.

Sadly, there are a lot of independent artists in the pony community and for other things whose work is stolen from DA or Art Station and emblazoned without authorization on clothes and products and sold on these sites. Takedowns and infringement claims are not easy to manage even for the big brands, so independent artists have a much greater challenge to protect their work.

[LadyMoondancer]

Yeah, tons of Moschino fakes on Taobao!  And artwork stole from fans.  But I do think the TSMLXLT products are legitimate.  The Surprise shirt stands out because it's so odd, but most of their stuff nails it.

One of the specific reasons I think they're legit is they also have licensed Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, NERF, and Lost Kitties shirts (all Hasbro properties) and I can't see a bootlegger organically choosing all those brands, you know what I mean?  Like making a bootleg NERF gun, sure, but not an expensive hoodie.  And the odds of a bootlegger stumbling across the "Lost Kitties" properties seems astronomical to me.  (Probably some bootlegger has before . . . but have they done it while also making NERF shirts?)  Definitely seems like the product of a deal with Hasbro.

But enough chitchat, let's look at another shirt!  Unfortunately this one isn't on Taobao (yet?) or I would have ordered it in an instant.

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[Leave a Whisper]

Yeah, tons of Moschino fakes on Taobao!  And artwork stole from fans.  But I do think the TSMLXLT products are legitimate.  The Surprise shirt stands out because it's so odd, but most of their stuff nails it.

One of the specific reasons I think they're legit is they also have licensed Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, NERF, and Lost Kitties shirts (all Hasbro properties) and I can't see a bootlegger organically choosing all those brands, you know what I mean?  Like making a bootleg NERF gun, sure, but not an expensive hoodie.  And the odds of a bootlegger stumbling across the "Lost Kitties" properties seems astronomical to me.  (Probably some bootlegger has before . . . but have they done it while also making NERF shirts?)  Definitely seems like the product of a deal with Hasbro.

But enough chitchat, let's look at another shirt!  Unfortunately this one isn't on Taobao (yet?) or I would have ordered it in an instant.

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I want this for the sheer comedic value

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I'm laughing my head off at "Alicorn tosser"

[Fizzy Scrumptious]

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ANNIHILATOR. wow. I actually love this.

[LadyMoondancer]

I'm laughing my head off at "Alicorn tosser"

I guess Glory is not a royalist.  BTW the text for the tail is "swishy swasher." 

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I'm laughing my head off at "Alicorn tosser"

I guess Glory is not a royalist.  BTW the text for the tail is "swishy swasher." 

Tossing alicorns doesn't necessarily mean "not a royalist"
After all, Shining Armor was hardly overthrowing Cadance when he tossed her at the Crystal Heart.

[LadyMoondancer]

Oh, so like part of an exercise routine!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Or an Olympic sport!

[Ponyfan]

In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

There's another reason I think they might be legit, actually!  TSMLXLT is a brand name with their own chain of stores and I found an article in Chinese talking about how they would be collaborating with Hasbro.  The article also mentioned Wanaccessory's Hasbro collaboration, which is definitely legit, so I am thinking the TSMLXLT one likely is too.

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Here's the Google Translate version of part of the article.  Er . . . you tried, Google Translate, you tried.


　As one of Hasbro’s most popular women’s brands, Pony Pony combines the “girl heart” and “ fashion sense”, especially the retro image of Pony Pony, which has been favored by young women with today’s aesthetic trend. A series of cross-border derivative products have been launched continuously, capturing the “girl hearts” of batches of fashionable people.

　　The local tide brand TSMLXLT has developed a group of fantasy girls’ adult women’s clothing based on the retro image of Pony Pony in the 1980s. These “salt and sweet” autumn wears let you quickly become a sweet and cool girl.


　　Fairies in the “horse ring” should all know that TSMLXLT has created a Pony-themed marketing campaign this summer. Fairies who have been to the site have been crazy to call: What are you waiting for, buy it! The eye-catching theme window layout is simply Punching Holy Land, I heard that punching photos burst your circle of friends?

Yeah, tons of Moschino fakes on Taobao!  And artwork stole from fans.  But I do think the TSMLXLT products are legitimate.  The Surprise shirt stands out because it's so odd, but most of their stuff nails it.

One of the specific reasons I think they're legit is they also have licensed Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, NERF, and Lost Kitties shirts (all Hasbro properties) and I can't see a bootlegger organically choosing all those brands, you know what I mean?  Like making a bootleg NERF gun, sure, but not an expensive hoodie.  And the odds of a bootlegger stumbling across the "Lost Kitties" properties seems astronomical to me.  (Probably some bootlegger has before . . . but have they done it while also making NERF shirts?)  Definitely seems like the product of a deal with Hasbro.

But enough chitchat, let's look at another shirt!  Unfortunately this one isn't on Taobao (yet?) or I would have ordered it in an instant.

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This shirt is funny  I can't decide if my favorite part is the alicorn tosser or the annihilator.

Ponyfan