This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Messages - Ossie
92
« on: July 18, 2014, 03:18:16 PM »
When browsing russian merch blogs lately I kept on finding a few of these weird plushies and figures, but because it was all in Russian I ignored it for a while. But today I decided to do a little bit more research and with the help of a reader of our blog I was able to find the collection of all merchandise produced by the Russian company called 'Plush Apple'. While their name suggest that they make plushies, it's only half their business. While browsing various websites I found items like figures, bouncy balls and even scooters with the earlier found figures on them! Their range of products was very intriguing, so I decided to write a blogpost on their products. Besides showing you all the various products, I also have a little question. Has any of you ever seen these products outside of Russia? Because I couldn't find any info on non-Russian sites at all... visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login
93
« on: July 14, 2014, 02:27:42 PM »
I actually just wrote an article on Kurt Adler G4 ornaments: http://tinyurl.com/qa6q49pDuring my research I found practically no listings from European stores selling MLP ornaments of any kind. The most common manufacturerers of MLP ornaments are Kurt Adler and American Greetings, neither of which actively sells their merchandise in Europe nor did I ever see any in Dutch stores. Your best bet may be to buy some from US stores (or ask fellow arena members to buy them).
96
« on: June 05, 2014, 04:02:17 AM »
I have to agree with most of your post here. Our blog really focusses on giving proper credit to people who submit or share information. We find it only fair that the rightful creator or publisher of images and info gets the credit, and not a random reblogger. I also agree on the EqD part, I often see information with poor sources over there. The username issue is something that I think a little different about. Since the arena is an open forum, all usernames and information (except for the images) is open to everyone and I think that, in the right context, this information can be shared. But that could just be a little disagreement between us  About the images, I agree with you aswell. If we find stock photos of, let's say promotional picture, we always try to find the source of those pictures. In some cases, we can't find this information and have to credit the person that (indirectly) informed us (being submitted to us, or whoever posted it online). If anyone created their own images it is indeed fair to ask for permission if no other form of copyright or license is mentioned. We have not done so in the past, and I appologize for any discomfort this has caused, we'll try our best to improve our communication when it comes to usage of images.
97
« on: June 04, 2014, 11:41:40 PM »
Thanks for all the positive reactions!
@hothorcat Sometimes it's hard for us to find the actual source of images and news. If it's posted on the Arena it might sometimes be our deepest source available. This is why we use the MLParena (usually in combination with usernames) as the source for our posts to give credit. I was assuming that a username, since that is an online identity, would best fit here. But thank you for bringing the problem to our attention. How would you like to see us handle these situations in the future?
98
« on: May 25, 2014, 06:49:15 AM »
 I will be buying her! Any news on WHEN she'll be coming out? I need to know when I need to stalk stores. :3
Well they are already popping up at retail websites, so I don't expect a long wait!
99
« on: May 22, 2014, 09:06:37 AM »
visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Cheese Sandwich blind bag!
Unfortunately the listing he's in seems to only be for a random assortment.
He was already found a few weeks ago, the Taobao seller simply relisted it today
101
« on: May 18, 2014, 01:38:42 AM »
Thanks to everyone in this topic for providing additional information, we've updated the post on our blog
102
« on: May 15, 2014, 03:02:04 PM »
@hathorcat: It could be that FrontWinner makes them for the japanese company, but I'm not 100% sure on that @AJLareneg: works fine for me on Firefox and Chrome, but do mind that the charizard is on every page
103
« on: May 15, 2014, 02:21:17 PM »
What I ment was that there is an original product (individual artist's design), then it was 'stolen' the first time (what people might claim as real) by the japanese company and then it was 'stolen' again by companies like FrontWinner. It's like an endless chain of copies =p
And it's certainly interresting to see how the MLP counterfeit market works and is expanding almost daily!
104
« on: May 15, 2014, 01:26:37 PM »
Unfortunately they are certainly fake. It cant be said that they are both "real" and "unlicensed" unfortunately. In this case one completely contradicts the other. If they are real they are licensed and made by a licensee. If they are unlicensed then they are fake products. And there is nothing licensed or legit about them. No licensed company is going to simply "copy" an original artists work without the permission of the original creator. Certainly not a company which goes on to sell products so widely.
Thanks for the additional info! I agree that a plush can't be real and unlicensed, but I ran out of words on describing the plushies If they are not licensed at all, that makes them basicly all fake, but with these plushies there is a second degree of fake. I'm still not sure what the actual origin of the patterns is. Some sources claim to have seen an official catalogue or japanese origin, other sources claim that they were produced by individual artists.
105
« on: September 11, 2013, 03:14:04 AM »
Just posted on taobao, a fresh box of wave 9 blind bags. Images of contents, box and card design below: visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login
|
Show Posts