darkSpyro

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Skylan...=item3a7d04e4ab

!!!!!!!!???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!

...No. Just... No. This is the kind of situation where the phrase "pics or it didn't happen" are true. Besides, who would actually buy a broken figure, just because it's not out yet?

*sees it has 2 bids*

...Seriously?

The sellers not very straight forward about its origin either. All he would tell me is that it has a chip and it is not repairable making this for collections only.

Hmmm.... I may bid just to attempt to fix it, and, well, show her off early..?

The picture is something we've never seen before, looks real to me.

This is just like someone selling expired zingers on the Internet.

Singapore/Hong Kong gets a lot of factory rejected toys, and some are even stolen from the factories. This is likely a rejected/error one that he is selling. Surprised, he doesn't have more, or that there isn't more on Ebay.

There are toy shops in Singapore with new figures, but no packaging that come from the factories.

Quote: ZapNorris

This is just like someone selling expired zingers on the Internet.

Better than selling Twinkies for $500..

Quote: jeffro2000

Singapore/Hong Kong gets a lot of factory rejected toys, and some are even stolen from the factories. This is likely a rejected/error one that he is selling. Surprised, he doesn't have more, or that there isn't more on Ebay.

There are toy shops in Singapore with new figures, but no packaging that come from the factories.

Bye guys! Heading to Singapore.

I almost bought the expired ones





But this looks real....

I really think it wouldn't have been that hard to take a pic. In fact, it would have raised the overall value of the entire auction considerably, as eBay essentially operates on a "pics or I don't bid" policy for stuff like this. So, there's no logical reason for the seller not to take one of the actual figure. Then again, the seller's feedback speaks for itself.

That is an actual picture of the figure..

HOLY CRAP

At least the pic wasn't just the promo photo for publarity

It's a photo of the figure, but it could've been pulled from anywhere. There's nothing to differentiate this from any other stock image that a person can Google search and use except for a slight lapse in quality, which could be caused by a wide variety of factors. There's no photo of the figure sitting in the real world, in a setting where one can tell that it is the genuine article and not some sort of production or promotional image.

That image is definitely Ninjini stock art. We know this because it's the exact same one that other companies are using.


EDIT:hmm..alright, it doesn't match up exactly. But it still looks like a stock image.

I sent them a kind message asking if they could take some more pics of it from the back or the side. We'll see if they either come back with a nasty response (Oh yes, How dare I ask for more images of an item that I'd be paying almost $15 for..) meaning it's probably not a legit auction or if they actually DO provide some more pics which would indicate that yes, this is an actual Ninjini.

I'll jump in and say these are appearing on Taobao, but they're not working and useless. These aren't prototypes nor are they rare, they're just up there for people ancy to get their hands on one. Heck, Eye Brawl's up on there too.

Eye Brawl??! Link?

I'm sounding antsy now..

*Tries very hard not to bid*

Unless I can figure out how to get it to actually WORK, I'm out....

But if i do figure it out... YOU'RE MINE NINJINI!

Quote: Matteomax

Hmmm.... I may bid just to attempt to fix it, and, well, show her off early..?

The picture is something we've never seen before, looks real to me.

Yes we have, the images of the figures are on the website - they could easily remove the background in Photoshop.

Matteo, it's nothing you haven't seen before. Again people, these don't work and working toys will be out at retail fully functional.

http://item.taobao.com/item.ht...&id=16857942465
http://item.taobao.com/item.ht...&id=16857982485

Be happy they're coming out soon.

I just wanted to get a better look at them. The ones we see here are somewhat different looking, compared to poster images. :,(
This isn't really breaking news; finding a single pack of them or a variant is bigger.

Ninjini looks like she might end up being the best looking Giant of all in terms of lighting up. Looks like her entire uh...legs? area will be lighting up. maybe the eyes too.

Ahhh, so that explains the source of the image.

Quote: spyroflame0487

Ninjini looks like she might end up being the best looking Giant of all in terms of lighting up. Looks like her entire uh...legs? area will be lighting up. maybe the eyes too.

The blue gems on her bottle look like they will.

http://item.taobao.com/item.ht...&id=18261091792


*points at giraffe* HE DID IT!

According to the Ebay post, it's currently in Australia. I've never met or conversed with someone from Australia who's command of the English language was that horrible.
Also, It shouldn't take 20 - 30 days to ship ANYWHERE, much less 10 days within the supposed country of origin. Save your money people. There's something not right here.

I wonder what it means....

It means:
We have stuff
We no sprecht gut Engrish
We lie
We will take your money
Have a day of niceness
All your base belong to us.
A winner is you.

Conglaturations.

Do it mean she will come out soon?

It will mean...eventually.

China, Singapore and Asia are well known for selling knock offs. Not saying this one is, but I would be very leery of buying something from those countries.

Also, him selling all of those watches. I'm willing to bet that as it was either put before they are rejects or they are knock offs that he is selling.

lol looks like we know where it came from if you read the listing...

"Dear customer in Australia! Due to the tight stock, we might directly ship your item from my Singapore store or Hongkong showroom by Singapore Post or HK Post. If you need your item arrive fast, please contact me before place a bid!"

... So yah.

If I had money, I would buy this c:

She/He has others also for sale that do not work:
Boomer, DarkLight Crypt, Slam Bam, S2 Lightning Rod, S2 Double Trouble etc...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html...cat=0&_from=R40

Quote: Mori-DogMovies

According to the Ebay post, it's currently in Australia. I've never met or conversed with someone from Australia who's command of the English language was that horrible.
Also, It shouldn't take 20 - 30 days to ship ANYWHERE, much less 10 days within the supposed country of origin. Save your money people. There's something not right here.

It's not uncommon for China/HK sellers to list their location as somewhere else (California, New York, etc) to appear more legitimate.


Just like Taobao's, I'm aiming at factory rejects, not bootleg.
At Taobao price, it wouldn't be bad for custom bait if you can rig your own lights. So yeah broken toys have their uses too.

It says Australia, but if you check out the Sellers info, they are based out of China:
http://myworld.ebay.com/zhenjia123/

i was the one who found it

^ No you weren't, this was posted before you posted yours.

oh.......

It says 2-2.5 inches... that's true, sure.

How do you think they broke

Quote: dspyro

How do you think they broke

They're factory rejects. Most likely they added extra coding to the chip so THEY don't get in trouble for selling unreleased figures that are working.

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle.
I asked them for pics of it from the back and side, and lo and behold they delivered.

SHE'S REAL AND SHE'S COMING SOON!

COMING SOON = eventually

Mori... What is it with you and that?

She is by far my favorite character yet. Can't wait for her release.

Until it's on the shelf, I've stopped believing any rumors of anything coming out.
I've been burned twice by seemingly reliable information (Black Friday & Dec. 23rd releases of new Giants)
These reports of "Gamestop's getting Giants Jan. 1st or 9th" are ridiculous. As are "they have them and can't sell them".
Unless things have changed, street-dated items are sent during the week before said street-date. Which means, most Gamestops won't get their Scorpion Striker packs until sometime around Thursday (3rd) - Saturday (5th) for release on the 9th. Only then will anyone know. And the figures are listed in the GS system as generic names such as "Skylander Giants Single" so there is no way the employees can know what they are getting until the box arrives and they open it.
For reference, I worked for GS for 3 years and retail for 16 years total; about 6 of that in music & movies dealing with street-dated material. So I'm not just making this up.

Also, it's amusing.

Quote: JackSparx

She is by far my favorite character yet. Can't wait for her release.

This amuses me as well.
I see this kind of thing posted all the time. I'm not being rude, but how do you know she's your favorite? Yeah, she looks awesome, as does Thumpback, but I thought Prisim Break, Warnado, and Camo were going to be awesome in S:SA. I ended up liking completely different characters once I started playing. PB was far too slow for me, and Camo...well, he poops fruit (as my daughter says).

So my question is, what makes her your "favorite character yet"?

My fav out has got to be s2 terrafin.