Quote: MatteomaxQuote: ninja9351
No there stolen off the assembly line. I'd buy them if they were retail priced because if you think about it they get payed about $7.50 a day.
No... Items are almost ALWAYS sold in China before they're released. It isn't illegal.
Just because it always happens doesn't mean it isn't illegal - because it is, the factory workers are stealing the figures from the production line, that is illegal. No one does anything about it, but that doesn't mean it's alright.
Ah, OK.
But I've seen tons of things go on sale in China before they make it to the states. On TaoBao, there are dozens of figures on there, so it's easy to confuse things.
And, according to the seller, these were bought at shops, not that I believe him/her.