darkSpyro

Defpally, you're absolutely right. I forgot the special flag is not part of the readonly part of the chip, only the character id is. (Thinking I should go out now and make a custom for every figure now and push my figure total to 1,000). hehe

Incorrect TakeYourLemons. The 'special' flag data is most definately readonly. The only way past that, it is to create(hack) a special tag from scratch.

Quote: Draicen

Incorrect TakeYourLemons. The 'special' flag data is most definately readonly. The only way past that, it is to create(hack) a special tag from scratch.

As I understand it isn't really hard to do with one of those grey market tools.

There are three real "mic drop" ways for a chase variant to be thought of as real, in my opinion.

First, if Activision/TfB/VV acknowledges it as real.

Second, if several show up on EBay from various locations that are obviously not the same image used over and over. Chase variants are uncommon, but not THAT uncommon that only a couple people have them around two months after first seen. Chase variants find their way onto EBay very quickly.

And third, this one applies just to me - if I personally see it come out of the case or on the shelf. You can guess how many times that has happened - exactly once for the High Volt TakeYourLemons got.

By the way, "Patina" is a pretty decent name for them, but I like to refer to them as "Copper". Patina is just the greenish "rust" that appears on the surface, but the figures just look like aged copper (think the Statue of Liberty or an old copper roof). The figures are copper color with the patina applied. This is one of the coolest chase variants (along with the "rock" ones), in my opinion. Goes well with the idea that the characters are statues that come to life.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Skylan...E-/161982940854

Seller A is at it again... Don't buy fake stuff.

I think they want to possibly keep the Patina Burn-Cycle variant for later when Burn-Cycle gets a restock, but a few ones might have made their way into the first shipments by mistake.

If anyone has noticed, these variants have quite a few available at the launch of the new figure.

We would have seen more than one variant of these characters surface!!

FAKE FAKE FAKE!!!

Its fake someone made it.

yup, that wanabe patina nightfall and wanabe patina burn cycle are FAKE!!! stay away, heck, report them on eBay, we did. report the item as fake/counterfeit. that really makes me PO'd. scamming and making counterfeit fake stuff. argh

Seller C just created an ebay account 2/16.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151993241262

Santa Monica, CA (seller C) is suspiciously close to Dana Point, CA (seller A).

I also have reported seller "A" to ebay, several times.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?na...3241262&alt=web zero feedback on this seller.. another burn cycle hits the block...looking like it might be real...or is this one that has been bought and now being resold? One thing I just noticed there only 72 miles apart...it could be that the original seller of these is getting smart and having friends sell for them..so it looks like multiple people selling this variant...or I could just be a nervous on this variant

Reported this Seller C sunnday_0. lol yeah great name and zero feedback and just joined. all signs of a scam. avoid!!! and report item as fake counterfeit to eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151993241262

how to report items as fake on eBay:

START.
Click on link / find a fake item on eBay.
Scroll down about one wheel turn.
Look for “Report item” hyperlink (right above eBay item number) and click “Report item”.
Choose Report Category = Copyright and trademark.
Choose Reason for Report = Counterfeit item or authenticity disclaimer
Detailed Reason = Counterfeit, fake, or replica items
Click Continue.
Enter a Brief Description such as “This is a fake, custom painted SkyLander.”
Click Send Report.
END.

So have we determined for sure if these Patina variants are real at all or are they all fake?? My understanding is that there are 4 altogether, Eruptor, Burn Cycle, High Volt & Shield Striker? Is this not the case?

Quote: spoons10696

So have we determined for sure if these Patina variants are real at all or are they all fake?? My understanding is that there are 4 altogether, Eruptor, Burn Cycle, High Volt & Shield Striker? Is this not the case?

It's only High Volt, Shield Striker, and Eruptor, the burn-cycle seems very fake.

dont forget that fake patina nightfall. lol

Nightfall is fake for sure and it was obvious the second we all saw it (Yroc created it and posted a picture with a different account I think). Burn-Cycle, there's still a slim chance he is real since we had a real Patina Eruptor, and we had a Patina Shield Striker to match Patina High Volt.

If it was real we would have seen more by now instead of the 2 that's been posted on Ebay.

$564 is what this last one sold for.. WOW...time to get your paint brushes out and make some $$$$$$

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151993241262

User has 0 Feedback, but there's a picture showing that it is "Special" so...

newkill,

Thats VERY easy to do with any figure ie make it "special" !

Easy for hackers. Not everyone hacks chips.

easy how...through maxlander or another such program / device?

Something has been bugging me since the beginning of these patina variants. Why do people call it rust? It's like they mean to say oxidized, but are lazy and go with rusted. Rust only happens to iron, and it's a complimentary color to this blue-green.

Patina is fine by me.

Patina seems to be the best term in our opinion, seeing the Statue of Liberty waaay too often as a kid that term stuck in my head.
Also Webster seems to point out patina the similar green color and Wikipedia shows a picture of Lady Liberty herself as an example.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina

Quote: Drawdler

I just call them "Rusted" 'cuz I like how it sounds. I think "Patina" is an ugly word, for lack of a better way to put it.

I hate that term too lol... One reason I hate it, is that in french, "patina" is part of the word "patinage" which means "ice skating"...

Why not call it CASH then? It makes the most sense:

- Copper and gold and green
- Comes out of your wallet
- Cool sounding
- Counterfeited

You get hit with a High Volt
Cash hurts
You get crushed by Shield Striker
Cash is merciless
You have nothing left
Cash kills you with Eruptor
Dead
Burn-Cycle destroys the evidence

This Patina Burn Cycle went for a good amount of cash...we're still leaning that it's fake though, only 1 or 2 on eBay and all from fairly new sellers with little feedback; perhaps someone here was the winner and will let us know, that'll be great.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-P...cvip=true&rt=nc

Apparently this guy got the burn cycle and eruptor. Makes me winder if he ordered the fake one, or what.
https://mobile.twitter.com/bla...687466088583168

Here's a video of him talking about the figures he got. He doesn't know why he got them, he doesn't seem like a guy that is really involved in the Skylanders community so this seems like a random gift from Activision? Maybe he wrote a letter to them or someone in his family works there?

He doesn't really say anything specific, unfortunately.

My favorite part is when he coughs after talking about seeing the chase variants before. Classic.

Seems like someone is going around on social media bragging about doing fake chase variants. Unless they think there are real versions of this, since they also did fakes of known variants.

hmm if he is making them what are the chances of him selling them to unknown victims...i'd vote pretty high.
we know that at least 2 fake patina burn cycles sold on ebay...wonder if he was the maker of those. hmm.

No, here's what he said:

"they are all customs i did today and just put back in the box"

"Fortunately the person I did them for has a massive collection and is very trustworthy. There's no intent on flipping for cash or forgery for profit."

So they're doing bronze customs now... Maybe when the Land Pack has been out for a while, Bronze Rusher will magically be found.

Quote: newkill

No, here's what he said:

"they are all customs i did today and just put back in the box"

"Fortunately the person I did them for has a massive collection and is very trustworthy. There's no intent on flipping for cash or forgery for profit."

Oh, thank goodness then, kinda jumped the gun since Burn-Cycle in particular seemed pretty weird to show up considering all the known ones are fake. Though, someone reading that might get ideas since you pretty much can't tell the difference with that quality. Here's hoping it'll stay with people that make customs for fun only.

Quote: Bifrost

Seems like someone is going around on social media bragging about doing fake chase variants. Unless they think there are real versions of this, since they also did fakes of known variants.

I own one of his customs. Definitely a trustworthy guy.

we received a pic of most probably fake patina splat, any confirmation of anybody seeing one in the wild? we're going with fake, just like the fake patina nightfall and fake patina burn-cycle.

Fake.

Quote: Portal___Master

we received a pic of most probably fake patina splat, any confirmation of anybody seeing one in the wild? we're going with fake, just like the fake patina nightfall and fake patina burn-cycle.

Splat's been out for 4-ish months now, yet this person just got the first one we've ever seen?

Definitely fake.

Listen here guys, the Splat being mentioned is most likely the custom created by @ersico on Instagram. They clearly state that the Splat is a custom and was made to look like 'the real deal.' They have also done similar with other drivers and vehicles, they're realistic.

yeah that's what we're leaning with is fake. the way we saw the pics was through our fb group/page site, the sender tried to make a post of it seemingly trying to pass them off as legit.
but it's good to bounce it off of ppl here than to let it post to the fb group.

Quote: DAWNOFWAR

Just got off the phone with activation this variant is good I was told it was put out in very limited production

Which one?

DawnOfWar - I called and asked and they requested a photo and i uploaded one. After various transfers, ending @ distribution of Activision, NO ONE has seen this figure before !

not to be a negative nelly, but the skylanders community only saw a handful (maybe 5 or so) of these patina burn cycles, and no seller or buyer could take clear, accurate photos of the thing on the portal of power. for me, that throws the legit-ness of this patina burn cycle into doubt, and considering all the other patinas (eruptor, high volt, shield striker) are all over ebay (instead of just a few) it points more towards that the patina burn cycle is a custom and/or fake. yes it would be odd not to have the pairing of the patina eruptor with a patina burn cycle, especially since there is a patina high volt and patina shield striker, but that's not to say activision/tfb/whoever doesnt think about those kind of details, just look at the 2 missing Eon's Elite II elements of Air and Fire, so odd. for me personally, i would be super wary of buying a patina burn cycle, until ebay gets more of them in at a greater number like the other patinas.

DawnOfTrap,

Thats AWESOME !! Thanks for sharing that ! Eyes wide open for one now !

I find it odd that we've only ever seen US packaging for Patina Burn-Cycle, and personally wouldn't take someone's word for it at this point.