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<blockquote data-quote="Joshawott" data-source="post: 380155" data-attributes="member: 115">The only current threads on there are related directly to Pokémon merchandise (well, it is a Pokémon forum), but the bootlegging one does go rather in depth - <a href="http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f680/how-spot-bootleg-137842/" target="_blank">here</a>. It does give some simple, but good advice on eBay shopping though, like making sure to check a seller's negative feedback and that China and Hong Kong are mainly areas to avoid, especially if you're unsure. Then there's a <a href="http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f680/guide-pokemon-merchandise-137998/" target="_blank">general guide to merchandise</a>.I'd think a good place to start would be where to get merchandise from (I'm not too knowledgeable on that one myself to be honest!) and where not to. It could also be worth asking some of the members who frequent Japan a fair bit or import a lot of merchandise from Japan to help in regards to figures and other bits of merchandise and how to identify counterfeits and such.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joshawott, post: 380155, member: 115"] The only current threads on there are related directly to Pokémon merchandise (well, it is a Pokémon forum), but the bootlegging one does go rather in depth - [url=http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f680/how-spot-bootleg-137842/]here[/url]. It does give some simple, but good advice on eBay shopping though, like making sure to check a seller's [b]negative[/b] feedback and that China and Hong Kong are mainly areas to avoid, especially if you're unsure. Then there's a [url=http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f680/guide-pokemon-merchandise-137998/]general guide to merchandise[/url]. I'd think a good place to start would be [i]where[/i] to get merchandise from (I'm not too knowledgeable on that one myself to be honest!) and where [b]not[/b] to. It could also be worth asking some of the members who frequent Japan a fair bit or import a lot of merchandise from Japan to help in regards to figures and other bits of merchandise and how to identify counterfeits and such. [/QUOTE]

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