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Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Hey TF, the similarity of the two auctions does raise an eyebrow here too, but maybe someone simply copied that listing word for word as it was doing so well?

Regarding the "stealth opening" - I'm thinking it is nigh near impossible to do so... there are several videos on how to open these things with "minimal" damage to the outer packaging, but I haven't seen a single way to open it with NO damage anywhere. They all involve cutting/slicing either the cardboard below the plastic or the plastic itself. Any of the methods that actually remove enough of the plastic to get the figure out all seem to cause damage to the cardboard in some shape or form and this auction does not show any of the damage.

The BEST method (and what I'll likely use for mine) involves cutting the bottom of the plastic (the perforated part) and then using needle-nose pliers to pull out the metal disc on the bottom so at least they can be used, but that method does not leave enough room to remove the figure at all and still shows some damage. If I was a betting man, I would consider that the odds are certainly in your favor of the legitimacy of the piece. Even if there was some method for somehow removing the glue without ruining the colors, the auction was put up so soon that there wouldn't have been enough time to do so for anyone who didn't have inside-access to these.

The plain shield Link is actual the first I've heard of it (whereas the Samus one was announced on launch day or sites like Kotaku and such). So can't vouch for that.

Hope that helps you!

Thanks for the input. I'll definitely see what happens come end of this auction though. I'm still very curious as to how many of these escaped out into the public...

P.S. - The seller sent me some responses in reference to an authenticity question I had. What do you (Guys) think?








TF