[BioCollector]

Wow, way to be kind of rude. Sorry for trying to make the listing a little interesting.

The fact is, a friend of mine worked directly with the manufacturers at NECA as they were developing this product. They sent over one or two prototypes for testing, playing and general evaluation. However, the other one was destroyed and this one just happened to be given to me. There's no paperwork as usually they're all destroyed, but I got lucky. As for spraypaint, if you look closely at the photos, you'll see this is the unpainted base plastic grey that rolls off the assembly line. I don't even think using paint thinner could scrape off enough layers to get back to that pristine look.

And before anyone asks, no, I can't get you any more ridiculously cool prototypes. He quit that job years ago.

As for the scamming, I sold this in February to what I thought was a legit buyer. He never picked up the item from fedex. It got sent back to me. He didn't reply to my emails, waited two months, then initiated chargeback, and I got screwed. I'm guessing this has happened to many sellers, but it was the first time for me, and it sucks.

Long story short - Yes, it's the real thing. Yes, I got scammed. And yes, you have to have a little faith sometimes. Sorry for whatever destroyed yours.