Fake steelbooks

origammirip789 · #1 12-07-2019, 10:52 AM

Was sent this link and this is pissing me off https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F283701369420

They are now packing fake steelbooks into plastic wrap ant put a sticker on with usual steelbook info.

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L1Slayer · #2 12-07-2019, 05:57 PM

I'm curios how do you identify it as fake? Is there any indication besides the fakt that a steelbook of this design might never have existed?
I Always assumed one can only creat "stickerbooks" with putting foil on the steel.
This one doesn't seem like one. Then again, I'm not a pro

Edit: This auction also caught my Attention:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/FINAL-FANTAS...53.m1438.l2649
As far as I'm Aware, the steelbooks that came in the UCE of FFXV were not sealed. (Mine sure as hell weren't)
But there was an issue with People not getting the correct Steels in their CE, so Square issues replacements. Dunno if These were sealed or not.

Neboolah · #3 12-07-2019, 10:37 PM

If there is someone who can create custom steelbooks than I am happy. I seen on many pages great digital images for steelbooks that looks much better than the original.

For me I would pay a nice price for my own custom steel but the ebay auction is a joke. A seller on private marcetplace sell the exact same steel of tlof for 20 bucks......

GameTrigger · #4 12-08-2019, 02:05 AM

Custom steelbooks are ok (not my cup of tea) but BIG NO for fake ones

uncommonnl · #5 12-08-2019, 12:01 PM

Selling it as a "custom" steelbook is one thing (could be construed as copyright infringement). But selling a steelbook and making it look like a genuine product whilst It isn't is just criminal.

Neboolah · #6 12-08-2019, 08:00 PM

Is 5his a steelbook or just a foil on a steel?

freefo · #7 12-09-2019, 05:51 AM

There's someone on mecari selling customs as "Japanese Version" or listing it as steelbook case only.

gamecollector_nz · #8 12-10-2019, 08:43 PM

Those fake ones are made by a group of people from China, they named their fake steelbook "fantasy box", they also have their own website and now it's been banned by steelbook due to the copyright I think, they first start selling these fake one on a Chinese online fleamarket and many people who just start collecting steelbook has been ripped off by them, sometimes you will see their fake one also has the steelbook logo in their inner plastic box because they bought some cheap steelbook and took the inner box off then put it into their fake one to make it looks real, they usually did this when they selling some expansive one, you can also see these on Ebay because one of these guys currently living in Germany.