Fake steelbooks

[L1Slayer]

Originally Posted by Cosmic_Link

So what do you guys make of this? From the same seller that I called out previously for selling Fantasybox cases, but the case internal image clearly shows the Steelbook logo inside the case. Now, would somebody really go as far as to fit a genuine Steelbook of it’s internals and then put a custom tin and spine around it for advertising one and the rest are sold with Fantasybox internals?

This is not an official design, right?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264776750202

Can't say for sure, but technically, they are already producing an inlay that is almost identical to Steelbooks. So producing a fake one wouldn't be a problem.
However, it could also be that third party sellers are buying these fantasybok steels and are switching the inlays on their own, in order to sell them for a profit on eBay. (Getting inlays cheap is no problem. There are gaming steels that cost like 1-2€)

Either way, this development was foreseeable. I just hope this isn't turning into a cat and mice game from here on. (We find a way to destinguish real and fake books and they adapt to it soon after)