(Apr. 28, 2015 12:18 AM)Wombat Wrote: [ -> ] (Apr. 27, 2015 3:21 PM)~Stoney~ Wrote: [ -> ]Forget about buying that Dragoon F, Dranzer F, S and V, Draciel F and Driger S, immediately. They are all fake. They are illegal for official WBO play and made of very poor material, so they´ll break easily. The only real beyblades are released by Takara, Hasbro and Sonokong. That "SOK" sells only fake "Top Blades".
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As for Draciel G and Burning Kerberous, they seem to be real. Draciel G has the original Sonokong box and the price is also realistic. Same for Burning Kerberous, if it´s without the box and maybe used, the price is realistic. We don´t have the box or closer pic to tell from any logo, but since the seller is Takara Tomy, I highly doubt that it´s fake.
I know it's probably a bad move to question you about Plastics since you're much more knowledgeable, but wasn't SOK the symbol/logo for Sonokong for the early Plastics? I could have sworn that I read that from th!nk or Ultra in the past. 88powerpig88 (who isn't a WBO authorized dealer but is still pretty reputable) has this SOK Driger S labeled as Sonokong as well. Granted they are still before G-Revolution and therefore are of a worse quality material and have smaller parts, so usually not worth a but, but not fake either.
I would be heistant to trust the Burning Kerberous listing, it has no box images, and even though the seller is Takara Tomy, I have received a fake product after buying from this specific listing, which is supposedly sold by Takara Tomy.
Why should it be a bad move?
I´m actually glad, if you point out mistakes I make.
In fact, you have a point there, I´m quite confused as well now. I found the post you´re probably talking about (and lol, if you´re right, I just made the same mistake as th!nk did three years ago
), but it´s hard to tell since the image has been removed.
Also the discussion from here on is interesting (yeah, we know about the sizes by know, but it´s also about the label):
But if you look at the old sets, they have the "Sono Kong" logo:
Nevertheless, this post does have a point, too:
This one looks pretty legit, too, only judging by the packaging, and it does say SOK, but it doesn´t say "Top Blade" in the beyblade logo, like those amazon listings:
I´ve also done some research and on some other sites they say that SOK was a fake company and not Sonokong (but of course, in case of doubt WBO an especially th!nk may be more trustful):
(in the comments)
Whereas this WBO post (with replies) here says different:
So, final result of my research: I don´t have a clue at all anymore, whether this stupid brand makes real of fake beyblades, somebody, who can say it
for sure, please help! XD
And again, thanks for the hint, Wombat!
