No One Likes Receiving Knock-off LEGO® Or Fake Minifigures.
Here is the typical scenario: you bought used LEGO® from an online, third-party marketplace, and now, you are looking at the pieces saying, “how do I know if my LEGO® is real or fake?”
We are going to split this post into two quick segments you can scroll down to find: how to tell if your LEGO® bricks are real and how to tell if your LEGO® minifigure is real.
How To Tell If Your LEGO® Bricks Are Real Or Fake
Always check for the LEGO® logo. Part of LEGO® protecting its intellectual property, brand, copyright, and trademark is ensuring its logo is clearly displayed on its LEGO® brick. Without the logo, I can guarantee you have fake LEGO® bricks. Using a flashlight close to the brick, you should be able to see the LEGO® logo.
Check for the fit of the bricks. LEGO® spent literal decades ensuring the LEGO® brick design seamlessly snapped together with the (practically trademarked) snap. If your LEGO® doesn’t fit together well, or comes apart easily, there is a really good chance it’s fake. The company seldom sells defective LEGO® bricks.
Compare the colors. LEGO® has a distinctive shine and glossy feel due to the ABS plastic it is made out of – if your bricks are lackluster, chances are that lack of color is due to the lack of authenticity.
Feel the material of the LEGO® bricks. Exceptionally brittle bricks are a sign that they are fake. The ABS plastic LEGO® is made of is wicked durable. If your studs are falling off the plastic, there is a big chance it is fake!
How To Tell If Your LEGO® Minifigure Is Real Or Fake
There are few things more awful in this world than receiving a bulk buy of LEGO® minifigure pieces and finding out a bunch of them are fake. Luckily, it is pretty easy to spot a fake LEGO® minifigure once you know these tips.
Check The Head Stud. Unless it is a really old LEGO® minifigure, the stud of the torso (where the head goes) will have the LEGO® logo clearly displayed on the top of the stud. Also, all LEGO® head studs have a slightly different color than the rest of the torso (usually a rectangular, black-patch) indicating that it is where the head goes! This patch also indicates which part of the torso is the front.
Check The LEGO® Leg Studs. The legs have a distinctive diagonal slant along with their hexagonal design to clip into place with the torso. There is almost always a LEGO® logo in between the studs of the legs.
Shine a light through the underside of the LEGO® feet. If you see a LEGO® logo inside the legs of the LEGO® minifigure, it is definitely not a fake!
Lastly, use the call-outs of fake LEGO® bricks to apply to LEGO® minifigures. Fake LEGO® minifigures lack a distinctive shine and feel brittle. Fake minifigures also come in a slew of wacky, weird colors.
Keep An Eye Out For Fake Or Counterfeit LEGO® Products
Don’t fret if you get fake LEGO®. At one time or another, we all have been bamboozled. It is a part of the collecting and building process of real LEGO®. When you scour the internet looking for a long lost piece, you are bound to get a fake piece, or two. LEGO® Group does an exemplary job of ensuring the market stays clear of fake sets and saturated with genuine, real LEGO® pieces.
However, sometimes bootleg manufacturers appear faster than the company’s legal team can issue a cease-and-desist. Rest assured, LEGO® does everything in its power to remove fake LEGO® from the market.
When buying LEGO® from third-party platforms, always inspect the photos. Third-party sellers is where fake LEGO® comes from. Bookmark this guide and you can protect yourself from the plethora of knockoffs flooding the market.
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