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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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You spoke, and we listened! Knockoff and counterfeit Transformers are a serious issue nowadays - every month, we are hearing more and more about new counterfeits of vintage toys, and even recently modern toys getting knockoffs, making it hell to find a genuine piece on the secondary market.

That is where we have committed ourselves to help. There are many good resources already in the community for identifying counterfeit Transformers, and we are now proud to expand our own Transformers Resources section with a section dedicated to the identification of Modern Reproduction Transformers. This new section collects guides and information to identify these knockoffs so that you do not get scammed into buying a fake piece for your collection. Click on the link above to visit it, and be forewarned and forearmed.

But wait! There's so much more to this new section. We have also added a Vintage Knockoffs section, dedicated to the weird and wonderful world of the likes of the Four Star Transformers Knockoffs. This section is under the care of my fellow Content Contributor Megamus, and already contains information on some very interesting and unusual vintage knockoff pieces. As time goes by and with your help, we will grow this into a full resource on these early Transformers knockoffs.

We have also opened a section to cover the world of Unofficial and Third Party Custom Transformers. This is the home not only of all these unlicensed third party accessory sets and full blown unofficial not-Transformers, but also the place to find information on Japanese event exclusive and garage kit items. It is made up of four distinct sections:

Third Party Transformers - The place for information on all unofficial full-scale transforming robots such as Battle Rollar and Warbot Defender.
Unofficial Third Party WST - The home of the Justitoys Dinorobots, Jizai Toys Nanoscale releases and other "smallest Transformable" remake Transformers.
Transformers Third Party Addon Accessory Kits - This is where you will find information on all the weapons and parts addons made by various groups over the years, everything from Unicron.com Accessory sets to City Commanders dwells within.
Last but not least, Other Third Party Unofficial Items is your source for information on all the other unofficial items released by various groups, be it human sidekick figures or Energon Cubes.

Enjoy everyone. This resource is here so you can identify these items as being unofficial products, not made and in many cases not licensed by Hasbro or Takara-Tomy, and take appropriate precautions.

Original Source: Unofficial and Knockoff Transformers Resources Live @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.