Answers.Body: <p>The SSD auction will be a scam and the minifigs are indeed knock-offs of which eBay is awash.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: That's terrible. There are lots of people bidding on those items and it's a pity that they're getting robbed.
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Answers.Text: In terms of the knock-off minifigs, these are all over the place, including [Amazon](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolverine-Custom-Minifig/dp/B00JKX9UFO) through sellers.
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Answers.Text: @mj_ Indeed - there apparently is no end to either human greed or human foolishness :(
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Body: <p>I'm looking at the Lego Super Star Destroyer on eBay and I see that a number of people are selling it for ~$600 USD. From time to time there are bids that sell at ~$300 USD that claim to be sealed and brand new. These sets come from Hong Kong or China from a user that has a 0 feedback. This seems to me to be a bit fishy since the set is now discontinued and it should fetch higher than the original selling price of $400 USD.</p>
  
  <p>If you search Lego minifigures from the superhero lines, you get Chinese users selling packs of five minifigures for far below the asking price again. I asked about this one in the past.</p>
  
  <p>Has anyone else noticed this? Do we have a brick authenticity problem?
  mj</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Super-Star-Destroyer-Spaceship2-New-Building-Set-Battleship-/251594504283?pt=Building_Toys_US&amp;hash=item3a9433785b">http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Super-Star-Destroyer-Spaceship2-New-Building-Set-Battleship-/251594504283?pt=Building_Toys_US&amp;hash=item3a9433785b</a></p>
  
Tags: <star-wars>
Title: Chinese Knockoffs?
UserDisplayName: mj_
ThreadText: # Chinese Knockoffs?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-23)
  
  I'm looking at the Lego Super Star Destroyer on eBay and I see that a number of people are selling it for ~$600 USD. From time to time there are bids that sell at ~$300 USD that claim to be sealed and brand new. These sets come from Hong Kong or China from a user that has a 0 feedback. This seems to me to be a bit fishy since the set is now discontinued and it should fetch higher than the original selling price of $400 USD.
  
  If you search Lego minifigures from the superhero lines, you get Chinese users selling packs of five minifigures for far below the asking price again. I asked about this one in the past.
  
  Has anyone else noticed this? Do we have a brick authenticity problem?
  mj
  
  <http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Super-Star-Destroyer-Spaceship2-New-Building-Set-Battleship-/251594504283?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3a9433785b>
  
  **Tags:** star-wars
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-23. Score: 6
  
  The SSD auction will be a scam and the minifigs are indeed knock-offs of which eBay is awash.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: That's terrible. There are lots of people bidding on those items and it's a pity that they're getting robbed.  
  > **username_2**: In terms of the knock-off minifigs, these are all over the place, including [Amazon](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolverine-Custom-Minifig/dp/B00JKX9UFO) through sellers.  
  > **username_2**: @username_0 Indeed - there apparently is no end to either human greed or human foolishness :(  
  
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