I'm sorry if there's already a thread where I could have asked, but I'm looking to buy a Pokemon plush toy. I've never bought one before, Pokemon or not, so I have no idea about this sort of thing.
I was warned by someone that 99% of the listings on ebay are chinese fakes that come looking like they have downs syndrome instead of what's pictured. Where should I buy plushes from if that's the case? Is there a special site? Is Amazon safe? Someone help me out here.
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Pokemon Center website is where I got mine. Decent prices (mostly), free shipping over $50, fast shipping, and the plushes are official, so you know they're high quality.
Stores sell the Tomy plushes, I found a very nice Gengar at Wal-Mart some months ago for $20.
If you live in America buy from http://pokemoncenter.com
I buy from Amazon and eBay all the time and have never accidentally bought a bootleg. Who ever told you 99% of the plush on eBay are bootlegs is retard, just stay away from Chinese sellers and you'll be fine. It's easy to tell a knock-off if you know what to look for. Here's a few guides:
http://pkmncollectors.livejournal.com/3315872.html
http://pokemonpalooza.tumblr.com/plushie%20guide
http://pkmnlove.weebly.com/how-to-identify-a-fake-pokedoll.html
Pokemoncenter.com is the official store. Everything there is legitimate and high-quality.
>>32994743
Amazon is safe, but most of the time it's just going to be plushes that you'd find at Pokemon Center anyway, at higher prices. Charizard is $17.99 at Pokemon Center, on Amazon you'll generally find the exact same plush for $40+.
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Thank you, Pokemon Center has what I need even if it's a bit more expensive than the bootlegs. I'll take it.
As a second question if you're still here, is there any place I can get a Lugia plush bigger than the 10" one on Pokemon Center? Or older discontinued stuff?
>>32994743
I bought some pokeplushes on eBay & Aliexpress and they are very cool, very nice quality like the official ones. Maybe I'm lucky, but I'm happy with my plushies.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-Tomy-Advanced-Generation-Lugia-Plush-/112469418792?hash=item1a2fb32328:g:918AAOSwwvZZXAab
This Lugia is around 15 inches. It's the biggest one I see on eBay at the moment. It's actually kinda rare so $70 isn't a bad price.
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>triple price for 4" more
I'm sure it's a fine deal but I guess I'll stick with the Pokemon Center one. Thank you for helping.
I'm finding a lot of stuff that ships from the US for a lot cheaper than the Pokemon Center one. For example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pokemon-Center-11-Lugia-Plush-Doll-Stuffed-Animal-Toy-US-SHIP-/142380689115?hash=item21268ce6db:g:1cUAAOSwhvFZFVZQ
They're using stock image so I can't check for any signs. Can I trust it?