FAKE FIGURES toy soldiers catalogue

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Forgeries and manipulations of Ferrero children's surprise metal figures. More

The forgeries and manipulations have been known since 1994 but in ± 2000 / 2001 they were made en masse in the Eastern bloc. There are also many "creative" tinkerers working on imitating the figures (in tin, lead or another cheap metal alloy). Manipulation is also done with paint or chemicals to give an original figure a color that has never been legally released. And all this with only 1 goal in mind; create a rare figure because that brings in money.

There are also artists at work who add another detail to a certain metal figure. For example, a shield with an image that originally does not exist (see photo) or a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder, this was never legally issued.

However, the tinkerers have made progress with their counterfeits and are sometimes indistinguishable from the original and it is very strange that the counterfeits are now even collected by certain collectors. As a collector of only original metal figures, I can't imagine anything about this and have therefore given the forgery a low catalog value on Catawiki. Because I see any forgery or manipulation as a serious damage to the figure and that affects the value and I want to try to stop the forgeries.

If you see a metal figure somewhere on the internet that is offered and you doubt its authenticity, you can always ask me for advice.

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