majora82
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Post by majora82 on Aug 17, 2024 19:19:35 GMT -5
Hey guys, I have purchased a few Jakks Pacific branded toys over the years (2000-2007 in specific) and noticed on a rare occasion there will be a small white Quality Control sticker on the back of the package and on the toy itself (Bottom of one foot). Are these samples or very early production figures? Maybe from the first batch?
I have seen packaged Jakks samples before with this QC sticker but they also had an orange "Sample Not for Resale" sticker on it. What are your thoughts? I seen a few threads on here about them but they are 10+ years old. Hoping someone can revel some more information on these.
I emailed Jakks themselves with pictures and received a response that said
"Our products do include QC stickers and some samples include a label, however due to the possibility of high-quality counterfeiting, our inability to physically inspect the products, and other factors, we cannot confirm conclusively whether the products you are inquiring about are authentic."
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Post by Neos on Aug 20, 2024 10:50:01 GMT -5
Could you upload some pics of the figures that have the stickers? It sounds like they’re factory samples imo but it’s hard to say without seeing
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Post by Scott! on Aug 22, 2024 15:15:33 GMT -5
I've seen a few MOC "samples" with the sticker on the box, so I have a good idea what you're referencing. As for what they really are, it's hard to say. Because of where the factory was making them, a lot of samples had white stickers with writing detailing what was gonna change in the final piece but you'll have a hard job finding them not absolutely beaten to shreds box wise. The ones that I'm picturing that you're talking about, I think they are sample jobs to present to either carriers of the line or the wrestlers themselves so in America when they were brought over, they're in good condition. I own the 1/100 sample of Sgt Slaughter that would've been destroyed as the final release on both the "Rule Breaker" Sarges differed and this one was in the middle. It's in good nick, but I don't believe this was a factory sample and rather a sample to be presented to sell it.
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Post by majora82 on Aug 22, 2024 23:40:35 GMT -5
I love to post a couple of pics but sadly I can't figure out how to do so. I can't get the image link from Imgur for some reason. I can do my best to describe it though.
It's a white round sticker that says "JAKKS PACIFIC" on the top, "QC PASS" on the bottom and has a number in the middle. Another variant of the round white sticker says "JAKKS PACIFIC" on the top and "ROAD CHAMPS" on the bottom with a number and "PASS" in the middle. Kinda looks like this emoji ⚪️. The words "JAKKS PACIFIC", "QC PASS" and sometimes "ROAD CHAMPS" is curved around the sticker. Hope this helps!
I have seen sign samples before with the larger rectangular sticker and mostly beat up packaging you mention. I was actually able to find one of those.
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