How to tell a fake G1 Transformer

[Garfieldwxg55]

Hi, I recently have been interested in getting a set of sealed G1 Technobots, and I've seen a few come up on eBay, but I've also heard that the combiner teams received a lot of knockoffs. So I was wondering if there are any ways I can tell a knockoff from an original toy, and what they might be.
Many thanks

[beachcomber]

This page might help, some info on KOs and what to look for.

Here is their page on Computron: https://www.highendtfs.com/computron

[Trent]

The quickest indicator is price. How much are these sets you’re looking at? A sealed set of genuine G1 Technobots would fetch in the thousands of dollars these days. If you mean that you’ve seen some sets for between the $150-$250 mark, they are all KOs.

[Garfieldwxg55]

Oh I actually meant the individual components separately, and I saw them for around $150-200 USD, not sure if they were all properly sealed though

[Paulbot]

For individual Technobots you might be in luck... I don't recall seeing those on KO lists but am no expert.

[Trent]

There are KOs of the individual Technobots. They are usually sold as a set like this (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TRANSFORMERS-G1-SCATTERSHOT-STRAFE-NOSECONE-AFTERBURNER-LIGHTSPEED-SET-US-SELLER-/144309231786?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0) but you could end up with people selling them individually and inflating the price. The best thing to do is post a picture of them somewhere like here or in a Facebook TF group and ask.

[Paulbot]

There are KOs of the individual Technobots. They are usually sold as a set like this (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TRANSFORMERS-G1-SCATTERSHOT-STRAFE-NOSECONE-AFTERBURNER-LIGHTSPEED-SET-US-SELLER-/144309231786?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0) but you could end up with people selling them individually and inflating the price.
Oh. Damn.