I think someone from Hasbro should be on e-bay daily because it is a breach of copyright, although I have heard that Hasbro may be getting something from these fake reissues without having to produce them, but that was many years ago.
There is absolutely no truth to that.
That rumour started from one of the KO sellers, as a way to justify his wares to unsuspecting buyers: trying to muddy the water with a legit-sounding link.