Quote Originally Posted by jaydisc
You both sound like you've rationalized this in a way that you're each comfortable with. Now can everyone else do the same without facing anyone else's judgement?
I thought I was rationalising it according to the actual definition of a counterfeit.
1: "an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery." (dictionary.com)
2: "an imitation, usually one that is made with the intent of fraudulently passing it off as genuine."

Btw, I never said that this makes fan-items any better or worse or more or less acceptable than counterfeits. I've merely said that this is what distinguishes them apart and what would be acceptable for the unauthorised TF section and what would not. It doesn't mean I'm condoning one over the other. I personally don't condone either and as a general rule I don't buy toys that aren't manufactured under licence by HasTak. I'm assuming that you (and STL) also don't buy unauthorised toys either, given your rather vehement stance against them.

griffin: I like the idea of merging both unauthorised and KOs into one section with sub-forums (or if not, even just different threads).