Quote Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger View Post
What I like about the Kyle-procured kit (apart from all of it) is the quality of the plastic of the guns. It just feels and looks sturdy and special to me.
And I think that's the problem with the repro'd kits (like with the repro/KO TFs), in that ebay auction photos may not tip off people to realise it isn't the real thing. So when they get it, they think that all FP kits are of that poor quality and never buy any more, or worse, tell others how crappy the FP stuff is. That's the problem Hasbro has with some of the really dodgy KOs out there (like the paper-fragile Swoops), in that it could put off unsuspecting customers from buying Hasbro product ever again, thinking they are a dodgy, low QC producer - something they get when you buy one of their real toys...

Fortunately for the internet, the *majority* of serious collectors who buy these FP things, can find out what's real and what's not, and ultimately not affect FPs reputation (as can be seen with the interest and demand of their other stuff).
It's just disheartening to see someone profiteering off one's creative efforts though, even if your reputation of quality is still intact.