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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Oh okay. I didn't look at it very closely.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[KingLemuel]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-08T00:26:32Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[That's what it's modelled on, but it isn't the official Flash. You can just about see that the quality of plastic is not quite as good, and I think I saw some pictures of how the legs connect... *shudders*]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[jampot]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T22:25:50Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I think the Flash one is an actual Lego minifigure. It looks a lot like the Flash in this set.
[url]http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Batman-The-Riddler-Chase-76012;jsessionid=1r8+ltiIq-pjdBresp70dQ**.lego-ps-1-4?fromListing=listing[/url]]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[KingLemuel]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T22:21:51Z</updated>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[If you have the disposable income available, then I say go for it. No harm, no foul if you ask me.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Juggernaut Pictures]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T17:33:44Z</updated>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[The Flash one seems to be the highest quality, and at £3 I'm sorely tempted to give it a go to see what these are actually like. Plus, it'd save buying the £26 set, but does anyone FIRMLY think I shouldn't do such a thing?

(btw I may not even anyway, just a thought)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[jampot]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/189/</uri>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T15:48:22Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Eh, I don't really see what the point is to hate them. While I personally would not spend money on those, I don't have a problem if others do.

Legality-wise, it may or may not be legal. I don't know all the ins and outs of LEGO, so I'm not sure which patents are protected.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Juggernaut Pictures]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T14:52:09Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Ouch, I just now noticed the legs. :/]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Mickey]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T14:48:12Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I like the flash one, the other ones are eh...]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Rockydude411]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T14:19:14Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Ye gods, there are Star Wars ones as well.

The interlocking system isn't protected as of 2008, but I'm pretty sure the minifigure design still is.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[jampot]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/189/</uri>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T07:28:04Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I'm not sure these entirely legal. I realize LEGO can't protect the interlocking system anymore, but they can protect the print patters of say, the heads, which are probably intellectual property fully owned by LEGO. Also, why would you use them, they just look kind of weird.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[backyardlegos]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[backyardlegos@gmail.com]]></email>
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			<updated>2014-03-05T06:25:22Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I feel like the Black Widow one is slowly absorbing my soul and turning it into double-negative energy, which it'll use to destroy the psychic membrane of the universe and render every living being incapable of eating salad.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[jampot]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-04T22:56:26Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=jampot][url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Building-Toys-Minifigure-The-Flash-Marvel-Scarlet-Speedster-Figure-DC-comics-/281244404932?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item417b790cc4[/url]
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Building-Toys-Minifigure-Shazam-Captain-Marvel-Marvel-Figure-DC-comic-/271370499581?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3f2ef135fd[/url]
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Building-Toys-Lego-Minifigure-Iron-Man-Thor-Batman-Hulk-Superhero-Marvel-heros-/281220110306?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&var=&hash=item417a0657e2[/url][/quote]

That's sad.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mickey]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-04T22:37:40Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=FlyingMinifig]I've been seeing a lot of these on eBay lately.  Personally I wouldn't go for it for various reasons. I have to agree with Squid that some do have this weird look about them, especially the face.  Other ones I've seen (though I think they were from different sellers) look even worse, and are just cheap-looking and downright hideous.  

They're obviously not even trying to make them look different from LEGO's official minifigs, I wonder how long they'll be allowed to sell them before getting shut down for copyright infringement...[/quote]

It [i]is[/i] very odd that this business even exists...

Some of the printing is higher quality than others. Green Lantern and Shazam look okay, while there's a black suit Superman (like last year's SDCC promo) which looks [i]totally[/i] wrong; the printing is completely out of proportion.

I'm not sure whether I'd want to buy one. I mean, it's like having a box of eggs, but one of them's really a carved-up potato. It still looks like an egg, but it'll taste of potato. Same with the minifigs - if you had a Justice League lineup and they were all official LEGO except Shazam, it'd feel...disingenuous.

If a high enough quality one came along, and it was a reasonable price (for which read 'super cheap') then maybe I'd be tempted, but these just feel weird.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[jampot]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/189/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2014-03-04T18:45:19Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[They're poorly made knock offs but people fall for them (or some just don't care).  
I'd never buy any unless I was going to do something like cut it up, burn it, or maim it for a good reason.  Which I don't have a good reason so...no.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[JonnDthunDer]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-04T18:44:47Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Lego-like minifigures on eBay]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I've been seeing a lot of these on eBay lately.  Personally I wouldn't go for it for various reasons. I have to agree with Squid that some do have this weird look about them, especially the face.  Other ones I've seen (though I think they were from different sellers) look even worse, and are just cheap-looking and downright hideous.  

They're obviously not even trying to make them look different from LEGO's official minifigs, I wonder how long they'll be allowed to sell them before getting shut down for copyright infringement...]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mr Vertigo]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-03-04T18:25:54Z</updated>
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