new trading figures?

[shedinja292]

I know that the tfg is dead but recently some auctions have been showing up on ebay. They look legit and some of them match with the planned figures for the third expansion here. does anybody know if these are real or not?

ebay 1
ebay 2
ebay 3

 

[Nekusagi]

Consensus on pkmncollectors on LJ is that they're probably very well made bootlegs.

 

[Politoed666]

Yes, consensus is that they're nice bootlegs.

However, there is the possibility that they come from an unreleased third planned TFG set, and the merchandise was taken without the knowledge or consent of PUSA.

 

[Archaic]

Some of those designs look *very* familiar to me, the Pikachu and Bayleaf in particular. I believe they may actually be prototypes that were never released, which begs the question of how someone got a hold of them. Perhaps ones already made in the Chinese factory then discarded when the line was cancelled. I'd need to see exactly what's written on the bases to be sure.