The $1,000,000 Beyblade Scam...

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To be honest takara tomy and hasbro should re-release metal fight remakes, same design just remade. I think it would be a smart marketing strategy, before the next generation comes out.

In defense of the midfakes, buying used authentic Beyblades on Ebay doesn't exactly support Takara and Hasbro either. Midfakes serve an important role in this hobby for people who want to get Metal Fight beyblades without having to pay the ridiculously overblown Ebay prices of them.

The primary issue with this is that it's getting much harder for players like me who want to bounce back into Metal Fight but can't afford to buy exclusively the authentic parts. Have you seen what most reshuffle sets go for nowadays? It hurts physically when I have to blow hundreds just for a couple of pieces, and the market on the WBO isn't as reliable as it once was. If these midfakes can prove themselves to be of even slightly higher quality and durability than those of Rapidity and Flame, then I say let people use them, as long as they can be proven safe. Beyblade should be accessible to everyone, not just the hardcore collectors.

fun story: during my secondary school days I started a "beyblade club" which did make 80% of teachers mad due to battles happening on chairs. they gave up at some point since it just became way too widespread (still funny to me). fake beyblades were something I never "banned" though, since everyone was just having fun. I regret this now haha..

From my experience, the people who buy fakes/midfakes do so because the original versions aren't sold in their region and getting one from overseas can get expensive. Maybe TT & Hasbro have an obligation to their fans from all regions that they can afford the original products.

I dont really see how its a scam, you are getting an unofficial replica of something that isnt made anymore, if it performs the same as a legit bey which it does, and if it doesnt have lead which it doesnt, and can be used in tournaments which they can, then it just seems like you want people to pay over $30 for a rare bey because you think it supports tt. There doesnt really seem like theres a reason to not buy these so yea.

With respect, buying 100% authentic mfb beyblades off ebay or second-hand stores does not support the original creators. These products were either already purchased or sold to another store.

Ive bought over 15 midfakes knowing they are midfakes, I would buy authentic ones but those are crazy expensive and “supporting the creators” is literally impossible since there hasnt been any official production in years. But I gotta say I am very impressed on how good the quality was for all of them outside of 2 that had a tiny piece of 3D print sticking out.

It's one of the most heartbreaking bombshells when I discovered at least half of my 4D beys were midfakes, but I didn't know back when I bought them. I did however notice their odd quality, specifically their rubber tips, messier metal wheel moldings and strange text printed. What's more frustrating is the launchers even still say "Takara Tomy" molded on them. Thankfully, my rarer beys like Duo or Jade are genuine. Midfakes aren't terrible, they have okay quality, but like you said, they still don't help support the actual creators.

why should i care if theyre fake or not, if theyre not horrible quality and dont break, i can simply use them. sure if youre a collector who gets off on just looking at these things in their original package or something you might have a reason to be angry, but honestly i think its great someone still produces them so people can play with something that's 90% identical to what we had back in the day.

Midfakes are insane, but I can confirm that midfakes don't exist for plastic gen, and burst is safe for now

Tbh I have an entire beyblade collection and I’m very aware that they are midfakes however I spent about $200 on them for about 60 beys and all of them battle really well and launch and are very well made (for midfakes) they are a cheaper alternative especially if you just want to battle! And have fun! I recommend them to anyone that just likes old metal beys. :3

A little late to the party there, but a very informative and important video for the community nonetheless. As a collector myself I have gone through the struggles of identifying them apart in the past so I will list some tips here: For new in box listings: 1. Code (at bottome of box) - last 2 digits should NOT end in 12, 13, or 14 as these numbers represent the year of manufacturing and metal fight ended in 2011 for the majority of Takara Tomy beys. If you can, ask seller for a picture of a code, if they're confident in their product they will be happy to provide. 2. Box color and clarity - midfakes are washed out in color. Also look at the smaller Japanese text... midfakes have blurry text while real Tomy ones have very clear printed characters. (This is one of the ways I tell midfakes when looking at photos of listings, when code is not shown) 3. Location of item - best avoid ones from Taiwan and China as these are where the midfakes factories are at. 4. Sometimes they have sample photos of the contents, in which case use the tests below. For second hand listings and beys you already own: 5. Facebolt tattoo - is off-centered for midfakes 6. Stickers - for midfakes, coloring is washed out and less saturated, while printing may be off-centered. A great example of this is Phantom Orion. I recommend DaimyoGT's video on Phantom Orion midfake comparison. 7. Plastic moulding - the moulding of the facebolt, clear wheel, spin track and performance tip of real Tomy or Hasbro beys are very clean. Midfakes however, have a lot of excess plastic and jagged cuts. 8. Metal wheel moulding - most obvious one... midfakes have bad moulding and less detail. A good example is Earth Eagle 145WD, the clear wheel does not fit perfectly in the fusion wheel for midfakes due to bad moulding. The Diablo wheel also has trouble fitting with the X:D tip and Nemesis' ultimate balance mode does not work due to it being too stiff. Hope this helps for anyone who is looking~

"The problem with fakes is that buying them doesn't support the creators of beyblade" idk man seems like they're creating more metal fight beys than Tamara Tomy. Buying authentic beys only helps resellers, so by that logic if we want more metal beys we should buy midfakes, not authentic beys.

For beysandbricks, it is extremely easy to tell if it's a midfake. They literally spell it out for you. If the item says "OEM Status: Reproduction" its a guaranteed midfake.

Idk why Takara Tomy or Hasbro hasn't capitalized on this. Clearly a lot of people still care about metal fight era of Beyblade.

I’d love to support the actual creators but they quit making them. How am I support to give them my money for one? Because you can’t. Even if I’d love to. Even buying real ones for $100+ isn’t supporting them. It’s supporting whomever you bought it from…… there’s literally no way to enjoy our classic beyblades without spending everything to have one or these thoughtful people who bring midfakes to us at an affordable price.

Great way to expose the scams going rampant all over many websites! Thanks for featuring one of my vids, and shout out too! I appreciate it 🙏

My reason for not buying real Beyblades is because takaratomy do not sell beys in our country and even if they did i would not have brought it because of the high price. Just imagine paying more than 40$ for a piece of plastic and metal in a country where a a single dollar amounts to 80 native currency.