Across Europe clothing store C&A announced a new line of My Little Pony clothing for young adults through their latest newsletter. Within the collection, which might be placed under their Clockhouse sub-brand, there are various colors of short-sleeved shirts with a variation of Mane 6 ponies and designs. It is possible that more apparel will be included, but the newsletter did not show anything else besides these shirts.

The online stores of C&A across Europe (for example the German one) are pretty much in-sync when it comes to their offerings, and none of them currently have anything My Little Pony related on offer, outside of children's sizes. A bit more patience will be required before we can see all designs in detail, but we'll keep you posted!

One juicy detail is the fact that the promotional photos used in the email newsletter show various unlicensed plush from FrontWinner/Olyfactory. These were never officially sold in stores, so it's unclear where the marketing department/studio got these from (certainly not from Hasbro!).

Thanks to Ayu for the heads-up!

It's been a very long time since our last episode of the Fakie Quest, and while we did two quick updates on fake EqG Minis, a new episode was well overdue! In this post you'll find tons and tons of fake My Little Pony toys, figures and basically everything that can be printed with bootleg artwork. Since the last episode we did not stop collecting images, and we did receive several submits too. (Thanks to Tomo, Ayu, Sharon and Andrea for their contributions)
Enjoy our 4th episode in the quest for the worst fakies!

While I hope to get enough time for a new Fakie Quest post soon, this is one set of fakies that I wanted to get out in the open as soon as possible. Over on Taobao (and possibly eBay and AliExpress too) loads of listings for these fake Equestria Girls Minis are filling the search pages of the online marketplace. They look pretty accurate and cost next to nothing: listings go as low as $8.50 for 9 figures! Now these are only the Taobao prices, it's possible that once these hit eBay the prices will rise as well if people can't tell the difference.
To help everyone out we've made a quick reference to telling these and real EqG Minis apart. In the picture below we've marked some key elements different from the original ones:

Every time Hasbro releases a new concept for any of their toys it's just a matter of time before fake versions arise on the internet. EBay and Alibaba/Taobao used to be popular platforms for the latest fakies, but as of late Instagram became the latest trend for selling bootleg products. One more example of this practice are these new fake Equestria Girls Minis figures with the inappropriate name "My Fun Hose".
Some of the figures look pretty decent, but some others have weird accessories (like fake Blind Bag ponies, or the fact that Twilight Sparkle doesn't even wear her skirt) and another bunch that just looks odd, like Rarity and Fluttershy.
For some it might be an open door that these are bootleg products, but without the packaging it's a whole lot harder to see the difference. The best way to differentiate these from real figures are:
- Compare the colors
- Compare the accessories
- Compare the plastic (the fakes are more glossy)

Disclaimer: We do not promote buying and/or selling fake products and this post is meant as a warning for people to know the difference between real and fake My Little Pony products.

Note: We're still working on a full fakie quest episode, this is just a quick PSA.

Thanks to pega_ponycorn.offcl and Tomo for the info!

I'm back with another report on my never-ending quest to find the worst My Little Pony fakies in existence. This time I got some massive help from Ilona, who helped collecting and identifying the fakes.
For those who are not familiar with the series: every now and then we browse the darker side of the internet and come across all sorts of bootleg MLP items, which we collect and save up for posts like this one. If you enjoy this post you can always go back to part 1 and part 2 for more fakie madness.

It's been around a month since the first Quest for the Worst MLP Fakies post, and because of the overwhelmingly positive reactions I've decided to write another one! I once again saved up all the fakies I found last month, and was planning to keep going a bit longer. However, I want to warn you all for new fakies that have been going around since the past 2 weeks, and in the past few days it's gotten a bit out of hand. So, as a warning to everyone I start this post with:

Here's something interesting we've found on Taobao. A Rainbow Dash Fashion Style with Wonderbolt Markings hinting at a costume. The fact that we found several other Wonderbolt Themed Brushables and Blind Bags before may indicate that she will be part of this line as well. However, something strange is going on.

When browsing the internet for My Little Pony products you find all the good and legit stuff first. But when you go beyond page 30 of Google and searching for shady marketplace website you will eventually get into the world of My Little Pony fakies. Of course eBay has plenty of fakies too, but this is usually only the surface of what you can find. Many of these marketplaces (like Taobao) don't have anti-counterfeiting on the top of their agendas, although Alibaba has had a major clean-up lately.
For the protection of everyone I will not share any links nor name websites, but rest assured that most of these fakies are only available when ordering thousands at the same time, which is usually done by equally shady retailers.
In this post I will discuss some of the more interesting fakies I have found over the past few weeks, mainly focusing on figures and plush. While there won't be a definite 'worst fakie' in this post, it was my actual goal during my search, skipping the other common and already known fakies.

So, after this brief introduction, head on down and enjoy my quest!

Quite an interesting find again on AliExpress as this Large Princess-Sized Princess Luna has been spotted. I know we should be a bit skeptical because some merch found on AliExpress can be fake. However I have to admit that this Luna looks very good like an official product. The eyes are her own ones and she even has a black necklace and tiara with her moon on it. The gradient on her wings look also nice.

I think we just have to wait some more to see if she's official or not. We'll keep you updated. If you know more, please let us know!

Thanks to Violet CLM and Mihailo for the heads up!

The blind bags in the above image might look like a promising new blind bag wave, but sadly they're not. These blind bags are filled with the common bright colored bootleg figures, that have been sold on eBay for over a year now. The figures are in no-way close to actual figures, but the catch is that the blind bags actually look like something that Hasbro would make.
Right now they have been spotted at an Indonesian wholesaler, so it's possible that these will pop-up in other stores and website soon. Again: these are bootleg figures and there is absolutely no guarantee about the quality or safety.
Thanks to EclipsedFlame for the heads-up.

The handpuppets above should trigger all bootleg alarms in existence, and so they should. These plush handpuppets are a variant of commonly seen 'fake' plushies (seen below), which in their turn copied the Aurora design. Both the mane, eyes and head design is close to that of the earlier spotted fakies, but Twilight's color seems to be way off.
The plush have a tag, but I can't exactly read what's written on them (possibly a fake Chinese brand). Head on down this post to see some more detailed images of the individual ponies!
Thanks to Ayu for sending this in!

Bootleg Brushables and Blind Bags are no surprise to us anymore. We even saw a Bootleg Playset once. But this time we were a bit surprised that this actually exist: A fake Play-Doh Rainbow Dash Style Salon on Taobao. At the first glance you might think it's real but then you look closer:

• The packaging says My Little Horse (Fake, always)
• Play-Doh is now "Play-Toy"
• Apparently Rainbow Dash also decided to coat her body a different color: Pink. 
• The quality is less then the original one.

Still it seems like the quality looks actually good even when it's lesser then the original one. Still it's very weird to see this. I'm curious what the next "fake" merchandise will be. Talking Ponies?

These plushies have been posted on Taobao and are clearly fakies trying to rip off the Nici keychain plushies. You can identify that these are fakes by the low quality eye stitching and overall low quality lining and fabric. While Pinkie Pie looks somewhat decent, the poor Rainbow Dash figure has no nose whatsoever and is also suffering from terrible quality eyes. While the fakies have the same metal keyring attached, the string that connects the keyring to the plush is always white. The actualy Nici plushies have colored strings.
All of the plushies have a fake tag as well, even showing the supposed retail values around Europe. The actual value they go for on Taobao is 18 yuan, just under $3.
Thanks to Ayu for the info!

Some new Fake Styling Size Ponies have been found on Taobao. At first they kinda look real but on closer inspection there are some facts which make these fake. Particular one of the two: Princess Celestia. Here's why:

• Her hair colors aren't show accurate. Their previous releases have neon hair as well but at least they come close to the original.
• Celestia's Tiara is actually Cadance's
• The Swirls on Celestia's packaging are in Celestia's Colors. These swirls are always in the color of the line, in this case the original series like the official ones. They change color according to their line.
• The artwork of Princess Celestia on the back is obviously a fan-made one. I found one close to this one here by TheShadowStone.
• It seems illogical to release these 2 again after their first release.

So that's it. Still I have to admit they look kinda nice. I actually like Cadance's hair a lot.

For some reason it seems like the Ponymania line is really popular in terms of fakies... a few weeks ago we spotted several Fashion Style Fakies as Ponymania ponies, and a few days ago we spotted a giant 25 cm Princess Celestia Ponymania fakie. So it seems like the only ones left are fake Ponymania Brushables... well they have been found.

Like most fakies these were also spotted on Taobao. As you can see everybody is the same size including Twilight who uses a Small Princess mold for her official release. As you can see they only use three of the official Ponymania designs. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash have the same markings as the official Fluttershy one. Applejack and Pinkie Pie both have Pinkie's design and it seems like Twilight and Rarity share the same design as well. Even when these are fake. I think they look quite good actually.

On Taobao these princess fakies have been found in the past week, and surprisingly enough: They're huge! While the regular Princess Mold brushables are 5 inch (13cm), these are double that size at 10 inch (25cm). Beside their unusual height, they all have cheap wings, with obvious mold lines, and eyes that are either too big or too small. To give you an idea of the size, below we have an image of some legitimate MLP figures, and in the back there is a 10 inch Princess Celestia fakie.

Has anybody seen my soul?

Seems like some new Fake Funko Pop Ponies have appeared. We first spotted them in September last year. But it turns out there are many more. Again these are under the "Fun Lovely Pony" name who is known to make a lot of fakies. Some of them are kinda cute. Others... yeah. All of them have been spotted on the Lagoric Hobby Toys Site so credit to them as well for the images.

You always find something weird on Taobao isn't it? This time we stumbled upon some new fakies. Some of you might remember the molds. You can see them here. They are actually quite good looking even when they are a bit softer as usual. And the hair is also nice.
Anyways it seems like some Ponymania themed Fashion Styles have popped up. And it seems like both Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie and Rarity are almost exactly the same as their official brushable sized versions. It seems like Cadance and Celestia are made up tho and the same as Twilight.

Still I kinda love these ones for their weirdness. They are some of the most interesting fakies I've seen yet.

And some new fakies have been found on Ebay. This time we have some Rarity Blind Bag Mold Keychains which light up and make sound. The keychains make "horse" sounds when you press the button. What do you think of these? We also found a video of these on Youtube.

Thanks to adventuresinponyville for the heads up!

It's not only the official merch that has bootleg clones of it, but merchandise from 3rd parties are frequently copied too (e.g. Funko). This time it's some pretty random merch which you don't see very often: the Pinkie Pie Night Light by Meridian. The first image shows the fake version that was found, and the second image shows the official night light. As you can see it's very clear that the night light was copied as both the design of Pinkie Pie and the base are practically identical. The only obvious difference is that the fake version has a cream and brown Pinkie Pie, and is obviously not a licensed product. So if you ever find this in stores: It's not Pinkie's long lost sister Brownie Pie, but a fake!
Thanks to Dominika for the image!