Knockoffs the good & Bad + compared to originals

[zman]

rayar said:

Thats a good price. Take into account as well that godbot has a higher going value than godtron.

Are you familiar with the diecast contents of each?

[gaiking]

I recently bought the Godbot and was very disappointed. Its mostly plastic and the quality is super cheap. It looks ok combined though. The Godtron however is a pretty good KO, especially for $50. It has lots of diecast and the quality is better than Godbot.

[zman]

rayar said:

Thats a good price. Take into account as well that godbot has a higher going value than godtron.

If Godtron has more diecast than the almost all-plastic Godbot, why does it have a lower value?

[rayar]

Plain and simple. People are willing to pay more for godbot. It's just worth more at a collectible standpoint.

[zman]

rayar said:

Plain and simple. People are willing to pay more for godbot. It's just worth more at a collectible standpoint.

I still don't get it with your answer. Is it because of the robot they represent?

[daltron]

Godbot's maybe worth ten dollars more than Godtron. Same goes for the Godaikin versions of Godsigma and Godmarz. At least from what I've seen. Godmarz or Godtron are a little more common I think. THe price is good from a collector standpoint. Probably not so good if your going to resell them.

[carlodibi]

thebigr said:

i don't know how truely rare that "V" voltron is, K2CLIFFHANGER... i've had 3-4 of them pass through my hands in the last few years, out of about 10 voltrons. maybe they were more common in the US East Coast? that's a pretty fair price for a vintage diecast voltron boot complete w/ weapons w/o box though.

i'm in the process of restoring a "satan" voltron (the one with the upside-down star buckle), i'd say those are a *little* more scarce.

Certain boots it seems were much more available in different parts of the US, as I've heard Gardian boots were much more plentiful in the southern US, lionbots in NYC, etc. just like Godaikins were much easier to find at retail in their original releases on the East & West Coasts.

wow you sure handle a lot of Voltron's.
care to share a pic of this satan upside down star belt buckle version?

never heard of that one....

[carlodibi]

glane21 said:

I've been logging Golion variations for a while now. In addition to the version with the V in the belt instead of the star, there are also versions with a solid Diamond shape instead of the star and some where the star is upside down.

again never heard of this upside down star variant care to explain?
pic?

[rodrevil]

Nice thread!!!!!

[daltron]

Was there ever a Knock-Off of the Godaikin version of Tetsujin-28? Almost scored the real deal, but it didn't work out.

[rayar]

I only remember a korean made all plastic one that looked exactly the same, but had no removable panels.

[daltron]

rayar said:

I only remember a korean made all plastic one that looked exactly the same, but had no removable panels.

Funny, I've never seen one, but what you described is exactly what I figured it to be. Korean, plastic and no removable panels. Sounds awesome! ;D