Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-10248612-20140127045433/@comment-10248612-20140128211211

Ok... now I'm confused! I was going partly off of what was said about the figure at tfwiki.net (and yes, I realize this is a wiki so information is only as good as its source) and I have no real reason to doubt this description.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sideswipe_(G1)#Masterpiece

My Lambor/Sideswipe does have the black piledrivers (not the silver ones) and does not come with the coin/base... which leads me to believe that mine is made in Japan (due to no coin), but not put out by Amazon (due to no silver piledrivers).

Again... I'm going on third-party information and if anyone knows this to be true or false, please let me know!

And thank you, Doctor, for bringing to my attention the whole concept of knockoffs... I seriously should have checked this out before purchasing one, and will certainly do so for all future Masterpiece purchases!