Tsum Tsum Tag Check!
So you may have some Tsum Tums that you want to confirm are real!
Sometimes it's hard to tell just by looking at the Tsum if it's fake, especially with the simpler designs. Often with more complicated ones they bootlegs will take "sortcuts" like having glued on felt instead of embrodiery in areas.
The following are the documented tag combos that I've confirmed to be authentic; and ones that I have found to be fake (bootleg).
The following photos can be viewed much larger by going to the sorce image.
I think the best way to spot a counterfit is by it's Tags!
This is an Authentic Japanese hang tag. For the Japanese Tsums they will only have one tush tag, the small "tsum tsum" tag, and the hang tag, which is looped though the small tush tag.
In the US, there are currently two version of the hang tag from Disney Stores and from Disney Theme Parks:
Both versions of these tags can be found on either Disney Store Tsums or Disney Park Tsums.
There are also several variations on tush tags for US Tsums
This one is from the Disney Store, it has three tags, and the Disney logo says "Disney Stores"
This one is also from a Disney Store, the font is a little smaller and there is no tiny "Tsum Tsum" tag.
This one is from Disney Land and has 2 tush tags, the small Tsum Tsum tag and the larger one with the Disney Logo, this Disney logo has the castle and says Disney Parks as opposed to Disney Store.
Tsums from Target have their own tags:
Also important is how the tag is attached:
Tags from the Disney Store and Disney Parks are inserted directly into the plush butt! From target and Japan they are looped though the 'tsum tsum' tag.
Now! How to spot some counterfit tags!
When you compair side by side with a tag you know to be real, it becomes fairly obvious. The counterfit tags are grainyer in the image quality and look more like a scanned image (which they are). The colors are also less rich.
Something else I noticed is that on the Disney Store logo the fake one is missing the really tiny stars. It's hard to see in the picture but next to Store, on the real one there are severl more small starts than the fake one.
Another dead give away is a missmatch of tag types. This one came with a Japanese hang tag, but also had the US tush tags. I admit that the tush tags are almost indisinguisahble from the real thing. Dem booties are pretty good!
If you find any other tell tale signs of counterfits or a diffrent confirmed authentic tag combo! let me know and I can add it if you provide photos!
Thanks!
Sometimes it's hard to tell just by looking at the Tsum if it's fake, especially with the simpler designs. Often with more complicated ones they bootlegs will take "sortcuts" like having glued on felt instead of embrodiery in areas.
The following are the documented tag combos that I've confirmed to be authentic; and ones that I have found to be fake (bootleg).
The following photos can be viewed much larger by going to the sorce image.
I think the best way to spot a counterfit is by it's Tags!
This is an Authentic Japanese hang tag. For the Japanese Tsums they will only have one tush tag, the small "tsum tsum" tag, and the hang tag, which is looped though the small tush tag.
In the US, there are currently two version of the hang tag from Disney Stores and from Disney Theme Parks:
Both versions of these tags can be found on either Disney Store Tsums or Disney Park Tsums.
There are also several variations on tush tags for US Tsums
This one is from the Disney Store, it has three tags, and the Disney logo says "Disney Stores"
This one is also from a Disney Store, the font is a little smaller and there is no tiny "Tsum Tsum" tag.
This one is from Disney Land and has 2 tush tags, the small Tsum Tsum tag and the larger one with the Disney Logo, this Disney logo has the castle and says Disney Parks as opposed to Disney Store.
Tsums from Target have their own tags:
Also important is how the tag is attached:
Tags from the Disney Store and Disney Parks are inserted directly into the plush butt! From target and Japan they are looped though the 'tsum tsum' tag.
Now! How to spot some counterfit tags!
When you compair side by side with a tag you know to be real, it becomes fairly obvious. The counterfit tags are grainyer in the image quality and look more like a scanned image (which they are). The colors are also less rich.
Something else I noticed is that on the Disney Store logo the fake one is missing the really tiny stars. It's hard to see in the picture but next to Store, on the real one there are severl more small starts than the fake one.
Another dead give away is a missmatch of tag types. This one came with a Japanese hang tag, but also had the US tush tags. I admit that the tush tags are almost indisinguisahble from the real thing. Dem booties are pretty good!
If you find any other tell tale signs of counterfits or a diffrent confirmed authentic tag combo! let me know and I can add it if you provide photos!
Thanks!