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November 27, 2016 at 12:23 pm #1510709
Ew.
Has anyone reported these atrocities yet?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pearl-Glazed-White-And-Blue-Ceramic-Porcelain-Sitting-Dragons-Figurines-Statues/142166314370?_trksid=p5713.c100041.m2061&_trkparms=aid%3D333008%26algo%3DRIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140109102600%26meid%3D62866cbd7bd94443ba12f5f80a41287d%26pid%3D100041%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D36%26sd%3D132009204537
“Pearl Glazed White And Blue Ceramic Porcelain Sitting Dragons Figurines Statues”
That just so happen to be Windstone scratcher pose?This guy isn’t quite close enough, but claws resembling Windstone on top of curled up tail (right instead of left) with same head as male, just in a different position. Hmmm.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mythical-Dragon-Statue-11-Sculpture-Home-Garden-Decor/132003384115?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D2220071%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3Dfa19abdd29614c1096544ce270885467%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222320792906December 26, 2016 at 7:19 pm #1516211LoOld like a seller in China is claiming they’re selling the Phau Old Warrior;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/142224384547
Seeking Test Paints & GBs ! Please get in touch if you'd trade/sell. I'll remove pieces from list by owner request
ANY Red Eyed Unis
ANY Test Paint Bat
UNIS:
The Purple/Yellow Baby Uni of Awesome
Male- Snow Leopard TP
White Lighting Male, Pony, Colt and Grand - I have Mom, Baby, & Young
Ponycorns: Golden Zebra and/or Spotted Skunk
Mother: Okapi
Gothic - Mahogany
PEGS: Male Midnight Calico, Male Bloodstone, Mother Starlight Rain
DRAGONS: Male CoyoteDecember 26, 2016 at 9:53 pm #1516244LoOld like a seller in China is claiming they’re selling the Phau Old Warrior;
it’s got 17 bids? hope John gets it killed soon….
4 things I'm looking for:
1. Mother Meerkat
2. production color Sitting Young Oriental dragons to be made in more colors besides VF, Brimstone would be awesome!
3. Female Griffin – Siamese with White
4. September Raffle Prize 2022 AHD Male GriffinDecember 26, 2016 at 10:05 pm #1516247I reported it to eBay as fraud – hopefully they pay attention
Seeking Test Paints & GBs ! Please get in touch if you'd trade/sell. I'll remove pieces from list by owner request
ANY Red Eyed Unis
ANY Test Paint Bat
UNIS:
The Purple/Yellow Baby Uni of Awesome
Male- Snow Leopard TP
White Lighting Male, Pony, Colt and Grand - I have Mom, Baby, & Young
Ponycorns: Golden Zebra and/or Spotted Skunk
Mother: Okapi
Gothic - Mahogany
PEGS: Male Midnight Calico, Male Bloodstone, Mother Starlight Rain
DRAGONS: Male CoyoteDecember 27, 2016 at 5:07 am #1516269Looks like the listing was removed. Good!
Wanted: "Dragon Fruit" Male Dragon ~ "Fire Berry", "Paradise", "Dragon Fruit", "Tie Dye" ~ The brighter, the better!
December 30, 2016 at 11:10 am #1516833Oh man, on this one I just don’t know. The pose is just waaaaaay to similar to the Hatching Protoceratops, despite being a different color and species. But it does have the same shape (example being the bent elbow and similar neck structure).
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December 30, 2016 at 12:32 pm #1516857LoOld like a seller in China is claiming they’re selling the Phau Old Warrior;
The listing came down very quickly. I reported to eBay (I know someone else did, too) and to John.
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December 30, 2016 at 4:44 pm #1516931Oh man, on this one I just don’t know. The pose is just waaaaaay to similar to the Hatching Protoceratops, despite being a different color and species. But it does have the same shape (example being the bent elbow and similar neck structure).
Hmm, that’s a tough one. I googled Kutani and clicked through pages of Kutani wares. None of them looked remotely like this. Very few were even animal figurines, and the majority of those that were, were cats or foo dogs done in east Asian style. The remainder were mostly Chinese zodiac animals that have been depicted in Japanese art for centuries.
BUT, all but one of the seller’s other items labeled as Kutani ware did look a lot like the cats depicted in what I clicked through. And the item locations are one of the main cities where Kutani ware is made. Maybe somebody at the factory decided to expand appeal by copying popular designs?My keyboard is broken. I keep pressing "Escape", but I'm still here.
January 14, 2017 at 2:03 am #1518952This listing is back up and listed for $1200. Was it determined that this was a knock off or infringement?
January 14, 2017 at 6:05 am #1518957This listing is back up and listed for $1200. Was it determined that this was a knock off or infringement?
I didn’t send it to John. Did anyone else? I still can only get email on my phone, where copy-paste is very difficult. Could someone email the link to John at windstoneeditions dot com?
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January 14, 2017 at 12:30 pm #1518964I just emailed him.
January 17, 2017 at 3:28 pm #1519056Someone was sharing pictures of their dragon collection on FB when I spotted a dragon that looked very familiar. Upon closer inspection its some sort of Frankenstein-like Windstone copy with parts lifted directly from the standard male dragon, I asked the lady where she got it and she informed me she lives in Wales and bought it at a gift shop there. I couldn’t find that particular one online anywhere but I did find a direct recast of Melody’s Mother dragon for sale in Wales here: http://spiritofthegreenman.com/product-category/dragons-sculptures/
January 18, 2017 at 7:11 am #1519107Someone was sharing pictures of their dragon collection on FB when I spotted a dragon that looked very familiar. Upon closer inspection its some sort of Frankenstein-like Windstone copy with parts lifted directly from the standard male dragon, I asked the lady where she got it and she informed me she lives in Wales and bought it at a gift shop there. I couldn’t find that particular one online anywhere but I did find a direct recast of Melody’s Mother dragon for sale in Wales here: http://spiritofthegreenman.com/product-category/dragons-sculptures/
Yikes! Someone needs to send that link to John!
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January 24, 2017 at 9:18 am #1519329Hi all,
It has been suggested that I ask about a dragon I recently purchased here in Mexico (where I currently live) as it doesn’t have the felt bottom or a mark saying Windstone. The dragon was not being advertised as a Windstone and I didn’t buy it thinking it was a Windstone. I hadn’t even heard of Windstone until a couple days ago when I shared pictures on Facebook and someone asked if it was a Windstone and then I found my way here and the lovely people in the Identification thread suggested here.
And like I mentioned before, nothing on the base.
They do have other dragons they are selling that is this cast but different colors (recently they had a blue one and another silver one), but like I said they are not claiming they are Windstone or even suggesting it. No advertising or even mention of Windstone.
Let me know what you guys think, if anyone else should be told about it. I do so love it though.
January 24, 2017 at 1:17 pm #1519337We all are happy that you love your dragon. You’re in good company! The problem is that the Windstone dragon design is copyrighted, so it doesn’t matter if copies are being sold as Windstones or not.
I do think that you should tell John Alberti who handles copyright issues for Windstone. john@windstoneeditions.com
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