02/23/2026
Counterfeit kits … please read and REACT if you agree!
Everyone deserves a second chance, some people who are new to this industry and community are obviously not aware of the counterfeit dolls and kits! and to be fair, unless someone takes the time to explain they will never be expected to know.
Genuine kits start out as clay sculpts which are hand sculpted from a block of clay, we (the sculpting artist or authorised producer) then send that doll to a factory we trust to have wax and metal molds made, this is a very costly process, both financially and personally! Finally the vinyl kits are produced, certificates of authenticity made, and these kits are sold through approved sites.
Unfortunately there are several China companies who have illegally reproduced these authentic kits. They sell these counterfiets as kits and finished dolls. These factories are not held to the same safety standards as the factory that us sculptors work with, and they do not have permission to replicate these works of art!
Purchasing a counterfeit is damaging to both sculpting Artists like myself, and the Reborn community in general…
I am a big believer in EVERYONE deserves a second chance, my advice to you as a new Artist would be to discard any such counterfeit doll or kit. This is totally destroying our industry, and eventually there will be a lot less sculpting Artists.
PLEASE Purchase an authentic kit or doll
There are cheap kits out there which are good to use for Practice, because that is no excuse for outright theft!
The photo I show here is of my my own kit ‘Pumpkin pixie’ the clay, the kit and counterfeit (which I purchased for education and evidence) and the beautiful prototype who is in my collection!
🙏🏻 I URGE my fellow Artists to Explain, Elaborate , Educate people when you see them posting photos of kits or dolls that are counterfeit… take that moment to give them the EEE advice!! because Everyone deserves a second chance to do the right thing!
Feel free to share!! We need to get this out there!!