If I consider the opened side (where the cases goes) as the "front", then as you can see, the legit set has the text "Game of Thrones - Seasons 1-7" on the right side (and the not pictured back side), while the left side is nearly blank (there's a tiny item number printed in the lower right corner of that side). In the two photos below, the legit set is on the left and the counterfeit is on the right. That kind of thing is hard to show in photos without completely unfolding the counterfeit box, and this is going to be a super image intensive article already, so let's just look at other details that are more photo friendly :-) The other two counterfeit sets both were in cheap thin paperboard fold-up inner boxes.
I wish I would have thought to photograph that set before I sent it back to one of the two Amazon sellers. (I assume all legit sets are like this.) Of the three counterfeit sets I had, only one was in a box like this, though the glossy paper on the outside of it was not glued on very well, thus making it look cheap and fake. The legit set has a hard paperboard inner box. Pulling off the outer wraparound sleeve reveals a box underneath that holds the seven DVD cases. Assuming that the counterfeiters don't catch on to this, if you see that printed on bottom part of the plastic wrap, then you have a LEGITIMATE SET! Of course, I don't know if this is printed on all legit sets, so there may be sealed legit sets out there without this marking. Printed on the plastic wrap, on the bottom of the item, was the phrase "DISC MADE IN MEXICO". I noticed one thing on the sealed legit set that was not present on any of the counterfeits.
Not only do they shrink-wrap their products, but they often go so far as to reproduce the original marketing stickers on the outside of the packaging and even the security seals on the top of the case! If you've already purchased a set and want to know if it's legit or counterfeit just by looking at it, there are a few tells.įor Game of Thrones, I had three different counterfeit sets in my possession, but only one legitimate set. Today's counterfeiters have gotten quite sophisticated. Gone are the days when you can tell a counterfeit DVD from the outer packaging.
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