[smurfguyssister]

Hi. How do you tell if a praying smurf (smurf or smurfette) is fake or real? When were the fakes made and by whom?.

I'm new here. As I mentioned in the Smurfy Chat Forum, I look for smurfs to give to my smurf collector brother. It's getting hard to find smurf items that he doesn't have at gift giving time. I've decided to focus on getting the praying smurfs and the baseball smurfette for him (the only three U. S. release smurfs he says he doesn't have). I've searched for these at shops, flea markets, etc. for over five years and now eventually plan to get them through eBay or online.

I had a bad experience with the praying smurf I already bought on eBay (misrepresented condition, no refund, now not sure if it's fake or real). As I shop in the future I'd like to know how to tell the difference between a fake and a real praying smurf. Are they the same size? Same color? Same written markings? What other diffeneces are there?

Also have fake baseball smurfettes been made? If so, how do you tell a fake from the genuine smurf?

[pekkelien]

you see it a t the markings are they clear you also see it at the paint
but beware there are fakes from fakes from.....
not all fake prayings are the same
maybe syd can help you further
the real whone have the markings made in portugal
and they are sharp

[Syd Smurf]

They also have the little circular injection mold on the souls of one of the feet. If youw ant some further info please send your email address in a PM to me and I will send you some notes on how to tell a fake and an authentic one apart.

Cheers

Dyar

[hugofilia]

Most of the time the fake's markings are NOT very clear and it is obvious.
Also the seam on the back of their heads is very apparent especialy on the smurfette.
I know i have a few of each
John

[attombomb7]

HI!

I havn't ever seen or thought of buying those yet..but it seems you need to be very careful!\\\//

[Syd Smurf]

Well I was lucky that my prayers were answered when I got in contact with John who sent me a beautiful set of these...if you know a reliable seller then you are half way there....although I was lucky that John let me wait until pray day to send the money.

Dyar

PS - If they weren't such expensive smurfs you could have a bit of fun with these ones....sort of Syd's Adults only section sort of fun.....forgive me Father Attom.

Dyar

[hugofilia]

Thank you Dyar, Very kind words from you and all, i appreciate this more than you think
Yes we had a good trip to Canada, we will be here for 3-4 weeks, I am suppose to be Santa Claus 6'1" 225 pounds ho ho ho!
I have found out that the best way to be happy is to work at making others happy.
A smile on anyone face worth so much and we all need this feeling of the world being better when we smile, unfortunatly when we read the news it is hard to be positive so i work ,with my own little way , harder to make it happen.
John

[Fram]

True words, John. I think you'll be a good Santa

[Rachel]

I have just completed my collection of fake praying smurfs - Thanks for the smurfette Today Karen

I do intend to study real and fake at some point but totally agree with the excellent info already given.

[pekkelien]

yes karen is such a nice person