its not the actual ball joint of the hip, Its the stem that pivots down to allow for more range for kicks, its unfixable to my knowledge without figuring out how to dissassemble the entire pelvis, I could probably get my hands on another cheap gokaiger to canabalize if i can swap that part out, i'd just have to look at my gokaired again to see if i can just swap the entire pelvis without dissassembling anything

Yeah, if you don't want to crack open his pelvis you should definitely find a cheaper Gokaiger and switch them out.

I bought this off Ebay believing that it's a Figuart, but after getting it I am have doubts because there's no Figuart printed anywhere on the package, even though the subject line of the Ebay list clearly says Figuart. Can someone with the know-how let me know if I am being duped?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140910887049...84.m1423.l2649

Yeah, the "Figuarts" is just there to generate hits when people search for it. :/ Everything before it gives you the actual series this figure's a part of - the OOO Combo Change line. And the packaging picture gives it away too..

They're still good figures and pretty articulate. But their level of detail is well below that of Figuarts and the articulation not quite as good.

Dude you got duped. That's the OCC (OOO Combo Change) release of Birth with the Claws. He's just using Figuarts as a keyword in the title. It is definitely NOT an SHF. This is what the SHF looks like. And the claws were sold seperately in a web exclusive set.

http://imageshack.us/a/img809/739/birthq.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img854/9031/birthclaws.jpg

If that's the price you paid based on the auction, you still got it for a good price. Birth's OCC is pretty fun as is.

Akira went a little Centurion on this one:

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...328_144246.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...328_144235.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...328_144227.jpg

Meh, as much as I want to like it, it's still not Figuart and it would look out of place in my collection. Now I am debating whether or not to return the toy and get a refund. That seller may put Figuart in the subject line to generate hits, but that still isn't being truthful about the toy. Ah well, who wants this toy for $35 shipped? ;)

I can imagine that scene with the GaoGaiGar Final Fusion music.

He didn't get duped? The seller put Figuarts at the end of the title just to gain more views.

His item description says nothing about being a Figuart. What he can do is contact him and nicely explain that he misinterpreted the auction thinking it was a Figuart. However, he did not lie. The pictures clearly show which line it is from, as does his description.

You are bidding a Bandai OOO Combo Change Series 06 Masked Kamen Rider Birth Action Figure MISB

Big bad Birth! This super-detailed and posable figure stands 15cm tall and includes a crane arm, drill arm, shovel arm, breast cannon, and cutter wing accessories. Not to mention the Birth Buster , in both normal mode and cell burst modes! Put all the accessories together to create the Claws Scorpion!

100% New, Never in Used and Opened

Brand New, Mint in Sealed Box, MISB

Actually, eBay has a rule against misleading titles. You're not allowed to game the system by throwing in popular keywords.

Adding "Figuart" to the title solely for better views was against eBay's policy, so if he doesn't want the OCC, he does have a defense.