[ComicGuy89]

Wow, that is a bit disappointing. It's not that the practice itself is bad, but rather, the lack of disclosure.

Mandarake has always worked on trust, and that trust is how they get their customers. Maybe the local fans (who make up the bulk of their customers) will pressure them to at least adopt full disclosure.

Anyway, I don't think this affects most of us, unless we're collectors of really vintage stuff. Mandarake does sell some toys that can more or less be considered antiques. Their Nakano store has this nice Japanese-themed museum display with toys that are possibly even twice my age. I'm guessing that it's these types of toys that will be potentially problematic, not our usual Sentai/Rider/action figure stuff.