HELL YEAH!! A decent guide on determining authenticity! Been trying to work on one myself haha, though my idea goes into.... muuuuch more depth 💀 Anyways, a few clarifications on certain facts and details. I know you were trying to be general with the facts so that itd be easier to digest, but my autism compels me to add on lmao - About the magnets, it has been discovered that pets 1 - 320 were originally produced with red magnets, with this trend ending after the release of 321 and the others from his line. I haven't been able to determine where gray/blue magnets ended exactly, but I have found it ends somewhere in the 700 - 800 ballpark. Pets after that were produced with no magnet whatsoever. Another thing to note is that certain pets released very early on were rereleased with gray magnets. There's a select few pets that were released with completely filled feet, their magnets instead being in their head. A popular example is 16 - Additionally, there is one very special case. 5, the first shorthair, was produced with ALL THREE foot types. She was rereleased to hell and back, causing this to happen. Versions of her authentic with a hole are hard to find. - You were correct about the neck pegs! One general rule is that pets 2000 and up are released with white neck pegs, though they didn't get consistent until 2100. Blythe pets, such as 1615, always have white neck pegs as well. As do blind bag pets. However, there may be authentic pets outside of those conditions with white pegs. These are very few and extremely far between, as they are most likely factory errors. - EDIT: Forgot a tidbit! Blythe pets were also produced with different material, which is why that one spaniel was super squishy! - you are absolutely correct about the eyes too! I just feel a need to clarify that there are some pets past 456 that were produced with matte eyes... including my own mascot, 491! However, there's not many. The only ones I am aware of are 491 and the pets he comes with. - Those fakes were so ugly, man 😭😭😭💀 Anyways, sorry this turned out to be a BEHEMOTH of a comment, I'm mentally unwell about lps and it's 3 AM Cool video !!!!!!!!!!!! - mod salem of the very epic and cool ccrtv server

To me it doesn’t matter if they are fake or not. As long as I am receiving a high quality item that looks authentic, I’ll still use it, since I only make skits. Though I do feel really bad for collectors who get scammed by the fake LPS, my heart goes out to y’all!

Honestly if you buy fakes knowing they’re fakes I’m all for it. They look good to me and not everyone can drop so much money trying to get their dreamies, but if you sell fakes as authentic…. Shakes head

One good thing about fakes is you can customize em without wrecking a fine pet

it’s always the chubbier cheeks of every real lps compared to fake lps that gets me knowing. the eyes are another indicator but towards feeling, real lps are less stiff in bobble.

I'm very thankful for this video! Even though I've been in the community for over half my life, the fakes have gotten really good at replicating the feel of authentics recently, which can be kind of disheartening for people who are serious about collecting. Thank you carter!

I'd like to add that for the shorthair cats, fakes usually have more of a curved back, giving them a slight booty lol. Some models can be hard to tell unless you have a real and a fake side by side, but if the cat looks like it has scoliosis then it's almost definitely a fake

I've fallen out of love with Littlest Pet Shop for a few years now and have recently decided to start collecting all of the pets I've dreamed of as a kid now that I have adult money to spare, just as a healing treat. This video has been very informative & helpful to make sure I avoid falling for any fakes, thank you a lot for making it! :)

The only bad thing about “fake” lps is when people sell them for the same price as authentic ones. Other than that they’re actually pretty good!

I haven't been in this Fandom since 4 years ago but now I know wha to do

Honestly I don’t really care if they are fake or not cause they look so alike and I can get them cheap 😂 Love your videos keep up the amazing work!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks so much for posting this! It's very helpful- I know that most LPStubers talk about how to find fakes in there vids but having a whole vid dedicated to that? Ya done good. 🤩😆

This video came at a perfect time for me! I'm currently trying to find replacements for all of the pets I lost a few years ago when my "keep" bag got misplaced. While the design is more important to me than authenticity, I prefer to know when they aren't legitimate. Especially if I'm looking for one of the more expensive ones!

I wanna add one tip that also helps! It's about the plastic edges/lines in pets (these tips works with main5 pets) !! I don't promise these are 100%true in every pets, you should look for another signs too !! Usually, in fake collies, cockers, dachshunds and shorthairs, the line is going on their back while real ones have them on the sides of the body !( Great dane is exception! they have it on their back)! - real collies have circle-shaped plastic edge on their right front paw (you can see the real collie having it 23:18) - if pet has line going up to its neck (front side), its fake - in short hairs, lines on their tail shouldn't meet under the tail (making Y-looking shape), they should "go around" the tail on their own sides In other pets, the lines should also go from side to side, not behind the tail (Great dane is exception again, they have line going from butt up to tail) Some fake collies might have the same Y-shape behind the tail as short hairs fakes I know its almost impossible to spot these from pics but if you have the pet in you hands you really should check how the lines are going on it This might be confusing but I hope it helps

It's always easier for me to tell if a LPS is fake by texture since I'm visually impaired and it's harder for me to see the little details.

Lps cocker spaniel with brown and white fur with freckles there is a fake of it and for first glance it's convincing. The pet you showed was like the easiest to tell fake spaniel lol

As somebody who likes the original character, LPS, or somebody who customize LPS on Amazon, even if they’re not authentic and they look pretty authentic, even though they’re not, I don’t care because I think customized LPS are cool. OOAK pets are beautiful too and it really doesn’t matter to me because I love LPS whether they’re customized whether they’re fake and there’s some really good fake LPS on Amazon that are really good and cheap. I got some yesterday for $2.$.90 or like two dollars and something but the 8.99 shipping wasn’t bad and I think that it doesn’t matter because LPS deserve to be loved no matter if they’re fake or not because they deserve love and original character LPS can also be used in videos and skits I think it’s just better that we love all LPS including fake, or not fake or just in general, in their original customs

Ive been collecting old LPS since i was 4 😅 This helps alot tbh. Always when someone is selling LPS figures (not in store) i usually see always they are fake, and cost so much! Im always careful tho 😁

Thank for making this!! I decided I wanted to restart my collection recently and I've been very cautious about which ones are real and which ones are fake. The 5 I just bought were all real (none of them are any big 5 molds though lol)

I'm autistic and my special interest has been lps since 2016 (I was 9). I told my friend about it for the first time since I'm kinda embarrassed about it. She brought her lps and and she was very excited to show me a specific one. It was collie number 1542! I felt so bad telling her that it was fake and she was kinda upset 😭 I should totally send her this video lol

This actually helped a lot, and I found out I have a few fake, thanks!!

IVE MISSED LPS SO MUCH ITS GREAT TO STILL SEE PEOPLE POSTING AB LPS

You can also look for seams from the mold, usually the authentic pets have a couple of indentations or dips along the seams while the fakes don't. Take dachshunds for example, they have a very noticeable spot on their front right paws and the fakes are completely smooth.

Cecelia I’m glad your back posting,also thank you because I almost bought a fake LPS off of eBay

Thank you for making this, you do such a good job at actually explaining things (I'm pretty good at spotting fakes but I don't think I could explain it very well). It's definitely going to be really helpful for a lot of people. I wish younger me saw this video before getting scammed for like 40$ lol.

finally!! I've missed you. and the new intro is awesome:)

You're litlerly my childhood KZfaqr, so the fact I found your channel again makes me so happy.

Yes this is exactly what I needed! I have a lot of lps I’ve gotten that I’m not sure are real or not! Just like my main lps which is the one on the thumbnail I wanna know if it’s real!

Thanks for posting this Carter! Also I got into the video 👀

do i already know how to tell the difference? yes did i still click this video and watch it? yes again

I actually love these type of videos!! (Like the prototype one, it was super interesting!) This video is super informative 🧡 and since I just started collecting G2s recently, after collecting new gen LPS for so long, I’ll definitely be using these tips. 🧡🧡

I don’t mind buying fakes, but this video was really helpful!

Omg. My LPS phase is all coming back to me

I am the viewer that olny watch you opening mail and pet shops and injoy watching you talk about collecting.

Ahh thank you so much for posting this cc! I was just about to buy some lps but I was not sure if they where fake or not, so thank you this will help me so much!💖

I’m late- but! I’m getting back into the LPS community so this is very helpful! So thank so much!🥹🫶

I'm so sad that I sold my old LPS

Dude, you have no idea how helpful this guide is! I have two LPS toys I’m very suspicious about because I bought them when I was younger and had no idea how to be careful while buying online. I specifically got the purple Cocker Spaniel and a pink and white shorthair cat with a glittery flower thing placed on its eye. I found out the Cocker spaniel is actually real and that the cat is most likely fake lol. Thank you!! :D

Honestly, CC's videos never get boring

Thank you so much for this video! This is very helpful, and I'll definitely use these tips and tricks as a new collector!

Thanks so much CC this will definitely help me with online lps shopping 😄

This came just in time- I was googling how to tell them apart days ago. I am an older collector just barely coming back in. Back when I was active, fakes were egregiously obvious (didn’t even have bobble heads- do you guys remember those?) and only when I was losing interest were convincing fakes finally getting to the market. So I’m very curious if any fakes managed to make it to my collection (especially my Egyptian cat who was my favorite) sadly I can’t check because they’re stored back at my parents house. Next time I head back I can’t wait to see how many fakes I have! Thanks for this guide!

ive been collecting for a while and i’ve gotten to be able to spot fakes, but i never knew how i could tell, so this is really helpful for helping others. people are always asking about fakes and my answer is always “uh i can just tell” lol

tysm for this video! sadly now i realised i just ordered a fake lps (which was gonna be my mascot ) but i also just bid a lot of money on a different pet,now i feel better because i know its authentic! thank you

My go to for spotting fake LPS is if they have the extra plastic around their neck (and have the small little lines in them), if their eyes are shiny (if theyre gen 2 or up) and if the paint isn't perfect because fake ones are like perfect like made in a factory while real ones kinda color outside of the lines a little (oh yeah and their texture is very plastic and scratchy like instead of toy like) (oh yeah chipped noses and them looking like they're used is a good sign of authenticity since fake lps are newly made) (Also sometimes some fake LPS will come with red magnets but the fake ones are more pink and the real ones are more red) Note: one time I got a fake LPS that didn't even have a copyright 😭 I've never seen that before tbh

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I saw my comment in the intro lol! Thanks for making this video, it was very helpful!

I always notice when their heads are slightly tilted whereas most auth LPS’s head will sit straight, most fakes in this video have slightly wonky or leaning heads.

Thank you so much for these tips

Thank you for this lps guide!!! ❤

I'm planning to start collecting again when they remake g2 so I'll probably be needing these types of vids

Welcome back!!

CC YOU MADE ME CONSIDDER NOT QUITTING TYSMMMM

For me the most effective way is checking the neck ring!

Thank you!!! This is gonna help so much CC! (I'm a new collector)

Yay you’re back

Oh gosh, imagine faker companies seeing this video and taking notes... XD But SERIOUSLY, you're awesome for making this! I can spot the obvious but i still get paranoid LOL so the smaller details will REALLY help :)

This is so helpful! Luckily from this video I found some fake pets from my collection thank you:D

Thank you for uploading this! I just received a lps package and this came up on my page! Thank you, now I know that a lot of them are real !

This video is super helpful thankyou!

CC's Back!!

As an adult who collects LPS toys, this is a very good guide. Thanks.

ty for the useful video ! i been having a hard time seeing if my lps is real, or not

I’m currently looking for lps 960 authentic in perfect conditions because it’s one of my most favourite pets I’ve notice that the muzzle is more defined on authentic cocker spaniels u can see this at 11:45 in the vid from the front view the bottom part of the muzzle also looks more like a triangle with rounded corners while the fake has a shorter triangular muzzle the real’s muzzle is also molded higher up than compared to the fakes

Thank you SO much cc!!!!

I'd love it if you could finish First Comes Love.. I really loved that series :)

I sold all my lps and now just started getting them back this helps me sm! ❤

28:37 THERE I AM GARY, THERE I AM!

7:26 I also want to add that these could be date numbers like with mlp.

thanks!!!, Ya! I love your shop is SO CUTE :3

Thank you cc in am so happy that you could help me find all my fake lps ❤

HI 1 HOUR AGO OMG HI THIS VID WAS REALLY HELPFUL I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

Thank you, litterly thanks I was watching this and taking a good look at my collection and found 6 fakes and yeeted them across the floor. But seriously this was a big help ty!!!!

I love lps❤❤❤ I just started collecting😅😊 and you are my favorite lpstuber ❤❤❤

Thank you!! I just always bought lps from your eBay. Now I can get lps anywhere!! (I still love your listings)

I just ordered the cutest (albeit fake - thanks for making that clear!) on ebay 🥰

Oh! I have 252!! Whenever one of mine pops up I always get excited

I don't know much about LPS. Everytime I try to guess which one is fake, I pick the legit one!! Man... Fakes being that well made is alarming...

Tbh as long I can play with miniature items I’m happy.

UR one of my fave youtubers! I want to start a channel one day about gaming, breyer horses, lps and other cool stuff!

no wayyy new video!!!

I just rejoined the community after a 6 year hiatus and fake LPS have gotten A LOT better since then

Hiii I am a fan of your videos ❤️❤️

I recently found a listing of #391 which had a starting bid of £5. Nobody had bidded on it, and as I only had £10 I bid £6 plus postage and safe to say I’ve found quite the deal 😂 I’m around 95% sure that it’s real from the pictures provided, and if I’m right, I’ll definitely feel lucky, but if it’s fake I won’t be too bothered as it’s not like I paid much.

i rlly needed this video, looking on ebay for lps and are suspicious at almost every result lmao

the indentation tip was really helpful, i find it easier than the eye tip just cause i feel like some pets eyes arent as glossy as others. I just started getting back into lps so this guide is really helpful ^^ edit: as I watched the video the eye tip was easier to understand and I was able to point out the real one easily, so thank you so much! I used this tip to go through a recent bundle i bought and thank fully they were all genuine from what I could tell. Although some of my pets eyes arent as glossy as others (like the paint seems to be blurred either to age and/or rough paint job) so that made it difficult hahaha

You are awesome 😎

aa ty for the tips carter!! :D

Hello i lovee your vids and your the best KZfaqer

Hiii CC! I love ye videos and want to be just like u one day

Hi CC!! ive been watching you since i was little. i remember watching your face reveal and you explaining how you were obsessed with gorillaz. ive been listening to them ever since, and am such a die hard fan. It’s nice to see that you are still making videos. btw do you still like gorillaz?

I mean at this point if the fakes look this accurate to the og it don't rlly matter anymore. Atleast for me I wouldn't care

Thank you SO MUCH for this video!! I often buy LPS from thrift stores and I always authenticate them before I sell. I would keep them but I unfortunately don’t have room, so I sell extras :)

this was awesome

As much as I would want a real one, I’m glad there are fakes so I can just buy the one want with out worrying about outrageous prices for 2 inch toys. And unlike mlp they look so real too so I can just enjoy them either way! The video definitely is beneficial though so you won’t get scammed when buying from someone and knowing if you have a authentic one (so you won’t do any customs or ruin it lol)

I was hoping if you could cover smaller pets like kittens pups hampters and stuff

Tysm! Now I know that the one I wanted the most and that I bought some time ago is fake. I wonder how many more LPS from my collection are fake.

I really like it. Nice video and it was really hard to guess them. Good job. I’m sending you fan meal soon. I’m eight now I used to be seven.

thanks for the video! Today I'm going to a place where they sell lps, now I know how to identify the fake ones and the real ones 😄