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Prices apply only to mint figures!

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The figure is as good as worthless without plastic helmet.

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The older variations painted with goldbronze almost always show signs of wear.

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There is a larger and a smaller figurine of each variation.

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The flower is easily lost. Almost impossible to find with the old felt flower in top condition.

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Ice hockey smurfs made of lemon yellow material are part of super smurf 4.0505.

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Not to get confused with 20416 “New Football” with CE mark and black/white ball.

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The inside of hands is not “cut” like 20125 “Have a heart” and 20155 “traffic.”

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Caution with purchase of “colored” rakes – their authenticity could not be proven.

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Variation “1” and “2” almost always have a smeared, illegible imprint. The price increases by 50% with perfect imprint.

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There are smurfettes with colored scoops whose authenticity could not be proven (A). 12,00 each.

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Caution – a fake exists! Darker blue, blurry markings.

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A fake exists! Blurry markings. (F)

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The figurine was made from red as well as white material. Fake – see preface.

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This figurine never went into production. Only 5 samples are known to exist – collectors price?

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Since the “Karamalz” smurfs are handwritten, it is hard to recognize the fakes.

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The special editions of the SCCI should only be purchased with certificate.

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There are white and yellow stands – the yellow ones are more common.

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There are different stands with red “Sparkasse logo” decal – they should not be more expensive than a “regular” smurf on stand, because they are easy to fake.

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The current Schönwald smurf-a-grams can be purchased for 4 Euros at the Schönwald tourism office.

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Shell decal self applied – always a welcome fake!

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19 Jubilee smurfs in blisterpacks were issued in 1985 for the 20-year anniversary. Jubilee Smurfs in their original packaging are very hard to find, lose jubilee smurfs (recognizable by the golden wreath with year imprint on their hat) on the other hand, are frequently offered for sale.

Smurfs without their original packaging are being sold for about 15 Euros each.

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Schleich officially promoted these German triangular stands. There are always figurines on stands whose authenticity cannot be proven. The following markings on the triangular stands are known (in chronological order):

Figurengrüsse von Schleich C 1980 Schleich S W Germany C 1980 Schleich S W Germany W Germany W Germany CE Germany CE Hong Kong

sharp corners, thin walls sharp corners, thin walls rounded corners, thinner walls rounded corners, larger lettering rounded corners, larger lettering rounded corners, larger lettering rounded corners, larger lettering

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American stands always “Made in Hong Kong.”
French triangular stands:

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With the French stands, smurfs were frequently glued to stands that originally had other figurines. It is not known yet which stands are “original”.

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Australian stands always “Made in Hong Kong.”
Nordic triangular stands:

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Dutch triangular stands:
Italian triangular stands:

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*These raws first appeared in the year 2000. It is still unknown, if they were ever officially produced, and if so in which numbers.

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There are several other smurfs made of brass.

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The Dupuis smurfs were the first licenced pvc smurfs.
Sniks are not smurfs, they are a separate series made by Bully. There are about 35 different figurines. Sniks were made in red, green, pink and blue.

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About 25 different ones of the smurf-like gnomes were sold in the US.

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There’s a vast amount of poorly made fakes. Whether they are worth collecting is up to each collector’s discretion.

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Smurfs with “OMO” imprint.

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There are Sleepwalker Minis on circular stands in different colors. They were part of a smurf game.

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Prices are good for smurfs in original packaging with decal and part of the “Bundesliga ladder.” Lose figurines are being sold for about 50% of those prices.

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The stands of the teams exist in the colors blue, yellow, green, pink, red and white. 40 Example: figurine in original packaging with decal and part of the “Bundesliga ladder.”

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About 10 different smurfs on jewelery box were sold.

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Garden set, Wishing Well set, snail cart set since 1998. Composition of playsets 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8.