Star Wars Collecting: Bootleg Star Wars

With Shuichi Kimura and John Hallam: Can a copy ever be as good as or better than the original? Come and listen to two collectors from Osaka who say that they can! In the last five years, the bizarre and nonsensical world of unlicensed knock-off Star Wars toys, or bootlegs, has gone from a collecting niche to a prominent area of interest. Japan has until now been an untapped resource of amazing vintage, unlicensed collectibles. From playing cards to carded figures, model kits, and miscellanea, be sure to find out why cheap imitations are never cheap!