Real Beyblades often have manufacturer's markings such as part numbers which are molded or printed onto the parts.Rubber components are often missing or replaced with solid plastic.Official products produced by Hasbro, Takara Tomy and Sonokong will have company contact information such as phone numbers and addresses.Some that include barcodes will lack the numbers underneath the stripes, or have blurry barcodes. Counterfeit packaging tends to have blurry or faded pictures, odd placement of images or text, and often lack UPC/JAN barcodes or QR codes of any kind.Look for obvious errors on the packaging, such as poor English, misplaced images, and incorrect names.Most counterfeits are produced in China and shipped from there. Another indicator is the location of the seller.When buying Beyblades online, they are more likely to be fake if the original packaging is not included ("loose" or "single" listing), especially for recently released products.
If it lacks these logos (or has a different one in place of it), it is fake.
Fake Beyblades from the Metal Saga and the Burst Series that have metallic paint and metal pieces contain toxic levels of lead and cadmium.Some fake Beyblades may contain lead and other toxic chemicals combined with fake Beyblades' tendency to break, there is a risk that chips and breakage will spread toxic material.The metal used often has sharp edges that damage whatever parts they are attached to. This is especially true with fake parts such as the completely diecast Performance Tips produced for Metal Saga Beys. Although most fake Beyblades and accessories are compatible with real parts, the sizing is not exactly the same (due to copying molds), making it likely that fake parts will damage real parts when mixed.Parts are cheap, low-quality imitations of the originals, and put you at risk for injury due to parts breaking during battle.