...and I think that it's a knockoff :tdown I'm not 100% sure, but I think I'm right.  His plastic sucks, his colors aren't right, and his powermaster functions don't work.  Man, i paid $30 for a lot on ebay just because I saw him in there.  "A complete G1 Doubledealer for only $30?? What a deal!!" I thought.  I'm going to post pics later.  Maybe someone can confirm this for me?  I'll likely be putting it back up on ebay, or I'll sell it here to anyone interested.

 

Thanks!

Pics?

 

I think G1 Doubledealer was made in Thailand (much like Powermaster Optimus Prime) and the QC on the plastic quality was about the same as it was for Beast Wars. The plastic shouldn't have been as bad as you've described. As for the Powermaster gimmick, they all get worn over time.

Post pics...I used to have one until recently...so most of us that have owned one should be able to tell the difference...

Ahhh, my favorite Powermaster! Mine is still very tight after all these years and he functions perfectly. The plastic on DD is the BEST quality of ANY transformers. Well, the little bats wings will flex but they show no signs of being weak.

Thats the way I remember him.  He's one of the only Transformers to have survived the "Growing Up Battles..."  those years that we are a little more rough on our toys...

Camera isn't working, so I looked on ebay for knockoff Doubledealers.  Lo and behold, I found a few, including the one I have.  Here's an auction for one, so you can get the idea.

 

Knockoff G1 Doubledealer

 

The first dead giveaway is that Knok and Skar aren't colored right, and Doubledealer himself is missing his red trim.  You can't really see it in that pic, but the wheels also don't line up correctly when he's sitting on a flat surface.  As I said before, the plastic is shoddy.

 

Damnit!  Oh well.  Looks like I just have to try bidding on another one.  I'm trying to collect all the G1 powermasters, and Doubledealer has been the second hardest to find so far...well, not hard to find, more like hard to finance.

 

The hardest to get by far is Dreadwind.  Holy crap is he expensive! :tdown

Yeah, I just picked up a super tight one from TOM. He's so tight, I'm debating about buying a junker to just play with. It's worth it.  :tfevil

Knockoff G1 Doubledealer

 

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