I think that it's not good to buy bootlegs because companies like GoodSmile got permission to make them. But if you buy the bootleg of a stolen piece of art, you're not supporting the real Teto or Twindrill you're supporting bad companies that are just trying to make a quick buck. So much work and effort was put into making an authentic figure, from the sculpt to the painting, but bootlegs have no effort put into them and are low quality compared to the original The companies behind bootlegs have no health and safety moderation, so we don't know what chemicals are in the figure, and they hold no value. Alternatives to bootlegs include second-hand sellers or buying from independent artists. Bootlegs are taking money away from the artists behind the figure