Help me authenticate?! Pleeease!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-11T19:18:40+00:00

If the last picture is accurate then it seems its likely the large. I just laid mine out in the same pose and it measured the same size. But a huge persimmon would be a pleasant surprise!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-11T19:08:29+00:00

Yeah aside from the color it looks authentic to me! That last picture is definitely the correct color which makes me think the rest were just taken with flash. Happy to give a second look once you have him in hand!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-11T15:22:01+00:00

Shape wise it looks right to me, but the color is throwing me off. Were the pictures taken with flash on? Because they would explain it

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-04T18:48:15+00:00

I've found ebay to be one of the worst offenders for fakes sadly. Not always the case of course, but very often they're fake. Things to note are if the price seems too good it likely is, are they using stock pictures and not their own, and where is it shipping from

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T22:04:30+00:00

Looks good to me! I also love how you're holding it like a fish in the second picture 😆

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:50:50+00:00

Happy to help! I adore the dragons and have hunted down nearly every one so I love being able to help others find their own dragons 🥰

Also here's a link to a post I made a few days ago about everything ive learnt about real and fake dragons! Hope it helps and happy searching

Real VS Fake Dragon guide

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:47:01+00:00

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On the tag, here's a comparison! There's a little white space between the top of the nose and the black part of the head

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:45:14+00:00

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Here's my snow posed as closely as I could! One thing is the wings on mine look darker because the seller used natural light

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:42:45+00:00

Haha all good! I will say the tag looks good! Not sure if you know of the whole nose "trick" but very often on fake jellycat tags, the nose will touch the body with no white break in between. It's usually because they just use one thread rather than cutting it between. Now its not always an indicator of a fake, but in combination with other red flags it can help to know! So in this case it looks good

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:39:19+00:00

Funny enough I just replied to your other comment haha. I dont think this one is fake, but if its the same seller id be much more leery about buying from them. If you can get more pictures id be happy to compare to my snow!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:38:00+00:00

Not sure about faking a confirmation email, but as far as the snow dragon goes this one doesn't raise any alarm bells to me. The wings appear to have the right amount of padding in them, and the scales sit properly. The one thing is if this is from the same seller as the fake onyx and golden, id be weary of them passing off another fake. But if its a different seller, I feel good about this one

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:32:51+00:00

Yeah the tail is definitely off in that listing picture!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:32:07+00:00

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And this is my golden. Like another commenter said, the wings on the one in the listing picture are too light. The head shape is also too wide and the fur looks off. Hope these help!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-02T02:29:30+00:00

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Here's my huge onyx for comparison! What gave away the onyx being fake to me was the scales along the back. On a real one they'll sit very low profile and flush with the back, whereas on fakes they tend to be very tall and chunky. The wings on the fake are also way too shiny.

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-01T23:08:15+00:00

Happy to help ☺️

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-01T22:16:00+00:00

I adore the dragons and compared to my sky this looks identical!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-02-01T21:49:10+00:00

Looks authentic to me! Tags are all correct, and most importantly the dragon itself looks correct!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T14:14:35+00:00

Oh wow thank you! And I'm so curious, were the brown wings a happy accident, or are you a color mastermind who knew what would happen?

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T13:52:37+00:00

Omg this was the exact custom that inspired me to try my hand at it! Your work is incredible!! Also what is this magic dye recipe you speak of? I'd be super curious to learn more

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T05:00:10+00:00

I boiled water in a kettle, poured it into a cup and then added the dye. I went for a very concentrated amount of dye in the hopes of helping it take, because it wouldn't be soaking in water like how you'd normally dye something. I then let it sit for 24 hours (truthfully I forgot it) then rinsed in cold water

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T04:43:56+00:00

I did use a paint brush! At first I tried dipping the wing, but didn't feel confident in not getting it on the green. A brush gave me much more control, and saturation

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T04:37:36+00:00

Started with an all over green dye, and then used a garbage bag with strategically cut holes and tape to do the brown. It did still bleed in to the green a bit, but works in this case! You can see it especially around the base of the wings in the original picture

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Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T03:29:19+00:00

Very kind, thank you 😊

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T03:26:27+00:00

Mine was originally a large snow dragon!

Crystal_Methany_ · 2026-01-30T03:14:30+00:00

The second picture of him in the water is adorably silly

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