I did get one of these. The claims of being faked are extremely thin. The depth of detail and deep color scheme to go into this project make it very hard for me to believe those claims. Additionally, the extra items would also need to be copied. There are 5(!),different pieces to this set which are all unique with different colors, textures, copyrighted materials. Someone would spend more money creating a fake than they would selling it. The shredded money could be faked. You can just buy that from the federal reserve. But the claims of someone perfectly copying the lunch box, 3 inserts, gold cartridge (with deep color-schemed label) and ROM board are extremely thin. Just be careful that the extreme detail is evident.