>>10399591Generally the quality is pretty bad. Here's a comparison between bootleg and Lego-brand beams. The laundry list of problems:
>instructions are garbage laserjet draft quality prints on copy paper; may be bound incorrectly or not at all>Pins feel like trash; flex past their pressure relief "click" points and won't rebound>towball connections are always loose>axle holes may be too loose, too tight, or literally impossible to thread an axle through>beams have funky pattern that mark them as obvious bootlegs>ass color-matching (ymmv)>shoddy packaging; missing parts; no numbered bags >parts usually smell like mold release agentFor endorsement go to /pbbg/. I'm not very generous towards Lego's own quality but compared to bootleg they're fucking angels.