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Just a quick reminder that I only sell my merch through Etsy. Looks like there's a bunch of knockoffs of my stuff already. Nothing much I can do though aside from putting out a warning for you guys.

[ this one looks edited by AI, possibly fully fake. Very funny concept though, to have him putting a metal dogtag chain, presumably to look badass, over his electric collar he can't remove. Points for boldness! ]

I've also seen shops apparently selling my plushies [ just reposting my entire listing ]. Which is just fully 100% a scam. No one has bought over 2 plushies from my shop so I really doubt anyone is trying to resell them. I had them custom made as well, I have the only ones.

But again, nothing much I can do. Just know that my Etsy shop is my only shop, so any of this other shit could be a total scam.

I have limited time and energy so I'm choosing to keep working on Law's game instead of fighting the neverending hydra of indie art theft

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LexBuns

If your gonna buy temu/ali express merch, expect the temu/ali express quality LMFAO

ResidentReptile

is there anything we the fans can do besides not buying it?

femratxz

we will send locust plagues to siege the aliexpress merch thieves

kipthechip

Already? That’s ridiculous I’m so sorry gato 😭

vexxerino

Hopefully reporting helps a little, someone on Etsy stole some fan merch of Ren and co. Recently but some reports got it taken down thankfully

Morizo

In this household we save up and support the og creator always!!🙌🏻🙌🏻as everyone should, or just make your own merch for yourself if you dont have money, something i used to do for a long time

Kyriey

hate ai

Parker Si

If this happens too often And there really isn't much to do about it... I can assure you that your quality is 200% higher And a true fan prefers to spend their money on official merchandise

Pineapplecasket

I'm sorry but the dog tag Ren is frying me. It's giving "this is my tinder profile photo lmao". Jfjdjdjsjs people suck man. (based athf)

Efi

disgusting

Gatobob

Nah. The things I want most these days aren't even sales anyway. What I want most is patience and peace. When people are patient with my working pace and kind on patreon, that gives me the strength I need

Gatobob

IT IS GENUINELY FUNNY LOOK AT HIMMM LMAO

ResidentReptile

that's a good outlook to have 😌 just focus on what's important to you. we support you ♥️

Pastel

Lowkey gonna see if I can report them, this is revolting to do.

Pineapplecasket

It's how he edits himself online LOL Imagining Lawrence printing out a photo of Ren when they meet up and having to do double takes like who the fuck- is this the same person? 🤣

Falafel LB

This sounds really frustrating and tiring to deal with 💔 and the audacity to use AI is insane

Ginny

Ugh it's super annoying, I know it's expected but it's still shitty to deal with. AI Ren is killing me though LMAO maybe the dog tag adds that little extra buzz he's been missing with the normal shocks, who know xD

Rainuu

Mmmm badass ren. But this 'remake' looks wrong or it's just only me ;_;

Emily Lemur

Everybody knows Temu and Aliexpress is just plastic rubbish. The people who love this game and its characters know where to pour their support! We’ll be reminding everyone where to get proper merch and actually support your projects. … also Ren would probably have his OTP/Favs on his tags. Especially if they’re unpopular.

Asia

sorry but ren’s keychain magically floating on the aliexpress’s stock image is killing me

Barghest shadows

Ai Ren is hilarious, especially the dog tags. I know just how near impossible it is to get anything taken down on AliExpress. I do have a basket full of your merch on Etsy just waiting on money 🫰

void.ex

Ren if he was thuggin

6RobotMonster6

I hate that they took your art and fed it into AI to make AI slop keychains. Insanely rude of them! That being said i cant stop laughing at the dog tags 🤣 🤣 not army boot licker Ren 😭 dont do my man dirty like that AI 🤣

Gatobob

I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT LMAOOOO

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I was about to mention it on the previous post lol. I suspected stuff like this would happen, tariffs or not since it seemed to happen before (based on my observatiob) during the TPOF era of things... I am also seeing some fanart getting stolen via Etsy and Aliexpress too. This is sad. I'm all for Ren having some muscles but not via AI 😭... I suspect it's AI, anyway. Out of all the interests and hyperfixations I have, I think the only one that HASN'T been AI Pic'd to death (no pun intended bc BTD lol!) is your work and honestly? I want it to stay that way. Not that I don't want the other stuff to be AI-ized but it's sadly inevitable. Duckduckgo (search engine) has an option to filter that shit out thankfully. Edit: omg Ren is floating suddenly! What CAN'T this twinkiedoodle do? (caffeinated, sorry. 😭)

Gatobob

Don't worry they're just kittenchan merch, one side has engraved full frontal

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2026-09-05 23:00 is there like a theme or something to put ren in some kind of army theme outfit 💀 i had my ren keychain design stolen and thrown into AI and they put him in a whole army outfit 😭 white shirt, camo pants, and even boots it’s CRAZY
2026-03-23 14:36

Luminoxie

Please for the love of anything holy. Ren memelord mode having a tight black t-shirt with a dog tag in his dresser under the label "fits to feel alpha in" next to his ahegao hoodie xD

Lil Rafflesia

They quality of the plastic it's so low they float it seems LMAO

6RobotMonster6

I should have known LMAO🤣 he always got his drip on, even when imprisoned he will never not have that shit on fr😍💗🫶

DAKIMAKIU

WITHOUT A DOUBT REN'S AI KEYCHAIN LOOKS WEIRDO, those elbows simulating fur look so uncomfortable to the eye.

Gatobob

The art theft crowd and army bootlicker crowd seem to have some overlap. How peculiar.

Gatobob

and two different keychain rings, for variety!

Mari Zen

How bad that is... although if we are like from Mexico I understand the despair of not being able to have those beautiful keychains 😔, but I am satisfied with seeing the wonderful work of its creator plus my super vivid imagination haha😜

Lolhopetch

People will really stoop so low just to get a semblance of merch, I mean really how have there been 44 sold??? Its funny as hell to look at yeah but using AI is so wrong especially to alter people's hard work. Soon we wont have anymore water and temperatures will reach like 500c but sure I'll have my AI army ren keychains 🥰🥰🥰 also the Keychain of strades heart where the green gem would be with a lock on it is just astounding

Gatobob

See I can get behind an emo/goth Ren though, that has some merit 😂

Clownthulhu

This is why I’m so ashamed of some of the fans. They can’t even respect when an artist makes it obvious that they don’t want their work to be put into AI. But on a funnier note, I just can’t imagine Ren wearing dog tags. They don’t feel like him at all. Give him that ugly ass hoodie instead!

LykWolf

I find what happened to you disgusting, it's terrible taking your work and do this ai slop bullshit. I expected MORE from some sides of the community. Where is the love of buying something maded from the artist? Where is the passion of seeing them coming home??? Remember Gato, we are HERE to support the authentic YOU. Your work means ALOT TO US. I will absolutely keep buying from you. Stay strongy

LykWolf

Goth Ren my guilty pleasure Gato 🥀🥀🥀 being a simp is a dedicated work

fairybunni

Damn these scammers really have nothing better to do 🧍‍♀️ Also I just imagined Strade forcing Ren to wear military clothes and a dog tag for pictures lmao

Weez

army poser ren isn't real and can't hurt me. army poser ren isn't real and can't hurt me

Suhiki

WOW this is disgusting! i’m so desperate for merch bc i’m in the US but i would never want to buy anything that isn’t from the original creator/artist. I’m so sorry this happened to you!! :((

Gatobob

Chud Ren, elbow deep in a tub of creatine powder, about to redpill Lawrence about peptides so he can unlock his inner high value male

ShinanaEvangelian

Well that is just disgusting and totally trying to scam fans who can't buy from you out of their money. Thanks for the head's up. All the more reason to avoid them. I'm sorry this is happening to you, the best you can do is spread awareness.

Weez

sometimes being able to read is physically painful

Spookycereals

Icky. Black shirt Ren looks like he is about to start Street racing and talking about family

Spookycereals

He a little too fast and furious for my taste

Milk water

This is THE most pathetic thing ever actually Like obviously "reselling" merch from indie artists is like, scummier than scum, but to put it through SHITTY AI that makes no sense whatsoever....literally lower than the depths of hell. It also looks like theyve got fan merch in there, which i think is like even worse, bc more than likely theyre even SMALLER artists Ban AI and stone the ppl who do this frfr Ps the Ren in the black shirt looks like hes about to say the most misogynistic thing on a shitty podcast 😭😭😭😭 its like if ren became a grifter rather than a snuff streamer when he became Fox 😭💔

Genesisdotfbx

thats just awful :[ its horrible that no matter what you do, there will always be some bottom feeders ruining it for everyone else, i hope the game development fares well for you and nothing else comes up for you!! Ive loved your work for a long time and its so refreshing to see someone so humble especially in this day and age ^^

ToothEar

Not much else you can do unfortunately. Found my own fanart on there for ykmet and it's so depressing. But they really don't have much sales and a lot of them are just crappy quality anyway. Much rather buy from the actual artists :D

Katze Kei

Ewwwww. Ren looks like he’s about to call Y/N princess

Gatobob

Considering the product photos are AI and they don't have either of our production files, people might not be getting anything resembling our stuff at all when they buy

Mae Mae

I’ve always hated thissss </3. I’ve bought merch from you for years and the quality is always outstanding. Even having my friend ship my the new stuff from basically across the world they held up so insanely well. I feel like the people who just even buy knock offs would feel much more accomplished by just getting the real thing 😔 Absolutely adore all the new stuff and am eagerly awaiting for more !!! ^^

Mae Mae

secret alliance mentioned im flying 😼

Kyriey

👀👀haven’t had anyone recognize my pfp, you have good taste wehehe

cordyceps

Hi Gato!! Some Lawrence fans are starting a cult for him and being very serious about it to the extent of calling people harsh names if they disagree with them. I was wondering whats your opinion on it? I think it’s a bit disrespectful towards people who have survived cults and have cult trauma. Sorry if this is out of the blue and a bit weird im just genuinely curious ^^

Gatobob

I wish people wouldn't act like that, but I also can't be the police for everyone who engages with my content. If there's somebody on social media who is upsetting you, you should block them.

cordyceps

Of course, thank you for your response i am a curious person Im afraid (´∇`''). I enjoy reading your responses questions !

Siriusyeret

Damn they were quick to pump these out too

Purin

I bought your merch and I'm so excited!! Taking into account all the shipping and taxes costs through Germany and to Russia, it will be very expensive, but I'm still happy

Peoni

Love the floating keychain lol Love going on these sites to see terrible photoshop

Rina

wow! This keychain is so pretty!