I've been to China twice, I have a chinese wife. They do some some strange things there. Some is legit, some shady. There are very good products and really shitty products. I've also seen shipping labels with diferent items listed than the actual parts that have been shipped. For ease of customs i would think. Last year i ordered a very expensive ultra sonic welder for plastics for my company. Bought it from a very well known american company, Branson, top of the line. The new welder was dropped shipped to me directly from China. No big deal, it was a very good machine in every way and still is. I looked at the shipping docs and it said there were toys inside the crate. Thought that was funny and strange and even showed Branson the docs.
I have traveled all over Asia and China, always looked, never saw a pinball machine anywhere except there is one place in Hong Kong that has a few. Newer sterns. So I would guess that is where they got ahold of one if its real at all. I read something one time that bally/williams had a policy to not sell or ship to asia for this very reason. Not sure the truth but makes sence.

Edit, the wifes looking into it, see it its a real company. She's from near that city

Yes I saw tons of modern bingo type machines when I was there, redemption machines, no flippers

No black rose, they can only have 1 child there so no sisters. Lol, but yes it's true.
She has a single cousin in Kansas city mo. About 30 years old. And yes I have a very good wife, known her for 3 years, married for 1 now. She's only been in the states less than a year.

That sponge bob game looks cool for the kiddos, wonder if it's a knock off?
Looks like 2 sets of flipper buttons and 4 flippers. No displays but shitting out tickets?

Like Primus says, "everything now is made in China"

Making a pin in China is one thing, but importing a copy is totaly illegal.
Stern could get that stopped in 5 seconds. Customs and shipping companies know all about
Fakes and copies, it would never happen unless it had the name of the pin changed or something.
Tons of trade mark, copyright and patent laws would be broken. A company with money, thier smart
Lawyers, done deal, stopped.

I agree, there are fakes everywhere. Smaller ones much eisier to smuggle in than larger items I would think. Such a high profile thing like a pin prob harder to pull off.
Coming through customs I have been asked if I had any fake rolexs or Prada stuff in my bags.
I said no because I was wearing it on my wrist, so technically I wasnt lying. Lol
I saw that that stuff everywhere there. Just feel the market on a pinball is so much smaller than a cd or tv or a shoe or guitar that it would t be worth the trouble. Much more lucrative markets
To infiltrate.