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Originally Posted by
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Firefly
- Slightly different color shades
- Missing Cobra logo on chest
The logo isn't missing, the photo of the original is mirrored so it's on a different side than it is in the actual item. Look at his collar, you'll see it opens one way in one picture and another in the next. I see the logo plain as day in both.
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