i inspected Raphael heavily and didn't find anything i wouldn't like. no paint flaws, too yellow beaks, ugly seams. oh, and his mouth has perfect shape - teeth not seen unless you look from below. in spite of what it looked like on sellers photos. they frightened me, but now i know for sure and can confirm that all that too wide opened mouth is just an illusion.
i opened Donatello and put him into some pose, spent a lot less time with him and didn't see any major paint problems. eyes direction is a bit wrong, but deep sockets of the mask and different shapes of them cover that completely.
i still didn't open Leonardo. but from what i see through the box window, everything is perfect as well.
the seller had small but detailed photos, i studied them before purchasing. by seller's name i suggested it was a woman, so i didn't expect many details or descriptions from her
but what she delivered was perfect in the end.
i guess USA buyers are the luckiest, if they can get these guys for $100 and with free shipping. don't like some part of your turtle? purchase 2 more and assemble a perfect turtle - all for the price of one HT figure.
ratched leg joints are in question. others are no problem luckily.
oh, BTW i wish they put the shoulders on ball joints to give hands better movement.
or are they on ball joints, and i just couldn't turn them with full movement freedom?...
i think there was a production picture here where turtles didn't have hands yet. must check.