I own a few Oddworld figures that I don't believe have been officially licensed.
From my ignorant, armchair economist point of view - I don't quite see how OWI are being ripped off when they offer no alternative. I'm not spending £60 on the unofficial statue instead of the official statue - I'm buying the unofficial statue because the official one doesn't exist.
Oddworld are not losing money from such a venture because Oddworld aren't part of the venture in the first place.

