10 Things You Should Know If You Collect Funko Pops!

[@SkittleRampage]

I hope this helps you collect better going forward, make sure to leave a like! Paint Pens: amzn.to/3XlHTYb Acrylic Shelves: amzn.to/4cZPilF

[@RukudoSage69]

Skittle i need some advice on how to purchase digital pops. This droppp site asks too much information from me. They want photo ID and crap. Is there a way to bypass that? Is there another site? Also do they all have physical pops or are they all just cards? Thanks.

[@SkittleRampage]

@@RukudoSage69 No you have to do the Id Verification and provide your SSN unfortunately. There are only 6 redeemables. the rest are just cards you need to collect for the royalty redeemable.

[@demosneokleous4877]

I've been collecting since 2016

[@darkangel20403]

Thanks for this new tips video! Lol I'm almost 2 years in as a collector and it's been a lot of trial & error, but I'm having fun with it. I definitely pulled that rookie move of buying everything I loved, without taking a beat and figuring out if I like a Pop or LOVE a Pop...I'm getting a handle on that now 😂

[@Almighty_cornholio]

Shumi is my favorite brand of soft protector

[@CaneSsoLOVING]

Chalice collectibles has the best bang for your buck as far as Pop protectors! Good quality, great price 👌

[@ShisuiDUchiha]

Is it necessary if your only copping funko pops to decorate your house or room and don’t care for stickers or resell value and are planning on keeping all the ones you get like nothing happened Zoro for example that moment is so memorable to me I would never want to sell it

[@vampblud]

@@ShisuiDUchiha well its up to you really. im not gonna lie I thought I would never sell my pops but I have sold a lot. i still have over 240 but I've sold maybe 30 of my pops. i think whats only "necessary" is if you have pops that you really like and want to protect then you should get protectors. of course if you don't care about box either then there is no real point for protectors. just give it some thought about whether you want to protect the pops you value most. i also do enjoy chalice protectors too. they are very cheap and most of my protectors are from them. (I have bought from vaulted vinyl before too but chalice is cheaper for the same quality in my opinion.)

[@SkittleRampage]

They do have fantastic protectors!

[@LilTenzy_animations]

I always save my boxes

[@kaseyG757]

I love pops in box outta box I love the stickers on certain ones I love regular ones without stickers, it’s the thrill of the hunt for me when ur out with friends and u find something u have never seen in person or something you didn’t know they made ! Have fun enjoy your collection and what u do who cares what ppl think 💚🤙🏼

[@ivansosic1897]

On the topic of book shelves Target also has a good book shelf similar to the Walmart one. I have both and like the target one better in my opinion.

[@kush2874]

yup i use oil based paint markers for all my autographs and good prices on Amazon

[@xRealMisakiTakahashi]

Thanks for this awesome and useful video for Funko Pop collectors. I really appreciate your hard work... 👏😊

[@GeekLounge_TV]

For paint pens you definitely want to go for oil based over water based, they dry quicker and last longer. Not to say water based are bad, I’ve got some that have come out great but you wanna get those in a hard stack ASAP to avoid chipping. I also feel Sharpie Oil Based are the best brand - source: 100+ and counting signed funkos 😅

[@hieinh]

They are bad because they can easily scratch off

[@mkpops8766]

Im guilty of buying the common to the chase,glow exc exc. Those are the only commons i will buy. After 10 years of collecting this is great advice.

[@Kanata_Satou]

QOTD: My man Kento Nanami,rest in power😞✊ Personally my go-to Pop protectors are from Chalice,they are affordable and high quality enough imo. I totally agree with your point about not buying everything you like,right now my passion for Marvel has pretty much died out entirely and I don’t think it’ll ever come back so I’m struggling to sell my Pops,so far I have only sold 2 of them and I have a huge ass box full of Marvel pops I don’t even want to look at anymore😤

[@propeldragon]

I use ecotek .50mm Putting up my floating shelves. Can't wait!

[@OrlandoO2M]

Pop armor. Aimec are solid and liking the swua one. For a good quality pf protect pros are solid.

[@arrowstar519]

Hey, thanks for giving me tips on the auto I wish I knew about it last year and never do the auto in black

[@With2Ls]

13:31 I’m still waiting on the god Loki to get restocked

[@robertochavez8598]

Thank you, you just answered my question about the stickers 🙂 you are so right about buying the Funkos that you love and the ones that you like I have a big stack of Fullmetal Alchemist Funko Pops that I'm considering to sell 😅 keep up the good work 🙂👍

[@jw_206]

Great tips Skittle. I definitely made some of the mistakes you mentioned in your video :( My advice to collectors who's just getting started would be to be patient with commons. Some of them go on sale 1-2 months after release and just as you mentioned, they will come up with variations. Also, it's smart and good of you to mention your patrons before the video starts. QOTD: Spike from Cowboy Bebop

[@FletcherManess-l6q]

Don’t get the cheap pop protectors but get the pop armor protectors or other good options and hard stacks are an amazing investment

[@beastwaynes4868]

It depends what you need them for. I find the cheap ones have always worked perfectly for me (that's cheap, not _the_ cheapest 😉). Also interestingly enough, when I last moved, the only Pop that got damaged was one in a hard stack. I think a little give in the plastic can actually help, again depending on the situation.

[@ToastedCrumpy]

I always save my boxes nowadays, even though I have an OOB collection and don’t plan to ever sell my pops in the future. Also I think I have like 200 something pops in 3 years ‘cause I have not so good self-restraint, I really need to start buying pops I love and less ones I just like, but I think I’ve been getting better recently

[@tylertakamiya2264]

Thank you for the useful tips and videos. 😊

[@SkittleRampage]

No problem!

[@MonkeyDRalph-cu3ur]

Tip #4, I learned the hard way on that😂😂 the ones I like I have them in storage

[@IOSALive]

SkittleRampage, I liked this video because it's awesome!

[@Dragonlove3]

Great job

[@jason66racing]

Great tips! Keep up the good work!

[@SkittleRampage]

Thank you!

[@Vermithor_19]

Great video as always. I’m an in the box collector. I also get certain ones autographed and quoted. Nowadays it’s 20$ for every 6 words for VA’s.😂🥴 Still worth it though, cause most quotes from the certain character are 🔥. Lastly, at the end of it. It all enters through your eyes then you want the item.😂

[@Cavalcaeditz__4]

Love ur vids bro

[@arrowstar519]

I agree 🎉

[@SkittleRampage]

Thanks!

[@arrowstar519]

@@SkittleRampage you’re welcome, bro

[@Aprillovescats4ever9078]

I loved the video thanks for posting it was very helpful! 🤗🙂

[@kareemdalil3468]

I met Chris Sabat in London back in May. I arrived at the con at 10:30am and met him at 12pm, it was a long line but soo worth it I also had to wait in line 20 mins to get a professional picture taken which wasn't too bad

[@SkittleRampage]

Always a pleasure meeting Chris, he's awesome

[@kareemdalil3468]

@@SkittleRampage He’s was great! I had a good conversation with him about the voice acting industry and he signed my Majin Vegeta pop

[@Vermithor_19]

You should have also mentioned that. Not all exclusive pops go up in price. Prime examples: The flash movie pop set, Black Adam pop set, justice league pop set, Netflix the Witcher pop set, the stranger things pop set. All in the 15$-22$ range each.😂🥴

[@sonic-bb]

Yup it’s mainly the “pops under 300 figures ever made” that go up crazy in price. For the most part, pops tend to stay around original retail

[@raymondclay2797]

what do you think about grading pops?

[@Popgames-qk4pv]

Qotd: Professor Indiana jones and Indiana jones in white suit!

[@carsonhelmer3304]

Qotd: Sanji!

[@hieinh]

Deco and Sharpie are the best oil based paint pens. Deco has a bigger variety of colors. Sharpie dries faster

[@namic_377]

QOTD: joker GameStop exclusive

[@MrRiingo]

Regarding autographs and paint pens, get yourself some good oil based paint pens, not the water based ones, they scratch way too easy. As mentioned, Deco and Sharpie are great paint pens.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

Unfortunately some of us ( in Europe ) ww have no choice in the special edition sticker unless we want to pay $25 plus for shipping from the USA. 😂 Some great advice

[@demosneokleous4877]

Funko pop in my collection that wears a suit: President Loki

[@colinlizotte-qz7hl]

If u are in canada evoretro have good price for pop, card etc soft protector, hard their is left!!!!

[@julienigs452]

temu 😮‍💨

[@Soulryu11]

That caught me off guard seeing my local anime con pop out in the video 🤣

[@Catsandotherthingscollection.]

My Funko pop in a suite I have Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls.

[@hieinh]

Display geek has some pop protectors you won't find anywhere else. They have a hokage hard stack.

[@SkittleRampage]

They have a lot!

[@ThomasChrenovsky]

What do you do to trust if an expensive or even cheap funko is real or fake

[@JRandall]

A Funko I have who's we wearing a suit? Creed from The Office or George from Cheers!

[@SkittleRampage]

I was just watching episodes of that last night!

[@PaokIsHere]

QOTD: Nanami from JJK ;)

[@bkahn702]

The luffy gone marry restocks.. are these orders that needed to be fulfilled from years ago? Or are they new orders for retailers.. because Funko hasn’t directly restocked on there site or store

[@ThomasChrenovsky]

What do you do to trust if an expensive or even cheap pop is real or fake

[@Lonewolf-cc7vg]

7bap has protectors for almost everything

[@ejasonrichmond]

Are they inexpensive though?

[@Lonewolf-cc7vg]

@@ejasonrichmond not really bewteen 5 and 15 depending on size

[@efrainmorales6960]

The FunkoPop Market has come down which is good in long term, because people devalue the Item then it becomes rare and Value goes UP

[@oliwier1751]

Please I need to know this... Can I unbox my pops and keep the box? I mean I want to have them unboxed in my room but if I will want to sell them in future and I have the box, can I just put them back to the box and the value is the same?

[@SkittleRampage]

It doesn't really affect them they aren't originally sealed from the factory. As long as you're careful and don't damage, them you're good.

[@Minioneater222]

QOTD: Matt Murdock Entertainment Earth exclusive

[@llj_4112]

How many signatures can each one do for us like for instance I bring in 5 pops could he sign all of them also is it a charge for each of them

[@SkittleRampage]

You can bring 5 and yes it's individually charged

[@abuck77]

QOTD: John Wick POP

[@prestonrash]

QOTD: I have Aki from Chainsaw Man wearing a suit and tie

[@andreealarcon8636]

QOD: John Wick

[@alexeglen2273]

QotD: Smallville Clark Kent 625, the suits coming off but he's still in one 😆

[@soundofenigma]

Pop collectors are weird, they care more about the box and what sticker is on the box than the actual pop.

[@sigridnaseweis]

It's sad, isn't it?

[@tison7208]

likes - hard stack - Pop Armor soft protector - Vaulted Vinyl or PoppinDuo or 7BAP IF you like tabs(i dont so its a dislike for me), ecotek dislikes - hard stack - funko branded, gamestop branded soft protector - any protector that isnt .5MM thickness or greater. the VV guardians that are .7MM but they arent worth the extra $ IMO

[@tison7208]

TopPops did a great video review of hard stacks. very informative

[@xHelloSushix]

how do feel about Custom Made Pops or the market for it?

[@SkittleRampage]

I know plenty of great custom artists! They are expensive but handmade so it's worth it usually.

[@xHelloSushix]

@@SkittleRampage any you recommend i can follow?

[@SkittleRampage]

@@xHelloSushix Md.custom.toys & otaku.pop.customs

[@virginiamendillo899]

It seems the more I get into collecting Funko pops the more confused I get. So I appreciate your help. I guess I am wrong, I thought if say Entertainment Earth has an exclusive, they order a specific amount and they are the only place it will be sold first hand, no other retailers will get any, including Funko. So the reason I should try to buy exclusives, is that obviously one retailer can’t sell order or sell as many as every retailer having access. What am I missing?

[@SkittleRampage]

It used to be how you described it but Funko got greedy basically.

[@virginiamendillo899]

@@SkittleRampage That explains a lot. Sometimes I wish they didn’t make such a nice product.

[@Vermithor_19]

Do you know when pre release pops release?

[@SkittleRampage]

I usually put release dates in all my news videos. Chalice is the only one that does pre-release pops right now that I know of and their shipping dates are listed on their product listings.

[@Vermithor_19]

@@SkittleRampage thanks, unfortunately just says nov-dec.🥲

[@CG42020]

I have Formal Levi from AOT

[@Philawsofee]

Well… if Funko survives it will literally be a miracle because the direction they have taken has driven a lot of us to stop collecting, the fact that this symbiot suit Spider it’s the 6th one already it’s tiresome. The only ones that should’ve been made was the Walgreens exclusive and the Christmas Funko shop exclusive 😮‍💨

[@luisenriquerodriguezmartin1254]

Can I sell a funko pop at the same value you bought it even if you get it out off the box before?🤔

[@SkittleRampage]

As long as the box isn't damaged, I don't see the issue. Funko boxes were never sealed.

[@andrewhyman]

Walmart pop stacks

[@AnimeKidKT]

Qotd: Vito Corleone from The God Father

[@Hyfunkos]

1: I use to throw away my first funko pop box after that I regret that :2 I’m trying to get as many pop protectors as I can :3 oh my brother is good at displaying pops:4 you have a point there :5 this year once a year I get my first sign funko pop i:6 funny story last year I pick up a yuno at gamestop and the next thing I knew the made a glow variant now I still want that yuno :7 I usually give away some of my pops to my dad and brother and never I’ll never sell my whole collection:8 funko is the perfect app to have :9 I was bummed that I missed out on Zoro nothing happened and Batman fusion I got zoro at Amazon instead I won’t miss out on toshiro :10 yeah I research before I get pops here and there :11 got it thanks for the tip

[@SuperSavage121]

Wait so you’re saying you take your Funko pops out of the boxes and if you ever have to sell them, you can just put them back in

[@sonic-bb]

Yes you can do that. The pop boxes are made in a way that honestly makes it impossible to really tell if they’ve been open or not. It’s by design. They are meant to be taken out of the boxes

[@jls0522]

Question of the day ? A: John wick

[@andimpullin4450]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@mattsheridan8756]

Ecotek is a good brand the funko brand ones suck bad

[@pedrosanchez2352]

I have to admit ✋ i also dislike both the special edition sticker & the funko special edition sticker they just look ugly

[@zozowplays1727]

First !

[@moongoddesskiara]

QOTD: Vito Corleone

[@SteamPunkoPop]

Ótimo vídeo, já o seguia no Instagram e agora ganhou um inscrito no KZbin 😊

[@SkittleRampage]

Thank you!

[@Idan7532]

Really appreciate the video, but it seems to be relevant only for people in the US 😔 where I live there’s barely any shops that sells pops (even if they do it’s like the same commons everywhere and hardly any exclusives), and even if they do it’s really expanding like 20$ for a common. So I end up paying more because I need to order from the internet and pay extra for shipping and stuff like that. It’s hard being a collector outside the US 🥲

[@SkittleRampage]

It's easier to do a video living where I live vs. doing a video for you guys, unfortunately. I have a little bit of knowledge but not enough to really do a helpful guide like this one for overseas.

[@Idan7532]

@@SkittleRampage yeah I get that, I wasn’t mad at you or something lol. I’m just getting kinda annoyed when I see how easy it is to collect these in the US vs outside of US. Anyways thanks for the video and everting you do!

[@popyan254]

I totally agree with you. In Canada, Hot Topic will only get 1-3 Hot Topic exclusives (no chase and 2 max/person) on day 1 and they won’t get any restocks. But when I see SkittleRampage’s videos, those exclusives are just sitting on the shelves in the US Hot Topic!

[@Idan7532]

@@popyan254 yeah that’s really annoying. Nothing we can do about it I guess 🤷‍♂️