Dear Funko, We Quit!

[@Wolfz2321]

I haven’t bought a funko in a while due to price increases. I agree with y’all %100.

[@steezytrey]

Funko has the audacity to charge more, when they can’t get rid of numbered items for 50 or 70% off

[@jujukiboo8935]

I have had to cut way back on collecting due to prices. Inflation is so bad in the U.S. Currently I pay the same amount for half the groceries. I don't have the excess income I used to in order to keep up with the changing price of POPS! I've become extremely selective about my POPS, I've only purchased a handful this year.

[@retrophilosopher9380]

Gosh ! The days of getting figures for 8.99 are gone. It's sad. You use to be able to complete a whole series for under 50 bucks.

[@joshschosta7683]

In Australia they were never $9 unless buying through someone on FB marketplace

[@Givenspark]

That’s why I only buy from stores on deal days, Black Friday, Boxing Day etc.

[@harleysnstogies]

I’ve trimmed right back what I’m buying. It’s an uphill battle every time something comes out. Collecting has become genuinely exhausting. Constantly fighting price increases, low volumes on popular stuff, and scalpers.

[@PaulieEsther]

Remember what happened to funko soda when they went to $18?

[@KDogAndFish]

@@PaulieEsther yup! We’ve talked about that on older shows too, just ridiculous

[@alderkm7901]

As a collector, I've definitely reduced my purchasing. I've waited for big sales like Black Friday/Anniversaries, while also looking at all the deals that retail stores provide. I even use my memberships to those stores for discounts or deals. I've been sticking with pops that are from lines that I really love. Like you've mentioned, I've also been visiting discount stores like Marshals, Ross, and Five Below to see what they have. Damaged boxes, but a $5 pop? Every discount helps when on a hobby budget.

[@marypoppins4705]

We aren't buying much anymore, but if it is something we really love we would try to pick it up.

[@PaulieEsther]

Kdog and Fish entering their Thrilljoy Era. 😅

[@KDogAndFish]

@@PaulieEsther 🤣 yup! Lol

[@johnfronczek2658]

My favorite, local collectibles store has also stopped their general dealing in Funko Pops and are trying to unload their Funko Pop stock.

[@exoespeon]

Our local collectible store is doing the same

[@Site19Series]

Funko has been raising prices where now this once fun hobby is just a pain to do for both you are your wallet. Funko's biggest thing was that it was cheap. $12 for a nice figure. Now you have to shell out around $15 to $20 just for a basic common.

[@piratepop7115]

Commons need to be priced commonly

[@johnwilhelmy3272]

No. I gave up on Funko. I have over 700 pops and most aren’t worth anything. Mine are for sale. 😉😉💰

[@Kered-9]

Same... but who is buying? I'm in the middle of nowhere Canada. Unless I want to sell my pops for $2 a piece, I'll just keep them.

[@pugs2189]

Two of the biggest funko stores near me unloaded their regular stock. They only do cards and high end funko. Both were big on what not. It's super sad to see this private store get out. They had so many older stuff. Now, I would never go back. With all the discount stores getting them, it lowers the demand. Finally, the biggest issue is the economy. People need to cut down on hobbies and luxury items like collecting. Funko is going to be screwed.

[@DaeCallMeTreal]

My new favourite Funko pop show

[@joseolivojr]

Great Information guys! The only way to get the common pops at cheap price is to wait for them to go on sale. I have over 5,000 in my collection and you guys are right, I'm going to not pay the extra 3 plus dollars for commons .I will just get pops when there is a big sale! Also as for Gamestop, your right there prices are through the roof! I stop buying from them and i was with them since day one! Keep up the good work!

[@theonenorealer9367]

Based on what is being said sounds like Funko will have better prices than the competition. Which is right up their alley. But what’s hilarious is in the states the holiday sales have most pops under 10 bucks even as low as $3 bucks So very funny

[@AuntieTaco]

I had gone through 2 rounds of collecting Funko. I started years ago when they first appeared. When I moved I got rid of them then started again about 2 years ago and noticed the price increases. Finally slowed down my collection and only get the odd one that really appeals to me. Just started to make my own instead.

[@CanadianGameDad]

I use to collect Transformers. Every new Decepticon they released, I was buying. Ever since Hasbro started raising prices, I've become extreme selective now on which one I buy. Figures that use to cost 19.99 are now 36.99.

[@PokeMan131]

I sold all my commons and a lot of low end “exclusives” all I collect now are OG grails that have piece counts of my favorite pops.

[@arrowstar519]

I agree with you guys said I hope they don’t phase out commons because as a collector, even some comments are fun to collect depends on the pop and K dog. It depends on which cheat and Sean set was if it was just the pops individually it would’ve been 1724 each, which is not bad. I hope they don’t do no more price increase anymore. I hope they bring the price down a little

[@btafbm]

“Thank you Walt” that actually made me laugh out loud 😂

[@EaggerSilverdragon]

- Funko is already hurting their Soda line by putting the Chase sticker on the outside of the can. Retailers are no longer interested in buying cases because the Chase sells instantly while the 5 commons will gather dust on their shelves for months. - Now with the frequent price increases on common Pops (on top of over-saturation in some series), Funko is also hurting their Pop line because like you said, they will start to alienate both the retailers and the collectors. - NFTs are hit and miss but are also suffering because of a regular lack of creativity. Every burned pack is a loss of revenue. - Dorbz have never done very well. - Wobblers need to be part of a bundle to be even talked about. - Pocket Pop and Bittys have minimal traction. The only thing that seems to be doing ok are the in-person events because of the exclusives, and some of their mystery boxes (Fun on the Run, Funtastic Voyage, etc). The problem for them is that they're mostly popular because of the low production count, and that's not good enough to sustain the business. So I'm not sure what their long term vision is, but the future of Funko isn't looking very bright, and it's mostly self-inflicted.

[@jimphipps572]

We are much more selective now for sure with very close to 1000 funko, space and price play a huge role

[@poppin_pix]

Theres a Geeky store not to far from me that deals in a lot of products sadly mostly Anime from a non anime collector like myself, but they haven't upgraded their Funko Collection in Months and this is why i dont blame them . There are some steals on the secondary market at the moment too i bought a Freddy in Floaty for 5 GBP not long ago and it was mint. I see this as self destruction for Funko as everyone is saying the hobby was kept irrelevant by there prices. Tristan (Top Pops) Subs will go through the roof again though as he will be the only one who will be able to afford them and we'll all need to share his collection 😂

[@G-snail24]

I been collecting funko pops since like 2016 and I’m definitely done prices going up the fandom are over saturated I’m sticking with nft and Freddy funkos

[@arrowstar519]

And just a reminder giant Tiger, starting to get Funko pops in their stores too

[@xHelloSushix]

Keep going up and then Thrilljoy’s price won’t look so crazy anymore 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@2426palmorino]

You guys are the only reason why I like Funko 🍻

[@KDogAndFish]

@@2426palmorino we still love Funko and we appreciate you guys! We are going to keep making awesome Mystery Boxes, buying old collections, cool stuff! Auctions, fun things! Cutting way back on new commons with the price increases it’s just not worth kt

[@patrickdurling2712]

That is absolutely insane. Don’t blame you at all. Sinking ship

[@jaconn7310]

This falls squarely on the distributor. The same happened in the sports card market where the distributor controls the prices based on demand regardless of what they paid for the product. Eventually, you will see the same strong arm tactics where you can't get a specific funko unless you buy a predetermined quantity of another. Once again, distributors have ruined ANOTHER collectors hobby. Shame.

[@RoyWright210]

I am with yall. I am super selective now and don’t really get commons at all anymore unless it is one of the three Star Wars characters I collect. Days of getting an entire wave when they come out are over for me anyway

[@funkopopssmoked]

Ive been out for a few years now loved to support u guys just got too much for me to afford anymore funko hit their limit charging too much now easy to see

[@marvel686]

They are raising prices now and then when they go on sale you will think you are getting a bargain but you will be paying what they should be priced at.

[@yonasdalonewolf]

I feel you I put a pause of Funko collecting and have been buying Lego

[@poptography]

Not enjoying the price hikes. I think Funko should have less inventory. Be more selective on character & IP choices for production. With many collectibles now competing with Funko...Hot Toys' vinyl figure line, Disney Doorables, Hasbro Bounty Collection and now Thrilljoy! I only collect Star Wars but if Thrilljoy gets licensing for Star Wars...I'd reconsider my collecting.

[@jeremyrosenthal2911]

Gamestop is 16.99 for common 19.99 for exclusives

[@KDogAndFish]

@@jeremyrosenthal2911 in Canada?

[@jeremyrosenthal2911]

@KDogAndFish in alberta anyway

[@KDogAndFish]

@@jeremyrosenthal2911 Interesting!

[@MR.NICEplays]

Just wait for the Donny Chumps Tariffs, people won't be buying any collectibles

[@undertow4629]

At this price buy a lower grade stute with alot more detail than funko can ever do for 25-30

[@LoCoconut7]

*IF* commons were increasing in value the older they got, like they used to, the price increase might be justifiable but to buy a common now for $20 and have it drop 50% in value within months doesn't make sense. The price increase is especially brutal for Canadian collectors. Funko has been in a tailspin for a while. Getting listed on the stock market killed the whole vibe of the company. It's all corporate greed motivated now and their only job is to return values to shareholders. It hasn't been about the collectors for a long time. I drastically reduced my collecting when they fired their artists and now they are going to be very hard pressed to get more of my money. Sorry you guys are having to deal with this continued insanity.

[@KDogAndFish]

Thank you!

[@exoespeon]

Funkos are the new beanie babies. Give it another year and funko will be gone.

[@adambennett9756]

Well if you were just in for the collectability of it and not for profit you would love the tanked prices....anyone got the duck dynasty pops ??

[@KDogAndFish]

@@adambennett9756 we’re talking costs not values…wish we had some duck dynasty for you, we’ve had them in the past, none at the moment!

[@TheManOnDaCouch]

The box is more detailed on the pop plus, not saying it's worth the more moola but yea

[@gaigemcdonald6555]

I just think it's really dumb how funko's pricing literally goes so high and so low Funko can't even make most of their money back on most of their products they sell. And then at the beginning of this year they talk about "downsizing" which was a total lie. I have a feeling Funko will go bankrupt within the next few years at this rate.

[@gaigemcdonald6555]

It all boils down to greed Funko doesn't care about the collectors. Funko just cares about making a buck. And the issue is collectors don't want to pay outrageous prices for things that used to be cheaper but the only reason why it gets more expensive is because of what? popularity, inflation or a list of other reasons why it's more expensive.

[@dinksterling]

will you guys be getting other type of collectable statues in?

[@KDogAndFish]

@@dinksterling might have to 👍

[@shanescurrysos]

I wanna say either the plus or premium suppose to replace the deluxe for a lot of pops. Kinda like the buggy nycc. That would be cheaper if it was a plus I believe

[@Mewtho9]

Will we be getting a background change?

[@KDogAndFish]

Lol prob not, we still love funko...we just need to stop ordering new commons

[@Inch316]

I started collection the NFL McFarlane legacy series that GameStop has. Have you ever thought of selling other collectables? I realize you’re a funko pop store just curious if you ever thought of it. Cheers to all.

[@KDogAndFish]

@@Inch316 Cheers Bruce!!!

[@andrewclark239]

Just my thoughts and not trying to get deep into politics but do you think it’s an anticipatory response to impending tariffs from the US? If they come from China to US that’s (ATM) an expected 35% increase and then to ship to Canada would be another 25%. Of course you could ship right from China to Canada but idk how they do it. Just thinking especially if it’s on preorders mostly might time out to mid January.

[@KDogAndFish]

@@andrewclark239 totally plausible

[@PercysTv]

Good while it lasted

[@blattman13]

I have a sweet collection of over 500. I don't need more. I'm out of room in my little apt anyway. Be ready our next criminal president plans to tariff Canada

[@Eddie122881]

So older commons will vault, plus will be the new common. Collectors and flippers who become selective. Let's be honest, this current administration 2020-2024 hurt us with inflation.

[@Letsgoandgetit]

I’ll sell the SpongeBob at $20 still 😎

[@KDogAndFish]

So you buy it at $20 USD and sell it at $20 USD?

[@Letsgoandgetit]

@ I bought at $11

[@KDogAndFish]

@@Letsgoandgetit Obviously Wholesale then, not at the Funko Shop. They are doing $20 retail. It's a little more here in Canada, so that's awesome you can sell it at $20

[@Letsgoandgetit]

@ I’m very fair with pricing, especially with new pops

[@KDogAndFish]

@@Letsgoandgetit as are we here in 🇨🇦

[@graemekilpatrick5105]

Is this a pre-emptive move an anticipation of Trumps import tarrifs?

[@chesscat2067]

Goodbye funko…hello thrilljoy 😂

[@KDogAndFish]

Hahaha! That's even more expensive 🤣

[@royalcitypopsguelph]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@KDogAndFish]

We are mad as hell and we're not gonna take it anymore!

[@mgmatecki]

Thanks Trump Tarriffs 🙄