Opening a $585 BOOM LOOT GRAIL Funko Pop Mystery Box

[@TheLuckyPenny]

Value… Bad for resellers GREAT for collectors 😂

[@shelleymilan2504]

I dont know about America but here in Australia the cost of living since covid has driven the most basic items out of peoples budgets. So wasting money on collectibles is beyond the income of most people.

[@PopStopNYC]

Yep. Collectibles pretty much acorss the board are down, not just pops

[@mexicanjedi6926]

thats why Merica number 1. We bounce back :P

[@danweaver1517]

People need money, the economy is so bad, people are selling off for what they can get. Sad state of affairs! Sadly drives the prices down.

[@Decade_of_the_Dawg]

It takes someone clear across the world to speak common sense.

[@tison7208]

and if people can barely afford every day essentials, they are not spending 100 on a pop they dont need

[@redwing1492]

And this is why I collect funko pops that are for sentimental and fandom purposes, not for value. I collect only certain WWE Pops, Doctor Who and Carrie. I only go for ones I truly want no matter what their value is.

[@LV_86]

2:40 to skip the chat

[@I.am.Iain-81]

Now is the time to buy.... I'm a collector, but I don't buy only for value. The market goes up and down all the time in any field of collecting, and funko will get over this drop as long as true collectors keep going and see this through.

[@PopStopNYC]

100% agree with this take

[@mexicanjedi6926]

I agree. Buy low sell high. yes collectibles are volatile. But Funko has something good cuz they can push out new products depending new series/movies. so once inflation settles prices on Funko will go back to semi normal prices. That or we will be burning boxes in 8 months :D

[@ABomB42o]

Just like the beanie baby's that are worth thousands still? Made to collect only goes down

[@k.y.6148]

None of us will live long enough to see Funko come back. Beanies, anyone?

[@PopStopNYC]

@@ABomB42o It's lazy to compare beanies which had no licenses behind them to Funko. Not even in the same stratosphere

[@Almighty_cornholio]

I am Cornholio!!!!!

[@mkpops8766]

I need tp for my bung hole 😂😂

[@JeffDunhamsPeanut]

Nature is healing. Good.

[@timbrandon1466]

Personally I don't care about the value of funko pops. I buy to keep not sell. Once again, Great vid.

[@bryanmcglothin2116]

It's been doing this since I started collecting in 2017 and everyone always freaks out 🤦‍♂️. If the grails you've always wanted are dropping in price, now's the time to buy. Collect for the love of the characters, not value and you'll be alright 🤷‍♂️

[@BlasianFeeds]

Yeah the prices of pops have been crashing like crazy. Totally agree with u

[@TheLost_and_Tony]

or you can collect for fun and not for profit and just enjoy the pops you want

[@PopStopNYC]

Totally disagree with the selling. This is the time to buy. The market on all collectibles is pretty much down across the board. Economy isn't great so therefore collectibles market goes down. It's not just Funko. The comparison to beanie babies by some is just so lazy. Totally different. Beanie babies weren't really a licensed product which made it much easier for those to just go away. Once the market rebounds as a whole you'll see pops and other collectibles rise in value again.

[@PIP-zf9yb]

Pops are just so overdone at this point it may not comeback as much as people think. It's a different Markey then say sports cards which we know is going nowhere and will stand the test of time

[@shad0w1x1]

Totally agree. Collector market always fluctuates and now it's time to grab some cool stuff for the low while you can. You'll kick yourself for not capitalizing

[@evanprice9688]

I like it when you tell us about the values of them. Rather find out now rather than later last minute. Your just keeping it real and I like that. Thanks Clint and always look forward to the videos. Also you and the Luau are the ones that have been telling us how funko has been.

[@MrShedinthepeg]

I wouldn’t mind funkos going the way of the beanie baby. I collect for the fun of it, so more cheap pops would make me happy!

[@tison7208]

Ty is a billion dollar company, so yes i'd also love to see funko go that route as well

[@faustinocorrea9924]

No I agree with you. Just like beanie babies. But I think if funko goes under and they stop making funkos some of the figure might go up because they are some cool figures. Just my opinion

[@colinsinclair6071]

Funkos will not bounce back. Take it easy and be careful ❤

[@martinmarrero3996]

Didn't invest a penny in these pops but I would love to get at least 1 set of KISS .

[@marypoppins4705]

We only buy cheap pops so if a $20 pop goes to $5 I really dont care. I bought what I like. Pops arent an investment to make money on for later, buy because you love them.

[@TheManOnDaCouch]

Buyers market atm!!

[@ashleymeadows3410]

I agree, Funko is going the way of Beanie Babies. I never bought any for value or anything. I just collect ones I like.

[@bert131974]

I think it depends if you're a collector or seller. If you're a collector you collect because you enjoy and want what you buy. If you're trying to buy and sell for profit, I think that's what messed up the hobby. Happened with hot wheels, trading cards and now pops. Just my opinion.

[@tonygrier1551]

In regards to your comments about the price of Funko Pops decreasing in value that might be true however the only people that negatively are affected are reseller's and only makes it that much easier for actual collectors to get their desired Pop's. This happens every time something becomes popular and gets a lot of value behind it because reseller's have to feel the need to take advantage of the hot trending money items and affect the market for true collectors.

[@danemassey5830]

I'm so glad I got rid of all mine. Sad though😢

[@jimhanlon2819]

Funko is like Bernie Baby’s, but Bernie Baby’s are coming Int back after 30 years!😂

[@truscottelli]

Why didn't you open the box 5 months ago and sell them then.

[@robinjenkins9422]

I was at the goodwill, and I saw about 12 pops for sale

[@michaelmardling3152]

out of box, probably a parent cleaning up toys the kids no longer want or play with. I found 2 at a local Canadian Value Village, both out of box, bought them both for $2 in bundle bag. Most toys sold like that are about $2 - $5 depending on sizes.

[@dustercat21]

Yea on the funko app which goes based on ebay these days, my collection went from 7.5k+ to 5.8k so I've lost almost 2k in value in the last few months since i last checked. Any idea why prices are dropping like this?

[@marypoppins4705]

When people sale their collection of pops and they sell for less the apps track those sales. If you have 3 or more really low sales that is then reflected on the app.

[@dustercat21]

@@marypoppins4705 hmm that makes sense but if its sold as a lot, that cant necessarily reflect in individual pop prices on ebay especially if some pops are still worth more than others and some changed in values and others didnt. It makes me wonder if lot sales with like grail mentions or high prio mentions can effect the funko ebay price guides with just search terms then

[@jetman80pops]

The Toucan dropped cause it just came out for SDCC 2023. We all know con pops drop hard a couple months after the con it came from is over.

[@bryanmcglothin2116]

💯, every pop he said dropped was a con pop or a Funko exclusive that sold out. EVERY one of them do that after a couple months and they "settle in" to their actual price

[@HPTuchin]

When the economy is hurting the price of collectibles always go down. People have more important things to worry about and spend their money on. This is especially the case with gimmicky, niche or fad collectibles. Their day ends one day, quicker than others usually & no matter the economics of the world. Funko is hitting both walls simultaneously, end days of the fad & economic down turn. Truth is the truth & feelings are feelings.. Always tell the truth no matter the small fragile minds.

[@THELUAU]

So true Clint prices are in the tank

[@SILVERHAIREDWOLF]

They are in the tank because collectors are panicking and selling for low prices to get their money. In doing so they are tanking the value of pops.

[@tiggerpatchvintage1826]

I was telling people about 5 years ago when pops were at their height in popularity that the same thing happened with beanie babies. After they were out a year or 2 people went crazy over them. Ty started over producing them, coming out with stupid variations of the same beanie baby. As soon as people got bored with them and found something different to spend their disposable income on beanie babies became worth pennies. I remember picking up a whole plastic tub full of beanie babies for $5 a couple of years ago. Now pops are doing the same thing and everyone said no they won't, pops are totally different than beanie babies. A wise man said those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I got sucked into the beanie baby hype, but smartly stayed out of the funko pop scene.

[@AAAA-j5u8s]

It’s all to do with supply and demand and fashions. The kids that buy this stuff are growing up and are not so interested plus the market has been flooded with every character and actor possibly living on this planet, thereby devaluing the prestige of the brand. It will keep going down and 15 or 20 years later there will be a spike because people in their 40s will remember their teenage years and want some of the Grails in mint condition. if you really wanna hold onto the Funko pops for 20 years you might make a few hundred dollars big deal.

[@amarieoflothlorien]

Economy is down, people can hardly pay the bills, a roof over their head and food. There is no money to buy a piece of plastic for 600 dollars or euro's. If you are just a collector looking for that special piece, this is the time to buy.

[@Jessica-ov4dj]

Collectibles are losing value likely because inflation is pressuring household incomes (wages haven't risen as quickly as prices, so disposable income shrinks, and people spend less on thngs they don't need.). It's less concerning than if Pops in particular were losing value due to becoming less popular.

[@justinpepin6706]

i'm not worried about the value drop, i collect for the fun of collecting. only people upset are flippers.

[@mkpops8766]

No sir you are correct some pops have dropped in price but mostly due to constantly re dropping older pops, releasing entire sets. Doesn't help that walmart,target have become laughable places to buy pops and the killer blow just not good business with small shops. Covid was a savior for funko people needed something to do so getting online and communities to buy,sale and trade was fun and at the same time funko was fun. But sadly the folks in this economy just cant spare that kinda cash now. We can go on an on and im sure there stuff i didn't add but i still have fun with collecting,trading mostly i take pop from mystery boxes i dont want and take them to a shop and do in store credits 😊

[@DEREKAILES2010]

Also selling Funkos at my shops for years, the values have plummeted. It's the reality of the industry. I check the values of the expensive ones every few weeks and adjust the prices.

[@PixilEyes]

Funko stock down 40% in the last year....they are in trouble.

[@pendragofan]

most people now dont have the money to waste on plastic figures anymore

[@keithpep6876]

cold you crossreference sold , how many made ?

[@RonBurgandy-o5z]

Funky pops are just this generations beanie babies..... fight me, but you know im right

[@Decade_of_the_Dawg]

Lol troll

[@RonBurgandy-o5z]

@@Decade_of_the_Dawg deny reality all you want.....

[@stringsandthings4325]

He is right. You will have some collectors, but pops are a sinking ship

[@Decade_of_the_Dawg]

@stringsandthings4325 then you are not a collector of anything. Name 1 single collectible item that is going up in value. Sports cards ⬇️ pokemon yugioh magic tcg ⬇️ precious metals ⬇️ marvel and DC figures ⬇️ the economy is down. That's the reality of life and has absolutely nothing to do with funko. The reality is funko as a company is still gonna make pops and people are still gonna go ape shit over them when they are new and retail. The only people worried about the second hand market are flippers. Collectors don't give a damn. It makes no sense to me why haters that are wishing for a crash watch pop related videos.

[@Decade_of_the_Dawg]

@@RonBurgandy-o5z you are more than likely a child and don't know how anything works anyway. No user name. You are a troll plain and simple.

[@joey4523]

I love your honesty. Keep up the great work.

[@dragonrana88]

I've never gone after Pops for value. I only have a few, majority are Harley Quinn variants because I love Harley.

[@Dwntwnfunkopop]

I don’t think people ready there was a Covid inflation spike on Funko pops. The actual values after the lockdowns are the real values. With newer ones first 3 months hype price is way higher it’s better to wait to get actual value. Unfortunately sometimes a re-release can also cut the price but realistically when more people start grading them prices will stabilize

[@jeffrinks6449]

I own a Funko Pop of Scooby-Doo (625) and Shaggy (626)!!! Scooby-Doo is holding a huge, long sandwich sub and Shaggy is holding a very tall sandwich!!! I don't own a Funko Pop of Fred, Daphne, Velma and Scrappy-Doo yet... but I'm still looking around for them to add to my Funko Pop collection!!!

[@superj2644]

Eustess kid dropped because it restocked. It was also a hyped price pop Also pop prices are going to where they should have been the whole time. Prices were hyped inflated instead of where they should have been. Kinda like how the ps5 was over 1000 dollars on the secondary market

[@Popgames-qk4pv]

Hi Clint! I like your KZbin channel, the mystery boxes you do and the refund boxes, but if you were wondering why eustass kid went down in value, it’s because overseas stock has arrived to stores like pop cultcha who recently sold it in a mystery box for like 60 or 80 dollars so if the restock didn’t come eustass kids value would not have changed and the con sticker probably would of only went up in value probably! Have a great day and keep on doing what you are doing because I enjoy it and some people don’t but they just have a opinion and if it’s rude just don’t listen to it!

[@SHAWNBARTLEY-w1e]

The biggest thing hurting FUNKO is them dumping $30 million dollars of pops in the landfill

[@sandraglenn584]

That didn't hurt them at all. It was a huge tax write-off....

[@JerzykG]

What do you expect the price to do when funco is dumping pops in landfills and burying them left and right.

[@Monkey_D_Luffysan]

I think you get stuff mixed up. Grails losing Value is better for the collector market so In my opinion, that is much better. I am a collector myself and dont wanna be paying over 500$ for something that was 20 bucks in a retail store. Resellers selling for over 110% profit are the problem with collecting these days

[@martinayala86]

Hey Clint! You should come to NYCC this year! Was looking at your convention videos. They are awesome!

[@jasonnunez6411]

I thought that the hobby db app was no longer accurate.

[@daftfunk5915]

He doesn’t know what to blame.

[@jasonnunez6411]

FlipFinderz he didn’t this time. Now he’s just saying well prices are falling.

[@tison7208]

it depends on the day. if he feels like blaming DB he will, if he feels like blaming funko, he will lol

[@immortalvampdad]

Yeh not good that it's down for resellers ..about saying that .. when u open an order over 5 months ago can't do much like most clients boxes are there mostly months old

[@jasonwillis4819]

Covid Money - Cash and Prizes for the Stimulus checks are over... now we have to pay our car insurance that has doubled and food too (doubled in cost).

[@diannekhan5814]

You say what it is

[@Lonewolf-cc7vg]

I agree that why I only collect pops mostly wwe that I can get signed

[@fifthgear2130]

Funko is over printing, take Venezuela for example. They overprinted their money and now their currency is worthless.

[@scandinavianfunkonoob6434]

Everybody wants everything for cheap.

[@rachelswattridge7603]

Funkos are going down weeks ago one was 30 then went down to 17 and another was 45 then went to 15 its mad what's happening

[@k.y.6148]

Gotta be honest! Plus, no way someone in your position can win! If you don't say anything, people will yell at you for not warning them! Things made to collect always go down and don't usually come back. Beanies, Franklin Mint, etc., etc.

[@troywilliams6213]

When will the one piece kid with the wonder con sticker be in a whatnot?

[@lisathomas232]

How do you make money selling $300 pops for $5 start? I’m really curious. I enjoy all your videos.

[@wadestclair249]

Funko is going yo ...

[@jonathanfeemster5242]

Tbh what hurt pops was all the fakes and overseas they should have made different molds for the over sea releases

[@scandinavianfunkonoob6434]

Not to mention the trash talk about the company.

[@byronturner2012]

I awlays laugh out loud when he says Luffy's name. For reference Luffy' rhymes with Goofy.

[@octobervallejo6018]

lol and he keeps buying boxes

[@marypoppins4705]

I think he is planning on ending this type of video by next year.

[@sandraglenn584]

I get it. You're a flipper, but if someone is collecting they shouldn't care about value. Stop with the "should've sold last year" shit....

[@MattMetrosMusic]

I unloaded my whole collection. Funko is all but dead.

[@rebeliza2847]

Are Funko Pops the new Beanie Babies?

[@M.A.N_Cards]

What not is crap. It won’t let me buy off the app. Had my card set up but after 5 purchases it said no more.

[@lj.lenthousiaste]

CMOOOON stop saying grails are falling in value, 5 month ago the Eustass was very scarce out there, only a few stores had it, but new stocks were found and it therefore lost its value... And for the toucan its just as simple, at the end of the convention everyone start selling their Pops, the toucans are always the cheapest ones, and more products that doesn't sell well on the market means they lose a crazy amount of money

[@daveratcliff3140]

Funko are worth what someone wants to pay to own it right... I've never understood the stupid prices some are "worth".. I brought pops of my favourite movies/tv series etc because I like them I've never too flip and get big money... End of the day it's the way it's gone with everything and the cost of living... One question tho and it's not a dig or roast but why do you keep buying big dollar mystery boxes if it's never gonna get you your money back or loses value as you have noted and seen?? Surely u know you are gonna lose money right?? Or leave a box sitting for months before opening knowing the value has plummeted

[@jamesmclennan299]

So that he has something too moan about sadly

[@Whitegsr98]

He sells those pops on his Whatnot…so if he spends $300 and he can get his money for selling on there.

[@Optimus_Prime.]

It's called video content dopey. He makes more money in Ad-Revenue in a 10 minute video than you do in a week!

[@SILVERHAIREDWOLF]

He sells on whatnot and people are crazy enough to pay over value just to buy a pop from him. This is why he pushes whatnot so much on each video. What he wont say is that whatnot has enabled the downfall of collecting also. This dude gets his money if you notice that is all he talks about value value value doesn't even admire the pops he gets only cares about box condition & value. Also he makes decent money off youtube so he has to buy boxes to make videos. He has a good thing going. Look up his channel so you could see how much he makes monthly 2 years ago he had 276000 subs and he was making about 1800 bucks a month pretty sweet. Now he has over 300K so probably making about 2.5k could not find recent numbers. This is not taking into consideration what he earns on what not selling funkos and doing card breaks , his second hand thrift store website and whatever other income he has coming in. There has to be a spin on him telling people to sell their collections because Funko's downfall would definitely affect his bottom line. So I don't get it.

[@SpineInfluencer]

@@SILVERHAIREDWOLFIt’s called honesty.

[@rayodell8213]

Do you think the bottom has fallen out of the Funko Pop market ??

[@kirobz]

Eustass kid got new stock that’s why the value went down. You and that apple whatever guy kept parading that you should sell your collection and then you wonder why some people are loosing interest

[@daftfunk5915]

Exactly ! You summed it up perfectly. Like why is he making videos on Funko when he’s gonna $&&t on it without explaining the full situation . The whole collector market is down in general not just funko lol like why is he surprised boxes from 6 months ago are down? Pop culture interest changes ,goes up and down. Every time he makes a video with a recently purchased mystery box he doesn’t have that problem for the most part.

[@catb8834]

He also said he told them they should have sold a year or two ago. People are allowed to have a different opinion to you. Don’t like it then don’t watch. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@daftfunk5915]

@@catb8834 yes if you sold a year or two ago when everybody had stimulus checks and inflation wasn’t where it is today then yeah you probably would of gotten more value out sales. Yet ppl are still buying and selling funkos around the same prices today. The market is just settling for all collectables in general. He talks like alllll funkos lost their value which is not true at all. Plus when ppl need money or their resellers just looking for their money back , they’ll sell for lower prices which brings PPG down or ppl sell damaged boxes for lower that PPG doesn’t recognize. Theres a lot of variables but he sums it up to “go sell your collections/ pops lost all value”.

[@robertmacdonald345]

Not sure why people would be Blasting you about prices, If buyers are Dumb enough to buy something with checking what something is worth They are brainless. And To all those Collectors, It sucks if your collections are losing value But because of that pricing now, You don't get to Sell something for the Price you may have bought it /them for Years ago when Prices were high. It's no different if you were someone that Invested in stocks, Well if those Stocks Are losing money fast, Then You Sell, it's that simple. Or you Bite the bullet in the hopes that will rise again, But you will never get the money back you lost. That's the reality, have to accept it.

[@AMike75]

It hurt me when he picked up a LOTR pop and didn’t even know what it was.

[@kieranmcelhill1899]

I try to collect mostly horror fonko pop’s. Because I like my horror. I don’t collect for the money of the pop.

[@michellestafford5191]

I still like collecting funko but you won’t get rich doing it lol

[@Rkswain31]

Loofy lol not Luffy that’s how it’s pronounced 😂

[@krisl8928]

As Joeflation continues to rage out of control, it's caused the value of non necessities like collectibles to suffer greatly.

[@justinpepin6706]

funko got greedy, when pops were 9 bucks they sold tons. then they started doing lazy things like repaints, chrome, ect and people weren't interested. they mass produced a lot of lines that no one wanted as can be seen in the clearance section of any store that sells pops.

[@superj2644]

Funko is going doing very slowly. Everyone says it's any day now when in reality it's years or decades from now

[@gabrielkelly8150]

Idn Im glad they are loosing value I collect cause I like collecting, it's a buyers market now

[@bradjenkins289]

Unique collectible values come and go. Funko's are sadly on the way out I think. My investment is going to hurt with the value drops. We have seen this with several collectibles. Too many are made and people are losing interest.

[@rodneywright7180]

They’re all going down in value because nobody gives a shit about Funko pops anymore just like beanie babies

[@TheVarunkulkarni]

Eustass kid lost value due a restock

[@jasonkeener2442]

What are you going to do. No more mystery boxes.

[@paramedicangel313]

I believe that fakes from China, and the Economy has not helped. Also there are just too many pops coming out! Funko were getting way too greedy. All of this together, does not help prices.

[@cessnafly9841]

Inflation hits everything eventually. Our economy sucks.

[@geminitwinstryanythinggtta6554]

Yes, the loss is happening more and more and more and I do believe you should get out of the pop business

[@zombro7922]

So I watch his videos, but he's kinda annoying lol. Anytime value goes down "pops prices are dying" (and why even bother using HobbyDB when everyone knows its highly innacurate) Anytime theres a value in collectables, prices will fluctuate. Selling you're entire collection is a great idea, so people like myself can purchase them cheap and sell them high when the prices go back up. He says the company is doing bad, its not in a good place ect. Dude, that drives DEMAND UP when supply is low lmfao....Winged Monkeys, upwards of $30 a piece, Cowardly Lion, upwards of $30 a piece. Why? Because Funko is sold out lol... I'm not trying to sound like a dick but, some of the things said make no sense. It also doesnt help values when streamers like evend and others run prices SO low to the point where everyone and their mother will shop there instead, causing the rest of us to lower prices. I've been selling pops for close to 6 years and I've seen it go up and down, buy smarter and you may gain profit. Spending $500 on a mystery box then waiting 5 months to open it doesnt help lol

[@hines86arts42]

I’ve been waiting to see a comment like this and I heavily agree. Also, the comparison to them being like being beanie babies is a horribly lazy analogy. He’s the one saying “People should sell their collection now” as prices are plummeting, buy a mystery for the cheap, hold onto it for 6 months or so and open it up after the values have skyrocketed. 😂. I love collecting them, but I also like selling them as much as I do like collecting. “Please by all means people, start selling your Funko Pops plummeting in value now… to me! 😂

[@soufside775]

Funkos are now like shoes you should buy what you like not as an investment. In case you haven't noticed it's 2024 and everything is in the shitter and it's not gonna get better till we get grandpa Joe out of office

[@FinzCollects]

Funko is crashing it’s time to sell your collections if you have big money invested into it

[@plouden728]

😂 One video you preach to buy and hold pops for “investing” and another you talk about Funko being in a bad spot constantly dropping… what a joke lol

[@wandlbaker]

The prices are following the same trend of Beanie Babies. No surpirse there.

[@tison7208]

"value on these are dropping" that or Hobby DB is TERRIBLE and takes FOREVER to update. values are dropping because of the economy, which you fail to ever talk about

[@tison7208]

if you have spreadsheets going back to 2018 youd see in 2020 there was a boom in price hikes because of excess funds, and now that money has dried up and inflation is at all time highs prices are going back down

[@MrDieCast1978]

You sound like a Broken record, almost every video you make now you talk about the values going down on the Funko Pops. Stop already. Then since you're so worried about the values going down, Stop buying them. I'll keep buying though.

[@catb8834]

You do know that no one is making you watch these videos right?

[@Lexicollects]

Lmao. So you had the box for 5 months and still get upset that you lost money (makes no sense) also weird you are lowkey shaming people for collecting. You know people do this for fun.. right? Most of us are not money hungry like you. (That shows when you include seller fees in your value).

[@catb8834]

Maybe think about watching more than just one video 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Lexicollects]

@@catb8834 I’ve watched plenty.. almost every video is like that 😂 goodbye

[@stevenwalmsley3468]

So true @Lexicollects