The Golden Age Of Collecting Is Over

[@santetzuken8903]

Scalpers ruined collecting

[@ginobozzi3954]

Toy collecting died when the original toys r us closed. It’s never been the same since. Walmart, Target, and Ross are not toy stores. That’s a fact.

[@eugenejacksonjr1111]

Right facts

[@eronj5824]

Damn right

[@bentonrp]

Toys R Us was too expensive, but I'll take them over having no toy stores. Because when they and KayBee were around, Walmart and Target were trying to compete with them, so they at least had a real toy selection.

[@Cruzer871]

@@bentonrp💯💯

[@BRIANMASON1202]

facts, Man was never meant to buy their underwear.Tires milk and action figures in the same place. But that's what happens when corporations are allowed to run rampant and take over control of the consumers instead of the other way around. And it's rife with fraud all the way from the top right down to the stock Boys stealing action figures for them and their buddies to sell on ebay

[@Commanderphilbo]

The problem for me is the price of these figs are dumb . Even you have the money for it or even if ur rich ...a rip off is a rip off . I want to feel good about my hobby

[@AvelierPlays]

I collect for fun, because the figure holds a special value to me. Whether its a character from a movie I loved or a video game I enjoyed. I don’t go with trends, I buy what I like and what I can afford. I’ve passed on a lot of figures because they are too expensive or I don’t like how they look. Here is my limit, nothing past $100 (only in some very rare instances). Buy less, you don’t need to have the room filled to the brim with plastic, there’s enough already out there.

[@MiguelReyes-yl3bp]

And you have scalpers selling figures for crazy amounts of money 😂

[@robertj.3383]

I rely on internet shopping more these days. And actually come to enjoy the anticipation of a package showing up on my porch.

[@boeingnz]

I've been sitting on the sideline for years waiting for the prices to come down. With widespread 3D printing technology many new companies start making figures. And the old ones never stop. There are too many to buy but the economy was bad, inflation was high. Also less children were born and no longer play. Prices crashed as expected.

[@Neo.Jordon]

When reviewers started getting free toys, it became about hype.

[@timothylewis2527]

I kinda gave up on collecting early this year. Mainly because the figures I wanted were too hard to find. Even pre-orders would sell out within seconds. And too many figures that I really wanted were the collector's/alternate version of the figure I could easily find. This false scarcity just made made not want to collect at all. I see two figures I want in 2025 and then I'm done.

[@Sykxezn]

Once Lego got expensive I thought I’d go to figures, nope, just as overpriced

[@thatoneguy378]

Yep scalpers resellers and bots have ruined it all.

[@iamtheai2759]

Clearance sales= The store is losing money. Great for you, but don’t be sad when said store closes down.

[@03Mills]

Bro them Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black series are $24.99 around me in Michigan. I wish they was $12.99 .

[@ShinyToyRobots]

If you’re collecting only to buy stuff on discount you need to reevaluate what brings you happiness.

[@wadechilds6671]

Ordering online is like fishing in a barrel. Sure, you'll catch what you want, but the thrill is not there.

[@Vexer-rl9fq]

I have to order stuff online or I can't get it. Target and Walmart by me never has anything. It's basically a gamble if I DON'T order online.

[@MiguelReyes-yl3bp]

At one point you run out of room as well sadly 😢

[@alexrmz86]

What are you talking about, we are in the best era of collecting. Mezco, mondo, legends, mcfarlane, hot toys etc. That's not including all the 3rd party unlicensed figures. You're all about quantity over quality. I rather buy one good figure instead of 3 figures you find at ross.

[@risibleraven5926]

I just purchased 5 figures online that cost me $300! I’m now seriously reconsidering my future of collecting, and have cancelled more than half my preorders!🙁

[@xHelloSushix]

some figures i wanna buy cost $500+, i dont think it’ll ever happen. may have to pick one series and stick to it.

[@fatheadcat9958]

Don't be discouraged by videos like this. These collector video channels always put out negative content because it gets them more clicks than positive stuff. Just ignore what they say and use auction results as your guide to the market.

[@alibear73]

So you only collect for the thrill of finding things on the shelf? I collect figures because i like them not because I find them in a store I couldn't care less how I get them. In England we don't have many toy shops. Toys r us was the biggest one. The ones that are left are pointless and brands like neca have never been commercially released over here. 98% of my collecting is online and has been for years. For me the golden age of collecting was over when it became a known thing because now the prices are too high. When it was an underground hobby with only nerds figures were so much cheaper.

[@skgb75]

Yea agree

[@Mmantis]

never even knew it was a golden age to collecting .. its just whats next for you 😂

[@Barada73]

I would consider the “golden age” of toy collecting to be when the toys were affordable at their normal prices, before they went on clearance. Probably the late-1990s through early-2000s.

[@mariusbabii]

me, i'm protesting against the big major toy companies(neca, hasbro, mattel, and other ones),.........I loved K-MART,...I ONLY HAVE 3 ROSSES, 4 TARGETS, 1 BURLINGTON, 1 OLLIE'S, AND 2 WALMARTS WITH TOYS, OTHER TWO WALMARTS ARE KIDDY THINGS(FOOD ONLY),....TOY COMPANIES FLOOD MY EMAILS WITH TOY DEALS, BUT THE PRICES ARE THE SAME SKY HIGH, NO THANKS,.....I wait until December, most likely after Thanksgiving,...... ........MARIUS(PUNK RULES).

[@secretmulletman7984]

300 funko pops? lmao

[@JereWilkerson]

I love your common sense to collecting.

[@joshuaknox2724]

you're clearly lacking.

[@joshuaknox2724]

for anyone watching, collecting isn't as boring and stressful and annoying as this man makes it seem, in fact its very fulfilling and exciting and fun, let this be an example of what not to be as a collector.

[@DavidS-c7t]

Please understand the socioeconomic status of this man.

[@dvw7665]

Exactly man, i dont know understand why he want to make other people feel depressed too.

[@dvw7665]

​@@DavidS-c7twhat should we understand. You want me to tell where i am from and when did i started collecting in my life. Dude i lived and seen war in my country and only after i finished my education in a different country and started working i started to collect. I havent seen action figures or comics like Marvel or DC or GIJoe until i was like 14 to 15 that was also not proper. But i dont whine like he did. I made sure I will make it to a place one day and then collect. This Unc is lame person who knows how to complain and share lies to others.

[@5_Ksrc]

Its the economy and things wont get better for a long time,we were living in a fake world built by credit and debt,its not sustainable but hang on to your collection, some day it might be valuable but probably not,its totally possible that by the time were out of this mess that peoples interests are just not the same but right now,alot of young folks are worried about where there gonna live let alone what there gonna read or watch..i hope it turns qround some day but its not looking good...i think you gotta be smart but nows a good time to collect things you want on sale before it ends up at the landfill..thats just where were at

[@stevengraham8841]

Soon everything will either be worthless or massively over priced no1 to blame but our selves having a bunch of helmets running the world

[@5_Ksrc]

@stevengraham8841 well it's never worthless if it means something to you...but yes the people looking for a quick buck or selling there collection to retire..ya that's dying in a world of cheap labor and mass production

[@nathanlamont9920]

I mainly shop online, but ebay prices are over inflated. Seen out of box Legions(mass effect) run close to $100, NIB play arts Jane Shepard running over $300 and even some NECA figures pushing $100. Resident Evil are pushing $80 used. Dragonball figures been sort of low even the older figures. Beasts wars are going up slowly.

[@redskinStu]

There is an option #4, which goes for sports cards, video games, collectibles, vinyl records, die cast vehicles, anything...people aren't buying because the items are worthless.

[@fiddlechips8555]

Golden age of collecting died with ToysRus. Now toys have such a short shelf life, and tiny departments. With no actual toy store collecting modern bores me.

[@Manstercave]

I was gonna say the exact same thing

[@bentonrp]

I once typed a comment that toy collections used to be full collections: Nearly every character, every vehicle, and playsets. Even the background characters with certain toylines. One replier couldn't believe me and claimed I was lying. That's how bad toy collecting has gotten in the modern age; People fully Expect* incomplete toylines!

[@fiddlechips8555]

@ First problem is, these are no longer toys. These are adult figures!! No children are playing with these toys. Most of these toys are 12 and up. I hate to say this, but with so many adult collectors… think we destroyed the hobby.

[@lerak8452]

There is nothing "collectible" about re-released figures over and over again. It's one thing when it's a movie, but not all these modern vintage characters.

[@eugenejacksonjr1111]

Right and WWE is good for rereleases especially the WWE vault series just switched out the no paint ultimate warrior headscan on the body version that's been released so many times SMH

[@4thecollectors]

It is very simple if they peg warm in the stores they are going to peg warm on the second hand market You got 100 people trying to sell TMNT retro classics that is still in the stores peg warming

[@craighillsr5857]

It changed when it hit $20.00 a figure.

[@izzombie]

Get a 3D printer. Start printing what you want. Paint em up. Display em'.

[@jonathanlupfer5262]

Im not to worried about it. Been working at my local Walmart as a truck unloader/pallet builder/ stocker for over 8 years now. Seen plenty of stuff come and go. Heck, i was pulling some of the new Hasbro Captain America stuff outta both trucks last night. Im always seeing stuff restock eventually.

[@canibaloxide]

No exaggerating this is like the 3rd video in a row I've seen declaring that "It's over" for completely different things. Let's just say the golden age of everything is done and gone

[@sagegrosser]

these people are so pathetic man

[@TheNECAking]

What’s crazy is I just started collecting this year and I have no context to the broader hobby. All I know is there’s a ton of cool shit out there and if they stopped making toys today you’d still have a lifetime worth of stuff to collect. It’s over saturated as hell. I bet you will see a contraction in the industry for a while.

[@Pm0n3y]

Much Love, I appreciate you, brother!

[@mrhat9608]

i stopped collecting about 3 years ago. I collected over 30 years the stuff today is too much. Too much leasing the license. I just grew tired of it. Marvel and DC I'm done collecting and I'm willing to part with it.

[@jonathangonzalez6972]

I gave up a year ago. Sold off my entire collection of 11 years. These companies got too greedy and the value washt there

[@shanenice5380]

I sold my collection.i got screw.i lost my job,so I have sale it.i sold one collection my toys.i sold in store didn't got nothing

[@michaelkikle3018]

I see this a ton in the movie community I love. Not only is the shit getting more insanely expensive, even on the second hand market, but people give so little a care for movies that you can’t even get a movie KZbin channel off of the ground, nowadays. Really sucks, because I only love movies and shows. It’s just about all I talk about.

[@natureboykdizzle8182]

Figures went from $17 to $25 in about a year's time that hurt me bad plus bidenomics

[@DavidS-c7t]

Trump tariffs will hurt us more😅😅

[@Yuuzhanvongg]

Facts. The price went up, yet peoples pay hasn't gone up. And the quality of figures is worse now too.

[@meintingles4396]

@@DavidS-c7t He's not in office though?

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

1:42 exactly what we're all about, not sitting around, going out and doing things.

[@Foxhole1776]

Everything overpriced. People are stressed financially/mentally. Collectables being pushed to the side. People selling off stuff also cuz they need the money. eBay sales slow. It ain’t the same no doubt.

[@DavidS-c7t]

Totally agree though the inflation is getting worse next year😂

[@jonmccown2323]

I've stopped awhile ago. Scalpers and high prices. Bent packaging from other collectors who damage the pieces they can't afford. Petty Betty MoFos. And the best part. My collection is in the barn in totes. Prices are HIGH for plastic. 20 dollars for 12" figure at Walmart. To end up valued at zip.

[@bennobenny750]

I've moved to 1/6. They are having boom in quality, they're entering a Golden age.

[@DarkSphinxx]

We are moving to online collecting within games. Collecting skins, etc - thats what my son is doing anyway

[@ferrous3262]

yea but online stuff can be taken away by the company you never really own it

[@darthgroguTV]

Aaahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

[@johnnyenglish6751]

I unfortunately have to buy online... eBay, Target, Walmart, etc. Never Amazon unless you don't care about the figure box condition because it's almost all the time damaged because they don't pack it right! I always check with my local comic/toy stores first but they never have what I'm looking for.

[@linalool3182]

Yo Unc time for a video of toy hunting at yo local flea markets

[@311mikey]

I feel you man for me it was about 2017 18 where I stopped collecting statues. I don’t need 20 of the same character. Also, main reason is there weren’t movies or shows being made in my opinion that were worth buying statues from. And then, when all these woke actors from sad movies started voicing their opinion I definitely didn’t wanna buy a statue with them on it. Things ain’t what they used to be in every aspect of life

[@tombowling8646]

Say it ain't so, Uncle Tim! Say it ain't so! 😧

[@joebarefield2923]

Just did the same. Sold everything and quit the game.

[@darrelltrawick5871]

You on point unc

[@nicholaswoodall3840]

thats a cool collection you have

[@williamking1554]

UNC THOSE LIGHTS ARE UNSETTLING

[@isaiahtr]

In my opinion, I think it's just because there's a crazy amount of collectors and resellers these days. I can remember when I started collecting there was a pizza Spidey that peg warm in Walmart for like a few months. Only things that used to sell out were certain imports. Nowadays a fellow collector will go to the store see 5 warbirds not be interested in the character but will buy them all to sell and most imports don't sell out 😂😂😂 that's why i preorder. We really be watching toy hunt videos of people finding good stuff not realizing that The store they found it in will most likely not restock it😂 smh

[@beowulf8639]

The age of easy getting is over, folks. The game is now about what you got in your hoard. Stuff from 10 or 15 years ago surpases the quality and complexity of modern offerings. I hope yall had the forethought to set back some trade bait!

[@Freshflesh666]

Imagine even posting this 😂 10-15 years is junk still buddy

[@betterlatethannever2156]

Value? Perhaps. Quality? Nahhh

[@willyblanco22]

I feel like as soon as a company throws any type of cloth goods on a 1/12 figure, they label it premium and charge 90 to 120 dollars for it.

[@gabrielkok9208]

So true lol

[@davido.p.9850]

There are two Targets in my area and neither of them stocked Hasbro product for the holidays. All they had since October is McFarlane and Mattel.

[@floydforthought9998]

For me around 2017 was the Golden Age. Started collecting then and even back then Stuff was out there on the shelves. And Amazing lines were out there to collect. Marvel Legends were on fire and MCU was exciting and got you excited to find the movie characters you loved. Then with Transformers, Hasbro started their War for Cybertron series and Studio series. GI Joe Classified was still yet to released a few years later. Mattel Started their Jurassic Park/World line and still had the DC license making decent stuff.

[@jasonmallin5799]

If this video was 10 years old you would of hit the nail on the head.

[@skgb75]

Yea online has been the way to go for awhile now

[@adalbertovazquez6194]

Exactly your collection reflects on you

[@638DeVLon]

I feel your pain about the prices and availability of action figs these days, I own over 400 transformers and 2025 promises more that I’ll have to buy, but a few I’ll be passing on because of the price tag. Salute my Brother Chi 4life

[@BRIANMASON1202]

This whole new group of "collectors" have helped ruin it. KZbinrs buying 3,4 copies so they can rag on it or kitbash it. 100s of young kids getting them for nothing more than to review it, ,scalpers over charging, companies over charging, bc these reviews hype up one or two figures and the rest they all sit like vultures and wait for clearance which causes companies to raise prices SO THE CLEARANCE PRICE, still covers their chosen bottom line. It's become a joke, when it was once a fun, nostalgic hobby.

[@dxdave33]

I miss Children's Palace and Kaybee Toy Stores.

[@ninjamania]

Kay Bee’s! And Toy World! 😢

[@redphoenix298667]

There's a Children's Palace in Huber Heights, Ohio

[@JACSLuvsNachos]

I've heard a lot of licenses are set to expire, so that may be part of the issue with stock being on the shelves. It's been a long time since I went to a Target and saw full stock of figures.

[@BGMC23]

U can still collect but u cant just collect everything

[@corneliussmithgijoe702]

I agree

[@4thecollectors]

No kidding man I sold at least 25 collections over the years on KZbin

[@ExpiredPants]

I've walked out empty-handed from tons of Wal-Mart and Targets this year, peg warmers/empty pegs. Marvel Legends from 5 waves ago, or none. Trash

[@Theorymus]

Transformers are just getting to expensive man

[@eugenejacksonjr1111]

Right definitely over too many rereleases SMH

[@hellequinnz]

Well everyone focuses on hasbro because they have the largest selection but the fact is ceo Chris cox doesn’t want it to be a toy company so they are making less toys. McFarlane releases new figures every 7 days but it’s all direct to consumer. Mattel is direct to consumer with their redline clubs and Mattel creations. And a lot of the stuff at Ross is still just stuff left over from the covid container backup.

[@teeillacurtis5207]

If you buy figures…. Don’t unbox…. Keep them in the house…..aka discard Them…. Then proceed to buy more shit… and do the same thing with those items….. something wrong 😩

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

The whole economy is going up in costs

[@dougmcswaine4796]

Stopped collecting the big lines two years ago and sold all my collection a year ago. It's not that I don't like collecting. It's just the big lines basically bent the collectors over between prices & constant new preorders(not including issues with preorder once they arrive). Found a new hobby in 3d printing. Much cheaper and less stress.

[@Yuuzhanvongg]

Kids have smart phones before they even get into toys

[@sextingwithdolphins]

I have one nephew that’s 6. All he does is play roblox on his phone and one nephew that’s 8 or so. All he does is play with toys and collect Pokémon cards

[@MiguelReyes-yl3bp]

If they do ever now

[@Yuuzhanvongg]

I gave up collecting. Sold all my figures. Glad i did. My wallet is fatter now

[@rondo2hunna133]

What’s crazy is I’m Online on my LCS and they have books that I’m like dam this a dope book I be looking for in the store but can’t find That’s because the online stock is damn near better than the physic lol That’s crazy

[@lossiiburns]

Hard to find anything when you got resellers buying everything b4 you can get your hands on them I had to tell a dude like bro let me get one 😂

[@SrJonAnthony]

This same video of his uploaded twice a year lmfao.

[@matthewemmons5953]

The feeling i get when i find a figure I've been hunting is a huge rush. Now if i cant find it then yes i will order online.

[@59thSurvivor-of-VHS]

Not for VHS! It will NEVER DIE! OUt lasting DVD ROT, Sealed copy of Rocky CBS FOX 8.5 IGS Grading 43 bids ending $6,400 caught my eye a few years ago. Fucntional vintage collectibles you can still find thrifting

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

Naw man, it’s never really over, for those who truly belieeeeeeeeeeeeeeve

[@christianpatton142]

Yup. The market has gone down the toilet

[@teeillacurtis5207]

Been buying figs all year round at Target, Best Buy, GameStop and Ross and been having a blast catching the things I wanted…. whether they are on sale or not…. Not surprised if there’s nothing out here at the end of the year…. You have to be at those stores in the morning when the deliveries come in…. Either that Amazon or catch the resale market on eBay… It is what it is…. Early bird gets the worms baby

[@shanenice5380]

Ross is the best

[@nosferatu-369]

I buy a lot of my collectibles from Gamestop. I can see why the Targets in my area have very little stocked. When I go into their toy or collectables sections, they look like bombs have gone off. They're a mess from ignorant and young savage kid customers just throwing shit around.

[@SeanRCope]

Plastic is plastic. 3D printers will end store bought figures.

[@karlluigi1987]

Not True, 3D Prints are very fragile and easy to corrode. it's the same as molding plastic.

[@breakdown7153]

I have reduced my buying to almost nothing. This year I bought around 15 figures over the entire year at most and next year will be even less. I collect mainly Transformers and I am tired of 5-6 repaints per mold. It has been easy to pass and go to 3rd party figs. Classiifed and Blacks Series produce a handful a year at best now for me. It is just not the same when its all online and fhe "hunt" is long gone. Sad for sure but has been dead or in its death spiral for a while..... Toys r us closing was huge, kb toys, and others.......sad.

[@janhanger]

during the pandemic was the golden age of collecting

[@WILLIAMWILKINSON-r4b]

the 90's were the golden day of collecting ....... when stuff was dirt cheap and you could find almost anything

[@janhanger]

@WILLIAMWILKINSON-r4b i wouldn't say if i was collecting back in the 90s because back then it was just play. there wasn't sophisticated toys and high end toys back then.

[@Spongemonkey26]

The golden age was probably the 90's, but it hasn't been decent since like 2010 honestly.

[@robertsinfiniterealms1308]

Not to brag but I’ve survived 6 toypocalypse at this point 😂😂😂. Ebbs and flows. Nature of the hobby. Although I admit it think Hasbro is either going down or there will be a drastic change.

[@jimbomclain]

Your videos say the same OVER and OVER and OVER ZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@125SonGoku]

You’ve also got a better chance of him deleting your comment than replying to it.

[@Paul_1971]

Collector for 40+ years - so much overpriced and lazily produced stuff these days, especially by Hasblow - just can't keep up with it now what with everything else going up in the world.

[@Pm0n3y]

Never stop not stopping!

[@Bigdogstick]

What’s up , aw man I hate this economy we are in and it may get worse but we will just have to stick it out , if the fans keep at it the manufacturing industry will keep at it , we shall hang in there , so transformer and roll out! Oh and have fun ! That’s what all of this is about

[@dennisbalch2217]

I really wanted the agent liberty. But, getting it was made so expensive, and difficult, that I just made one from 1st appearance batman and called it a day. It seems absolutely impossible to get super powers jsa. I got dumped from my Amazon pre order and no one else is offering preorders. I'll just keep my damned pvcs. McFarlane just isn't worth the effort any more.

[@2fabdad]

I just sold a bunch of Transformers and picked up some new Old stuff from the Toy Mall. It’s not Over. The Old ways of pre- ordering everything is done. I love the Hunt. Hit those Toy malls

[@eronj5824]

Hearing people talk about Ross’ with toys is crazy. Only seen that on the east coast

[@Shariffsmokeleaf]

I found Tf Ss86 Kup re issue at Ross 2yrs ago...nothing since.

[@bryanvestal3923]

Yeah. Things are really changing, that's for sure. Hasbro has problems to. Which brings into question will they continue to invest in action figures.

[@nadiaamin9897]

How can they sell toys today without Is saturday cartoons 😮 if these companies want to sell to kids and grow ups bring back stuff people love

[@wardandy1889]

Emxactly. I was thinking because the Hasbro didn't do the movie toys the movie tanks too

[@joshuaknox2724]

bro this is what happens when you collect trash Hasbro figures even mondo is just basically an overprices 12 inch marvel legends with crap articulation lmao better to save up and have a few really good quality figures than 500 cheap figures were 90% of them are reused parts. i only own 5 figures and they are all high end hot toy figures that will always hold value and people will always want them, i don't see the appeal in what's behind you, there too many to even admire and they are all in boring museum poses so it seems you dont even really enjoy them, it all just gets lost in the clutter.

[@nubianpride86]

Couldn't of said it better myself. Its definitely different collecting now, but there's some legit stuff out now. And honestly that museum look and old stuff is outdated. I get collecting but it's just clutter if not really enjoyed. Get a few cool things here an there, then flip the old until you're trade em or keep them in the collection. But I'm kinda tired of the hasbro static look.

[@jaysonlee4394]

Never seen such a disgruntled collector.And when you collect qaunity over qaulity these are the issues There are more manufacturers and lines than ever before. SMDH..Just gotta look.This channel should just be "ol head yells at clouds".Dont think I've ever seen him do an actual review?Or be happy.I mean there are literally 100s if not 1000s of small companies putting out stellar products from all lines and then some.Collecting should be fun not a source of burden,regret and anger.I just don't get it?

[@joshuaknox2724]

@nubianpride86 exactly man, i can see you understand %100 and I'm so happy that you wrote that, hopefully some budding collector will see our comments after watching his video and not be put off.

[@joshuaknox2724]

@@jaysonlee4394 look at this epic comment!!! I cant even add anything to that LOOOL its awesome that people are watching him and seeing it for what it is, he is just going through something and he has built a community of people that thinks they are listening to a man that loves the same hobby as them but NO its not the same, he will absolutely put you off, if you're new to collecting.

[@corneliussmithgijoe702]

I don’t think it’s over, it’s a new age, it’s time to make our own Toys.

[@thatoneguy378]

This. 3D printing will be the future of the toy market. Make them at home how you want them.

[@jeffhoneycutt6590]

I don't want to pay shipping either. it makes it more expensive

[@meintingles4396]

Why not collect just for fun? Isn't that implied in the idea of 'collecting'? When I look at Funko Pops-seriously mass-produced and available everywhere (my local store exclusively stocks them, with little else on the shelves)-I struggle to see how they're meant to hold any value. Their entire ecosystem seems to be the exact opposite of what typically makes something valuable in the long term.

[@thatoneguy378]

You can't. That's the thing. It's not fun anymore. It's not fun when you have to chase down a toy and take the risk in getting ripped off all because you can't find the toy you want to collect in stores because folks snatch up everything they think is gonna make them some extra cash and you get stuck having to seek it out and take risks if you want something that you should be able to walk into any walmart anywhere and find. It's not fun because of scalpers and resellers.

[@meintingles4396]

@@thatoneguy378 Ah, understood. Reminds me of the graphics card hype.

[@RandomPersonOnTheLine]

Funkos are funny because they were literally cheap knock offs of nedos which were already meant to be kind of cheap so they could be collectible.