Funko FLOPS: $30 Million in the TRASH

It was just announced that Funko has a BIG problem that comes from their tiny toys.
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[@GIBBO4182]

Once again…the blue check marks proving they don’t actually spend money on the things they campaign for…

[@brianjohnson5272]

No, they are saving up for the price spikes that are coming.

[@Smfsableye]

They ran out of money just like the rest of us because they voted for Biden. And they’ll do it again

[@geekarchivistpearce828]

@@brianjohnson5272 That they blindly vote for and then blame the rest of us for the problem. They're soy drunk parasites that double as a natural cancer

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@brianjohnson5272Blue check marks saving money? 😂

[@-obamium5320]

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408they cant even save money in order to pay rent

[@jdesanti76]

Funko Pops are like real life NFTs

[@tlk4554]

And Funko does NFTs too ☠️

[@pinroshan020]

What is NFT!

[@anubusx]

Non Fungible Token.

[@keyboardguru4212]

@@anubusxNon Funkoble token

[@rainbowdude9725]

@@pinroshan020 it’s like a picture or a piece of art which is sold for thousands of dollars.. ( the art isn’t worth the amount of money )

[@Warsie-Fan]

I never understood Funko Pops. I always believed that they belong in the garbage. Prophecy fulfilled.

[@Ethan_Alexandur]

Funko Junko’s. That’s what I’ve always called those worthless things.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Holy crap. I love that. It reminds me of this Weekend Update joke with Norm that had a graphic of a tabloid that said “Jacko is Wacko”. I can’t really remember the joke but it was Michael Jackson hanging the baby over the edge of a balcony like six stories up.

[@spiderleenie]

For a while there, FunkoPops became the new ChiaPets. They were the “I don’t know what else to get for this person” gift. 😂

[@neilprice513]

They sold Funcos in basic supermarkets, not just the large megastores like Walmart, while other long standing collectable merchandise lines weren't. This should have shown everyone how surface level this product was.

[@snipedude4953]

It's the same where I live in the UK.

[@stoneocean0065]

@@snipedude4953 a gas station I go to sells them

[@Ramsey276one]

I have never seen Funkos in local supermarkets… Then again PUERTO RICO

[@neilprice513]

@@snipedude4953 I live in the UK too 👍🏻

[@LeviAckerman-cb5ji]

I like Funkos. But I either buy them loose, or I take them out of the package to display them. I never cared about resale. It's always weird to see KZbinrs with a ton of Funkos in the background, still in box. It looks like a warehouse.

[@ValentineToybox]

Funkos being sold in gas stations is the sign of uh oh

[@stevee8318]

Saw some on the shelf of my local 7/11 convenience store recently and thought the exact same thing. Sign of desperation to unload junk inventory.

[@turtleanton6539]

Wtffff

[@jayvan4353]

As a toy collector for 30 years I can proudly say I have never owned a single bobble head.

[@rynopotomas2236]

You sound salty. Almost like...your action figures arent selling as much as they used to. Sure they will still sell. just thanks to funko you REALLY gotta wait for the right person to see the ad. With funko. Anyone and their mom can jump in. Little to no stigma of dying a virgin

[@richardmcgowan1651]

They are things for the normie collectors that see it on some random website ad and they go buy it. I would say it is more the fact normie nerd fans are falling off hard. Star Wars, MCU, and even Trek hype is pretty much dead all around. Normies are moving onto other things.

[@BrandonNielsen87]

After thousands of Funko Pops, I decided to only get one. A Superman Funko pop. One is enough. 😂

[@PiperSparkles]

Aside from a select handful, the majority of Funko Pops are not bobble heads.

[@joshuagraham2843]

@@BrandonNielsen87 i wanted simpsons funko pops thats it

[@redshirtacademymortuary4848]

Japan has a far better product: Nendoroids. Multiple faces, accessories, and sculpts that truly capture the characters.

[@veggsbacon1891]

Nendoroids ftw!

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

Nendoroids are what funcos could have been

[@redshirtacademymortuary4848]

@@Enclavefakesoldier Should have been. But then again, their features and craftsmanship would price them out of the normie market.

[@hihellothere100]

Funko Pop way overpriced 11.00 dollars for piece of trash Nendoroids way overpriced 40.00 dollars for piece of trash

[@ag9953]

Fucking love Nendoroids, haven't bought one in a while but I have my Legend of Zelda Link safe and secure.

[@YTLawnGnome]

I have been a collector of Funko PoP!s for a decade as of this year. Sure my collection is pretty big but, compared to the collectiors who bought every PoP! they saw while in the moment, my collection is very small. I have always been selective of the ones I collected and I never bought them for the sake of them growing in value to sell them. I have some from 2012 and they are pretty valuable. But, I bought them because they were an extension of my various fandoms and I do not regret a single purchase I have made. I found the most fun in talking with fellow collectors and I even got these for friends and family as gifts specifically geared towards them. I got my father his favorite James Bond and my mother in-law her college sports mascot. I feel the issue with Funko right now is they expanded too fast and continued to focus on the new and the now and not on the classic fandoms that they use to make when they first made this product. So, if the PoP! dies this year at least I will happy with the memories.

[@dredgewalker]

At the end of the day we buy the things we like and we shouldn't give a damn if other people don't like cause collecting is something personal. While I don't like funkos I do understand the happiness of collecting.

[@burra007]

I got one I bough in hopes of profit is that five-headed dragon in YUGIOH 😂. I bought a handful others, but for my personal collection

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

I collect Funkos myself and I enjoy them as a relatively inexpensive hobby but I can concede there are WAY too many of them, many of which are made of characters no one I can think of would want.

[@commentinglife6175]

I enjoy collecting them, but have way too many honestly. The problem is just the overwhelming number of variants of the same character. Just in my own collection, I have 11 variations that contain Harry Potter, whether alone or with other characters. While a price drop may hurt some collectors, I've never been good at selling on eBay so it wasn't like I was going to make money on the collection at this point. There are still some Beanie Babies worth a bit on eBay so my hope is that a couple of the currently expensive ones stay up in value to sell in a couple decades when nostalgia hits again, but the rest can either stay in storage bins in my crawl space or I will finally pull them out of the box and set up a nice display I can rotate when I feel like it.

[@starspeculation]

They had entirely to many Rick & Morty POPs. Like, Funko Pops for characters who appear in 1 episode. It was insanity. At the 7-Eleven near my job, they're selling some of the Chunin Exam Proctors from Naruto. I like Naruto, but some of the characters didn't need to have Funko Pops.

[@burra007]

That’s one of the problems with it, making a lot of characters who are pretty minor. When I see FUNKOS, I usually see a lot, even thought some are from shows or movies I never heard before, I can tell they are’t main characters who are worth their own figures.

[@zarekshadowmoor9263]

I have some pops. I believe they are a great alternative for those collectors that cant afford the high end expensive stuff. The demise of the pop and funko I think can be attributed to companies doing their best to destroy their respective franchises, and collectors and normies not caring to waste their money on the newer stuff.

[@erasta7011]

I'm not a toy collector, but I'm a music and horror fan, so I have those. I love my Motorhead, KISS, Iron Maiden and Joey Ramone ones. Collect the things you love and they'll always have value for you.

[@terrygreen4125]

Another issue with Pops is that they're are so many that they will never truly have much in value.

[@Thomas-te2lg]

I mean some are rare or in high demand, but most aren't worth much.

[@StarwarsFannick]

This is a true story I have to share, I went to the Edmonton expo last year and there was a crap ton of funko pops. My sister didn't like it, and I myself I knew it wasn't going to last and now funko pops has reached the end of the line.

[@Bartholamue]

I go to Edmonton and Calgary every year, and they are legit everywhere. I see walls and walls of these things and I never got the appeal.

[@finkamain1621]

I collected a whole bunch of Halo CE and Halo 2 figures by Joyride Studios and a bunch of video game and movie figures made by Neca. I opened all of them up and had no intention of selling them, just displaying them in my gaming room. Never liked that merchandise now has been watered down to Funko Pop and similar styles and that most collecters just buy them to sell in the future, in which they'll be worthless anyway

[@StarwarsFannick]

@@Bartholamue oh same here, I don't get why there produced more when the market started to slow down from them.

[@pikapalooza7339]

Yeah, the Sdcc Funko line is rediculous to even get a spot, but people know they can flip for $. I feel like half of the vendors there are just pops now.

[@Bartholamue]

That's mainly what I see now at the expos. Pops and various things and a video game vendor or two

[@RaquelAdriana-jp6sd]

I always liked the action figures called Nendoroids instead of Funkos. The nendos are more cute and detailed then funkos and are also articulated! They come with at least two extra faces to swap and extra accessories that you can attach as well. So if you like cute chibi figures, I recommend the Nendos, they are more worth your money.

[@badshootykat5574]

Nendoroids are handsculpted by sculptors in Japan, unlike Funko which is mass produced from a factory, no Funko is got any value, not any lowtier collector wants it nor retailers wouldn't even buy it back.

[@matane2465]

Along similar lines I remember coming across Pinky Street figures a number of years ago. I have some Street Fighter and KoF Pinky Streets.

[@Bingo_the_Pug]

Just walking into any GameStop over the past several years & seeing 2 giant walls dedicated to Funco Pops, I knew this shit wasn’t going to last long

[@Anwelei]

i used to collect Jurassic Park and Ninja Turtle items when I was a kid because i loved Jurassic Park and the TMNT, not because i liked to collect things, Fortunately, because my parents were kinda poor, i didn't collect much. I also kept some of my original, much loved and much used toys. They fit in a shoebox lol, but kept them because i still love them, and a reminder of how much i loved those adventures and how much my parents sacrificed to give me what i asked for. Stuff like beanie babies and Funko Pops will always fail because they are designed to be collected, NOT LOVED.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

That's a great way to put it.

[@turbinegraphics16]

beanie babies are actually pretty good as children's toys.

[@brianjohnson5272]

Its not just Flunko, its hasbro and MTG as well (when someone finds a quarter of a million USD in the dumpsters....) in short, the watchful nights are closing in, no one can afford $15 a pack hobbies, and these frivolities are the first to go.

[@ko5235]

I buy the funko pops that I enjoy for the way they look and remind me of some connected to me cartoons, anime or other figures not for the value or lack of. To each is own. It all about the joy for me. 😉

[@thatsnotoneofmeatsmanyuses1970]

I went into a Gamestop 4 or 5 years years ago for the first time in close to a decade. I was shocked by all the Funko, and other plastic crap that filled up the store. They had some console stuff, but nothing at all for PCs. Sad times...

[@caryslan5890]

Yeah, and that's why GameStop is struggling to stay alive. When a video game store devotes a large amount of shelf space to Funko Pops, clothing, cell phones, and other non-gaming crap most people aren't going to bother, especially when the game sections are shoved in a corner like an afterthought.

[@AJadedLizard]

We have our friends Valve to thank for that. They've successfully cornered that market, and I wouldn't be surprised if in the next ten years we go to a Steam as Service model now that there's no alternative.

[@AJadedLizard]

@LTNetjak Given that physical copies of games on Steam still require you to validate the game with Valve, a lot of retailers realized, correctly, that they were giving floor space to what amounted to free advertising for their competition. Steam started the trend of always on DRM and requiring the publisher's permission to play games you "own." Ubisoft, Microsoft, Bethesda, Epic, *all* of them just take their cue from Valve, but because they don't have the Cult of Valve to back them up, people lit them up for it. There is *no* meaningful difference between how the Xbox One handled game authentication when it first launched, and how Steam *still* handles authentication, but Hail Lord Gaben, everyone uncritically accepts Valve's way of doing things and complains when anyone else does the same thing. Steam didn't "save" the industry; Steam ensured publishers didn't have to worry about returns or used games (which was and still is in some places; you citing experience from a failing physical storefront in a dying industry notwithstanding). It was never about piracy or accessibility, it was about making sure Activision can keep selling Black Ops for $60 13 years after it came out because there's no used game market to undercut their profits.

[@angryroostercreations5194]

@@caryslan5890 Radio Shack did the same thing. The started selling appliances and stuff, and quit selling the the hobbyist electronics kits/components that they built the business on. Trying to turn a niche brand/business into a broad spectrum /lifestyle company is a sure fire way to run the company into the ground. It's what happens when investing bean counters demand growth into "new markets".

[@angryroostercreations5194]

@@caryslan5890 Another thing that damaged GameStop was required day one downloads with a voucher could on new releases. It started with ps3/360 gen games. The disc only had half the game, and you had to use the download voucher inside the disc to get the full game. If you bought a used copy of the game, you would then have to buy the download code to actually get the full game. I learned this the hard way when i bought the Metal Gear Solid collection used. That seriously harmed used game sales. About that time i abandoned consoles and switched to PC.

[@samcortez420]

I wonder how much my Carrot Top signed Rose Tico funko pop is worth 🤣

[@elmacholoro]

You fr?? 💀💀😂

[@reckyu7642]

What does Carrot Top have to do with the Star Wars character Rose Tico?

[@squigin3380]

Dude that's actually awesome lmao😂

[@Larry]

Wouldn't it be ironic if it were ET funkos being buried in the landfill? :D

[@squigin3380]

Well hello you

[@John-vj3xc]

I never understood the appeal of severely deformed looking versions of these characters

[@theunknowncommenter725]

I never understood the appeal of deformed versions of characters of any kind

[@anhkduc7930]

Not only they're ugly as hell, they're also extremely overpriced. I bought a nendoroid once and from then never look back at funko pop ever again

[@Ergeniz]

@@anhkduc7930 As a godzilla/Kaiju collector, our equivalent is the deforeal

[@kosmas173]

its something basic that fits in with the rest of your boring furniture and decorations

[@theunknowncommenter725]

@@zogwort1522 Nope, can't say I have.

[@michelelyons9410]

I have never understood why Funko Pops were so popular to begin with. That being said, if someone wants to spend money on them----it is their money and not my business. Fads come and go. When a company is lucky, they can make a lot of money on fads. Problem is, most companies do not want to recognize when that lucrative fad is fading or dead. Way too many such companies end up in bankruptcy because they don't plan for the future. What is more of a concern is all the people who's paychecks depend on that company. There is nothing wrong with collecting. I am a doll collector for over 65 years, and today, doll collecting, of all kinds, is respected. But I am old enough to remember the days where you would be considered mentally incompetent if you admitted to collecting dolls. You would be called childish, immature, "unable to deal with reality". It was not easy having to defend my love of doll collecting, and as such, I have nothing bad to say about anyone else collecting. If you have the money, the time and the space, collecting something you love is a great source of enjoyment. Just because I might not understand why the thing you collect is attractive to you, does not make your collecting less legitimate than mine is.

[@batmanuel9669]

What to do with all the unsold Funkos? A Funko Pop Skeet Tournament of course. "Pull!" BANG! 🤣

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I do take pleasure in this. I've hated the damn things for years.

[@hanslye122]

even Dark Helmet won't play with Funko Pops.

[@AliSanguis]

Instead of throwing them away they could give them to charity

[@matthewsmith2308]

I don't collect them, I think it's crazy they're not trying to sell them at an extremely discounted price, but if they did that they'd kill the resale value and end up killing the reason people collect them

[@pikapalooza7339]

It would absolutely kill their brand. The "scarcity" and fomo is what they thrive on.

[@11geosno]

please let them kill the brand please just let it end

[@chaliceflame1314]

maybe they should be made on demand instead. for instance if a certain amount of people send on pre orders they make those toys and if not, they don't make them.

[@fernandomarroquin8901]

I agree what another person said the new in box pops should have been donated to childrens hospitals and places where they could be appreciated and loved.. I just like pops not because I think they're gonna be worth anything but because some are just a cool figure for the price.. and they're also non judgemental and dont call me a r@cist if I dont buy one like disney

[@marineboy1964]

They have just added the funko pops to the pallets of magic the gathering cards Down the rubbish tip RIP

[@tracexl]

I remember going past the Funko Pop! store in Everett, WA. It was a big place filled to the gills with the different dolls, giant versions of them posted in the windows and on the sky bridge adjoining the store to the building across the street. It looked neat, but I had to ask myself how long that place was going to last. Beanie Babies was the first thing I thought of when seeing these, and they're going precisely the same way, as Jeff says here.

[@TurboNutterBastard]

I highly doubt they're going away any time soon. There's just far too many mindless drones out there buying this crap up.

[@starcrafter13terran]

1. I buy specific ones for bookends on my bookshelf. 2. I like the small world disney japanese pop. 3. I got the ones I wanted. I see no reason to throw a fit over a company waning as all businesses do.

[@lilmisstarabear]

I collect them for fun. I never saw this as a viable business opportunity, I just like the way they look. I know they're basic, but I like them anyway. I agree that they should have tried giving the toys to charities and hospitals. At the end of the day, they're toys and toys are meant to be loved, not hoarded for financial gain.

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

Funko Pops: Coming to a gas station near you, just like Beanie Babies.

[@jasontilli1482]

I have a few: Eddie from Iron Maiden. Ghost Rider. Luke & Grogu. Boba Fett. Gerald (Witcher). God Mode Goku. These are simple but they are perfect for limited room and limited budget.

[@ooshiemaniac5188]

Ive been a collector for longer then most have been alive. And this is the natural process of a collectable. Once the bubble pops they get discarded about 10 to 15 years will pass and they will be worth 10000s to young kids that have grown up and want the nostalgia hit.

[@cormoran2303]

Thank god, I'm sick of seeing these damn things.

[@davidcatlett4052]

1. Yes, I've collected a few. 2. I have some of the earlier Nicktoons characters, the hero and villain from the Dark Tower movie and 2 miniature character and buildings from properties (Batman and the Hall of Justice and Skeletor and Snake Mountain) that are my favorites besides the Night King on the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones and Homer Simpson watching TV in his living room. 3. I'm a little saddened by it, but I wasn't out to collect all, just a few that caught my interest. It was a fad that came and went. I would have liked to have gotten a few more.* *One I regret not grabbing was a miniature of light striking the clock tower from Back to the Future that came with either a Doc or Marty figure.

[@MaximusJohal]

The biggest problem is there are too many! Nothing wrong in prices etc... Just make a handful a year.

[@nyfinest017]

Majority of their product is Disney licensed Funko Pops. Right now, Disney items are radioactive and other toy companies are suffering from their bs. I love the 90s X-Men, and Spider-Man cartoons. I have a few Funko pops on anime or video game characters like Joker from Persona 5

[@jakeself1911]

“World Class Bullshitters” seems quite appropriate, because I think it’s weird how some people can create oddly-specific narratives about total strangers. How do you know that Funko Pop collectors are posers? Maybe they just want to see their favorite characters in a different way. I’ve never bought any Funko Pop figurines, but I’ve occasionally thought of getting some. My one criticism of Funko Pop figurines is that they may be cute, but whoever makes them doesn’t take the time to really explore what might be cute about each character, they just apply the same template to every character. The makers of Funko Pop have chosen quantity over quality.

[@716_ハディくん]

because a real fan bought a high quality one even if they have to save for months

[@sincereeastman6972]

Nendoroid Supremacy! To hell with Funko Mid

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

Meanwhile, I

[@Ihavethetouch]

*looks at my MG Zaku 2.0 collection

[@TheFirehands150]

@@Ihavethetouch me building a MG Rx-78-2 MG 2.0 right now LOL

[@Scumborg]

If Funko pops are truly on the decline due to over saturation, I wonder what the new “thing” will be at yearly comiccons.

[@Bullitt3401]

I've always referred to Funko Pops as "Future Landfill" and I was proven right. :D

[@jamesbritton635]

Honestly I've never collected a single funko figure. They look like bargain bin kids figures.

[@ThatGuyX2]

Collecting isn't for the collectors anymore. It's for the people who don't want to get a job and go out the minute a thing hits th4 shelf,buy it,resell it for 10x the price.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I collect Funko POP figures, very sparingly. I don't own a complete collection of any of numerous IPs they offer.

[@omniviewer2115]

To answer the questions: 1. Not really, though I have four Godzilla ones. 2. I only have the Godzilla ones because I'm a Godzilla fan, so those would be my favorites by default. 3. It's crummy news, but I guess every bubble bursts. Only time will tell if they end up having any value in the future.

[@MaveriKat]

I've only picked up a few... mostly when something I like barely has ANY merchandise. For example, I went and got the Sly Cooper Funko Pop from GameStop because there is barely ANY Sly Cooper content out there.

[@kahnlives]

I actually dreaded to see them on store shelves, they all but replaced CDs, DVDs and comics from retail, good riddance!

[@finkamain1621]

Replaced normal looking collectable figures as well. I haven't seen Neca figures in ages

[@khyronkravshera7774]

I think Funko's are good for fan culture because it's a easy starting point. I own a few of them but they only make up about . 01% of my collection.

[@varkadegames]

I bought 5 Funko Pops on clearance at Walmart for .69 cents a piece. Here’s an idea, instead of putting the Pops in the trash, put them inside claw machines. 👍😁✌️

[@mikehunt1924]

I take joy in these pieces of crap finally going away. I'm sick of comic stores and conventions being clogged with this garbage.

[@finkamain1621]

Every Gamestop I've been to has an entire wall dedicated to them

[@shockwavecg]

I have four Funkos in total. I have a Boromir and Lurtz funko because I collect anything with those two characters (I love them), I have one of the dragons from GOT because I love dragons and wyverns and I like how it looks more like a wyvern, and I have a Bob Ross funko in my drawing desk to remind me to keep drawing and to have fun while I draw. I like the ones I have, and I've considered getting more of the dragon funkos, but I'm not planning on it anytime soon. I get why people collect them even if they are worthless (and ugly). Sometimes it's not about the money you can make off of them in the future, sometimes a person just thinks they're neat.

[@marshallhuffer4713]

I never collected Funko POPs as I didn't find them interesting to begin with, so I wasn't afraid of missing out.

[@MiniatureMasterClass]

Thank goodness all this Funko crap is on its way to the landfill. It was getting frustrating going into any toy/comic/collectible store and 75% of the shelving was fills with Pops!

[@anoukmeuwsen8583]

I own 2 funko pops, hedwig and a patronus from Harry Potter. The only reason I bought them is because they deviate from the typical funko body, which makes them interesting and unique.

[@earlofdrumer1851]

Remember ALF? He's back - in Pog form!

[@tristatefullautoshootandtr5676]

I collect these things.. Well, did anyways... I liked them better when there were few of them, now, the market is so saturated that its just impossible to collect them... And it wasnt that their all that detailed or anything. For me, it was the thrill of the chase. For example, there were sets that had 3 or 4 characters and you could get certain ones in certain places. It was fun to get out and see if I could complete the set. THEN, they started with Star Wars and the Marvel properties... Suddenly theres a million of those things and WHOLE walls dedicated at a store to them. It got ridiculous. Too much..

[@iam16bits]

I can answer your first question with a "Fuck no!". Never owned a single one, I only have nendos.

[@shadowknight0979]

I collect certain Funkos from Star Wars, Pokemon, Batman, and Video games. I have begun to slow down from collecting Funkos and started to sell ones that I don't want anymore.

[@Smfsableye]

I own one Funko Pop. The Dig Dug one that looks similar enough to the character that it hardly looks like a Funko Pop anymore.

[@Ace_of_Horns]

I own 3 funko pops. The only one im proud to own is a 13 inch spongebob pop because it actually looks just like him, minus the black eyes. They actually gave him a mouth, nose and other details.

[@basara5496]

I receive a box of food from a food bank once a month. In three non-consecutive months in 2022-23, I had, in addition to the food, a Funko Pop - all the same one (Fortnite Sparkle Specialist). A year earlier I got an Angelica from Rugrats Pop from a similar box.

[@elemomnialpha]

Reject Funko Pops Embrace Nendoroids

[@patrickstewart3446]

You gotta wonder how much of their inventory was for productions that would up being canceled altogether. 🤔

[@hibikuokudan]

Here's my answers! 1. I have a small collection, when I see pops from series I really like and of Characters I love, I'll often get them. 2. My favorite pop is my special Hatsune Miku pop! I've got an ordinary one, and one that's made of transparent blue glittery plastic. 3. As much as I like my pops and it's always upsetting to hear about merchandise being destroyed, I'm not surprised by this. There's so many pops that are made, and so many that I look at and go "who would want THIS Character?" It was inevitable.

[@Emll_117]

I can understand these news and your opinion. I have 14 of them, some are gifts others I bought them because I love the franchises, not the pops themselves.

[@michaelpsihogios9830]

I have a Kurt Cobain, Luke Skywalker, and a Dean Winchester. All out of the box and my kids play with them. Oops resale is out. Haha.

[@adam_powerhouse]

I've noticed that back a few years it was hard to find rares, exclusives, limited editions but now you can walk into any store and buy these. I think the hype is gone.

[@FallicIdol]

I own like 5. My favorite is Qbert. I haven’t thought about buying one in years

[@mt_baldwin]

Yet when I forget to recycle something I get threatened with a fine.

[@khyronkravshera7774]

Iif you stacked them on end the boxes would reach 170 miles into space.

[@erockbrox8484]

As I character designer, if Funko contacted me and wanted to sell Pops of my characters, sure if I can make some money then great, but as a collector I have no desire to collect these things.

[@zachduperron8543]

There’s only one funko pop I want but it’s a bit expensive because it’s an exclusive so it can more that wait.

[@smelltheglove2038]

I think most people that bought them, did so as a gift for people they don’t really know for secret Santa or something like that.

[@billycranston5481]

I own three funko pops I own megaman, Tom holland Spider-Man, captain phasma. Captain phasma was a gift from my wife and kids since I “love stormtroopers”. The other two I bought because I was somewhat into pops and loved the characters. I quickly got out of pops because at con’s I would see them everywhere and it took up room that comic books and action figures could have.

[@RichardGeiszler]

Am old enough to have been in retail sales of Beanie Babies. Remember one collector trying to defend their value by saying "They're handmade!" My counter was handmade in China was like made in Detroit.

[@wallacetillery5557]

I have five Funko Pops. They were all gift from my kids and I love them, but I would never go out and buy one for myself.

[@shinobipizza]

1. No, but I'll buy one of it looks good enough, or as gifts. 2. The recent TMNT ones. Not the first ones based on the 1987 series, the newer ones based on the 1990 movie and the 1984 comic 3. I honestly didn't expect this. I knew people had mixed feelings about Pops, but I never expected to see them start to slip.

[@ryanmills892]

Until January of 2023 I worked in the toy business and I'll tell you all, NONE of the human character funko pops from Jurassic World Dominion sold at all in the shop I was working in, we had a load of Space Jam Legacy pops that didn't sell, nor did the Fennic Shand (Mandolorian and Book of Bobba Fett Versions) and most of the Obi-Wan Kenobi pops (Only Kenobi himself and Darth Vader sold) and by some miracle all of the Rise of Skywalker pops did sell. Edit: I personally collect the Power Ranger pops among other anime pops..

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

At my local comic shop, I can't recall ever selling a single Jurassic World pop, and we also have tons of Star Wars and Marvel ones that have been sitting for months. No shock to me why the company is losing money having invested in those properties as much as they did. If only a few per line had been made, Funko would probably be much better off.

[@pikapalooza7339]

I collect them. I've tried to curtail what I collect to exclusives only. Some of the appeal initially was that they were making merch for ips that didn't have merch before. It didn't take a large amount of space and I liked when they started making them a little more dynamic vs the static standing figure. I agree the market is oversaturated - they keep releasing the same mold of the same character over and over with just a different color scheme. They took some big bets on some IP and I think that hurt them. They started making bigger versions in standard vehicles and it got just rediculous. And some of the IP they brought out was just...why? I think you're right on the money with the fomo - they're "vaulting" old pops and then making artificial scarcity. So people are collecting not out of desire or interest but because they want to make some $. And the flippers are coming out in droves too.

[@tomfink7505]

I own two Funko Pops, and both of those were unsolicited gifts.

[@alwaystoast7405]

Glad I got the Mirabel and Isabella Funko pop as an Encanto fan and only because I was a fan of Encanto. I watched the movie 50 times. I usually travel with my two Funkos anywhere I go. These Funko means a lot to me as Mirabel and Isabella are my favorite Encanto characters.

[@nightmayor6114]

My thoughts are that they are way too expensive for a decoration piece here in my country.

[@bevanml]

I never really got into Funko Pops because they looked to cheap and waaaaay too available - as others have said - too "surface level". I'm more of a Hot Toys collector, but that said, even those figures don't have great re-sale prices. There's also a surplus of characters (both desired and undesired), re-releases (e.g. Batman, Mandalorian) and figures that wear out after 4-5 year or are made of pleather. Each to their own, but I just see more enjoyability and exclusivity in a Hot Toys figure over a Funko Pops bobble head.

[@simonthomas5113]

They're not for me. Many of the negative product reviews are solely regarding damaged packaging, so it seems their collectors are expecting some sort of investment / re-sale aspect, but I just don't see that being reality.

[@robertjenkins3308]

I own exactly one Funko Pop of Chewbacca. It was a birthday gift from my wife. That is the only Pop I have ever or will ever own.

[@ToaGalen]

I never did collected Funko pops but still guilty for collecting other products from funko. I glad they're going down.

[@whtxombi4955]

I have exactly two: A Tom Servo and Crow T Robot and that's it.

[@andrews.5212]

What's exactly the purpouse of a funko pop? Is not an action figure to play pretend with.. is not a lego to build with.. is not a miniature to paint... I have enough crap that catch dust...

[@Thefortnitekid8790]

When you need money to pay bills and or get out of a small debt, they are hard to sale even if you ask for what you got them for. You would need to find the right people to buy your funkos.

[@psully212]

My brother bought me a vault boy pop years ago. I don't know where it is.

[@chrismemphis8062]

Anything sold as a collectable will in fact never be a collectable.

[@anotherspambot1363]

Does my heart good, Funko pops, Emojis and Minions set humanity back like 100 years lol.

[@OverseerXIII]

There is going to be enough pops in that landfill that if stacked on top of one another, it would reach 243 km if each pop is 4 inches tall on average (edit: Im basing this on the numbers given on the video. I have no idea the cost to make a single pop although I know its going to be less than $15 a pop)

[@death-king1834]

It warms my heart very much so to finally see the FUNKO crap dying