MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) Zero skin in the game, as I have a few Pop! But have already opened them so I guess they are trash now. Those of you that do collect them is condition even that big of a thing? I never thought it was, are they even sealed? I get it, as its destined to make disgusting money for the company as people just RACE to send in every single one they can, it just seems weird to me. Do they get faked too? Maybe the rare ones I guess. discuss Edited July 26, 2022 by MrWunderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I only have one. Bob Wiley. My wife bought it for my birthday this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,843 Administrator · Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Funko Pops do get faked, and relatively easily on account of their simple design. It's worth noting however that all Funko Pops do come with a serial number on the body of the figure itself as well as the box (and these should of course match). Funko Pops to my knowledge never come sealed, and the most common way to remove a figure without it being obvious is through the bottom: IMO Wata should focus first on their promise of grading "Everything" video game related, as they still don't (to my knowledge) grade odd-sized games (Earthbound, Carmen San Diego, et al) and only grade games from a list of consoles, rather than anything near "all". Their list of systems on their site isn't up to date so it's impossible for anyone to know based on their website exactly what they grade (they don't list PS3/4/5 for instance, despite listing PS1/2 and clearly grading games for those systems). The lack of focus just pushes them further into "in it for the money" rather than anything resembling "for the community". I know we've had no real delusions about it having anything to do with community for a while now, but it's still a bit sad to see regardless. From a money perspective I'm sure they're growing in all the right ways, and as a business it's obviously ideal. Just doesn't align well with my personal view of these things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Gloves said: Funko Pops do get faked, and relatively easily on account of their simple design. It's worth noting however that all Funko Pops do come with a serial number on the body of the figure itself as well as the box (and these should of course match). Funko Pops to my knowledge never come sealed, and the most common way to remove a figure without it being obvious is through the bottom: IMO Wata should focus first on their promise of grading "Everything" video game related, as they still don't (to my knowledge) grade odd-sized games (Earthbound, Carmen San Diego, et al) and only grade games from a list of consoles, rather than anything near "all". Their list of systems on their site isn't up to date so it's impossible for anyone to know based on their website exactly what they grade (they don't list PS3/4/5 for instance, despite listing PS1/2 and clearly grading games for those systems). The lack of focus just pushes them further into "in it for the money" rather than anything resembling "for the community". I know we've had no real delusions about it having anything to do with community for a while now, but it's still a bit sad to see regardless. From a money perspective I'm sure they're growing in all the right ways, and as a business it's obviously ideal. Just doesn't align well with my personal view of these things. Interesting. I would’ve thought the tooling would’ve been difficult to develop, shows you what I know about manufacturing! I 100% agree with them just trying to cash in on whatever the next grading rush is. Wait until we see some big time “collectors” or “influencers” spend 100k on some hyped rare funko and the flood gates are open. I for one cant wait for the shill faux investor bros to lecture me on the nuances of the graded pop market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 What @Glovessaid. I have about 30 and none were sealed when I bought them. And a few of those were retail. might be interesting to see how they grade them though. I have a few "meh" ones that I could try with. My rarer ones? Doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) I deleted the email but I didn't see it say anything about Wata grading them, it said PSA would be grading them. And PSA already grades / authenticates signatures on them so they have a case and it's not that far of a leap. https://www.ebay.com/itm/325282110665?hash=item4bbc531cc9:g:JBkAAOSwJ5Vi3p10 I think this thread is misguided. Edited July 26, 2022 by jonebone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,681 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 As if I needed another reason to hate those beady eyed demons Spoiler I ment WATA don’t come @ me Pop tarts 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, jonebone said: I deleted the email but I didn't see it say anything about Wata grading them, it said PSA would be grading them. And PSA already grades / authenticates signatures on them so they have a case and it's not that far of a leap. https://www.ebay.com/itm/325282110665?hash=item4bbc531cc9:g:JBkAAOSwJ5Vi3p10 I think this thread is misguided. It came from A WATA email address, and I guess they are owned by PSA now? I have never purchased or graded anything at PSA so then if wata can just hand out my information for marketing, they can be on the hook for the thread. Ill modify the title. I stand corrected, PSA will be grading the pops. Edited July 26, 2022 by MrWunderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 We all agree that Funko Pops are Beanie Babies for a new generation, right? Right?! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 491 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, MrWunderful said: Interesting. I would’ve thought the tooling would’ve been difficult to develop, shows you what I know about manufacturing! I 100% agree with them just trying to cash in on whatever the next grading rush is. Wait until we see some big time “collectors” or “influencers” spend 100k on some hyped rare funko and the flood gates are open. I for one cant wait for the shill faux investor bros to lecture me on the nuances of the graded pop market. Yes... Interesting. There is a shit ton of these Funko Pops things around... Whoever is grading them, it brings up an interesting question in itself of "NEW"....? Because they're not sealed and as Gloves said, you can open them up from the bottom without being too noticeable. So, since anyone can open them and check them out (aka damage and destroy the item or potentially switch it with a FAKE?) before putting them BACK into the box is PSA going to have to actually open the box, check the serial numbers, check the item to actually grade it, then put it back into the box to confirm it was "never opened"...??? "This now opened Funko Pop was "never opened" but now we opened it to confirm that it had never been opened." Edited July 26, 2022 by AirVillain added actually grading to list of things someone would do to determine grade.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, AirVillain said: Yes... Interesting. There is a shit ton of these Funko Pops things around... Whoever is grading them, it brings up an interesting question in itself of "NEW"....? Because they're not sealed and as Gloves said, you can open them up from the bottom without being too noticeable. So, since anyone can open them and check them out (aka damage and destroy the item or potentially switch it with a FAKE?) before putting them BACK into the box is PSA going to have to actually open the box, check the serial numbers, then put it back into the box to confirm it was "never opened". "This now opened Funko Pop was "never opened" but now we opened it to confirm that it had never been opened." You can determine a Nintendo cardboard box has been open by the fine damage on the spine of the lid. Maybe it's the same for Funko Pops, but I honestly have no clue. I also lied. I have two Funko Pops. Years ago my wife got my The Abominable Snowman from Rudolph for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 7 hours ago, RH said: We all agree that Funko Pops are Beanie Babies for a new generation, right? Right?! 100%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 491 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, RH said: You can determine a Nintendo cardboard box has been open by the fine damage on the spine of the lid. Maybe it's the same for Funko Pops, but I honestly have no clue. I also lied. I have two Funko Pops. Years ago my wife got my The Abominable Snowman from Rudolph for Christmas. Ah yup. Good point. Gotta be something more intricate.... but without an actual "seal" there needs to be some sort of extra precautions taken or DO they call them "Never opened"....? Abominable Snowman, that's neat, okay, okay... thats one. Edited July 26, 2022 by AirVillain precautions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.robbie | 78 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 7 hours ago, RH said: We all agree that Funko Pops are Beanie Babies for a new generation, right? Right?! I just don't get them at all. They don't really display well and they all look minimally distorted into the funko mold. It's hard to even tell which ones they are without a label or theme with them. I have friends that collect/display/brag about them, but I just feel so far removed from caring at all. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 51 minutes ago, dr.robbie said: I just don't get them at all. They don't really display well and they all look minimally distorted into the funko mold. It's hard to even tell which ones they are without a label or theme with them. I have friends that collect/display/brag about them, but I just feel so far removed from caring at all. I agree, I just couldn’t be bothered to care about them and honestly don’t even like them. Though I have 5 of them. My girlfriend got me the ones of Metallica and Alice Cooper. So I cant just get rid of them without feeling terrible since she seemed so happy to give them to me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
final fight cd | 187 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, MrWunderful said: Do they get faked too? Maybe the rare ones I guess. My ex girlfriend was HUGE into these. And she knowingly bought a couple fakes from China because the real ones are hundreds. I was like, are you for real? How can you respect yourself? And she makes very good money, it isn’t like cost is a factor. Needless to say, we are no longer together. Edited July 26, 2022 by final fight cd 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,547 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I'm not a big fan, but I suppose they are no worse than bobbleheads. There isn't anything I particularly want in funko pop statue form, but I might see a random character from something someday that I need to have. At the same time, I don't like the look of the boxes at all. That statue is coming out to breathe if I ever find one I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,825 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Funko Pops we’re not sealed. EVER! Source: Worked for a company that got new pops in every week. Bought them like crazy. I have boxes of these fucking things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Wondering if I should take my error vegeta to be graded 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,995 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 8 hours ago, final fight cd said: And she knowingly bought a couple fakes from China because the real ones are hundreds. I was like, are you for real? How can you respect yourself? And she makes very good money, it isn’t like cost is a factor. Needless to say, we are no longer together. How would you ever respect someone who actually paid hundreds for a funkopop tho? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 13 hours ago, LeatherRebel5150 said: I agree, I just couldn’t be bothered to care about them and honestly don’t even like them. Though I have 5 of them. My girlfriend got me the ones of Metallica and Alice Cooper. So I cant just get rid of them without feeling terrible since she seemed so happy to give them to me The solution to this problem is simple, get rid of the girlfriend! Let's face it, you can do better than someone who would gift you Funko Pops! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
360collector | 289 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I cant really think of any collectibles where condition is not a thing. I had boatloads of these sold all but kept 2-3. A guy bought literally a carload of them from me, filled a whole wall, easy money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 hours ago, OptOut said: The solution to this problem is simple, get rid of the girlfriend! Let's face it, you can do better than someone who would gift you Funko Pops! Its a tough choice, the same girlfriend made me this blanket by hand. (Notice the couch on the left for scale) So she has some good taste in gifts too lol 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 491 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, LeatherRebel5150 said: Its a tough choice, the same girlfriend made me this blanket by hand. (Notice the couch on the left for scale) So she has some good taste in gifts too lol That is true love. Edited July 27, 2022 by AirVillain True love, that is TRUE love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Is the stan lee funko still the rarest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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