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8 Most Valuable Funko Pops You’ll Need to Complete a Set
Matthew Aguilar / Jan 3, 2025

From Marvel and DC to Sonic the Hedgehog and Golden Girls to Dragon Ball Super, Funko has a Pop for just about every occasion and franchise, and that is only going to continue into 2025. Plenty of new Pops are on the way throughout this year, and that’s not even counting the big exclusives at places like San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration. That said, plenty of collectors are not necessarily focused on what’s coming down the pike, but are instead looking for that ever-elusive Pop that will complete their collection, and sometimes the biggest barrier to completing that set is price. We’ve collected some of the most valuable Funko Pops that you’ll need to complete those sets right here (via PopPriceGuide), and we’re starting things off with a trip to the world of Nickelodeon animation.

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SpongeBob SquarePants
We’re starting off with a bit of a franchise crossover, and the spotlight goes to the SpongeBob Leonardo and Plankton Shredder 2-pack. This was exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con back in 2014, and is now going to cost you around $1,200 to add to your SpongeBob SquarePants collection. It’s simply one of the coolest versions of SpongeBob though, and having Plankton in full Shredder garb is the icing on the cake.

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Huckleberry Hound
There are a host of Hanna Barbera characters in the Pop universe, but the one that will cost you the most to add to the collection will be the ever so delightful Huckleberry Hound. This special red edition of the character was an exclusive for 2014’s San Diego Comic-Con, and will run you around $3200 dollars to snag on eBay or through a seller on Amazon.

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The Dark Knight
There actually aren’t that many Pops in the Batman The Dark Knight collection, but the eons that are available range from $15 to around $70. There is one though that is significantly pricier, and that’s the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Dark Knight Joker version of Freddy Funko. There are several Freddy Funkos at the top of the list, but this one is pretty elusive, and if you want to pick it up it will cost you around $10,000.

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Toy Story
It’s always a challenge when trying to put together a collection of Pops when a two of the main characters are extremely hard to come by. Unfortunately, that’s the case with the Buzz Lightyear and Woody 2-pack, which has been vaulted and will run you $14,600 thousand at the moment. Now, the good news is that if you just need a Buzz and Woody 2-pack there’s the delightful Entertainment Expo exclusive that is only around $50, and there are a myriad of individual Buzz and Woody Pops to pick up too. If you want all of them though, this 2-pack is going to be the holy grail, and it’s going to be quite the pricey one too

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Boo Berry
The General Mills cereal characters are iconic, with fans perhaps loving the mascots even more than the cereal they adorn. Funko has featured several of the General Mills mascots in their Pops line, but there is one who is the most difficult to find. That would be Mr. Boo Berry himself, but not just any ordinary Boo Berry, as this one is the special Glow in the Dark version released in 2011, and it goes for a daunting $28,500 thousand.

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Iron Man
Now we are entering top two territory, and t’s courtesy of Marvel and Freddy Funko. The upper tiers of most expensive Pops are made up of many Freddy Funkos, as they tend to be the hardest to snag, and for those looking to complete a full collection of Iron Man Pops, you’ll need to tap into your inner Tony Stark and break out the cash. This special Metallic version of Iron Man was released back in 2012 and will now run you $38,660 to own.

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Clockwork Orange
If you’re looking to collect all of the Clockwork Orange Pops, the good news is that there’s only two of them out in regular circulation. Granted, the Walmart masked version is more expensive than the standard version (in the $60 dollar range), but unfortunately there’s one more that raises the price substantially. That’s the Glow in the Dark chase Pop from 2012, and it goes for an astounding $48,450.

The story goes that an early try at the Clockwork Orange license was halted after some Pops were already produced. All but 24 of the were destroyed, split into 12 non-chase and 12 chase, and these were given to friends, members of the Funko Funatic forum, and Gemini Collectibles. Now the ones that are available are not only extremely rare, but also extremely expensive, so if you want all of the Clockwork Orange Pops, you’re going to have to spend a pretty penny on making it happen.

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Golden Ticket
If you happen to have a Willy Wonka-focused collection or just love Pops based on iconic films, there is one Pop that currently ranks above all others on the most expensive list. The Golden Ticket 2 Pack is at the top of the list and will likely be for a very long time, as it currently goes for $163,440 thousand dollars.

As the title states, it includes a gold version of Willy Wonka and an Oompa Loompa, and there were reportedly only 10 of these made. 4 people in attendance at 2016’s San Diego Comic-Con won a set of their own through a golden ticket chocolate bar contest, and as for the other 6, they were reportedly given out to friends of the business or employees. So as you can tell, the rarity of these is locked in, and as time goes, it will likely become even more expensive to add this final item to your collection moving forward.

What are the Pops you need to complete your collection? You can talk all things Funko with me on Bluesky @KnightofOA!
 
They aren't even cute or nice to look at. It's a wannabe weeb product, but unlike all the derpy American weeb knockoffs before, these hit at just the right time to sell to Big Bang Theory fans.
I've got a Deathclaw an ex gifted to me one time, doesn't look awful. But its also a fair bit different from the usual design.
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Most of them are just the exact same trash model posed and painted slightly different. Nothing really redeeming about them, and in this day and age, there's really no excuse to go hard on funko's when there's frankly so many better options. Aside actually decent officially licensed figures out there, you've got lots of off-license high quality stuff made by small shop enthusiasts, and 3d printing means you can hit up your cities print farm (They exist, you'd be surprised) to get something popped out, and there's no shortage of artists who can paint a figure exactly as you want it. Sure, doing so will cost you the price of maybe ten of the cheap shits, but if you were actually interested in ten fucking funko's, you should stop that and make better choices anyway.

The worst part of Funkos isn't them being ugly, cheap consumer slop that preys on Millenials' nostalgia obsession; it's how much SPACE this crap takes up. I've seen several stores that had entire walls and shelves devoted to this crap that could've been used for better things.
That's the real surprising part to me, because shelf space in retail is absolutely golden. So either they're paying/bullying retailers into minimum floor spaces, or they're actually selling that well compared to the rest of the usual geek merch.

I cannot wait for the decline of popular geek media to come to an end, the things I love have been so damaged by mouthbreathing retards.
 
It's the later; IE Funko pop sales are actually helping keep the store afloat.
 
That's the real surprising part to me, because shelf space in retail is absolutely golden. So either they're paying/bullying retailers into minimum floor spaces, or they're actually selling that well compared to the rest of the usual geek merch.

I cannot wait for the decline of popular geek media to come to an end, the things I love have been so damaged by mouthbreathing retards.
It's crazy when game stores have entire walls full of this crap. Space is at a premium in all retailers, but game stores need it even more since they usually have areas set aside for people to play Warhammer or Magic. And yet, they sell enough to justify the space. I'm with you too; I can't wait for soyed-out commoditized "geek" culture to die off.
 
It's really a 140IQ marketing strategy, you need to get people to buy these to make satirical social media posts indirectly shitting on anyone who would actually shell out shekels for this shit. Nobody actually buys these for their own use, it's not possible.
 
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I understand collecting toys one might have missed out on as a child, or something like hotwheels of a favorite car model, but the thing about funko pops is that they are so cynical. It's literally the same PFAS mold pained to look like >thing<. At least the multi hundred dollar made for adults "collectables" are well detailed pieces that took effort to make and some of them can arguably be called art.

I ended up encountering a funko pop wall in a professional setting recently and it was...unsettling. A hundred pairs of cold, dead Disney (C)(TM)(R) Star Wars (C)(TM)(R) Storm Trooper(C)(TM)(R) eyes were staring at me through their little boxes while I was receiving a sales pitch for >brand< >widget<. I politely listened to his pitch, took some literature and wrote that company off as a supplier.

I remember working in a cube farm and I was allowed a couple of decorations, if approved. It wasn't even sales and my work environment had to look professional. I kinda griped at the time that my Jaws poster wasn't approved, but being on the customer end, I get it now.
 
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