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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!
 
Collecting things that you don't use is just organized hoarding. Congratulations now you have a pile of things that you have just to have, how does this make your life any different?

Look I have every edition of every Beatles album! Why do they sound different or something? And no not "well on the Japanese release you can hear 3 extra static pops at 37:46"
 
I checked out the local "hobby" store in my home town hoping to get a set of dice, maybe some nice miniatures to play D&D with.

Instead they had two rooms. One had Pokemon cards and a handful of comics. The other was floor to ceiling Funko Pops on every wall. Hundreds of blank, soul-less eyes, just staring at you from every direction under harsh, florescent lighting. When I was a kid I read a Willard Price book about these teenagers who got captured by headhunters and locked overnight in a room full of shrunken heads, to remind them of their upcoming fate and drive them insane. Now I know what that experience was like.
 
I've never really looked into it but on "New In" they've apparently decided to start mining 80s American teen movies for more sources
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Who are these for? Who buys these? Is it really as simple as "Oh yes, I recognise [thing]"? There's even more niche ones on there like Ross from Friends in the episode he dressed up as the "Holiday Armadillo", Erykah Badu at the 2003 Essence Awards or pastel versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles going on an Easter Egg hunt.
It's for shows and movies with zero action figure representation.
 
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Nostalgia fags in general who can't afford to buy actual collector stuff that isn't a Funko Pop. Funko's going to milk these figures for their consoomers.
Also "value speculators (scalpers) that hoard them and squat on them thinking they'll sell them for 1000s guaranteed as long as the box doesn't get mildly dented. Like there are people who buy these things en masse and then return them because there was a fucking tiny ding on the side of one box so it's no longer "as valuable".

The consoomer/scalper overlap is a well known thing but like the funko situation's always been wild to me.

At least we haven't had to put up with a retro pog craze

.....yet. Watch someone come up with a bizarre digital pog tied NFTs and yet another digital currency so they can get idiot kids into it and scam them out of it playing pogs
They tried doing that a few years ago and it didn't take off. it was the cheap cardboard ones too being sold at a premium, not the better plastic/metal ones.
 
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Who are these for? Who buys these?
"At least" these are of the actual characters. The ones in the OP are not!
  • SpongeBob Leonardo and Plankton Shredder: not the characters
  • Huckleberry Hound: I'd give half a point if the whole, er, point of the Huckleberry Hound character wasn't that he's fucking blue, it's not like my waifu Maetel (see userpic)'s special edition purple coat, a red dog is simply a different dog.
  • Dark Knight Joker version of Freddy Funko: not the character
  • Buzz Lightyear and Woody 2-pack: not the characters (they're toys, they already exist as toys you can buy)
  • Mr. Boo Berry: ad mascot
  • Iron Man Freddy Funko: not the character
  • Clockwork Orange: the character, 1 full point I guess
  • Golden Ticket 2 Pack: golden turds (not the characters)

It's funny how the most valuable Funko Pops tend to be ones that aren't mass-produced, and are, in fact, only made in limited quantities for specific events or a limited period of time.
Well, it's as expected. What's really interesting is most of those aren't for fans of the characters, they're for fans of Funko Pop. Like, some autist who loves Heath Ledger's Joker might be willing to pay big bux for a statue or doll of Joker, and after acquiring everything else, he (or she) might consider a rare limited edition convention-only glow in the dark you just run them over that's what you do Funko Pop version of that Joker. But Freddy Funko dressed as Joker, who the fuck wants that?
 
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"At least" these are of the actual characters. The ones in the OP are not!
  • SpongeBob Leonardo and Plankton Shredder: not the characters
  • Huckleberry Hound: I'd give half a point if the whole, er, point of the Huckleberry Hound character wasn't that he's fucking blue, it's not like my waifu Maetel (see userpic)'s special edition purple coat, a red dog is simply a different dog.
  • Dark Knight Joker version of Freddy Funko: not the character
  • Buzz Lightyear and Woody 2-pack: not the characters (they're toys, they already exist as toys you can buy)
  • Mr. Boo Berry: ad mascot
  • Iron Man Freddy Funko: not the character
  • Clockwork Orange: the character, 1 full point I guess
  • Golden Ticket 2 Pack: golden turds (not the characters)
Color variants of characters that arent the characters official colors have been a thing since forever in merch. I remember back int he 90s/2000s a lotof blind box shit had variants like that but those were actually neat looking andnot funko pops. Also spongebob dressed like leonardo is still spongebob, just even ore of viacom's bitch than usual.
 
In caveman times, some men were too soft and wimpy to go out and hunt. So they stayed close to the village, picking berries and collecting items of use to the village. This is where the psychology of collecting comes from.
 
Who are these for?
It's a cynical targeting of a particular demographic.

The movie "Pretty in Pink" was released 40 yrs ago, so a 15 yr old who went to it would now be 65. Today, they'd presumably currently have the highest level of savings/investments they will ever have in their life. (It's downhill from here)

Did you turn 65 without ever growing up? Does your family ignore you because you're annoying white trash? Time to blow your retirement savings on Funko Pops!
 
Every Funko list I've seen (less than 5, still too many), is always full of the Funko mascot guy dressed as shit. Even Funko lists are fucking boring.
 
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return them because there was a fucking tiny ding on the side of one box so it's no longer "as valuable".
These people aren't real collectors if they're only concerned about the value of the item in the first place and if they're so concerned to the point of OCD if they find a very tiny dent on the box.
I actually wanted the Funko of the rapist just to complete my set of " I can't believe they made of toy of this shit" figurines.
Speaking of which, I'm quite curious about this: https://www.3reich.us/products/TG80001/
 
I have two and they're of non-humanoid characters that look pretty dang normal compared to the rest. But if I ever get any more, put me out of my misery.
I really hate Funko pops, they're so ugly. At least 99.99% of them.
 
Look I have every edition of every Beatles album! Why do they sound different or something? And no not "well on the Japanese release you can hear 3 extra static pops at 37:46"
even vynils get market saturation. look up the latest beatles us disks re releases or the latest motorhead ones. peoples shitted all over them. funko have always been worthless
 
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