Funko Pop Enthusiasts (Beanie Babies 2.0) - Exceptional individuals who pride themselves on the amount of plastic they have accumulated

[fucctard]

I hope this is not real, but it probably is: some man's contract with his wife to limit his monthly purchases of these things

https://www.reddit.com/r/funkopop/comments/4v4cgv/i_had_to_create_a_poptract_between_my_wife_and_i/ This is the original post and from I can tell it's legit.

Spoiler: It doesn't seem to have changed much though.

 

[Ass eating cunt]

https://www.reddit.com/r/funkopop/comments/4v4cgv/i_had_to_create_a_poptract_between_my_wife_and_i/ This is the original post and from I can tell it's legit.

Spoiler: It doesn't seem to have changed much though.

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Somebody tell me how to get the horrifying rating so I can rate this properly

 

[Ido]

https://www.reddit.com/r/funkopop/comments/4v4cgv/i_had_to_create_a_poptract_between_my_wife_and_i/ This is the original post and from I can tell it's legit.

Spoiler: It doesn't seem to have changed much though.

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I hope the wife has it all insured so when it mysteriously all burns down she can at least get something back on them... or since they aren't worth shit she can burn with no regrets and use the insurance to divorce her husband.

 

[Super Collie]

Several months ago, maybe even a year or more ago, I was at one of my usual thrift store haunts looking for dumb stuff to waste spare change on. Sitting out on the shelves with the toys near all the stuffed animals had to have been at least three dozen Beanie Babies all of which were in those little acrylic "protector" cases that hobby stores used to sell for the same price as the stuffed animals themselves. They also each had those little clear "tag protector" things on the TY tags. What I'm trying to get at here is that this was someone's collection that they quite obviously spent a pretty penny on way back in like 1995 or whatever, and now 20 years later every single one of these "rare and valuable" toys had a 79 cent thrift store sticker stuck on them.

I look forward to seeing Funko Pops suffering the same fate, assuming I'm still alive 20 years from now.

 

[toilet_rainbow]

I do have a couple of these, but they're certainly not something worth having a bookcase (or rooms) full of. Most of them look weird (although I thought the Mr Peabody one was cute?). When I first saw the new Ducktales character designs the nephews reminded me of them. The head shape, particularly.

Beanie Babies may've been beanbag toys, but they still had cutesy names, poems, etc that gave them a special charm. Funkos are more for if you want something for your cubicle. Do kids even ask for Funkos?

 

[Red Hood]

https://www.reddit.com/r/funkopop/comments/4v4cgv/i_had_to_create_a_poptract_between_my_wife_and_i/ This is the original post and from I can tell it's legit.

Spoiler: It doesn't seem to have changed much though.

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Which begs the question: would you bang the guy's thirsty, deprived wife and risk being buried under plastic pop culture debris?

 

[DICKPICSRUS]

I keep seeing these at gamestop

 

[NARPASSWORD]

I keep seeing these at gamestop

An autism singularity.

 

[Scratch This Nut]

I think the ones that don't change the eyes look nice.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

presented without comment

 

[Another Fellow]

I hope this is not real, but it probably is: some man's contract with his wife to limit his monthly purchases of these things

How wide do you think this guy's mouth opens when he smiles for a photo?

 

[Lovertits]

Several months ago, maybe even a year or more ago, I was at one of my usual thrift store haunts looking for dumb stuff to waste spare change on. Sitting out on the shelves with the toys near all the stuffed animals had to have been at least three dozen Beanie Babies all of which were in those little acrylic "protector" cases that hobby stores used to sell for the same price as the stuffed animals themselves. They also each had those little clear "tag protector" things on the TY tags. What I'm trying to get at here is that this was someone's collection that they quite obviously spent a pretty penny on way back in like 1995 or whatever, and now 20 years later every single one of these "rare and valuable" toys had a 79 cent thrift store sticker stuck on them.

I look forward to seeing Funko Pops suffering the same fate, assuming I'm still alive 20 years from now.

They're already facing that fate, with many of them ending up in the bargain bins, and lots of people reporting seeing them in second hand 'games' shops for pittance

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

The kind of people who buy Funko Pops are the same people who are still hung up on the Star Wars DVD edits in 2018 and think Wil(l) Wheaton is an underrated character.

 

[The Valeyard]

They're already facing that fate, with many of them ending up in the bargain bins, and lots of people reporting seeing them in second hand 'games' shops for pittance

Can confirm. I've seen Funko Pops at the local op shop, brand-new in box at a third of the RRP.

 

[Y2K Baby]

Why are you all mad.

 

[Ravio]

 

[Bugaboo]

If we're just gonna talk about fad collectibles that will be worth jack shit in the future it seems most of the ones people remember are toys from the 80's and 90's eg. Pogs, pokemon cards (some are actually worth money but the majority are not, people who play the game now want the newer cards)
I think it's fascinating that the mid to late 2000's were almost devoid of these weird fad collectibles (at least ones I remember) but it's equally fascinating that they're making a comeback with toys like these funko pops, tsum tsums, shopkins and whatever else the fuck.
If you guys want an example of a collectible that actually gained value take a look at mid 2000's littlest pet shop toys and consider that this small plastic cat

Routinely sells for 80 fucking dollars on ebay
And people buy them

 

[Y2K Baby]

we're just gonna talk about fad collectibles that will be worth jack

Realistically speaking, Funkos will probably develop some market value. They've got limited stocks and a huge collection of pop culture bullshit. They're like Pez figurines. The fact they lasted more than 5 months is proof that they have some staying power.

 

[Bugaboo]

Realistically speaking, Funkos will probably develop some market value. They've got limited stocks and a huge collection of pop culture bullshit. They're like Pez figurines. The fact they lasted more than 5 months is proof that they have some staying power.

I think they'll be worth something, but not nearly as much as some people think they will be worth and not enough to warrent spending thousands (or hundreds) or dollars on them.
But I don't know much about economics or how to tell what will be worth money in the future which is why I've gotten out of collecting things, that and I realized that buying plastic crap will not make me habe a more fufilled life.

 

[Y2K Baby]

I think they'll be worth something, but not nearly as much as some people think they will be worth and not enough to warrent spending thousands (or hundreds) or dollars on them.
But I don't know much about economics or how to tell what will be worth money in the future which is why I've gotten out of collecting things, that and I realized that buying plastic crap will not make me habe a more fufilled life.

I doubt they'd reach a Pez level of consistency but the pop culture gimmick allows them to easily stay relevant. I think they're gonna' have a big boom and then disintegrate in value like Beanie Babies.