One of the most pop!ular Funko figures from this year’s WonderCon was the exclusive Pop! Rides Trafalgar Law with Polar Tang. But the One Piece star didn’t arrive in our collections without a bit of chaos. What more do you expect from a character who goes by the epithet of the “Surgeon of Death?” Traditionally […]
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You just received the news and it hit you like a Mike Tyson punch to the gut. Your favorite player was just traded. All those years collecting him. The jerseys. Trading cards. And, of course, the Funko Pop! — that harsh reminder of the good ole days. What’s your next move? Do you continue rooting […]
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Funko found itself in the spotlight in March when it was revealed that the Washington-based company would be sending more than $30 million in excess inventory to a landfill. Funko knew that roaming scores of pirates, scavengers and ne’er-do-wells would be after the bounty, so they kept the landfill’s location a top secret. Until now. […]
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Are you sitting at home wishing you were in California at WonderCon 2023? You’re not alone. We decided to take a peek in on the first day of the weekend of fun that runs March 24-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Among the winners of the first day was Gelatinous Cube (Glow in the Dark) […]
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Funko was founded 24 years ago, in 1998 and for the first 12 years, it made mostly Bobble-heads. The Era of the POP started only in 2010 and while there were immediately collectors for both loose and boxed items, boxed was always the lion’s share (no doubt helped by the standard box size the company […]
“The thought passes by us occasionally, doesn’t it? “What will happen to my collection when I’m gone?” For some, it’s not an issue. We enjoy our collection; we enjoy the hobby and what happens afterward doesn’t really matter. For others, we’ve put a lot of effort into amassing this precious hoard of you-fill-in-the-blanks. It has […]
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If you’re one of the fortunate few that are lucky to own a higher end Funko Pop! or “grail,” then the last year has been particularly good for you…and then some. It has us wondering…is 2022 the year of Funko? We’ve been examining trends of estimated values between now and a year ago and have […]
We get and love to get lots of comments on our blog posts. We like to hear what you think and suggest and we do not mind criticism. There are two things that we are not fond of – (1) any name-calling or rudeness and (2) bringing up transactions that have gone bad. Those comments […]
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From the Desk of Fjaviserr Javier is a big Funko fan with a particular passion for horror and SciFi. You can read his other articles here. It was way back in 2005 when Mike Becker decided to pass on the baton to Brian Mariotti. Funko started a new era, with the goal of expanding […]
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Some people like to enjoy music on YouTube. Others prefer watching videos of cute animals. Us? We spend our time watching our fellow collectors doing what they do best. We’re on a mission at Pop Price Guide to become the ultimate resource for Funko collectors worldwide. That includes the realm of YouTube, where we routinely […]