Not me, the draw is the process, what the seller is thinking versus sometimes the reality of the market for their collection. Keep up the great content, and love the quality of your channel and videos.
LOL if you're collecting for value. You're doing it wrong. You collect because you love or like the items. If at some point in the future, they have value, that is just a plus. Value comes from rarity. Nothing mass produced today will have rarity. Nostalgia products will not have value. the future market will not have that nostalgia connection that the market now does.
I love each episode regardless of the content. Part of what’s fascinating is seeing how you guys (respectfully) deal with your customers and strategically and fairly negotiate.
I've noticed a large increase in people calling in to sell Pop collections over the last 6 months or so. We have basically stopped buying them, and while they still sell the volume is down significantly.
I laugh at people who say people who collect funko pops aren't real collectors, they do the same exact thing that other action figures of collectors do, they SIT on a shelf, i like the way pops look, and the way they look in and out of box and how easy they are to display, i only buy what i like.
I love this channel, I don’t even collect this type of stuff and I still can’t get enough. It’s fast becoming my favorite channel on here. Thanks Toy Federation
It made me smile the other day when I saw a bunch of FUNKO POPS in a plastic bag just hanging in a thrift store WHERE THEY BELONG well there or the trash can!
Great video, stores looking great , can't wait to see you guys clean up some of the storage and see the transformation , keep up the great videos and hard work 👍
Besides watching the sweet old toys and guessing what the offer will be, I love watching and guessing what cartoon is playing in the background. Thank you.
If you know anything about collectables you would be aware that this is nothing like a beanie baby. the only thing similar is the chasing and the hype. other than that totally differnt product,
The fact that funco had the nerve to sell the same figure all over the place and the only reason they are limited is because of a little sticker says it all.
And you can't even use them to build a shelter...total waste. One thing you never see is a collection of them opened. I mean, what's the point with opening them, but still, just weird I've literally never seen loose ones.
Great video as always. Glad I never got into Funko Pops. That landfill story is pretty funny. Keep up the awesome work though. These videos are such high quality.
We live in Malaysia, we have watched your channel and are impressed with your store and are thinking about planning a trip to the US to come and visit your store/
@@toyfederation Super7 first sold their MOTU MUSCLE in packaging that matched the old school muscle packing. Mini garbage cans and the long display box.
I have 14pops lol but i'm not getting anymore they take up too much room. I love the videos been going back to watch the older videos as I am a new subscriber
End of the day what you provide is free content people should be grateful you take the time to produce such great episodes and appreciate the hard work
We came into your store while at SEGE, this year. You have an amazing store, fantastic stock, and helpful staff. I picked up a Toybiz Hulk but I wanted literally EVERYTHING from the display by the door, and glass cases… THANK YOU. I cannot recommend your shop enough!
@@toyfederation funny thing is, I’m a subscriber. A very dim, burnt-out subscriber. I really enjoy the show too. Don’t know why I didn’t realize. Probably because we were all over town and ready to drop.
Wish we had some stores like this out west, most are very small and do not change inventory much do to their lack and brining in trades and people selling collections.
Could not care less about Funko Pops, personally. That said, I enjoy seeing you guys and the shop business regardless of what's spotlighted. Also I don't begrudge people their passions whatever they are. There's a contingent of our community that loves pops. This is for them and that makes me happy! Meanwhile - Street Shark M.U.S.C.L.E.!?!! 😮
I'm not a toy or figure guy. Only deal in videogames but i love how informative the channel is and there is some nostalgia attached. Now on to funko's i do have all opened pokemon ones.
What's so 'absurd' about it? For me, Funkos are just a 'scam'.... For example, years ago I bought a 'Titanfall 2' figure from McFarlane for $49.99, and last year I sold it for $300 on eBay. That's also 'Hot Toy-like value' - so what? The figure is at least extremely detailed and doesn't have a high production rate - Because it's McFarlane. Funkos, on the other hand - even the 'exclusives/limited editions' from various 'Comic Cons' or 'Walmart Exclusives' - are just a 'scam' and can and could be produced in 'absurdly high numbers.' It's just 'artificial scarcity' from Funko. (Or whatever the Company is called) Funkos are simply the 'modern-day Beanie Babies' and completely worthless. They're also bought by people who otherwise have nothing to do with the whole 'collecting' and 'merchandise'-thing They're just so boring. With most 'figures/statues' (or whatever), you can 'make' money - you often get at least the money back that you paid for them, or even see a small 'increase in value. but I wouldn't even pay $5 for Pops... I can understand buying like 3-4 of them because there's nothing else available, but otherwise? For example, I have 'Earl and Baby Sinclair' as Pops - the only two I own because I couldn't find any other 'figures' or similar items from 'The Dinosaurs' Show. (And Baby Sinclair just looks funny af with that big ol' head) But now NECA is releasing a nice line of 'The Dinosaurs' figures.
Another amazing episode with additional insights. I cannot imagine how hectic your Saturdays are without filming - thank you for taking the time to film as well! LOVED the update on the glass case. Also, your insights on the economy with the lower priced Pops is something I am seeing in my industry as well. Their are still consumers for the higher value items BUT the consumers that were able to spend $10-$20 a week are drying up. Wishing your entire staff a great week!
I still collect Funko Pops. I don't care about their value or if they are still in style, etc, etc. at all. I collect things PURLEY on my enjoyment. Nothing more, nothing less.
Horrible. I sold all 16 of my pops in ma yard sale for about 3 dollars a pop. Now I have so much space for nice action figures. Don’t regret it one bit.
I see alot of people hating on pops so i just want to chime in as to why i personally collect them, they hold more licenses than any toy company ever, with that said i like that i am able to grab anything from a star wars figure to a cat in the hat figure, whatever it may be thats nostalgic and they display the same, same size, same semetrical appearance on a shelf. Its nice having different characters from different franchises that you love in the same visual likeness, when you have random stuff from different companies it just looks like clutter, i will say however alot of the newer ones are worthless because mass production, the older ones tend to retain or gain in value especially limited piece ones. But regardless of what you collect you better love it because if not you may lose alot of money trying to get rid of it later. Kids nowadays watch other kids play w toys on youtube, they arent really collecting things so i suppose it will all be valueless in the future
As much as I can't stand Pops (including the roughly 10-12 that I somehow wound up with), I do see your point. To be fair, a couple of the Little Shop of Horrors Pops that I have are actually really cool, mainly because the plant doesn't fit into the moronic look they give all the human characters (Those dead eyes drive me crazy). The uniformity is what kept them alive this long. Seriously though, who has space for these new giant ones they're pushing? Not even the stores that are trying to carry them have space.
This was the most intense 'docu-reality' episode i've seen since early seasons of COPS! ... seriously though, this upload was entertaining to watch and there were interesting pieces in the background that caught my eye.
I love that Megatron og. I will never forget getting it the year it came out as the center piece present that Christmas. It is my fondest Christmas memory next to the Return of the Jedi year when I got all Rebel and Imperial starships :).
I enjoy pops. Especially the MOTU ones. Definitely wish I had some rare ones like ram man, Faker, & scare glow. Love seeing the battle beast, I have a lot. Even some of the laser beast(ones with glass ball)
I always look forward to this every Saturday morning ❤ I was curious though, what is the clone trooper bust over under the TV? I've never noticed that before. I've seen the Vader but not the clone trooper
@toyfederation it looks super cool. I've just never noticed it in the background until today. Great episode as usual. I'm not a pop guy but that market seems to be going the way of the beanie baby.
You're right about pops. Also, I love that you're noticing the store and the background. We get new stuff every day. Store is constantly changing. Love seeing what people notide!
@toyfederation I was actually in South Carolina on vacation this week down from Ohio and thought about stopping by. Unfortunately it was just a little to far out of the way. Sometime though, the store looks great 👌🏻
Oh man what a mixed bag! Take on xx inventory where you know a good chunk isn't going to move just to be able to move the few that will. Just make those items part of doorbuster giveaways at the con! 😂 Awesome video as always, thanks for giving us insight to the "other side" of collecting.
Didn't get a chance to watch when this premiered. But I just finished it while at work. Another great episode as always. I myself did start collecting POPs a few years ago for the wrong reasons. luckily, I stopped before it got out of control. I still have them about 50 randoms. But once I found out about the MOTU ones. Those I do collect. Looking for a complete collection. Yeah, your cash price is spot and your trade in is reasonable especially if he wanted cash and credit. Which you said $200 for cash and $1,000 for credit also fair and generous. Like always I'm not trying to be a hater on the seller. But I get it. I was like that too with high expectations for the worth of whatever I was selling or trading. People selling or trading need to really start checking prices before going to your store because a lot of items out there are really fluctuating daily in value. Especially Pops. Like you said there are a few of the MOTU POPs going high but most of them are decreasing in value. Like you also pointed out what there charging for a single POP on shipping is not a good sign. I truly believe POPs are the next Beanie Babies disaster. Just like you joked in the beginning. I already knew what you mean by that lol. POPs are fine to collect. But if you're expecting them to make you rich or to retire from. I wouldn't go as far as that. I do want to finish the MOTU POPs but I'm not expecting them to hold their value. I really do enjoy them for that reason because their MOTU. If they hold their value or increase after the downfall. Cool. If they become worthless. Then I'm fine with that too. Because that wasn't why I started to collect them to begin with.
I can't for the life of me understand why people buy them just to sell them. The only value they have is the memories we give them. I have like 7-9 funko pops I think. All out of the box, all scattered around my house and my work office. But each one of a character that means something to me. Top Cat and Benny cause that was the cartoon I grew up with. Yacko Wacko and Dot, for the same reason... Red power ranger and Ryu because when I played with my cousins I was always the Red ranger or Ryu in street fighter lo. Like I BLED to be those characters lol, literally! So they mean a lot to me. The plastic doesn't have value to me, they're there to remind me of those memories that mattered to me. Seeing people collect walls of the stuff just to collect. I dunno how to feel about that.
I’m really surprised you bought em, everywhere I see them now they are red tagged. If y’all have any Sectaurs I would love to see them in a video. Great video as always 👍🏻.
None, I hope. First time checking your channel and I’m loving it! Subbedz Never was a collector of Funko Pop. Albeit I have one: Twisted Metal Sweet Tooth. Nothing wrong with collecting whatever interests you at the time. Hobbies are cool, and it’s neat to see people have a relatively innocent addiction!
used to have a huge stranger things pop collection that was worth at the time a couple thousand- got sick of them and sold the whole set for less than two hundred. would rather take a couple bucks over keeping the collection. they’re dumb and the market is unbelievably over saturated.
Pops are the stupidest collectible fad since Beanie Babies - but at least Beanie Babies were well made. This soulless trend is going to crash any moment. and it's well overdue. They have zero style, and there are barely a handful of Pops ever made that are the least bit interesting looking. Nothing is rare, they overproduced everything. A"special edition" sticker doesn't make a thing collectible, people. /end rant.
I avoid Funko like the plague! To me it's overproduced and overrated! I stick to real toys both vintage and new. Love the chanel! Keep up the great work! Hope to visit someday 💯
Iv sold a few funkos on ebay (dont collect) but when he said 6$ free shipping I immediately had to go to ebay the cheapest of the cheap I can find are like 9.99 free shipping but for the most part the floor is 12$ +free shipping. It cost 4.75-5.50$ to ship with cheapest funko so theres no way somone was selling them for 6$ free shipping lol (unless you were mistakenly looking at opened/small form factor funkos/boble head funkos.
Growing up you'd think a owning a store like this would be the coolest thing. But watching them crunch the numbers for all these random assorted toys while you got other shoppers coming in would drive my anxiety up the wall. Plus prices for these things can fluctuate wildly and you always need to be aware to properly price your current inventory.
I gave up on anything under 12 bucks free shipping a LONG time ago. Idk how some sellers do it. Or why. I get its a numbers thing but man thats alot of work and time at 6 bucks free shipping
I’m getting older and I’ve been questioning myself the big “WHY!” Did I buy so much stuff ,now I’m looking for ways to liquidate parts of it with out taking such a dive.
How many people did we lose doing an episode on Funko Pops? 😅
Not me, the draw is the process, what the seller is thinking versus sometimes the reality of the market for their collection. Keep up the great content, and love the quality of your channel and videos.
Thanks so much! Sometimes we get worried about the content in a certain weeks episode. Hoping for more people to think like you think!
I hate Funko overload. But some of them are especially awesome. Seriously. I was given a Stan ' the man ' years ago. I consider a treasure. 😂
Some of them are cool, but most are not.
Luv it! I collect star wars and marvel pops. Only have one motu pop, he-man in blue armor from last summer convention
LOL if you're collecting for value. You're doing it wrong. You collect because you love or like the items. If at some point in the future, they have value, that is just a plus. Value comes from rarity. Nothing mass produced today will have rarity. Nostalgia products will not have value. the future market will not have that nostalgia connection that the market now does.
Toys yes, things like land no .
@erikrhafer6644 how is land suppose to be nostalgic lol?
Ok boomer
Tell that to the guys making bank selling G1 collections at auctions
Loser
I love each episode regardless of the content. Part of what’s fascinating is seeing how you guys (respectfully) deal with your customers and strategically and fairly negotiate.
Thanks so much!
Funko pops are the worst collectibles I’ve ever seen. Take up space and not even cool to look at
A lot of the toy stores near me have a huge wall of funko pops and nobody ever buys them
All 2nd hand shops I have been to, have a big collection of Funkos for almost nothing.
"I would like 1000 cash and 1500 store credit."
1 sec later
"Ok, I will take 800 cash".
Landfill, I see stores with 1 dollar price tags on pops at this stage and they still aren’t selling
I've noticed a large increase in people calling in to sell Pop collections over the last 6 months or so. We have basically stopped buying them, and while they still sell the volume is down significantly.
I laugh at people who say people who collect funko pops aren't real collectors, they do the same exact thing that other action figures of collectors do, they SIT on a shelf, i like the way pops look, and the way they look in and out of box and how easy they are to display, i only buy what i like.
I love this channel, I don’t even collect this type of stuff and I still can’t get enough. It’s fast becoming my favorite channel on here. Thanks Toy Federation
Thank you!
It made me smile the other day when I saw a bunch of FUNKO POPS in a plastic bag just hanging in a thrift store WHERE THEY BELONG well there or the trash can!
I have never bought a pop, and I never will
Love seeing behind the scenes! Love your store and what y’all do! Keep it up!
Fascinating stuff and so nicely edited. A must-watch every week.
Thank you! Check out our cinematographers channel!
Great video, stores looking great , can't wait to see you guys clean up some of the storage and see the transformation , keep up the great videos and hard work 👍
Yea! It's daunting!
Besides watching the sweet old toys and guessing what the offer will be, I love watching and guessing what cartoon is playing in the background. Thank you.
Personally think pops are the new beanie babies
I mean, they're close to it. The only difference is they do at least have value still.
This pretty much sums up my thoughts too
Beanie Babies could be on a rise in a couple weeks though
If you know anything about collectables you would be aware that this is nothing like a beanie baby.
the only thing similar is the chasing and the hype.
other than that totally differnt product,
The fact that funco had the nerve to sell the same figure all over the place and the only reason they are limited is because of a little sticker says it all.
The consumer obviously fell for it so can you really blame them?
@@bladerunner1bnot the brightest people in our communities
i am not a toy collector but love vintage stuff so its cool to see your videos,
Ugh, I feel like every con or sale I go to are just walls of Pops
And you can't even use them to build a shelter...total waste. One thing you never see is a collection of them opened. I mean, what's the point with opening them, but still, just weird I've literally never seen loose ones.
Muscles! Now that’s something I haven’t seen in 40ish years.
I hope they have some vintage when I finally get down there!
When I walk in your store I’ll be asking for you to point me towards the Dairy Products section lol. The opener had me cracking up.
Great video as always. Glad I never got into Funko Pops. That landfill story is pretty funny. Keep up the awesome work though. These videos are such high quality.
Thanks! You should check out our cinematographers youtube channel!
I’m all in! Love the channel and all the content regardless of the FP. Store looks awesome!!!!
Thanks!
We live in Malaysia, we have watched your channel and are impressed with your store and are thinking about planning a trip to the US to come and visit your store/
Oh wow! Please let us know when you do!
The MOTU pops are some of my favourites! Really eye catching and fun
there must come a time when you own a store that you look back 10-20 years ago and say “man I used to stock that item and now its worth $10,000.00
The muscle figures really bring me back. Had loads of fun as a kid with them
Yea! They're great! And now we have some!
I used to enjoy them too. I remember they sold a mini garbage can that was full of them.
Mini Garbage can? That sounds interesting.
@@toyfederation Super7 first sold their MOTU MUSCLE in packaging that matched the old school muscle packing. Mini garbage cans and the long display box.
Saw you guys on Froggy Flips and had to come check out your channel. Good stuff! Earned a new sub.
Been waiting all week for your upload! Thanks guys!
Love it!
I have 14pops lol but i'm not getting anymore they take up too much room. I love the videos been going back to watch the older videos as I am a new subscriber
The guy should had sold the Pop Figures and the protective caes as two lots.
End of the day what you provide is free content people should be grateful you take the time to produce such great episodes and appreciate the hard work
Appreciate the compliment!
Why do I find this channel so interesting? It's fascinating to watch and just draws you in, even pops at a push lol
So great! WE don't know why either but we're glad it does! haha.
It's sort of like Pawnstars, but just toys.
That was our goal!
Why anyone, anywhere, at any time, would ever buy ANY of those stupid Funko Pops is beyond me.
Hahaha
your funko policy should be like your beanie baby policy..
there it’s just to much and all over saturated, takes up too much space.:
We came into your store while at SEGE, this year. You have an amazing store, fantastic stock, and helpful staff. I picked up a Toybiz Hulk but I wanted literally EVERYTHING from the display by the door, and glass cases…
THANK YOU. I cannot recommend your shop enough!
Thank you so much for coming in!
@@toyfederation funny thing is, I’m a subscriber. A very dim, burnt-out subscriber. I really enjoy the show too. Don’t know why I didn’t realize. Probably because we were all over town and ready to drop.
Wish we had some stores like this out west, most are very small and do not change inventory much do to their lack and brining in trades and people selling collections.
Store looking even better.. keep up the good work, best wishes my bro’s💯🎱 all the way from Jersey with ❤️
I can't get enough of these videos! Keep em coming gang.
So great to hear! Glad you like them!
Wish we had two episodes a week 😂.
Sometimes we do!
Love this show. Love seeing the store.
Thanks!
Not a Pop collector but love the content from the store.
AWesome!
Why anyone would think that a cheap product ( also kinda ugly) produced in the millions would hold any value is just beyond me…
I know Not Since Beanie Babies Look How that turned out glad I was not caught up on that crap,,
wait till you hear about Bear Brick lmao
Could not care less about Funko Pops, personally. That said, I enjoy seeing you guys and the shop business regardless of what's spotlighted. Also I don't begrudge people their passions whatever they are. There's a contingent of our community that loves pops. This is for them and that makes me happy! Meanwhile - Street Shark M.U.S.C.L.E.!?!! 😮
Yea!
Best job in the world. Really enjoying your your. I am a toy collector from the U.K.
That’s awesome! Thank you so much!
Honesty one of my favorite shows. Look forward to every video 👍
Much appreciated!
I'm not a toy or figure guy. Only deal in videogames but i love how informative the channel is and there is some nostalgia attached. Now on to funko's i do have all opened pokemon ones.
We are at a retro video game conference today!
@@toyfederation guessing south east game exchange. If so have fun love the videos hope you make some on the event whichever it is.
@@south-sellgamers853 No filming at this one but we do have some more con videos coming down the pike!
I actually like funkos a lot. But when some of them reached hot toys 1/6 scale price that’s just absurd
What's so 'absurd' about it?
For me, Funkos are just a 'scam'....
For example, years ago I bought a 'Titanfall 2' figure from McFarlane for $49.99, and last year I sold it for $300 on eBay.
That's also 'Hot Toy-like value' - so what?
The figure is at least extremely detailed and doesn't have a high production rate - Because it's McFarlane.
Funkos, on the other hand - even the 'exclusives/limited editions' from various 'Comic Cons' or 'Walmart Exclusives' - are just a 'scam' and can and could be produced in 'absurdly high numbers.'
It's just 'artificial scarcity' from Funko. (Or whatever the Company is called)
Funkos are simply the 'modern-day Beanie Babies' and completely worthless.
They're also bought by people who otherwise have nothing to do with the whole 'collecting' and 'merchandise'-thing
They're just so boring.
With most 'figures/statues' (or whatever), you can 'make' money - you often get at least the money back that you paid for them, or even see a small 'increase in value. but I wouldn't even pay $5 for Pops...
I can understand buying like 3-4 of them because there's nothing else available, but otherwise?
For example, I have 'Earl and Baby Sinclair' as Pops - the only two I own because I couldn't find any other 'figures' or similar items from 'The Dinosaurs' Show.
(And Baby Sinclair just looks funny af with that big ol' head)
But now NECA is releasing a nice line of 'The Dinosaurs' figures.
Another amazing episode with additional insights. I cannot imagine how hectic your Saturdays are without filming - thank you for taking the time to film as well! LOVED the update on the glass case. Also, your insights on the economy with the lower priced Pops is something I am seeing in my industry as well. Their are still consumers for the higher value items BUT the consumers that were able to spend $10-$20 a week are drying up. Wishing your entire staff a great week!
Thankfully we have a production crew so we just do what we do and they capture it and form it into a story some how
I still collect Funko Pops. I don't care about their value or if they are still in style, etc, etc. at all.
I collect things PURLEY on my enjoyment.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Perfect!
Horrible. I sold all 16 of my pops in ma yard sale for about 3 dollars a pop. Now I have so much space for nice action figures. Don’t regret it one bit.
I see alot of people hating on pops so i just want to chime in as to why i personally collect them, they hold more licenses than any toy company ever, with that said i like that i am able to grab anything from a star wars figure to a cat in the hat figure, whatever it may be thats nostalgic and they display the same, same size, same semetrical appearance on a shelf. Its nice having different characters from different franchises that you love in the same visual likeness, when you have random stuff from different companies it just looks like clutter, i will say however alot of the newer ones are worthless because mass production, the older ones tend to retain or gain in value especially limited piece ones. But regardless of what you collect you better love it because if not you may lose alot of money trying to get rid of it later. Kids nowadays watch other kids play w toys on youtube, they arent really collecting things so i suppose it will all be valueless in the future
Who cares? They all look like the same generic, ugly, square-headed doll.
@@diablojones Indeed. Whoever the marketing people were sure done a fantastic job in duping gullable people into buying that garbage.
As much as I can't stand Pops (including the roughly 10-12 that I somehow wound up with), I do see your point. To be fair, a couple of the Little Shop of Horrors Pops that I have are actually really cool, mainly because the plant doesn't fit into the moronic look they give all the human characters (Those dead eyes drive me crazy). The uniformity is what kept them alive this long. Seriously though, who has space for these new giant ones they're pushing? Not even the stores that are trying to carry them have space.
Funko is the definition of classic oversaturation. I never understood the love for them. Doofy looking generally unmoving figurines
excellent video as always!
Action figures over funko pops any day!
The modern day beanie baby
This was the most intense 'docu-reality' episode i've seen since early seasons of COPS!
... seriously though, this upload was entertaining to watch and there were interesting pieces in the background that caught my eye.
That’s great!!
I do love the content you share, you should have like 100k subs in my opinion.
Getting there! Hit a million views yesterday!
I love that Megatron og. I will never forget getting it the year it came out as the center piece present that Christmas. It is my fondest Christmas memory next to the Return of the Jedi year when I got all Rebel and Imperial starships :).
Great video, i seen your shop on froggy flips. So it looked cool so i subscribed
Gotta love the toy box stare off thinking of a price
Love the show!!sweet shop wish I lived closer lol in New mexico you guys ship?
Pops are the modern Beanie Babies. The bubble has already started to burst.
so true. I never got the appeal of funko pops, theyre so lame looking.
Yeah, they blow
Calling something exclusive and just putting a sticker on it and selling somewhere else is shady.
?
I still see Funko pops as the beanie baby of this generation
Funko Pops belong in the same landfill as the Atari ET game
I dug those up long ago
I own one funko pop 😅
But it’s always interesting to see what other people collect and to see deals being done 👍
I enjoy pops. Especially the MOTU ones. Definitely wish I had some rare ones like ram man, Faker, & scare glow. Love seeing the battle beast, I have a lot. Even some of the laser beast(ones with glass ball)
Pops are the beanie babies of the future.
Keep dreaming lol
Love every video! 😊
Love that you love every video!
If I ever make it to that store my first question will be: Where’s your sporting goods section! Do you carry binoculars?
I always look forward to this every Saturday morning ❤ I was curious though, what is the clone trooper bust over under the TV? I've never noticed that before. I've seen the Vader but not the clone trooper
Oh. It came in on trade a couple months back! It's super cool!
@toyfederation it looks super cool. I've just never noticed it in the background until today. Great episode as usual. I'm not a pop guy but that market seems to be going the way of the beanie baby.
You're right about pops. Also, I love that you're noticing the store and the background. We get new stuff every day. Store is constantly changing. Love seeing what people notide!
@toyfederation I was actually in South Carolina on vacation this week down from Ohio and thought about stopping by. Unfortunately it was just a little to far out of the way. Sometime though, the store looks great 👌🏻
Hate that we missed you!
Pops are a waste
Another great video!!
Man, that's an awesome store!
That poor Megatron with his optics on back to front. I am sure he went to a good home though.
I’d buy those MUSCLES if I ever went to your store. 😁✌️👍
Oh man what a mixed bag! Take on xx inventory where you know a good chunk isn't going to move just to be able to move the few that will. Just make those items part of doorbuster giveaways at the con! 😂 Awesome video as always, thanks for giving us insight to the "other side" of collecting.
We sold them all two weeks later at SC Comic Con.
the film style for this video was excellent
Didn't get a chance to watch when this premiered. But I just finished it while at work. Another great episode as always. I myself did start collecting POPs a few years ago for the wrong reasons. luckily, I stopped before it got out of control. I still have them about 50 randoms. But once I found out about the MOTU ones. Those I do collect. Looking for a complete collection. Yeah, your cash price is spot and your trade in is reasonable especially if he wanted cash and credit. Which you said $200 for cash and $1,000 for credit also fair and generous. Like always I'm not trying to be a hater on the seller. But I get it. I was like that too with high expectations for the worth of whatever I was selling or trading. People selling or trading need to really start checking prices before going to your store because a lot of items out there are really fluctuating daily in value. Especially Pops. Like you said there are a few of the MOTU POPs going high but most of them are decreasing in value. Like you also pointed out what there charging for a single POP on shipping is not a good sign. I truly believe POPs are the next Beanie Babies disaster. Just like you joked in the beginning. I already knew what you mean by that lol. POPs are fine to collect. But if you're expecting them to make you rich or to retire from. I wouldn't go as far as that. I do want to finish the MOTU POPs but I'm not expecting them to hold their value. I really do enjoy them for that reason because their MOTU. If they hold their value or increase after the downfall. Cool. If they become worthless. Then I'm fine with that too. Because that wasn't why I started to collect them to begin with.
Pops? Uggghhh! Fast food of pop culture.
I always thought POPS were cool but knew it was a mistake when people were paying big bucks for them. They do nothing lol
I can't for the life of me understand why people buy them just to sell them. The only value they have is the memories we give them. I have like 7-9 funko pops I think. All out of the box, all scattered around my house and my work office. But each one of a character that means something to me. Top Cat and Benny cause that was the cartoon I grew up with. Yacko Wacko and Dot, for the same reason... Red power ranger and Ryu because when I played with my cousins I was always the Red ranger or Ryu in street fighter lo. Like I BLED to be those characters lol, literally! So they mean a lot to me.
The plastic doesn't have value to me, they're there to remind me of those memories that mattered to me. Seeing people collect walls of the stuff just to collect. I dunno how to feel about that.
I’m really surprised you bought em, everywhere I see them now they are red tagged. If y’all have any Sectaurs I would love to see them in a video. Great video as always 👍🏻.
We sold them all 2 weeks later
@@toyfederation that’s awesome.
It was! Thank you!
None, I hope. First time checking your channel and I’m loving it! Subbedz Never was a collector of Funko Pop. Albeit I have one: Twisted Metal Sweet Tooth. Nothing wrong with collecting whatever interests you at the time. Hobbies are cool, and it’s neat to see people have a relatively innocent addiction!
You’re first time here is this episode!? Ha that’s great!
I just started collecting Funk pops after action figures the past few years. I'm only getting them cos I like the characters.
That’s great! Do what makes you happy!
I only buy Funkos if I cannot find the action figure. Like my Inspector Gadget POP.
used to have a huge stranger things pop collection that was worth at the time a couple thousand- got sick of them and sold the whole set for less than two hundred. would rather take a couple bucks over keeping the collection. they’re dumb and the market is unbelievably over saturated.
Pops are the stupidest collectible fad since Beanie Babies - but at least Beanie Babies were well made. This soulless trend is going to crash any moment. and it's well overdue. They have zero style, and there are barely a handful of Pops ever made that are the least bit interesting looking. Nothing is rare, they overproduced everything. A"special edition" sticker doesn't make a thing collectible, people. /end rant.
It’s crashed pretty sure they aren’t making them anymore, stores can’t sell them and they are for a fact going to landfill as we speak
30 million worth going to landfill to be exact, pops are OVER and if I owned this store I would turn away anyone trying to sell them to me
I expect to see walls of pops at thrift shops in a few years. It's going to be a real problem.
OMG! Those M.U.S.C.L.E Men are amazing
yall have no idea how hype I am that yall in SC lmao still about 4.5 hours away but awesome
Come see us!
Funko pop = beanie babies
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Good call on adding Mythic Legions to your inventory. I wish one of the stores around me carried them.
Come to us! haha
I avoid Funko like the plague! To me it's overproduced and overrated! I stick to real toys both vintage and new. Love the chanel! Keep up the great work! Hope to visit someday 💯
Do you have any vintage toys? "No, but our shelves are full of Funko.".
Iv sold a few funkos on ebay (dont collect) but when he said 6$ free shipping I immediately had to go to ebay the cheapest of the cheap I can find are like 9.99 free shipping but for the most part the floor is 12$ +free shipping. It cost 4.75-5.50$ to ship with cheapest funko so theres no way somone was selling them for 6$ free shipping lol (unless you were mistakenly looking at opened/small form factor funkos/boble head funkos.
Growing up you'd think a owning a store like this would be the coolest thing. But watching them crunch the numbers for all these random assorted toys while you got other shoppers coming in would drive my anxiety up the wall. Plus prices for these things can fluctuate wildly and you always need to be aware to properly price your current inventory.
Why buy those when the superior amiibos exist?
Hell yes! (Answer - because they're cheap). Nothing waters down a toy collection like a bunch of stupid Pops.
I gave up on anything under 12 bucks free shipping a LONG time ago. Idk how some sellers do it. Or why. I get its a numbers thing but man thats alot of work and time at 6 bucks free shipping
I’m getting older and I’ve been questioning myself the big “WHY!” Did I buy so much stuff ,now I’m looking for ways to liquidate parts of it with out taking such a dive.
Love the show, pops suck but I’d watch anything from u guys, wish u put out more than one a week but I get it
Wish we got enough in to post more than one a week haha