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4 Funko Funatics
Current Funko Funatics
The Funko community is a large community that comes with various collectors. Funko reaches out to many fans from different types of Fandoms. Funko fans from collectors since the Wacky Wobblers to Funko Pops. Each series of the fan is diverse. Fans collect for what they are fans of, whether a specific hero or a comical movie franchise. Some fans collect, trying to collect all the Funko pops, striving to gather an extensive collection, and enjoy collecting Funko as a hobby and more. Minor base collectors collect Funko pop because they were gifted or contained because the Funkos hold a sentimental value within each pop. The Funko community is massive, and every Funatic has a great story to tell. Here are a few of those stories.
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Gabriel Maldonado
- Gabriel Maldonado
How did you start collecting Funko?
It began on my birthday where one of my friends from the church gifted me my first Funko Pop. At the time, I had seen them around, but I never paid full attention to them. My friend gave me a Thomas Wayne Hot Topic exclusive Funko pop. I thought it looked interesting how it was shown and the concept of having it and being a part of my room like a collectible. The first thought that came to mind was how these figures looked pretty nice. But my collection didn’t start until the Avengers Infinity war Funko pop line came out and received help from some friends. I got my first Target exclusive pop of Iron Spider-man. The excitement of going to Target and seeking if they have it, asking the employees if they have it, and the surprise moment of the employee finding it gave me the joy of hunting. Ever since the first hunt for the Funko Pop started, my hobby for collecting Funko Pops.
What do these Funko Pops mean to you?
These pops mean the little things I enjoy, like movies, shows, or a small passion. It is very cool for me to display that in my room and be surrounded by these figures. It brings a lot of joy to myself is what also Funko means to me. It brings joy to me by having figures related to the things I like, and the things I’m interested in. I never saw myself collecting anything in general, but again it’s the joy I get out of it. The more I collected, the more fun I had collecting, so I enjoyed collecting the pops. The immense passion I have, which is mainly surrounding my room, is the Marvel line. More Marvel and the MCU films. Since I was little, I’ve been a fan of Marvel comics, but the start again Infinity War was the start of my Funko collection because that movie was terrific. The line out for Infinity Wars was a great line that I needed to collect to show out mainly. With the moment captured in the film, Funko did an excellent job managing all those favorite moments within the pop, which is incredible for a company to do. Moments like that mean a lot more of a connection with me and the pop through memories, which Is mainly why each Funko pop means a lot to me, and it’s sort of value as well.
What is your number one memorable moment with or collecting Funko?
I’d say I’ve been collecting since 2018. During the time, I was busy with work, and it was hard for me to go to Hot Topic or any store to get a chance to get these pops, and my friend called me with an excuse I couldn’t remember to go to their house. But one of my favorite moments was a couple of years of collecting when a best friend surprised me with a Dragon Ball Z Super Saiyan Broly from the 2018 Summer shared Exclusive pop. My friend was playing it cool and asking me to get something from the trunk of his car, and then boom. The pop was there unexpectedly, and I was just in shock. I didn’t know what to say at the moment. It gave me so much joy, just the surprise from getting a pop I wanted but getting it from my best friend and him helping me out. That I would say was the best moment I have had so far that I will forever cherish that rush of emotions and the joy I had.
What do Funko Funatics mean to you?
I’ve heard about Funko Funatics, but the first thing that comes to mind when hearing Funko Funatics are completely crazy Funko Collectors. The Funko Collector can live without it, and the collector would go out of their way to get that Funko pop and do whatever the collector can to get it. Like to wake up super early in the morning to camp out at a store to be first in line, hoping to get a chase. All of that is a part of your lifestyle. As I don’t fully consider myself a Funko Funatic, but just barely enough, I can’t do certain limits during this stage in my life. But if I had the opportunity to camp out constantly and such, I would.
What’s appeals to you with Funko Pops?
I would say the varieties of how many versions of Iron Man’s they are. I love the creativity of each pose for all the different iron men. Some have different color paintings, and others light up and glow in the dark; some are chrome. The varieties of certain characters are cool
even though they are different versions of the characters within the comics and movies. And the way Funko captures every single variation gives a lot of options. It is like a feast of them, a whole buffet that I want to keep getting every new pop announced.
Do you display your pops outside of the box or do you keep them in the box?
The ones that are inside of the boxes are mainly exclusive pops. The ones out of their boxes are mainly common, and I enjoy how they look outside of the box with the excellent paint job and the different poses that each pop has. With the outside of the box, you can display them the way you want to, like lining up with other characters and just the way the bobble heads are. It is very entertaining and satisfying to see outside of the box. It’s like you appreciate them a little more when they are outside of the box.
What’s the whole purpose of getting your Funko pops signed by celebrities?
The signature pops that I mainly get have meaning to me if it’s either the character or the celebrity. This is because getting Pops signed is very costly, and if there is a chance to get a pop signed by a celebrity I adore or appreciate with a price range that I can afford, I tend always to get the pops signed. It is more leaning towards chance; when will someone get the chance again to see or meet that celebrity? When will that opportunity come? Maybe we don’t know in a couple of years, so you might as well get the pop signed then and there if you have the chance.
What’s something you like or dislike about Funko or the collecting hobby with Funko?
The worst experience I have had with Funko is with the Online drops. It is like every pop I want, and it’s hard to get because of the Bots. Also, Funko at times lacks some pops that lack detail or effort because there can be a pop about Captain America holding a shield. Next thing you know, they release another Captain America pop with the same pose, but it’s chrome or a different color. They, at times, lack creativity. It seems lazy at times. If they were going to do a chrome pop, they should have a different pose or something different; not just using the same mold and just painting various lacks effort in those pops.
Would there be any advice you would give to the collector when facing bots?
I would say hope for the best but prepare for the worst because the feeling is bittersweet. It is more the anticipation of you’re waiting in the queue, hoping if you’re going to get it or not. It isn’t enjoyable, but as a collector, you’ll have to be prepared for that. It’s a rough game and being composed of maybe not getting the chance to get this pop, don’t worry about not getting the pops you want. It’s hard like; if you get the pop, it is excellent, but you’ll not get it most of the time because of the bots. Either the pop is high in popularity, or many resellers want to buy it to make more money from it.
What are you planning to do with these pops in the future?
I thought about it because I know there will be a lot of Funko’s coming up in the future, but as of right now, I’m focusing on my signatures for the Avengers cast. So far, I have hands-on three of them and have three left. If I get all six of the avengers, cast I’ll be pretty much done having my pops signed, but with all the other pops I have, I would like to see them get passed down to my little sister. From a young age, she always saw me collect these pops, and she would always talk about my collection. If anything were to happen to me, they would get passed on to her, to have her keep my group because she will remember me collecting these pops and how much they mean to me, and I think she would appreciate them.
Do you have any advice for any new funko collectors?
All I have to say is be careful; you’ll notice how much money you are spending on these pops in time. So I say don’t go entirely all out; focus on your main interest that you have. Just go little by little because they aren’t going anywhere but be aware of the ones that are hard to get. Just focus on that a little bit more because those resellers will screw you over big time if you miss out on them.
Angel Luis Rivera Jr.
- Angel Luis Rivera Jr.
How did you start collecting Funko?
My journey started back between 2014 and 2015. After one of the first guardians of the Galaxy movies, I started getting interested in checking out what Funko was about. I guess it also really began when I bought the destroy all humans game which came with a Wacky Wobbler. At the time, I liked these bobbleheads. I was interested in collecting them, but I never thought to look underneath a company called Funko that made it until I started getting interested. By slowly collecting some of the Guardians of the Galaxy Pops like Groot. Then I started collecting the Star Wars Galactic conventions one, and then I started expanding and realizing that I enjoyed collecting these collectibles.
What do you like about the Funko Pops?
I like the mold that they did. I thought it looked cool, like the eyes and how they look at you, which was pretty cool. I guess you can say I’ve been a sucker for collectibles since I was a young kid ever since the first generation of Transformers came out. I would always get those pieces and trade with people and sometimes acquire good things and let some extras I had to get more of the collectibles. But collecting when I was little is, I guess, where my passion came from. I like these items because I saw and researched and scattered not only to one series or movie or show. I saw that they catered with like DC Comics, Marvel, Disney, and years from watching those shows. I always thought to myself; it would be cool if they made this one. Next thing you know, they started coming out, and that’s what kept me going and trying to see if I could finish some sets. I have completed some of the sets, but I am also working on completing some. Whether it’s OG pops before I started collecting or even more new ones were coming out recently. Some I try to finish, and others I take my time collecting; even though I love this hobby, this hobby can burn a hole in your pocketbook. But I like how funko is a pop-cultural company, with having merchandise from shirts to accessories and funko and they market to other series and being very spread out.
How many pops do you have and what is the current value?
Collecting for quite some time, I’ve built a collection that even I have my items insured, I would say because I put my collection on like pop price guide or the Funko app. I have a collection that’s over 6,000 Pops that’s worth around $170,000 and going. This is with all the
Funko’s that I have listed, and I still haven’t placed all of my pops under Pop Price Guide, so the price of my collection might be more with the pieces I have in storage. When it comes to protecting something, I think it’s a valuable pop vs. something working towards that. I would say that if pop is worth 30$ and above, they are worthy of a pop protector, in my opinion. Sometimes if pop is worth 29$, I do it, but if pop is worth 28$ or below, I don’t give them a pop protector. But not saying the pops under 29$ aren’t worthy of protection. You never know the value might change throughout the years. Some pieces get popular depending on if a new character appears in a series or fans are attracted to the series or movie, etc. That extinguishes the value.
Why do you collect Funko Pops?
I say I am a true collector because I collect for my collection. Even though I might get extras due to having some damage and needing replacements, I always get the pops that I need
for my collection. It also depends on some pieces that I think have value, and if I like it and I always tend to keep it in my collection or tend to keep it in a pile of extras where I tend to use it for trades or sale. I think Funko is a great hobby to get into. I am in many Funko groups on Facebook, including my own Facebook group called Funko Poppin. I have been associated with many other Funko collectors in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, some even out west and other parts of the country northeast and some even on broad. I think it keeps me going, I’ve also enjoyed going to several comic cons like New York Comic Con, which is my favorite so far. Even though there are many conventions, I haven’t been too much like San Diego comic con, but eventually, I’ll go one day. But overall, collecting Funko pop has been a good journey so far, and it’s been fun networking and meeting people, but the big thing for me is the many series Funko caters to is a big deal for me.
What’s the most memorable moment you had while collecting Funko?
When I found my metallic chase at Walmart, this was when Batman vs. Superman came out. At the time, Walmart was putting out DC comics heroes, and there’s a chance to find a wonder woman chase, joker chase and as well with batman and superman pops. I have walked into a local Walmart around my area just from feeling to see if Walmart has placed them out. I walked in not knowing, and as soon as I saw they had them out, I rushed in there so fast, and I started looking but carefully, not trying to damage the other boxes. As I’m looking to the last row my eyes get so big. Then I yelled, I yelled so loud that I couldn’t believe that I found a batman chase. I immediately told other people in my group that I had found this pop. Oh my god, it was just unbelievable that I found it. I enjoyed the trill, and at that point, it was an excellent trill, it’s not. It was releasing those pops every week or every day. Comparing
it to now can be frustrating, and that’s one memorable moment of finding something that was just so unexpected.
Do you consider a Funko Funatic?
I do consider myself a Funko Funatic, and the reason for this is because I’ve been collecting Funkos for almost eight to nine years. Id, I have a collection of 6,000 pieces or more with a value over $100,000. I’ve been doing this for quite some time, waking up early in the morning, looking at my phone for releases, or checking social media to see what’s coming or that’s already out. I sometimes cringe with the new releases but knowing it’s going to be a crazy hunt. But I get up every morning and get in the mindset that this is what I do to build my collection and see what I can do. Funko is like the new antiques of our generation, thinking like funko would be a hot antique collectible that people will be auctioning pops years from now. I feel like Funko will be at that level, and I feel like Funko, and we found each other at the right time because I want to keep building my collection. After all, I wouldn’t say I like talking about it, but if the afterlife comes, I can pass this to someone or place it in a museum. I want to be one of the top funko collectors in us even though I’m not on the top, but that’s what I’m hoping for. If a collector had only ten pops of Freddy Funko’s but the grails ones that are high in value, I believe they can be considered a Funk Funatic or a collector that has a collection that’s true to them. Even if a collector sold all their collection but kept the ones that mean a lot to that collector, I believe they are considered a Funatic. But what I genuinely define somebody as a funko fanatic is someone who’s been collecting for a long time. Likes the different series and follows the series and the pieces they want. Tries to get them the best they can and go the distance to find these pops and mainly buys for their collection, vs. the bandwagon collectors, which are the collectors who have been collecting for six months because they don’t know the system yet. They don’t know the networks very
well. Or don’t take pride in the hobby. Or any flippers with bots just trying to take advantage of the true collectors and run the game, Who isn’t a true collector.
Any advice for a new Funko Collector?
Know your market, know what you are getting into before you get into it. Just know it can be an addiction, so see how you can control it if you have an addiction problem. Learn how to play far. If you’re going into this to buy, make money on pieces, and sell them, you’re not doing this out of the heart of your collection. Move on and do something else. Don’t get into this hobby. Indeed, I don’t mean to be mean. I understand everyone should have a fair chance to get into this hobby, but if that’s only your attention, move on, because we have enough of those people who are making it hard for us who are trying to collect our collection. But for those collectors who are interested and like those Funko Pops, go at it. But be ready to deal with challenges and the Hunt and the competition because it can be cutthroat and a doggy dog out there. Yes, I understand it sucks not to get the pops you wanted, but eventually, they might come, but it’s not the end of the world. But overall, get out of your comfort zone and explore because you’ll find success if you dig. Because that’s what it is all about the Hunt.
Pedro Valenzuela
- Pedro Valenzuela
How did you start collecting Funko pops?
At the time, I was working at GameStop, and I saw the Funko pops, and I knew what they were, but I never wanted to get into collecting Funko’s because If I were to have one, I would have liked to have everything on that one set. And sure enough, one day, I saw the San Diego Comic-Con Future Trunks pop during work, and one of my coworkers approached me with the question if I wanted to buy this funko, and I was like, “No, I’m not going to buy that one man,” and he would ask me why and I just told him I didn’t want too. It happened to be my birthday that week, so he just bought it for me anyway, and as soon as he bought it for me, it was more like a bittersweets gift. Because it was awesome, and I liked it, but at the same time, I was like, dang, I didn’t want to get involved in any way, shape, or form into Funko Pops. So, when I go that one at times on my break, I would start looking through the entire wall of pops that we had, then find every Dragon Ball they had. No matter the condition of the Funko pop, I just bought all of them, which started my collection.
What do you like about the Funko Pops?
So, I have no ties with the brand itself. Still, I would be lying if I said I know the manufacturing process or their ideas behind the company, but I definitely would say that I am more for just the nostalgia that it brings, like in a new quirky way. The best thing I can compare it to is shoes like you have the one style of shoes, and every other brand wants to regulate that one thing or like video games or movies. Everyone has different takes on it, so I think when I saw Funko and what drew me to it is that they were taking things that I liked and putting a twist on it and making it like this cute, during looking figure that neither it was a toy or a bobblehead It was like its own new thing. So, I was more intrigued by the way they’re putting the brands that I like out there. So, like that would be Dragon Ball or video games or movies, like again the way they place the funko pops out there had brought me to it.
What’s the most memorable moment you had while collecting Funko?
Oh, heck yeah, because the very first funko was a gift that meant a lot to me. So, when I went out of my way to go buy some, it was the fun of collecting like, “Oh yeah, I found this one here, I found this one over there.” It wasn’t until one of my best friends from ages ago was like, “Oh yeah, I know someone who collects pops
too” and met me up. I made another best friend out of Funko that grew into a deeper connection, and every pop I got from the two meant the world to me because I was like, here are these weirdos also collecting these funks and got me all into it now. So almost every quote-on-quote valuable pop that I have has way more sentimental value than it does monetary. Currently, I am sitting on five pops in total that were all gifted to me without me knowing, and I’m super in love with them, and I have them in glass boxes and everything.
Whats your favorite funko pop and why?
That would be hard for me to answer because I’m not sure if it’s all the pops I would want to collect or collected in the past; their color scheme is what intrigues me. I’m very much paying more attention to detail. Seeing how point they are with this character, like going back to Dragon Ball Z, I think the pop that intrigues me is the Super Saiyan God Super Sayian Vegeta and his glitter form like in the show. The fact that when they made that pop. They made it with the same color scheme as the show but also added sprinkles of glitter to the paint job. I was like I love that I was like that is detailed to its finest, but if anything, the one pops that I would look at is the venom series from the first wave I had all of the carnages, and I loved looking at them. It just seemed so gross and unique all of the same time.
How many Funko pops do you have in your collection?
I recently just moved, and before I moved, I had around 512 between myself and my wife, but after I moved, we had some damages happen, so I think down to like 450.
What line are you collecting?
When I first got into collecting Funko, I just wanted to do Dragon Ball Z. Still, like any good collector, we find that one thing that’s like,
“Oh, this one looks cool too.” So I went, and I got the spider-man sets, and one thing about Spider-man is like you’ll never finish that line because they always come up with new Spider-man. I got into the Venoms, and that’s where I cut myself off. But then I thought about the marvel’s series, they are great, but they are always going to come out with a whole bunch of Funko’s which I am not going to get into. But throughout the time, I just wanted to stay with my Dragon Ball Z’s, so I sold my Spider-man and venom series, then I started collecting the Apex series and with the Avatar as well, but three series is enough for me, that’s it.
How was it working in retail at GameStop selling Funko? What did you like or dislike about it?
While I worked at GameStop, it was always great to see how the community would come and show out for Funko. That’s something you want to see with any business having hype around their product. When you like to get the hype, you’ll know that the demand is there, then show out, then the businesses should put their products out there, make deals to whoever the third-party senators are going to be. So being at GameStop at the time, it was like their buy two get one and all their deals they would have. I think the problem that I found at GameStop is either we would have shortages or the demand that was being created or not limit the amount people could buy. You’ll have people that would wait out in front of the store at 7 am before the store would open, and as soon as the stores open, you’ll have them buy out like five or ten of them and then go out and flip it back. They can’t control that, and they are the people who create the products. But you’ll have to know that you are
making the demand for people trying to touch others for it. That is the only thing I did not like for funko on their behalf is knowing that people are feeling or flipping their pops; why not create more for those coming in. I don’t think it is fair for people that Funko can’t start mid-way. Like if you weren’t starting your collection from the beginning, tough luck you can’t go back to get them now you are stuck with these new waves. You can’t start fresh at any point of the Funko journey without expecting to spend a lot of money and be prepared to have an enormous wall.
When I was moving, many pops of mine got damaged or destroyed. Still, the good thing was most of them were common—and just saying that a common funko that’s something within itself has a separation between the common funko and rare Funko’s. Then these are my epic, only getting it only at one time and never getting it again. Even as a collector I’ve seen how people try to flip pops as a lively living. It was going to stores to buy like ten of them and converting them for 60$ apiece when it is only 12$ or 15$ retail. That is lame, and it’s entirely, like if you need a quick buck, sadly it’s a way to make it.
Do you consider a Funko Funatic?
Funko Funatic, to me, would be the equivalent of someone who goes out to a football game. They would go out, buy their tickets, wear their merch, and be there early to represent and support that team. I feel like that’s Funko Funatic, in my opinion. A person that’s going out and showing out the brand they are collecting wearing merch and going out there waiting in line for a unique pop and knowing the history behind it. Whereas a flipper is like real estate as they will see the area and know what house to invest in and which you do as a funko flipper, you would know which Funko’s to support and camp out in line investing your time. The funny thing about flippers is that they usually hold the line trying to look at every pop to try to pick out the best one. Then immediately selling it, there’s nothing wrong with it, that’s their grind. But flippers will
always find something to flip. But overall, that’s what I would define as a Funko Funatic, a collector who is a fanboy and would represent the company not compared to a flipper who isn’t attached to it.
Any advice for a new Funko Collector?
My first piece of advice would be don’t be a bully. Honestly, don’t be a bully; I feel like people, especially in this time prevalent, now understand that community is better than solitude. And Funko is a community like we all like to brand the latest Funko’s we have and cherish the grails in your collection just like any collector would. So, I would say don’t be a bully, be out there, be social, be willing to team up with three or four people in a group chat, communicate with each other, and help each other out with getting pops for each other. Make it an activity for you to socialize. Let that be that bridge is where a lot of people are trying to get into collecting because what I’ve seen a lot as both a collector and a retail seller is that many people are doing it solo, and there’s no fun in that. Sometimes I think they’re either trying to make a buck out of me, or someone is trying to take this one thing out of my hand. You have to be friendly, don’t be a bully to people, be nice and friendly, and I’m pretty sure you’ll make some good friends along the way. I know I did just by collecting some Funko’s.
Ash Valenzuela
- Ash Valenzuela
How did you start collecting Funko?
I remember my Husband Alex was working at GameStop, and I remember going in at his store. I would wonder a bit within the store to pass the time before he got off or anything else. While walking around I noticed that they had a Funko pop section. Then I decided to go ahead and browse around. I came across my first funko pop that I started my collection with, a Lilo and stitch, with Lilo with the camera. I created or picked that pop out because I had started my photography/videography business a couple of years ago. So, it reminded me of my passion for video, photo work and how just a personal Lilo story is to my life. So that’s what sparked the whole journey, and now, I was like, wow, this is reflective of my life. I thought deeply at that moment about What it was and just a representation, but I never knew it was going to string on to be a more significant collection than has the lead on from that one pop. Then I found a passion for collecting, and it was also a hobby that I could do with my Husband as well. Being able to pick up pops either for early releases or store openings for an exclusive, have friends who are also collecting, and be in a community with them. We were looking for different pops and helping one another, even to this day, as you may know, especially if we saw something. We always made sure that our friends needed the specific pops but just watching each other’s backs built a community around our lives, and I never expected that. It just showed me the joy that it brought just a simple collectible that could bring in someone’s life, and I saw that reflected with just my Husband Alex and just how bestially a simple token as a gift meant so much to him how it expanded his collection too. As well as building our collection it just started something very symbolic and grew over time as a hobby and something we both enjoy, so that’s something it all started.
What’s the most memorable moment you had while collecting Funko?
Yes, it was for me necessary, but it was for my husband Alex, and it was his birthday, and I, to be honest, don’t know much about the Dragon Ball Z world at all. Just so the little pieces that I’ve been informed off, but I know that he is a complete fanboy about the whole world of dragon ball z. A few years ago, he wanted a Friza pop, but it wasn’t just a particular one but the one with red eyes. If he could have a regular normal one with his gold armor, he would be happy. He tends to drop little tidbits of what
he desires, but he usually throws it over his shoulders and keeps walking. So I always tend to pick up those tiny seeds, and I’m like, “Okay, that’s going to be his birthday present.” For months, I had done my research, making sure to be careful with fakes and be aware of anything that could go wrong because I didn’t want to get scammed or give him a fraud. I wanted this to be legit. Spending weeks or months were just scouting, making sure I wanted to get that one. Even though I knew it was a little pricey, it was just a fade of a moment and appeared to me and snag it, and it was perfect timing because it was a hard person to surprise. After all, he would always get the secrets out of me, and he doesn’t really like surprises, so this was just so perfect. When it came, he couldn’t believe it as soon as he opened it, and I was like, it’s the Frieza that you just mentioned that one time. With him being in shock and not believing that I got him the gift, his reaction is just so priceless because he is selfless. One of my highlights is just being able to get that for him, knowing that and how much that means to him and when his collection was so little at the time, and now it just has grown. But it was just priceless and just awesome to see the reaction of having that one pop be part of his collection was a moment I will never forget.
What do you like about the Funko Pops?
I remember when Funko released the first Stitched; now I refer to it in my collection as the ugly stitched, and I never wanted it in my collection at all, but over time it has evolved. But that first one was just like no, never. It is just a pop of nightmares. But over time, the colors of the details were getting the shading and details of the story, but those memorable aspects keyed on to the little tidbits from the movie because they meant a lot more from the symbolism. After all, one of my great mentors is from Hawaii, and her story speaks a lot to that and a lot of different aspects in Lilo’s story that I deeply connect with. Physically it is the dip it is from that they were able to home in from the first line that they drop from Lilo and Stitched series that attracted me from that. Now that
falls more to the line. It is incredible to see their creativity and how they made some beautiful pieces to the line.
Do you consider yourself as a Funko Funatic?
I probably would have said that when I first started collecting because I was in a deep funko craze, just as many things in my life where I get deeply passionate for a season. But now, not so much. For that season for Funko, I definitely can correlate that with me and my husband wanting every single line, but at that point of my life, I would consider myself and my husband as funatics.
What was something you like or disliked about Funko?
From that stage of the company, I think they did a great job by releasing a lot of personal pop
that resonated with a lot of lousy pop culture and movies and games but just a lot of cultural topics, and I think that’s where Funko does well. I guess they tend to home in on a specific fandom and hear what people would like to see within their pops, and they get those details right, and I think that’s cool to see that in that fanatic stage to see all those details. You can always tell when those details were there, and also, you can tell when they were slacking.
My husband and I were always able to look at a pop and see that they slack in terms of what they could have done a little more with the design, painting, glitter, and packaging. We appreciate those details when it wasn’t always in our quote standards of fanatic funko fandom. It was pretty cool to enjoy the different pops they come out with to appreciate the details they do well with the craftsman’s ship.
Any advice for a new Funko Collector?
My advice would be to take your time and research and pick out different pops you would collect. Not every pop you see holds that interest in value. Sure, they hold value monetary, but every pop should resonate with you. It may be considered too deep, but I think everybody has that one specific line in their collection that they connect with more than the others. Like if their entire collection Is that one line. Just take your time, and if there are more exclusive expensive ones, don’t let that be a distant fetch dream because of possible achievements., if not now, but one day you’ll be able to get it. But take your time collecting, enjoy the ride because it is just the joy of it, the community, the commodity that you are experienced with other people who like to order, and to be able to share your stories with them. So, take your time and enjoy the ride and have fun with it.
