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FUNKOS are boring, ugly and they wore out their welcome
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Their alright but never ever spend more than retail for one
Especially now since a lot of them are getting new models x reprinted or chromed/giant versions
I used to be crazy addicted to them like amiibos but eh I don't care that much anymore
Especially now since a lot of them are getting new models x reprinted or chromed/giant versions
I used to be crazy addicted to them like amiibos but eh I don't care that much anymore
JAKKS has the Nintendo license and Ghibli has always been iffy about giving it's licenses out.
I mean, there are a lot of random pieces of pop culture that don't have affordable options or don't have any options at all. Funko fills that gap and there's nothing wrong with that.
I collected a lot of them, but eventually took a break over two years ago. I started collecting statues, and Funkos aesthetically just look ugly next to them by comparison. The main issue I had was that they rarely evolved past the no mouth/black eyeballs design. The rare ones with mouths or even the oddly obscure Funkos are great.
I collected a lot of them, but eventually took a break over two years ago. I started collecting statues, and Funkos aesthetically just look ugly next to them by comparison. The main issue I had was that they rarely evolved past the no mouth/black eyeballs design. The rare ones with mouths or even the oddly obscure Funkos are great.
You can get this one for 50 when it's released
Or you can get the deluxe one for 80 dollars
Obviously not as cheap and impulse buy-e as Funkopop's
but it definitely looks worth it. LOL
I dunno if I like baby face Sam Porter Bridges.
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Given what we know about the environment, collecting plastic toys is immoral, doing so as an adult is pathetic.
I ditched collectable culture when I sold a bunch of stuff on ebay during the 2008 recession, one of the best decisions I ever made.
I'm into book collecting and it blows my mind that some people put these dumb things on their shelves next to super expensive books. But being that I collect anything at all I guess I get it. But not really. They're awful!
Exactly. If funko can give me affordable figures of my stuff, then I'm here for it
I have a fair few. I get why people hate them but I'm a big collector of action figures and can't help picking up a few of characters I like here and there.
I don't like the way humans look in the style, but I think some of the monsters/creatures/robots etc can look quite fun in the aesthetic.
My favourites are the Henson stuff - Sesame Street and Fraggles. I think they're cute and display well together.
I don't like the way humans look in the style, but I think some of the monsters/creatures/robots etc can look quite fun in the aesthetic.
My favourites are the Henson stuff - Sesame Street and Fraggles. I think they're cute and display well together.
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I'd never get one of those and I if I were gifted one I wouldn't know we're to put it but I've some cool versions of different media. I see no harm in people liking them.
the other day I was in a Half Price Books and they were checking in carts and carts of Funk Pops. I've seen them in heaps around flea markets.
their final destination is Good Will and then the landfill.
the only good ones don't look like Funk Pops lol
TBH, I'm not a fan of any of the toy series that use a basic template and apply a character to it.
their final destination is Good Will and then the landfill.
As someone who collects toys myself and also hates Funko Pops, not really seeing how this statement tracks.
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the only good ones don't look like Funk Pops lol
TBH, I'm not a fan of any of the toy series that use a basic template and apply a character to it.
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They really are just beanie babies. I feel like they've managed to hang around longer because of the nerd culture licensing
A lot of people do that.
And many, many, many Funko collectors display them outside of the box too.
I've never understood keeping almost any collectible in the box. I have a big Ikea display thing for my Pops and amiibo.
My defense of the existence of Funkos is that they're perfect for office decor.
I'm not gonna bring my nice and expensive figures to my workplace, and that includes Nendoroids. Funkos are cheap and get the point across, so I have a few at my desk at work.
I'm not gonna bring my nice and expensive figures to my workplace, and that includes Nendoroids. Funkos are cheap and get the point across, so I have a few at my desk at work.
Out of curiosity, what is that point you are trying to get across?
This is the only one I've ever been tempted to buy, but I'd be too scared to display it anywhere. lolLaura Palmer still best Funko
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Personally if you are going to decor your office , if you are on a budget you are better with Hasbro o McFarlene toys stuff than funkos or Nendoroids honestly.
I'm in the process to decor my WFH space with some of these.
Personally, I keep them in the box only if I have to tear the package to get the figure out. For example, i started to collect some retro Spider-Man figures and NO WAY I'm going to rip that package, I just got this:
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Personally, I keep them in the box only if I have to tear the package to get the figure out. For example, if starting to collect some retro Spider-Man figures and NO WAY I'm going to rip that package, I just got this:
That's one of those new 6" Marvel Legends figures that they put in retro packaging, right?
I'd love to collect the Legends figures. They just get so expensive. So I generally stick to amiibo at this point. (Cut back hugely on Pops to save on money a while ago.)
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The re-releases (The ones i'm getting) are not so expensive. Around $20 -$25 bucks. They MAY get expensive later so gotta catch them all.
The re-releases (The ones i'm getting) are not so expensive. Around $20 -$25 bucks. They MAY get expensive later so gotta catch them all.
Where else was I going to get Georgie Denbrough missing a limb or a frozen Jack Torrance with a bloody axe?
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Funkos are objectively kinda dumb but I like that I can have a little figure at my desk of some of my favorite characters and it only cost 10 bucks. Also some of the "nicer" figures can end up looking real ugly in the face but the simplicity of Funkos means they're always cute lol
I'm sorry, but I just think it is indefensible.
Plastics have a massive environmental impact. Why do you think it is OK to collect plastic toys?
I'm trying to understand what the endgame is for your argument.
Do you think that the vast majority of toys and action figures should stop being manufactured?
Most funko these days are worth less than the materials they are made from. I've said this before but knowing that even if half the funko in the world end up in landfill (which they eventually will) it'll be enough to fill up several football stadiums lasting 1000s of years.
That doesn't answer my question.
And Funkos aren't the only plastic toy being manufactured.
I do not like them one bit. The only one I own came with Season 1 of Game of Thrones and I don't like it on my shelf.
I prefer to save my money and get full statues over 10 Funkos. I also prefer my characters to not look morphed/weird.
But that's just me, if you like 'em that's fine. I just see them as the fast food of collectibles.
I prefer to save my money and get full statues over 10 Funkos. I also prefer my characters to not look morphed/weird.
But that's just me, if you like 'em that's fine. I just see them as the fast food of collectibles.
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Something about them is just really off putting to me, but they must speak to a bunch of other people since they are able to make so damn many of them.
