Legion Of Boom wrote:FredKruger wrote:Legion Of Boom wrote:
We won’t find out until Funko makes an official announcement (if they even do so) or until orders are received by retailers. Either way, I’m glad this one is being mass released.
It already was mass released, and vaulted. This came out in October 2017, and I got mine at Gamestop. Wonder if they will start unvaulting other pops, I need a same mold Phoenix, the Thing, 480 PC comic con sets, etc. Not good sign for hobby, as dilutes the items status as a collectible.
The original Joe Montana was not mass released, it was recalled due to likeness reasons. Yeah a few made it's way to some retailers but not all went out. So I'm pretty sure this isn't an un-vaulting...and it's pretty safe to say that those older figures and the 480 pc count con exclusives that you mentioned aren't coming back. Why would they rerelease the old mold Phoenix when there's a brand new one coming out in a few months.
It was sent out to all retailers, and they recalled them, many before they arrived. The ones that were sold were mostly pre orders. Instead of scrapping, and going with a new mold, it appears they unvaulted, and made a bunch of new ones. We will know for sure by the factory date on bottom of these. If isnt Oct 2017 or before, it's an unvaulting as a new production line.
If they remake these, why not remake all old molds for more sales? It just seems strange to remake a pop over a year after released and had vanished from stores. Again I got mine at retail, but sucks that instead of this remaining a rare item, they are rereleasing to everyone. Sucks for collectors, great for the masses. Slippery slope with this stuff. Why not make the away jersey instead, would have sold just as well, while maintaining the allure of the original.
Just a strange move and I'm sure will anger many who bought on secondary market once Funko vaulted it over a year ago. Time will tell if they keep unvaulting.