What Makes A Grail?
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Re: What Makes A Grail?
A grail could be a pop over a certain dollar value threshold or something that just has emotional value to someone. What is a grail to someone may not be a grail to others, and some high end collectors also have mega grail classifications
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NitroNiki wrote:Hi, friends! What makes a grail, well, a grail?
Hold my glass,
I got this
Simple mathematic equation for what a grail is
When Demand outweighs Supply. . Which is why numbered pops tend to become grails especially when it’s a popular character
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Re: What Makes A Grail?
A grail needs to have value over $100 IMO
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Whatever pop you personally sought after. Your grail might not be someone else's. and that's ok
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Justsonice25 wrote:Whatever pop you personally sought after. Your grail might not be someone else's. and that's ok
You are absolutely correct. One of my grails from Funko is the gold bender from Futurama bank that was an SDCC exclusive. It was from when Funko was a single table booth before it exploded with Pop! I remember I decided against it because I thought I could get it later and when I went back to get it I could not. That is my personal grail for Funko.
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Chuckles00012 wrote:Justsonice25 wrote:Whatever pop you personally sought after. Your grail might not be someone else's. and that's ok
You are absolutely correct. One of my grails from Funko is the gold bender from Futurama bank that was an SDCC exclusive. It was from when Funko was a single table booth before it exploded with Pop! I remember I decided against it because I thought I could get it later and when I went back to get it I could not. That is my personal grail for Funko.
Yea, mine was the Super Shadow LE 1500 pcs. I currently can't afford it, but they just made the Gamestop Exclusive GITD 2 pack and it's even better.
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Justsonice25 wrote:Chuckles00012 wrote:Justsonice25 wrote:Whatever pop you personally sought after. Your grail might not be someone else's. and that's ok
You are absolutely correct. One of my grails from Funko is the gold bender from Futurama bank that was an SDCC exclusive. It was from when Funko was a single table booth before it exploded with Pop! I remember I decided against it because I thought I could get it later and when I went back to get it I could not. That is my personal grail for Funko.
Yea, mine was the Super Shadow LE 1500 pcs. I currently can't afford it, but they just made the Gamestop Exclusive GITD 2 pack and it's even better.
Yeah those new one is getting better, but old ones gains value overtime.
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Justsonice25 wrote:Chuckles00012 wrote:Justsonice25 wrote:Whatever pop you personally sought after. Your grail might not be someone else's. and that's ok
You are absolutely correct. One of my grails from Funko is the gold bender from Futurama bank that was an SDCC exclusive. It was from when Funko was a single table booth before it exploded with Pop! I remember I decided against it because I thought I could get it later and when I went back to get it I could not. That is my personal grail for Funko.
Yea, mine was the Super Shadow LE 1500 pcs. I currently can't afford it, but they just made the Gamestop Exclusive GITD 2 pack and it's even better.
My buddy has one of the LE 1500 Super Sonics. It's a very cool one. Great call for a Grail.
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Funkolotz1622 wrote:Justsonice25 wrote:Chuckles00012 wrote:You are absolutely correct. One of my grails from Funko is the gold bender from Futurama bank that was an SDCC exclusive. It was from when Funko was a single table booth before it exploded with Pop! I remember I decided against it because I thought I could get it later and when I went back to get it I could not. That is my personal grail for Funko.
Yea, mine was the Super Shadow LE 1500 pcs. I currently can't afford it, but they just made the Gamestop Exclusive GITD 2 pack and it's even better.
Yeah those new one is getting better, but old ones gains value overtime.
Yup, very true. I'd probably have to trade up for it.
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Conventions can be a great place to trade up for grails but the smaller cons are definitely better for that. SDCC is amazing but trading up can be difficult especially when grail hunting.
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CAHLEB wrote:A grail needs to have value over $100 IMO
I say 150 is grail status
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Your favorite pop which makes it priceless because you wouldn't trade it or sell it, most of the time it's a very sought-after pop just my opinion
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PopPChulo wrote:NitroNiki wrote:Hi, friends! What makes a grail, well, a grail?
Hold my glass,
I got this
Simple mathematic equation for what a grail is
When Demand outweighs Supply. . Which is why numbered pops tend to become grails especially when it’s a popular character
Interesting. At what point would be the special count? My interpretation would be like a 1 of 100.
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NitroNiki wrote:PopPChulo wrote:NitroNiki wrote:Hi, friends! What makes a grail, well, a grail?
Hold my glass,
I got this
Simple mathematic equation for what a grail is
When Demand outweighs Supply. . Which is why numbered pops tend to become grails especially when it’s a popular character
Interesting. At what point would be the special count? My interpretation would be like a 1 of 100.
That basically means that the limited number are made available and then other factors like distribution mistakes. One major that comes to mind is the Hall H Ahsokas from SDCC2022.
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Theres all kinds of different grails, from price point, to personal, to an end game goal you want to achieve. Its all up to you, what your definition of grail is
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I think a grail is made by monetary value, piece number, and how badly someone wants the pop. However, not all of these things are required because every person has a different definition.
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I think grails can either be something someone cherishes for either the reason of how they got it won it. Or if it has meaning to them because of the character.
Some people think value and limited runs too.
Some people think value and limited runs too.
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For me a grail is something that makes me happy and has impact for me whether it’s a memory or something that is unique
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Jmagic wrote:For me a grail is something that makes me happy and has impact for me whether it’s a memory or something that is unique
I love this point of view! If I were to answer with this view point, I guess I have several grails now come to think of it.
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Some of my grails are not even worth a lot of money. I probably will never sell for any amount of money my Captain America pops or the autograph Marvel pops where I got to meet the actors and see them sign them. They have more sentimental value then actual cost.
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So true and very subjective, as grail could be demand vs. $$ worth? I wonder if there's a book/publication, like Overstreet is for comic books, as to the value/worth of Pops?
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Having something you really wanted
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I'm more of a personal opinion. Grail are more personal and the community is more focused on price of what is a grail. But weather its a grail it is up to the buyer.
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OK that's pretty cool.
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I think it depends. Either something super cherished by you…A personal grail. Or anything over $100 imo
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