Sodas vs Pop values?

[Wiselordship]

I think if they go back to decent LE counts and stop doing no piece counts things will start tracking back up. But I think they produced too many and made people stray away with the no piece counts. Add that to difficulty of finding a chase without opening cans and then people selling the extra commons for dirt cheap since they have many trying to find a chase. Think the chases over time will potentially start trending up, commons I don't think they will unless there were low LEs.

Sodas probably won't his Pop levels, but that is more cause there seems to be a lot more Pop collectors than Soda ones. So the old supply and demand problem.

[Elviax]

A lot of the sodas recently that have had piece count have been super high as well.

[DrunkoPop]

Pops will always surpass sodas based upon its history. Don’t get me wrong I love sodas but pops have been around a lot longer.

[kmandude92]

I think if they go back to decent LE counts and stop doing no piece counts things will start tracking back up. But I think they produced too many and made people stray away with the no piece counts. Add that to difficulty of finding a chase without opening cans and then people selling the extra commons for dirt cheap since they have many trying to find a chase. Think the chases over time will potentially start trending up, commons I don't think they will unless there were low LEs.

Sodas probably won't his Pop levels, but that is more cause there seems to be a lot more Pop collectors than Soda ones. So the old supply and demand problem.

They NEED to keep the sodas more limited - the no count sodas have very little value and ended up sitting almost everywhere. Not worth it when they're unlimited like that.

[Wiselordship]

I think if they go back to decent LE counts and stop doing no piece counts things will start tracking back up. But I think they produced too many and made people stray away with the no piece counts. Add that to difficulty of finding a chase without opening cans and then people selling the extra commons for dirt cheap since they have many trying to find a chase. Think the chases over time will potentially start trending up, commons I don't think they will unless there were low LEs.

Sodas probably won't his Pop levels, but that is more cause there seems to be a lot more Pop collectors than Soda ones. So the old supply and demand problem.

They NEED to keep the sodas more limited - the no count sodas have very little value and ended up sitting almost everywhere. Not worth it when they're unlimited like that.

And does not help they clearance them and majority are just opened by random "shoppers". They do need to go back to 10K or less runs for sure.

[LoneWolf72]

For me it simply comes down to money and time. I've spent thousands of dollars over the last 10 years to become close to complete in my pop collections. Star Wars, Disney, Tim Burton, Buffy....and even though I love sodas, it's hard for a person with OCD to only collect a few sodas . Maybe when I'm complete in Star Wars (I'm at 96% now), I'll be ready to put my whole heart into my soda collection.

[rexflexall]

Pops will always surpass sodas based upon its history. Don’t get me wrong I love sodas but pops have been around a lot longer.

Much agreed! Pops are their bread & butter.

[Ohlordypops]

I think if they go back to decent LE counts and stop doing no piece counts things will start tracking back up. But I think they produced too many and made people stray away with the no piece counts. Add that to difficulty of finding a chase without opening cans and then people selling the extra commons for dirt cheap since they have many trying to find a chase. Think the chases over time will potentially start trending up, commons I don't think they will unless there were low LEs.

Sodas probably won't his Pop levels, but that is more cause there seems to be a lot more Pop collectors than Soda ones. So the old supply and demand problem.

They NEED to keep the sodas more limited - the no count sodas have very little value and ended up sitting almost everywhere. Not worth it when they're unlimited like that.

And does not help they clearance them and majority are just opened by random "shoppers". They do need to go back to 10K or less runs for sure.

Definitely agree on needing a piece count, preferably a lower piece count, to have a chance at a decent value. The new monster Freddy from the heavy metal boxes is a good example of that (although time will tell if it stays as high as it is now, but being LE500 will help).

[singerjared21]

I think that sodas lost all value when they released ones with no piece count bc that makes it seem like there wasn’t one in the first place.

[DrunkoPop]

Pops will always surpass sodas based upon its history. Don’t get me wrong I love sodas but pops have been around a lot longer.

Much agreed! Pops are their bread & butter.

Yes and it’s a first of its kind.

[Gsanch28]

I think its just because of longevity sodas are still pretty new and so the value doesn’t necessarily show because people are to scared to invest in a line that might not be there. I have over 40 dorbz that I still like . The value isn’t there but I did like that run when they initially came out.

[kmandude92]

I think its just because of longevity sodas are still pretty new and so the value doesn’t necessarily show because people are to scared to invest in a line that might not be there. I have over 40 dorbz that I still like . The value isn’t there but I did like that run when they initially came out.

Some of the sodas are cool, but they'll probably have similar value to Dorbz in a few years anyways

[DrunkoPop]

I think its just because of longevity sodas are still pretty new and so the value doesn’t necessarily show because people are to scared to invest in a line that might not be there. I have over 40 dorbz that I still like . The value isn’t there but I did like that run when they initially came out.

Some of the sodas are cool, but they'll probably have similar value to Dorbz in a few years anyways

Hopefully NOT

[rexflexall]

Pops will always surpass sodas based upon its history. Don’t get me wrong I love sodas but pops have been around a lot longer.

Much agreed! Pops are their bread & butter.

Yes and it’s a first of its kind.

Can't wait to see what's in store for both soda and pops in 2024!

[islander671]

Much agreed! Pops are their bread & butter.

Yes and it’s a first of its kind.

Can't wait to see what's in store for both soda and pops in 2024!

Same here. Part of me hopes they return to lower LE counts again, since I highly doubt they will consider dropping the price on the line. With the lower LE counts add to the right licenses I think it could turn around.

[TonyMa]

I just randomly thinking of this as I stared at my collection of pops and sodas.

I initially started as a Funko Pop collector and then gradually moved over to Sodas. But over the course of several years I have come to notice that values of Pops continue to rise and Sodas tend to stay low. As most of us know that our collection isn't dependent on value, as it is more to fandom, but I was curious what peoples thoughts were on why Pop Values stay high and increase while Sodas still stay low. Lol yes I know its random, but I was wondering what you all think as I love to hear fellow Funatics points, as there are a lot of folks who have had more experience than I. Anyways feel free to chime in, as there is no right or wrong, in my opinion

I feel like Pops are always going to be more iconic. It’s what worked for Funko. Every other product seemingly dies out.

[DrunkoPop]

Much agreed! Pops are their bread & butter.

Yes and it’s a first of its kind.

Can't wait to see what's in store for both soda and pops in 2024!

I would like to see more NFT soda drops for this upcoming year.

[DrunkoPop]

Yes and it’s a first of its kind.

Can't wait to see what's in store for both soda and pops in 2024!

Same here. Part of me hopes they return to lower LE counts again, since I highly doubt they will consider dropping the price on the line. With the lower LE counts add to the right licenses I think it could turn around.

Excellent Point!

[Jeffryan73]

As much as I like the NFT drops there are definitely a few that would have been great as limited Con or Funko shop releases instead and probably retained more value that way.

[rexflexall]

Need some extremely low count LE ones to add to sodas!

[islander671]

Need some extremely low count LE ones to add to sodas!

I agree that would be real nice with the right licenses.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but are the lowest soda LE counts the Freddy Funko as Monster at 500 or were there others lower than that?

[wash2366]

While i enjoy a soda here or there , I realized this quickly too about soda v pop value. I still buy the occcasional soda but its nothing Im going to go too crazy on. i Can barely trade chases unless its brand spanking new and if you get a common youll be stuck with it forever. I dont trust that this line will be around much longer...

This here. We have seen many different attempts to broaden the Funko line, but nothing has ever managed to make a dent in Pops popularity.

I honestly think that the only thing that can take Funko and another line to place even remotely close to Pop! Is if they can figure out how to take the Spastik Plastik characters, create a long running and popular show, and make action figures for them. IMHO

[rexflexall]

I just feel Pops will always be tops!

[Arneldenal]

There is so much more room for variety with the Pop figures vs the sodas. The sizes, the detail, the add ons are way more accessible for the pop figures. The soda are very limited on what variety they can make. Also the figures only translate so well with facial features for certain characters on the sodas ive noticed. I think this is why the pops are always a fan favorite over the sodas so far. I always enjoy seeing the new lines and variety they come up with. I have gotten sodas but I still enjoy the pops figures more just for the mere fact they can do more with that line.

Yup this is what I’ve always said

[Wiselordship]

There is so much more room for variety with the Pop figures vs the sodas. The sizes, the detail, the add ons are way more accessible for the pop figures. The soda are very limited on what variety they can make. Also the figures only translate so well with facial features for certain characters on the sodas ive noticed. I think this is why the pops are always a fan favorite over the sodas so far. I always enjoy seeing the new lines and variety they come up with. I have gotten sodas but I still enjoy the pops figures more just for the mere fact they can do more with that line.

Yup this is what I’ve always said

Yep, Nd the 3lts gave them more room, but only for bigger characters really. Bugs was a good example on going beyond the can, but seemed unfinished when you had to put together. Pops just have more room to make cooler molds. Specially some lately for anime.

[Arneldenal]

There is so much more room for variety with the Pop figures vs the sodas. The sizes, the detail, the add ons are way more accessible for the pop figures. The soda are very limited on what variety they can make. Also the figures only translate so well with facial features for certain characters on the sodas ive noticed. I think this is why the pops are always a fan favorite over the sodas so far. I always enjoy seeing the new lines and variety they come up with. I have gotten sodas but I still enjoy the pops figures more just for the mere fact they can do more with that line.

Yup this is what I’ve always said

Definitely