Is it less expensive to buy on Ebay?

[keyese]

It depends on if you think you'll be wanting to get more of the Pops in the future. There is a bit of a learning curve, especially with things like collecting all the cards for royalty sets and making sure you are on top of redemption periods. Personally if I were only interested in getting a couple of the Pops from one or two lines, I would just buy on Ebay after people get them in hand. It comes down to a balance of time and effort for collecting (creating a wallet, the drop queues, trading or buying or selling to get your sets, watching the marketplace trends, redeeming, etc).

[jcrook]

It depends on if you think you'll be wanting to get more of the Pops in the future. There is a bit of a learning curve, especially with things like collecting all the cards for royalty sets and making sure you are on top of redemption periods. Personally if I were only interested in getting a couple of the Pops from one or two lines, I would just buy on Ebay after people get them in hand. It comes down to a balance of time and effort for collecting (creating a wallet, the drop queues, trading or buying or selling to get your sets, watching the marketplace trends, redeeming, etc).

That does sound like a lot of work. I am not into all of the different NFT's,, just an occasional one, so I think you are right in your advice if it is just for the occasional pop eBay or other secondary market.

[kmandude92]

Depends on the line and what pops you're looking for - I usually go all-in for the drops I want multiple Pops from and wait it on for resale on others

[jwrivera27]

For a Pop collector who has not done anything with digital NFT, who wants to get a few of the physical NFT Pops! would it be less expensive to just buy it on ebay, versus starting a Droppp account and buying UDSC so you can collect all of the royalty sets, legendary sets, or buying grail tokens, etc?

I just really like some of these Star Trek ones....but not sure about all that goes into getting setup with NFT's...

Looking for real advice.....Thanks

Id say it's a bit easier to buy off of eBay but I know people love that's buyers insurance...I'd recommend joined the Funko NFT BST group as you can find deals daily over there.

[biedermann15]

Ebay is not horrible to find the NFTs. There is a also a few good Facebook groups if you want to avoid the fees and taxes.

[joshuadoescosplay]

Honestly, it’s a 50/50 between buying the physicals a few weeks after they’ve been delivered and people are undercutting one another/buying the nfts before snapshot occurs and tokens are distributed.

[jwrivera27]

For a Pop collector who has not done anything with digital NFT, who wants to get a few of the physical NFT Pops! would it be less expensive to just buy it on ebay, versus starting a Droppp account and buying UDSC so you can collect all of the royalty sets, legendary sets, or buying grail tokens, etc?

I just really like some of these Star Trek ones....but not sure about all that goes into getting setup with NFT's...

Looking for real advice.....Thanks

I see a ton of funkos on ebay for about 50-150% markup compared to Facebook groups and marketplace

[tokiyeo]

For a Pop collector who has not done anything with digital NFT, who wants to get a few of the physical NFT Pops! would it be less expensive to just buy it on ebay, versus starting a Droppp account and buying UDSC so you can collect all of the royalty sets, legendary sets, or buying grail tokens, etc?

I just really like some of these Star Trek ones....but not sure about all that goes into getting setup with NFT's...

Looking for real advice.....Thanks

just buy it its better

[tokiyeo]

I'd say if all your wanting is the physical pops, wait until after redemption and people have received the physical items. Then look on eBay or even Mercari. Getting into NFTs can be very overwhelming - there can sometimes be a lot of steps involved. I do know there are videos that content creators have created about the whole Droppp process. You can probably Google search those if you are really interested in setting up a Droppp account and participating. Good luck on whatever path you choose! The NFT pops can be some of the most awesome around! I definitely enjoy collecting a few NFT lines!

i stick to ebay!

[M37R01D]

For a Pop collector who has not done anything with digital NFT, who wants to get a few of the physical NFT Pops! would it be less expensive to just buy it on ebay, versus starting a Droppp account and buying UDSC so you can collect all of the royalty sets, legendary sets, or buying grail tokens, etc?

I just really like some of these Star Trek ones....but not sure about all that goes into getting setup with NFT's...

Looking for real advice.....Thanks

Generally once physicals are in hand all the flippers start undercutting each other especially in my fb group. I usually tell people its better to wait it out and grab once in hand. Fomo gets the best of people sometimes.

[Squird]

I don’t know about less expensive, but it sure is easier.

I don’t want the hassle of setting up accounts and buying a trading so if I like a given pop, I wait,

I’m not built for the hunt.

[sealordbrian]

This is a hot issue but it comes down to demand for the item. When these things are released (as digital items), the demand is high, then it cools off so you can often find deals/steals in the digital domain on the marketplaces. Plus the groups are usually pretty good about identifying potential sales or people doing "ISO" posts. For an ebay sale (once in hand, would never buy an NFT Pop before it's seen redeemed on Ebay -- too much potential for something to go wrong), there is a one pro and one con that that stands out. You can identify damage (which can be a problem) but the market stabilizes on price. That can either go in your favor, or in my case, against you. Good luck and happy hunting.

[FunkoFresh253]

For a Pop collector who has not done anything with digital NFT, who wants to get a few of the physical NFT Pops! would it be less expensive to just buy it on ebay, versus starting a Droppp account and buying UDSC so you can collect all of the royalty sets, legendary sets, or buying grail tokens, etc?

I just really like some of these Star Trek ones....but not sure about all that goes into getting setup with NFT's...

Looking for real advice.....Thanks

probably the easiest way, but not really the cheapest way. but people pay for convenience. so thats your call really.

[Chenzo157]

A lot goes into this but I feel like it'll be cheaper to get it while it's digital and redeem it yourself

[Elewitt2022]

Update!

I went ahead and bought all of the cards in Droppp, after comparing to current prices on Ebay and Mercari. I can't bring myself to enter the Facebook environment, although it sounds like from people on this board that there are good opportunities for Funko trades/sales there.....

So I have my grail and royalty set now, waiting for redemption!!!!

[StarWarsFunkoGirl]

I think its hit or miss. There are times after the initial drop and before snapshot where prices are pretty low. If you want something and dont want to gamble on packs, best would be to monitor pricing constantly.

Yep, agree 100%
You need to keep checking prices on both Droppp & AH

[E1f4]

I would recommend Mercari instead since most things are cheaper on their

I agree on this as well. I gotten a few steals just sending crazy offers sometimes.

[Chenzo157]

I would recommend Mercari instead since most things are cheaper on their

I agree on this as well. I gotten a few steals just sending crazy offers sometimes.

What sucks now are the fees buyers have to pay now. As a seller I always try to set good prices but I sometimes get asked if I can go lower because the fees make it pricey