New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

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New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby geekygent78 » Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:14 pm

Well the new Zoro is supposed to be heading to the stores sometime and may be as early as this weekend. How does everyone feel about the way this drop was handled? From Funko down to the retail store? There has been so much confusion, the store didn't even know when it was going to be hitting the stores. Crazy.


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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby E1f4 » Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:16 pm

Its going to be like Tusk release from Solo leveling at Gamestop.
No HT stores in my local area will get any lol
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby SweetNSpicy » Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:47 pm

E1f4 wrote:Its going to be like Tusk release from Solo leveling at Gamestop.
No HT stores in my local area will get any lol



That was a mess especially since pokemon boxes released the same day
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby bbauwe01 » Wed Feb 25, 2026 6:59 pm

This release strategy is currently a disaster.

First who has time to drive to hot topic potentially multiple times without knowing if they will be there.

Second if nobody knows there is no accountability. Workers could save them for their friends or have their friends buy them for them. You could show up, the pops be hidden in the back or behind the register, and the workers just tell you they didn’t get any in and you would have no idea if they are telling the truth. At least w Tusk and Sanji there were stock checkers you could look up to see.

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby SweetNSpicy » Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:38 pm

Good luck to all trying for this
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby jmosh42 » Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:42 pm

Looks like release is starting tomorrow. Best of luck to everyone
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby bbauwe01 » Sat Feb 28, 2026 11:59 am

Much easier to get than I imagined. I was in line early but someone showed up right at open and got the last one.

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby jmosh42 » Sat Feb 28, 2026 4:12 pm

Looks like hit or miss. Some stores had them sitting and others had long lines :eek:
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby Funkolotz1622 » Sat Feb 28, 2026 4:52 pm

jmosh42 wrote:Looks like hit or miss. Some stores had them sitting and others had long lines :eek:


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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby bbauwe01 » Sat Feb 28, 2026 5:21 pm

My store had 6

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby Rxiempire » Sat Feb 28, 2026 9:14 pm

Was able to get one my store had 6

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby SweetNSpicy » Sun Mar 01, 2026 12:48 am

Didn't get lucky so hopefully prices go down
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby bbauwe01 » Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:35 am

I’m shocked by these prices. I thought they’d be in the 300-400 range. I figured the gold gol d roger was a good benchmark for this pop. Same franchise and same piece count

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby FlinksPoppinPics » Sun Mar 01, 2026 11:12 am

Im accepting the L on this one - I dont have the energy to wake up super early to stand in a HT line lol
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Postby FunkoholicsAnonymous » Sun Mar 01, 2026 4:21 pm

My store only got 3, sadly I wasn’t able to get one
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby PopBaron74 » Mon Mar 02, 2026 12:56 am

My store got 6 but we had no clue if they had anything or not until they opened. The associate didn’t come out to give tickets or anything like I saw some people get if they had pops there. So we all were nervous until the opened and we asked and she stated she had 6….. the sigh of relief was real lol

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby Funko_Karina » Mon Mar 02, 2026 1:17 am

Didnt have luck at my local ht. Hopefully it is available next week
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby AnyGivenFunko » Tue Mar 03, 2026 1:54 pm

I went to my local Hot Topic around 8:00 AM and was surprised to see only two people in line, so I jumped in. Within about five minutes, five more people showed up. Around 8:30 AM, an HT employee came out to greet us and let us know they only received six Zoro. He said he’d be back shortly to hand out tickets. I got #3. It was fun hunting again, i guess waiting. lol

The people behind me were new to Funko. It was fun listening to their stories.
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby Justsonice25 » Tue Mar 03, 2026 2:44 pm

Yea, this pop was picked off so quick in my area.
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby FuegoGlorious » Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:06 pm

RIP in peace to anyone who couldnt wait at HT for 3 hours.
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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby mrodr110 » Thu Mar 05, 2026 9:39 am

Great pop, won't have a shot in ____ of getting it lol. My area they go crazy and line up for everything so no way I will be at a hot topic weekly looking for it. Def not paying the resell on it just have to hope I get something someone wants lol

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Re: New Zoro Hot Topic Release news

Postby Iwonder83lv » Sat Mar 07, 2026 4:02 pm

My local HT got 6 in last weekend but I was way too late. People started to line up at around 4am. Hopefully HT doesn't get anymore LE One Piece Pops lol


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