Extremely Specific Pop Collecting

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:10 pm

Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

Postby **mongoose12** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:37 pm

i like my pops with no paint on them...like that this one for example :hello1:

Postby **FunkOCD** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:12 pm

PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

On the flip side since I'm paring down my collection, I've specifically been only collecting the dogs that come with pops like John Wick with Dog, Kate Bishop with Lucky the Pizza Dog, Stephen King with Molly, etc. Does that count?

Postby **CaseyJones14** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:15 pm

That's pretty awesome lol

I don't exactly do that, but I do try and collect any Pops that have chickens or the character is a chicken.

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:34 pm

mongoose12 wrote:i like my pops with no paint on them...like that this one for example

That is so beautiful! Someday I will own a Doom Proto...someday...

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:35 pm

CaseyJones14 wrote:That's pretty awesome I don't exactly do that, but I do try and collect any Pops that have chickens or the character is a chicken.

Sweet! I like that.

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:35 pm

FunkOCD wrote:
PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

On the flip side since I'm paring down my collection, I've specifically been only collecting the dogs that come with pops like John Wick with Dog, Kate Bishop with Lucky the Pizza Dog, Stephen King with Molly, etc. Does that count?

100%! That is awesome!

Postby **lunarembrace** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:22 pm

It would have to be sharks for me. There aren't that many. D:

I know it's not super specific. But..it's all I got for now!

Postby **Squird** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:34 pm

I like Spiderman Mini's in the crouching pose.

Postby **DrunkoPop** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:58 pm

mongoose12 wrote:i like my pops with no paint on them...like that this one for example

Proto Alert :tomato:

Website · Postby **tlaloc666** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:33 pm

I have a little set of boxing POPs ;P

Off course the rocky set OG and the new set of the anniversary, but I also have Ali, julio cesar chavez and tyson and to fishing have balrog ( street fighter ) and the little Deadpool boxer ( mini mystery) hope I can add more soon.

Postby **0mie** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:59 pm

I guess I’ve got something like this, if Pop! has multiple variants I’ll only collect one of them; usually flocked or metallic, no sense in paying for the same figure multiple times :-&

Postby **Stat32111** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:55 am

mongoose12 wrote:i like my pops with no paint on them...like that this one for example

that’s a great line to collect

Postby **aprilyoufools** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:31 am

PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

I've heard of this with a couple of collectors, definitely the ones with cats.
Recently I went to Fugitive Toys and someone came in asking for any new Pops with a bow and arrow (like the Hawkeye set) and they were gonna be opening an archery range soon. I thought that was pretty cool since that was my first time hearing that.
I wonder if there's anyone that's got a ramen shop and maybe only collects the Pops that are eating noodles, like Goku, Vegeta, Naruto, Beerus, Whis, etc.

Postby **0mie** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:35 am

aprilyoufools wrote:
PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

I've heard of this with a couple of collectors, definitely the ones with cats.
Recently I went to Fugitive Toys and someone came in asking for any new Pops with a bow and arrow (like the Hawkeye set) and they were gonna be opening an archery range soon. I thought that was pretty cool since that was my first time hearing that.
I wonder if there's anyone that's got a ramen shop and maybe only collects the Pops that are eating noodles, like Goku, Vegeta, Naruto, Beerus, Whis, etc.

I don’t have a ramen shop, but I’ve got most DBZ ramen Pop!

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:25 am

aprilyoufools wrote:
PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

I've heard of this with a couple of collectors, definitely the ones with cats.
Recently I went to Fugitive Toys and someone came in asking for any new Pops with a bow and arrow (like the Hawkeye set) and they were gonna be opening an archery range soon. I thought that was pretty cool since that was my first time hearing that.
I wonder if there's anyone that's got a ramen shop and maybe only collects the Pops that are eating noodles, like Goku, Vegeta, Naruto, Beerus, Whis, etc.

Those are great ideas! I think we you do something like this, it has to mean something to you in some way. We had a ramen shop close to where I lived and it wasn't ramen Pops as much as just food in general that they had.

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:26 am

0mie wrote:
aprilyoufools wrote:
PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:Question:

Does anyone besides me collect some Pops using extremely specific criteria? I collect a lot of different Pops for a lot of different reasons, but one thing I collect, no matter the line are Pops holding cats. The cat can't be included with the Pop or be just a cat, but an actual Pop holding a cat. And it needs to be a cat...Simba is a lion...he doesn't count. It's totally an arbitrary set of criteria, but I love it and I have so many people who have pointed out the new Godfather and Lightyear Pops coming that fit the bill. I think I have them all (except that darn Analyst from the Matrix that I can't seem to find), but it is fun to hunt them down (and why there is no Sally from NBC holding a cat, I have no clue).

So...anyone else have a very niche and highly arbitrary collection?

I've heard of this with a couple of collectors, definitely the ones with cats.
Recently I went to Fugitive Toys and someone came in asking for any new Pops with a bow and arrow (like the Hawkeye set) and they were gonna be opening an archery range soon. I thought that was pretty cool since that was my first time hearing that.
I wonder if there's anyone that's got a ramen shop and maybe only collects the Pops that are eating noodles, like Goku, Vegeta, Naruto, Beerus, Whis, etc.

I don’t have a ramen shop, but I’ve got most DBZ ramen Pop!

Nice! I have never watched DBZ, so I'm not sure why there are so many ramen Pops from the series, but I think it is cool.

Postby **scullysdad** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:51 am

Maybe not exactly the same but I will buy any Mando Pop where someone is holding Grogu. I only have a couple of the actual Grogu Pops but if someone is holding him? I am there for it.

Postby **lavery01** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:35 am

Wow, it’s great that you collect this way. We just try to be specific in the pop lines that we collect. lol

Postby **rexflexall** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:38 am

Wow I'm not THAT specific! LOL

Postby **hpellot** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:05 pm

I think as space has become an issue I tend to be pickier on what I collect

Postby **muscleheadfunkopop** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:24 pm

I wish I had enough will power to collect like that

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:46 pm

tlaloc666 wrote:I have a little set of boxing POPs ;P

Off course the rocky set OG and the new set of the anniversary, but I also have Ali, julio cesar chavez and tyson and to fishing have balrog ( street fighter ) and the little Deadpool boxer ( mini mystery) hope I can add more soon.

I love that!

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:47 pm

muscleheadfunkopop wrote:I wish I had enough will power to collect like that

Oh...I collect plenty of other Funko items - it's just kind of a little subset that I love.

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:48 pm

scullysdad wrote:Maybe not exactly the same but I will buy any Mando Pop where someone is holding Grogu. I only have a couple of the actual Grogu Pops but if someone is holding him? I am there for it.

Nice! They ARE adorable.

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:49 pm

hpellot wrote:I think as space has become an issue I tend to be pickier on what I collect

Same...I was out and about today and kept having to talk myself out of buying Pops.

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:51 pm

rexflexall wrote:Wow I'm not THAT specific! LOL

I collect a lot of other things too, but no matter the line, if they are holding a cat, I have them. The bad thing is that sometimes it opens the floodgates of me finishing a set. That is what happened with the Dr. Evil Pop. I ended up getting the other three in the line.

Postby **Jade-Rex** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:13 pm

If I had the space I would definitely collect horse/pegasus/unicorn mounted pops. There are several across different fandoms and they're all fantastic. My favorites are Ron on his chess piece, Tina on the espresso pegasus, Valkyrie, and Deadpool. But again...space! Lol

I've seen someone with a pops holding mugs/coffee collection that was pretty cute.

Postby **brooklyn_geek** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:31 pm

I don't encourage Funko collectors to get more specific than they already are lol

Postby **Westlos420** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:15 pm

I’m usually all over the place when it comes to pop collecting. lol

Postby **hpellot** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:46 pm

I would get more stuff if I was not so challenged space wise

Postby **AkariK** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:22 pm

I originally tried to collect any flocked animal pops, but it turned out to be more expensive than I could handle...

Postby **akagalar** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:06 pm

mongoose12 wrote:i like my pops with no paint on them...like that this one for example

I like pops that have unique stickers on them, especially numbers, the lower the better...

JK!

Luckily I haven't found an attribute that I need to collect since I know how hard that can be a times.

Postby **Mags** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:18 pm

PaleRiderOfDoom wrote:
0mie wrote:
aprilyoufools wrote:
I've heard of this with a couple of collectors, definitely the ones with cats.
Recently I went to Fugitive Toys and someone came in asking for any new Pops with a bow and arrow (like the Hawkeye set) and they were gonna be opening an archery range soon. I thought that was pretty cool since that was my first time hearing that.
I wonder if there's anyone that's got a ramen shop and maybe only collects the Pops that are eating noodles, like Goku, Vegeta, Naruto, Beerus, Whis, etc.

I don’t have a ramen shop, but I’ve got most DBZ ramen Pop!

Nice! I have never watched DBZ, so I'm not sure why there are so many ramen Pops from the series, but I think it is cool.

Ramen's actually got a bit of plot significance in Super, specifically with Beerus lol

So it really was just a matter of time before he got a pop of him eating noodles!

Postby **Imagery** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:34 pm

This is an interesting idea. I had to think about it, but I think most of my motivation is character (or genre) based. I feel like I nearly went down this route in a few instances (glow, flocked, bloody), but usually abandoned the idea when it became too much or there were too many that didn't appeal to me

Postby **digithor** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:50 am

That is pretty specific, I have not gone that far into specific collecting myself.

Postby **Geescube** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:58 am

Thats pretty fun

Postby **aprilyoufools** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:23 am

Jade-Rex wrote:If I had the space I would definitely collect horse/pegasus/unicorn mounted pops. There are several across different fandoms and they're all fantastic. My favorites are Ron on his chess piece, Tina on the espresso pegasus, Valkyrie, and Deadpool. But again...space! Lol

I've seen someone with a pops holding mugs/coffee collection that was pretty cute.

This would be pretty cool! I don't collect any of the Harry Potter series but I always appreciated the one of Ron on the chess piece from Sorceror's Stone. These would all look great out of box together.

Postby **hpellot** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:30 pm

If I had the space there are more commons I may get

Postby **PaleRiderOfDoom** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:58 pm

Jade-Rex wrote:If I had the space I would definitely collect horse/pegasus/unicorn mounted pops. There are several across different fandoms and they're all fantastic. My favorites are Ron on his chess piece, Tina on the espresso pegasus, Valkyrie, and Deadpool. But again...space! Lol

I've seen someone with a pops holding mugs/coffee collection that was pretty cute.

Those are cool ideas...isn't there a Tina Belcher on a pegasus too?

I know someone who only collects Pops holding cups. LOL

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