The Addiction is Real...

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:07 pm

I just bought $65 worth of Game of Thrones pops on the Hastings website. Can't beat 8 pops for $65 including shipping, though. I have a feeling I won't ever be able to stop collecting these cute little guys. Am I the only one? lol

Postby **JsinLegacy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:24 pm

I went from 3 to 48 in 2 months... its real

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:27 pm

JsinLegacy wrote:I went from 3 to 48 in 2 months... its real

So I'm not alone. (:
I don't even know how many I have at this point with half of them being at school, but I'm frightened to find out.
I'm just excited to be almost done with my Game of Thrones collection!
Just need two more to complete the available set. :3

Postby **zOnesTarX** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:36 pm

200 pops in about 6-7 months lol

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:42 pm

zOnesTarX wrote:200 pops in about 6-7 months

I'm just scared for when I move onto the more rare pops that I need.
Viserion is at least $60 each place I've seen him and I'm not looking forward to that. :eek:

Postby **slim1977** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:51 pm

ohheyitsshannon wrote:
zOnesTarX wrote:200 pops in about 6-7 months

I'm just scared for when I move onto the more rare pops that I need.
Viserion is at least $60 each place I've seen him and I'm not looking forward to that.

Buy Viserion from popcultcha, it's about 20 after shipping.

Postby **JsinLegacy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:55 pm

slim1977 wrote:
ohheyitsshannon wrote:
zOnesTarX wrote:200 pops in about 6-7 months

I'm just scared for when I move onto the more rare pops that I need.
Viserion is at least $60 each place I've seen him and I'm not looking forward to that.

Buy Viserion from popcultcha, it's about 20 after shipping.

this ... easiest way to get hard to find pops at a good price

Postby **FunkoGabe** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:59 pm

My wife and i have spent alot on pops but we buy them for the memories looking at the disney pops from our childhood or the newer ones its all worth in my opinion

Postby **ITheDynamo** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:02 pm

It's a good way to have memorabilia from childhood and new favorites. Addictive for sure but very fun $\:D/$

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:03 pm

slim1977 wrote:
ohheyitsshannon wrote:
zOnesTarX wrote:200 pops in about 6-7 months

I'm just scared for when I move onto the more rare pops that I need.
Viserion is at least $60 each place I've seen him and I'm not looking forward to that.

Buy Viserion from popcultcha, it's about 20 after shipping.

He's on pre-order and has been for a few weeks from what I've seen so I'm doubting if they have him in stock or not. :/
I don't want to order him and have to wait a year and never get him.

It definitely is fun to collect the characters that mean so much to me. Addictive, yes, but very fun. :3

Postby **h3wi3** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:05 pm

The more the merrier.

Postby **JsinLegacy** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:13 pm

ohheyitsshannon wrote:He's on pre-order and has been for a few weeks from what I've seen so I'm doubting if they have him in stock or not. :/
I don't want to order him and have to wait a year and never get him.

It definitely is fun to collect the characters that mean so much to me. Addictive, yes, but very fun. :3

Order him from them and if you find him elsewhere then you can cancel the pre-order

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:18 pm

JsinLegacy wrote:
ohheyitsshannon wrote:He's on pre-order and has been for a few weeks from what I've seen so I'm doubting if they have him in stock or not. :/
I don't want to order him and have to wait a year and never get him.

It definitely is fun to collect the characters that mean so much to me. Addictive, yes, but very fun. :3

Order him from them and if you find him elsewhere then you can cancel the pre-order

I might just do that once I settle down from buying all of these pops lately.
Can't go broke buying these things. xD
I love them, but my wallet is crying a bit.

Was Viserion some sort of exclusive or is he just very hard to find?

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:18 pm

h3wi3 wrote:The more the merrier.

Agreed!

Postby **Streamline1175** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:18 pm

I have been looking at the Popcultcha site and how is their reliability on Pops coming all the way from Australia in mint or excellent condition especially all the way to Texas? I don't want to order a bunch of them and then get them and have to ship them back because they were damaged in delivery.

After looking through their site though that is a good place to find ones that you can't find other places, along with the other sites out there that sell some of the rares/retired/exclusives.

As for me I went from just having 1 Pop to about 50 in a month or so, I have spent a lot of money this past month. lol

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:20 pm

Streamline1175 wrote:I have been looking at the Popcultcha site and how is their reliability on Pops coming all the way from Australia in mint or excellent condition especially all the way to Texas? I don't want to order a bunch of them and then get them and have to ship them back because they were damaged in delivery.

After looking through their site though that is a good place to find ones that you can't find other places, along with the other sites out there that sell some of the rares/retired/exclusives.

As for me I went from just having 1 Pop to about 50 in a month or so, I have spent a lot of money this past month.

Apparently there's mixed reviews about the condition of pops people have received coming from Popcultcha.

The woman who was helping me with my order questions was extremely helpful. She ran into the store and kept my Grey Wind pop at her desk and even went to the warehouse herself to get my Rhaegal pop. Very customer friendly, but some people have had bad experiences from what I see on their Facebook page.

It seems like you should be okay, but you can never tell with overseas orders.

Postby **Applehead** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:17 pm

Popcultcha take your money straight away for pre-orders so just cancelling your order isn't as easy as you think, in fact I believe they don't refund pre-orders, only offer store credit or another in stock pop of the same value.
That's what happened to me when they weren't able to source any Beat it Michael Jacksons.

Edit: I went for Squidward if anyone was wondering!

Also, I have received around 3 or 4 mint pops from them, all regulars, but my metallic BMO is in a horrible state, scratched, concave face, and a severely bent foot.

take from that what you will.

Postby **Fugly16** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:21 pm

JsinLegacy wrote:I went from 3 to 48 in 2 months... its real

About the same for me as well. Girlfriend is ragey

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:24 pm

Applehead wrote:Popcultcha take your money straight away for pre-orders so just cancelling your order isn't as easy as you think, in fact I believe they don't refund pre-orders, only offer store credit or another in stock pop of the same value.
That's what happened to me when they weren't able to source any Beat it Michael Jacksons.

Edit: I went for Squidward if anyone was wondering!

Also, I have received around 3 or 4 mint pops from them, all regulars, but my metallic BMO is in a horrible state, scratched, concave face, and a severely bent foot. take from that what you will.

Oh no! ):

It seems like you had a bad experience with them. I think you're right about the pre-order thing. They take your money, but never offer you a refund. It seems to be hard to even get a hold of the company, too.

Take caution when ordering from them.

Postby **Streamline1175** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:33 pm

Wow I didn't know that they did that with preorders. I guess if they have a must have Pop then I will get it through them, else I will just use entertainment earth, fugitive toys, or Gemini collectibles since they are all in the states and wouldn't cost me a fortune.

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:45 pm

Streamline1175 wrote:Wow I didn't know that they did that with preorders. I guess if they have a must have Pop then I will get it through them, else I will just use entertainment earth, fugitive toys, or Gemini collectibles since they are all in the states and wouldn't cost me a fortune.

I would say that's a good idea.
Unless the pop is a must have or something you can't find anywhere else on the internet, I would say try finding it elsewhere.

Postby **zOnesTarX** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:15 pm

I am all into the rare and retired pops now, costing a pretty penny for me right now lol

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:21 pm

zOnesTarX wrote:I am all into the rare and retired pops now, costing a pretty penny for me right now

That's why I'm worried about finding Viserion. :/
The last dragon that I need, but I can't seem to find him anywhere online for a decent price beside Popcultcha, but he's on pre-order.
I need him!

Postby **wonderful217** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:27 pm

I've made several orders, and also have several open orders at the moment. I have never had a problem with box condition, i have had poor paint jobs but that seems to be a risk ordering online with most stores. You do have to be patient with preorders, I've been waiting on the blue flash for almost 5 months. The standard is finally in stock, but the metallic has been pushed back again.

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:30 pm

wonderful217 wrote:I've made several orders, and also have several open orders at the moment. I have never had a problem with box condition, i have had poor paint jobs but that seems to be a risk ordering online with most stores. You do have to be patient with preorders, I've been waiting on the blue flash for almost 5 months. The standard is finally in stock, but the metallic has been pushed back again.

It's just hard hearing reviews on their pre-order experiences with other customers. Waiting that long for something someone orders is a bit much without any sort of update. :/

Postby **GnomesStalkChildren** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:40 am

i went from 3 in october to 73 now stil lgot more coming

Postby **jedik6** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:48 am

zOnesTarX wrote:I am all into the rare and retired pops now, costing a pretty penny for me right now

Me too! I just got Obi Wan, Han Solo, Ursula, Cheshire, and Belle....not cheap.

Postby **deadlyallianceleader** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:15 am

I went from 3 Pops (The completed Sonic series that I got from a local comic ship in the summer), to 14 (11 of which were bought pr received in the past 3 weeks). There's also 6 coming in the mail

2 of those coming in the mail are from Pop Cultcha. It's awesome that they're able to get some of the retired or rare pops re-produced.... if that is what they do

I have Flat-coloured Blue Lantern: The Flash and GIR pre-ordered from them right now

Postby **RumpleBumple** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 3:17 am

I started in August and I'm sitting around 230. I could easily sell them an go on a nice vacation, lol

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:07 am

deadlyallianceleader wrote:I went from 3 Pops (The completed Sonic series that I got from a local comic ship in the summer), to 14 (11 of which were bought pr received in the past 3 weeks). There's also 6 coming in the mail

2 of those coming in the mail are from Pop Cultcha. It's awesome that they're able to get some of the retired or rare pops re-produced.... if that is what they do

I have Flat-coloured Blue Lantern: The Flash and GIR pre-ordered from them right now

I'm also getting 2 from Popcultcha. I'm really excited to get my order. Waiting 4-6 weeks is going to be hard, but getting the pops I ordered will definitely be worth it. :razz:

Postby **Garnet2045** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:56 am

I started with a free hulk over the summer, im sitting at over 30 now

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:00 am

Garnet2045 wrote:I started with a free hulk over the summer, im sitting at over 30 now

It seems like once someone starts collecting they can't stop! lol

Postby **Jezter** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:14 am

I started last July, and although 58 isn't a massive number since that time, it's a lot for someone who just had a baby in May, lol

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I know for a fact I'll be dropping a few hundred dollars easy with my tax return money to get more shelves and a ton of Pops in a month or two.

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:24 am

Jezter wrote:I started last July, and although 58 isn't a massive number since that time, it's a lot for someone who just had a baby in May, .
I know for a fact I'll be dropping a few hundred dollars easy with my tax return money to get more shelves and a ton of Pops in a month or two.

That's still an impressive collection!
Maybe your child will grow up and love pops as well! :razz:

Postby **chainsawco** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:33 am

I started collecting on the 19th of November with the purchase of golden smaug then I found a batman chase December 2nd. It was all over after that. After finding the chase, I just cant stop chasing the dragon lol

. Ive found 4 chase since 3 batman and a beetle juice. I cant stop now, If there is a chase in my area I'm going to find it!!!! Sorry to all in Colorado springs I'm the collector!!!!

Postby **Cheryl24** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:37 am

In just 3 weeks, I've gone from 2 to 20 with plans to go to Hot Topic this week for more. I'm a little out of control but having a blast! :bom:

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:37 am

chainsawco wrote:I started collecting on the 19th of November with the purchase of golden smaug then I found a batman chase December 2nd. It was all over after that. After finding the chase, I just cant stop chasing the dragon . Ive found 4 chase since 3 batman and a beetle juice. I cant stop now, If there is a chase in my area I'm going to find it!!!! Sorry to all in Colorado springs I'm the collector!!!!

Good luck finding all of the chases!
I haven't found a single one yet, but I'm hoping to soon! (:

Postby **Stan_Pines** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:47 am

Started with 1 over the summer as well, but in the past two months I've gained eleven!
At 14 currently

Postby **ohheyitsshannon** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:59 am

Stan_Pines wrote:Started with 1 over the summer as well, but in the past two months I've gained eleven!
At 14 currently

I've gained more than I care to admit over the past two months. lol

Postby **Beto** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:57 pm

Yeah it's really an addiction!! But it's a nice one!

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