What POP! do you think Funko should VAULT?

[Alanamaslama]

I did not even try to get a protector for that one or the dnd cube from wondercon.

Here’s a link to the gelatinous cube protectors:

7BAP https://7bucksapop.com/products/gelatinous-cube-popshield-protectors-2-count-6-25-x-4-5-x-4-5-free-shipping-in-u-s

Display Geek also sells them individually, but they’re sold out for now.

Thanks I need to order some.

No prob. Display Geek’s protector guide says hardened Eren fits in regular 6” protectors. I don’t have the pop, but it could be like flocked Appa where it fits into the protector sideways and not top-down.

[Ryko87]

All the common pops i need to sell that nobody wants LMAO. Takes up like a corner of my collection room

Right, I have so many commons that I was just buying when I first started collecting and don’t want anymore. They need to be vaulted so I can get rid of them .

[hpellot]

I feel like they should go back to the old days with lower production numbers, vault them, then come out with a new mold like everyone else said.

Much agreed!!

This was before they became a publicly traded company,

[hpellot]

I feel like they should go back to the old days with lower production numbers, vault them, then come out with a new mold like everyone else said.

Much agreed!!

This was before they became a publicly traded company,

[PopPChulo]

All the common pops i need to sell that nobody wants LMAO. Takes up like a corner of my collection room

Right, I have so many commons that I was just buying when I first started collecting and don’t want anymore. They need to be vaulted so I can get rid of them .

Bingo if vaulting was more frequent, it would be easier to fluctuate your collection and move things out to make space for new stuff you want in. Commons are so readily available when you pick them up nowadays you better be ready for stick with it for quite a while haha

[Boszdrew]

i think all 5 years old POP need to get vaulted IMO

I think that would be a very reasonable shelf life for Pops.

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

[PopPChulo]

I think that would be a very reasonable shelf life for Pops.

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Man one year for every pop would be beautiful.. I don’t understand why it wouldn’t be plausible given they could always do an additional mold of the same character. I kinda like when there’s only one mold of a character and a long time between them doing the same character again.

[funkopopfanatic]

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Man one year for every pop would be beautiful.. I don’t understand why it wouldn’t be plausible given they could always do an additional mold of the same character. I kinda like when there’s only one mold of a character and a long time between them doing the same character again.

Exactly! I stopped buying commons because they were just so common. They’d probably also have less waste every year if they did this too.

[funkopopfanatic]

I think that would be a very reasonable shelf life for Pops.

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

[rontonsoup]

I feel like they should go back to the old days with lower production numbers, vault them, then come out with a new mold like everyone else said.

Much agreed!!

This was before they became a publicly traded company,

Let’s go back to those days

[hpellot]

Much agreed!!

This was before they became a publicly traded company,

Let’s go back to those days

I agree, it would be nice.

[Ryko87]

All the common pops i need to sell that nobody wants LMAO. Takes up like a corner of my collection room

Right, I have so many commons that I was just buying when I first started collecting and don’t want anymore. They need to be vaulted so I can get rid of them .

Bingo if vaulting was more frequent, it would be easier to fluctuate your collection and move things out to make space for new stuff you want in. Commons are so readily available when you pick them up nowadays you better be ready for stick with it for quite a while haha

Yeah I just put them in a plastic container and they are in my closet for now .

[Alanamaslama]

All the common pops i need to sell that nobody wants LMAO. Takes up like a corner of my collection room

Right, I have so many commons that I was just buying when I first started collecting and don’t want anymore. They need to be vaulted so I can get rid of them .

Bingo if vaulting was more frequent, it would be easier to fluctuate your collection and move things out to make space for new stuff you want in. Commons are so readily available when you pick them up nowadays you better be ready for stick with it for quite a while haha

I miss those days. My collection was a revolving door of grails and would-be grails. Trading also seemed more common in my local community. I took a break from collecting for a awhile and sold off a lot of grails. My brother and I started collecting again during COVID with that old mentality and boy was that a mistake. Ran out of room and no one to trade. Been selling most of it at a loss.

[rexflexall]

This was before they became a publicly traded company,

Let’s go back to those days

I agree, it would be nice.

Too late! Just about anyone has 1 pop in their collection now LOL!

[Boszdrew]

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Man one year for every pop would be beautiful.. I don’t understand why it wouldn’t be plausible given they could always do an additional mold of the same character. I kinda like when there’s only one mold of a character and a long time between them doing the same character again.

i think they have to get a liscense or approval to make a new mold maybe that's why they took a while to make new ones

[Boszdrew]

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Man one year for every pop would be beautiful.. I don’t understand why it wouldn’t be plausible given they could always do an additional mold of the same character. I kinda like when there’s only one mold of a character and a long time between them doing the same character again.

Exactly! I stopped buying commons because they were just so common. They’d probably also have less waste every year if they did this too.

i stop buying common, funko will just make them glow, metallic or add glitter to be exclusive lmao

[wolfy233]

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

There was such excitement back then because you didn't know if the run was 500 or 1000, etc. You just bought it knowing it would be your only chance, and if you didn't love it, you could trade for one you missed. It was a simpler time.

[Ryko87]

Right, I have so many commons that I was just buying when I first started collecting and don’t want anymore. They need to be vaulted so I can get rid of them .

Bingo if vaulting was more frequent, it would be easier to fluctuate your collection and move things out to make space for new stuff you want in. Commons are so readily available when you pick them up nowadays you better be ready for stick with it for quite a while haha

I miss those days. My collection was a revolving door of grails and would-be grails. Trading also seemed more common in my local community. I took a break from collecting for an awhile and sold off a lot of grails. My brother and I started collecting again during COVID with that old mentality and boy was that a mistake. Ran out of room and no one to trade. Been selling most of it at a loss.

Yep, that’s true. I have to be super picky now on pops I really want because I don’t have room or trade.

[rontonsoup]

Let’s go back to those days

I agree, it would be nice.

Too late! Just about anyone has 1 pop in their collection now LOL!

You’re definitely not wrong

[hpellot]

Bingo if vaulting was more frequent, it would be easier to fluctuate your collection and move things out to make space for new stuff you want in. Commons are so readily available when you pick them up nowadays you better be ready for stick with it for quite a while haha

I miss those days. My collection was a revolving door of grails and would-be grails. Trading also seemed more common in my local community. I took a break from collecting for an awhile and sold off a lot of grails. My brother and I started collecting again during COVID with that old mentality and boy was that a mistake. Ran out of room and no one to trade. Been selling most of it at a loss.

Yep, that’s true. I have to be super picky now on pops I really want because I don’t have room or trade.

I agree I think most of us have space issues

[funkopopfanatic]

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

There was such excitement back then because you didn't know if the run was 500 or 1000, etc. You just bought it knowing it would be your only chance, and if you didn't love it, you could trade for one you missed. It was a simpler time.

Yep. It was a lot of fun; I miss those days. They definitely need to think about going back shorter runs and more vaulting.

[Lord Bacon]

Agreed. They need to have a shelf life. I think 5 is even too long; I think a year max.

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

I miss the short runs as well. I remember making toy runs for common Pops on release day, because you never knew how rare they were going to be.

[Lord Bacon]

I miss those days. My collection was a revolving door of grails and would-be grails. Trading also seemed more common in my local community. I took a break from collecting for an awhile and sold off a lot of grails. My brother and I started collecting again during COVID with that old mentality and boy was that a mistake. Ran out of room and no one to trade. Been selling most of it at a loss.

Yep, that’s true. I have to be super picky now on pops I really want because I don’t have room or trade.

I agree I think most of us have space issues

Looks at totes full of Pops and action figures and nods.

[Lord Bacon]

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

There was such excitement back then because you didn't know if the run was 500 or 1000, etc. You just bought it knowing it would be your only chance, and if you didn't love it, you could trade for one you missed. It was a simpler time.

I miss those times. You'd line up early before work to try and buy the latest release. After a while, you'd see the same faces over and over again and eventually those strangers would become collecting friends.

[chincoteague1]

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

There was such excitement back then because you didn't know if the run was 500 or 1000, etc. You just bought it knowing it would be your only chance, and if you didn't love it, you could trade for one you missed. It was a simpler time.

Yep. It was a lot of fun; I miss those days. They definitely need to think about going back shorter runs and more vaulting.

That's why I like going to Cons. They tend to be more limited.

[Boszdrew]

i agree but if funko making money they won't

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

I miss the short runs as well. I remember making toy runs for common Pops on release day, because you never knew how rare they were going to be.

wonder if they ever gonna do a short run again

[rexflexall]

I agree, it would be nice.

Too late! Just about anyone has 1 pop in their collection now LOL!

You’re definitely not wrong

Even my own Mom has a pop now LOL! And she never liked em before!

[wolfy233]

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

There was such excitement back then because you didn't know if the run was 500 or 1000, etc. You just bought it knowing it would be your only chance, and if you didn't love it, you could trade for one you missed. It was a simpler time.

I miss those times. You'd line up early before work to try and buy the latest release. After a while, you'd see the same faces over and over again and eventually those strangers would become collecting friends.

I have at least two friends that became 'regular' friends, beyond pops, after meeting in line. And it was always an exciting challenge, trying to navigate releases and the work schedule. It was the best of times.

[Lord Bacon]

There was such excitement back then because you didn't know if the run was 500 or 1000, etc. You just bought it knowing it would be your only chance, and if you didn't love it, you could trade for one you missed. It was a simpler time.

I miss those times. You'd line up early before work to try and buy the latest release. After a while, you'd see the same faces over and over again and eventually those strangers would become collecting friends.

I have at least two friends that became 'regular' friends, beyond pops, after meeting in line. And it was always an exciting challenge, trying to navigate releases and the work schedule. It was the best of times.

Best of times indeed. We used to have a group chat with fellow collectors in the area. We'd all coordinate to see who was going to line up for a drop. It came in handy during convention releases.

[funkopopfanatic]

Idk. I think more collectors like myself would buy more commons if they knew they had a shelf life and were gonna be vaulted. Now they just sit on the shelves for years. They also had a lot of waste last year because of the overproduction. I miss the short run funko pops tbh.

I miss the short runs as well. I remember making toy runs for common Pops on release day, because you never knew how rare they were going to be.

wonder if they ever gonna do a short run again

I loved release day too! I think they might just because of the negative press they received about the waste but I honestly think bots and resellers are such a problem they won’t.

[rontonsoup]

Too late! Just about anyone has 1 pop in their collection now LOL!

You’re definitely not wrong

Even my own Mom has a pop now LOL! And she never liked em before!

Now you got her addicted and that one Pop she owns will probably be vaulted.

[Boszdrew]

I miss the short runs as well. I remember making toy runs for common Pops on release day, because you never knew how rare they were going to be.

wonder if they ever gonna do a short run again

I loved release day too! I think they might just because of the negative press they received about the waste but I honestly think bots and resellers are such a problem they won’t.

you 100% right

[PopPChulo]

wonder if they ever gonna do a short run again

I loved release day too! I think they might just because of the negative press they received about the waste but I honestly think bots and resellers are such a problem they won’t.

you 100% right

Short runs was thee way. I mean there’s resellers in every industry whether it’s shoes, video games, clothes, collectibles, figures etc etc etc. someone in some capacity is always going to miss out however I do think that keeping things short printed makes them more collectible and it rewards the early adoption - this is kind of why I liked when they used to do pre-release at hot topic as well as first to market because it kinda was a reward for people that are true fans of whatever it may be

[FunkoAlphaBravo]

Alll of them so all mine go up in value muahahahah

[Lord Bacon]

I miss the short runs as well. I remember making toy runs for common Pops on release day, because you never knew how rare they were going to be.

wonder if they ever gonna do a short run again

I loved release day too! I think they might just because of the negative press they received about the waste but I honestly think bots and resellers are such a problem they won’t.

True. I can see them scaling back on common Pops as well.

[lcarus83]

They've never really vaulted 1-6 from the movies line. Jason, Freddy, Michael Myers, Gizmo, Beetlejuice, and Stripe from Gremlins.

[PickyFunkos]

On a similar topic, I was surprised to see the recent run of AoT vaulted.

[funkopopfanatic]

Short runs was thee way. I mean there’s resellers in every industry whether it’s shoes, video games, clothes, collectibles, figures etc etc etc. someone in some capacity is always going to miss out however I do think that keeping things short printed makes them more collectible and it rewards the early adoption - this is kind of why I liked when they used to do pre-release at hot topic as well as first to market because it kinda was a reward for people that are true fans of whatever it may be

Very true. They gotta do something instead of saturating the marking with the same mold 5+ times. I truly believe doing smaller runs and more vaulting will increase demand. Whenever there’s a pop with a small run it’s an instant buy for me. I’ve been cataloguing my collection and reminiscing thinking about how fun collecting was. I’m still disappointed they ever did the shared con exclusives as the runs are so large compared to prior years and all that matters are the stickers now :/

[funkopopfanatic]

wonder if they ever gonna do a short run again

I loved release day too! I think they might just because of the negative press they received about the waste but I honestly think bots and resellers are such a problem they won’t.

True. I can see them scaling back on common Pops as well.

Same. They gotta do something if they had that much waste. I’m very curious to see the releases for the next year

[PopPChulo]

Short runs was thee way. I mean there’s resellers in every industry whether it’s shoes, video games, clothes, collectibles, figures etc etc etc. someone in some capacity is always going to miss out however I do think that keeping things short printed makes them more collectible and it rewards the early adoption - this is kind of why I liked when they used to do pre-release at hot topic as well as first to market because it kinda was a reward for people that are true fans of whatever it may be

Very true. They gotta do something instead of saturating the marking with the same mold 5+ times. I truly believe doing smaller runs and more vaulting will increase demand. Whenever there’s a pop with a small run it’s an instant buy for me. I’ve been cataloguing my collection and reminiscing thinking about how fun collecting was. I’m still disappointed they ever did the shared con exclusives as the runs are so large compared to prior years and all that matters are the stickers now :/

Exactly and for me it really doesn’t even have much to do with resale pursue. I just want to know that the collectibles that I’ve had for years are hard to get and not readily available because in a way, rushing out to go and get it & having it in your collection then it no longer being available is actually almost like a badge of honor. More or less symbolism that your a big fan of whatever you picked up. I understand that everyone may not follow as closely as far as what comes out and when which is why I think a year is more than enough time to allow something to circulate before stopping production.