What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby HockeyDad » Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:39 am

Imagine the backlog of orders they'd have ... whoa #-o
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Postby Cccustomspop » Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:43 am

konko wrote:Imagine the backlog of orders they'd have ... whoa #-o



Omg I don’t want to! Lol it would be terrible
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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby fbingha » Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:14 am

I never check my pops for paint flaws, guess I just don't care. As long as the eyes aren't scratched, anything goes.
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Postby Lasd6141 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:16 am

I love my pops / wobblers just the way they are . Gives them Character .
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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby [llO_oll]7 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:19 am

That be pretty great, I wish they sold replacement springs.
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Postby Cccustomspop » Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:05 am

wolvie wrote:I never check my pops for paint flaws, guess I just don't care. As long as the eyes aren't scratched, anything goes.


Bad hairlines sometimes bother me. But not to the point where I would use a repaint service.
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Postby Schl0 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:33 am

If these were $100 figures or statues we were buying then I could see something like this, but for a $10-15 product I don’t think it would logistically make sense.
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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby angrykoalagear » Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:39 pm

Been a collector of Star Wars figures from the beginning and plenty of other toys for years and always found some kind of flaw maybe in the paint or a part misplaced in the package, but have never complained too much about these issues. I think we have been hearing it so much more because people are looking for that absolute perfect box or figure inside. I have learned to just enjoy the figure or toy I purchased. All this kind of service will do is open up the grading of Funko products and really destroy the collecting and love of the toys, which it is all about.

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Postby superkawaii » Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:49 pm

akagalar wrote:This is what I thought of when I read this post...


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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby dexiesmom » Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:36 pm

I think it’s a good idea but it seems risky. Your piece could damaged in the mail going back and forth in the mail...for a really rare piece I would be too scared to risk it and for a common it would be too expensive to be worth it.
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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby TJLAUTERBACH » Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:52 pm

angrykoalagear wrote:Been a collector of Star Wars figures from the beginning and plenty of other toys for years and always found some kind of flaw maybe in the paint or a part misplaced in the package, but have never complained too much about these issues. I think we have been hearing it so much more because people are looking for that absolute perfect box or figure inside. I have learned to just enjoy the figure or toy I purchased. All this kind of service will do is open up the grading of Funko products and really destroy the collecting and love of the toys, which it is all about.

I second that!
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Postby StarWarsFunkoGirl » Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:34 pm

Karubin wrote:It is a cool idea, but like what other people said, it is not feasible for Funko considering the people they will need to hire and how many of the collectors will actually use the services.



agree, (the flaws don't bother me BTW, so maybe I'm a little bias)
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Postby supertoygiant » Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:10 pm

I would just leave the pop alone, why restore it? It would be like a custom.
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Postby NCDS » Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:23 pm

I don't really see a reason to send them in to be restored. If the paint job bothers someone that much they can just touch it up themselves and call it a custom.
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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby joecolt » Fri Jun 08, 2018 6:12 pm

They would probably make much more in replacing boxes imo

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Postby rexflexall » Fri Jun 08, 2018 6:20 pm

I think a majority of them can be left to the amateur, the more difficult stuff to a customizer.

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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby jarroyo2491 » Sun Jun 10, 2018 12:57 pm

I would only send them something if the pop was flocked honestly. I seen multiple people having issue cleaning and having a hassle with it.
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Re: What if - Funko offered a restoration/repaint service for pops?

Postby funkosundae » Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:39 pm

I personally wouldn't do it. Some imperfection is part of the charm.


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