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- Elewitt2022
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Anyone buy commons any more?
Am I the only one?
Or have other collectors started to only buy stickered, exclusive, Con related, specialty, etc...?
It is rare that I see a common pop! that I feel like I need to add to my collection. I feel like I have to be extra choosey because I just don't have that much space anymore.
Anyone else feel the same way? Am I missing out on something?
Or have other collectors started to only buy stickered, exclusive, Con related, specialty, etc...?
It is rare that I see a common pop! that I feel like I need to add to my collection. I feel like I have to be extra choosey because I just don't have that much space anymore.
Anyone else feel the same way? Am I missing out on something?
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- Fugly16
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
Space crunch is real but if I see something I’m a big fan of gotta gets it! Just gotta consolidate to make room for it
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I do, but if they come out with the same sculpt that is a Glow or Flocked variant.. I replace the common with the exclusive.
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- brinkleytroy
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I totally have nothing against buying common funkos. We are all mostly in it to get things that we like and think are cool. Me personally now I’ve run out of room and are trying to only get rare funkos of lines I collect.
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I’ve been decreasing the qty to focus on quality so no many commons here
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I've been much more selective in the lines I collect due to space. It seems like I get more Disney stuff these days (more for my wife than for me). There some more office coming out this fall I believe so I'll get those when they come out - gotta stay 100 haha
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
We still try and buy as many common pops as our budget will allow, especially if they are apart of one of our main lines. But we still have to pace ourselves, I feel it’s kind of impossible to keep up, the common pop releases are weekly, sometimes daily it’s just too many…lol
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
If there is a random common I want, I will get it every time. The recent Elliot and E.T. common was a must buy whether it was a common or not.
And for some lines I still buy all of the commons even if there are exclusives - Stranger Things, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, and probably a few others are lines I try to buy everything for including the commons. But because of space there are some lines where I try to limit to one of each character. As example of this is Ms. Marvel: I wanted a MM Pop, but I don't have the space to display a bunch of them so I had to decide between the common and the Amazon exclusive.
And for some lines I still buy all of the commons even if there are exclusives - Stranger Things, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, and probably a few others are lines I try to buy everything for including the commons. But because of space there are some lines where I try to limit to one of each character. As example of this is Ms. Marvel: I wanted a MM Pop, but I don't have the space to display a bunch of them so I had to decide between the common and the Amazon exclusive.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
We've definitely become much more selective as the years have gone by! Just can't afford the space anymore (looking at you Marvel). I'm also hating that they're starting to revive older sets that were stable for several years (i.e. Bobs Burgers)!
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I just buy what I like. It doesn't matter if there is a sticker or if it's exclusive or if it's a $3 clearance Pop.
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I kinda buy lines I love to save on space, exclusive or not.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
With commons, I will usually wait to see when the entire line is out and pick and choose what I want from that whether common or not. With a few lines I collect, I'll buy everything but I've started to slow down due to space
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
i do if i really like it
- aprilyoufools
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
[quote="cptsailor"]I do, but if they come out with the same sculpt that is a Glow or Flocked variant.. I replace the common with the exclusive.[/quote]
I do the same, or a metallic variant. I did this with the 6" EVA Unit 01 POP! since there was a common release, then a bloody variant exclusive. But if it's a small set to complete then I don't mind getting the mainline/common figures if they're standard sized. But if they're larger then some decisions have to be made.
I do the same, or a metallic variant. I did this with the 6" EVA Unit 01 POP! since there was a common release, then a bloody variant exclusive. But if it's a small set to complete then I don't mind getting the mainline/common figures if they're standard sized. But if they're larger then some decisions have to be made.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I'll rarely buy commons nowadays to be honest. Once your room is literally filled top to bottom with pops you have to start being selective unfortunately and with there being so many releases of the same mold just with different features like GITD or metallic, I usually end up getting the exclusives over the common that can be got at any shop.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I still do if they mean something to me or hold a special moment in my past. The dollar value of each pop and collecting isn't really all that important to me. It's more about having mementos from certain things that are special to me.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
If it's part of my main collection I will, but like others I've had to get a lot more selective over time. However, looking at how much I bought over the last 18 months, it doesn't seem like I've been too selective.
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If its within my fandom, I more likely buy the common POP. The only exclusion if there is variation exclusive of the same mold
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- Lexi
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I used to buy a lot of commons but now with space being very limited, I'm very choosey with what I buy, but I do still buy some commons, if I really feel like I need them in my collection.
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Absolutely I still only buy what I like doesn’t matter if it’s common or exclusive though some of those exclusives are getting harder and harder to acquire.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
If they have a cool glow. I will buy commons for sure.
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Most grails were commons and one point
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Buy what you like
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For me it’s all about the character and it’s design. If I like it, I buy it. Very simple formula
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Depends on the piece sometimes the commons are better than exclusives, or sometimes tjeres only just the common piece and no exclusives, like the boxing legends Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez and Oscar de la Hoya, the only exclusive of the set is Ali Black and white
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It depends on the character, but I always try and go for a GITD, chase, etc variant if there's one available
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I buy based on the sculpt. Sometimes the common is nicer!
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Elewitt2022 wrote:Am I the only one?
Or have other collectors started to only buy stickered, exclusive, Con related, specialty, etc...?
It is rare that I see a common pop! that I feel like I need to add to my collection. I feel like I have to be extra choosey because I just don't have that much space anymore.
Anyone else feel the same way? Am I missing out on something?
Funny you ask i just bought a 2013 non bobble logan funko pop .
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
Def i still do. Especially if its a character played by an actor i like. If that is the case i typically buy all molds for that actor .
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Absolutely I still buy commons, especially if it's a Bats.
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I still buy commons they are the sleeper hits
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Yup definitely. If it's a great sculpt and character then the exclusivity doesn't matter. I do generally wait for commons to go on sale though.
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Jade-Rex wrote:Yup definitely. If it's a great sculpt and character then the exclusivity doesn't matter. I do generally wait for commons to go on sale though.
I agree. But damn putting them in 3 pack 2 pack and 4 pack sometimes I'm thinking of not buying them anymore
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
Elewitt2022 wrote:Am I the only one?
Or have other collectors started to only buy stickered, exclusive, Con related, specialty, etc...?
It is rare that I see a common pop! that I feel like I need to add to my collection. I feel like I have to be extra choosey because I just don't have that much space anymore.
Anyone else feel the same way? Am I missing out on something?
I buy commons quite often! I love buying full common sets from various retailers and getting them all at the same time in one big box. Makes for good videos on our channel!
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I have a few friends that buy only commons and collect the commons as a set. I have a few commons but they are older.
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Space has been an issue for me, so I have to be more selective. If the common looks the best out of an entire wave, I would still buy it over the exclusives.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
Absolutely. I buy what I like and can find space for
But if there’s an exclusive of the same mold that I like more, I will swap them out.
But if there’s an exclusive of the same mold that I like more, I will swap them out.
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Re: Anyone buy commons any more?
I still do, but the completist in me in some sub-lines like MCU and Star Wars - I tend to be very selective now mainly due to space contraints as well as too many small variances in the variants.
But in my main lines - I still buy all of them
But in my main lines - I still buy all of them
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