Bret_Hart_Mark™
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Post by Bret_Hart_Mark™ on May 18, 2016 2:17:24 GMT -5
I was at a Wal-Mart and saw The Flash tv show version on the shelf. Like the last two left and figured WTH. So I got them both, one for my nephew (Who's not even 2 yet lol) to have loose, and one for me to keep MOC. Of course me being a collector of all kinds of stuff it sent me into collecting mode lol.
I now have Flash, Arrow, Reverse Flash, Death Stroke, Superman (Man of Steel version), Batman (Superman vs. Batman), Luke Skywalker (Tatooine), Obi-Wan, Yoda, Vader, Kylo Ren, Bobo Fett, Andre the Giatn, Hogan, Flair, Piper, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior, Black & White Sting, and Red & Black Sting (Game Stop Exclusive)!!!
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Post by Nivro™ on May 18, 2016 21:52:30 GMT -5
Ultimate Warrior & Green Lantern from the Green Lantern movie should be here tomorrow. Hopefully my Jay Garrick will be here in the next week or two
also if anyone wants to keep a good track of their collection as well as seeing a soft price guide for them, go to poppriceguide.com. Really neat site.
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crush
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Post by crush on May 19, 2016 16:33:23 GMT -5
I know that Marvel and Star Wars Pops are Bobbleheads because of licensing issues with Funko not having the rights to make vinyl figures so they skirt around that with the bobbles. My questions is, does anyone know or is there any information out there as to how long those contracts (with Mighty Mug, though I may be mistaken) go? I ask from a purely selfish place, as I'm really not a fan of the bobbles and actively try and avoid them (though I usually cave to MCU stuff). With as popular as pops are now I would have thought maybe there would have been some legal wrangling but now.
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Post by Quazimoto on May 19, 2016 20:55:01 GMT -5
I know that Marvel and Star Wars Pops are Bobbleheads because of licensing issues with Funko not having the rights to make vinyl figures so they skirt around that with the bobbles. My questions is, does anyone know or is there any information out there as to how long those contracts (with Mighty Mug, though I may be mistaken) go? I ask from a purely selfish place, as I'm really not a fan of the bobbles and actively try and avoid them (though I usually cave to MCU stuff). With as popular as pops are now I would have thought maybe there would have been some legal wrangling but now. No idea how long the contracts run or if FUNKO would ever be able to produce non-bobble-headed Marvel or Star Wars Pop!s. However, I can say that I was completely against the bobble-headedness as well and didn't buy any Star Wars or Marvel Pop!s because of it. Then I finally got around to watching the Captain America movies and felt like I had to have some Marvel and bought a couple. The bobble-head aspect isn't nearly as prevalent as it is in a lot of bobble-head figures. Actually pretty solid really and you pretty much have to bump them to move the heads. I've also found that you can nearly completely stop the bobble by stuffing the head full of cotton balls. I'd say, if you're a fan of Marvel or Star Wars, but one and check it out in person. Like I said, I was totally against them too, until I actually held one in my hands myself.
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Post by TheLastDude on May 19, 2016 20:57:26 GMT -5
I know that Marvel and Star Wars Pops are Bobbleheads because of licensing issues with Funko not having the rights to make vinyl figures so they skirt around that with the bobbles. My questions is, does anyone know or is there any information out there as to how long those contracts (with Mighty Mug, though I may be mistaken) go? I ask from a purely selfish place, as I'm really not a fan of the bobbles and actively try and avoid them (though I usually cave to MCU stuff). With as popular as pops are now I would have thought maybe there would have been some legal wrangling but now. I don't know that that info has ever been released to be honest. I remember reading somewhere recently that the Mighty Muggs contract has already ended, but Funko doesn't want to disrupt the balance of the collection by switching over to solid vinyls now, but I don't know for sure how accurate that is. Edit...that seems to go purely for Marvel. I don't know if they CAN make Star Wars figures as non-bobbles just to due to how stingy Hasbro is with the license. That's one of the reasons why we still haven't seen blind bag Lego Star Wars sets even thought it should be a no-brainer.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 19, 2016 21:23:33 GMT -5
I found a great deal for the unmasked Flash so I pulled the trigger. Should be here in a few weeks (ships from England)...Cant wait. Just 3 more Flash/Arrow figures to go now
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crush
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Post by crush on May 19, 2016 21:35:05 GMT -5
I know that Marvel and Star Wars Pops are Bobbleheads because of licensing issues with Funko not having the rights to make vinyl figures so they skirt around that with the bobbles. My questions is, does anyone know or is there any information out there as to how long those contracts (with Mighty Mug, though I may be mistaken) go? I ask from a purely selfish place, as I'm really not a fan of the bobbles and actively try and avoid them (though I usually cave to MCU stuff). With as popular as pops are now I would have thought maybe there would have been some legal wrangling but now. No idea how long the contracts run or if FUNKO would ever be able to produce non-bobble-headed Marvel or Star Wars Pop!s. However, I can say that I was completely against the bobble-headedness as well and didn't buy any Star Wars or Marvel Pop!s because of it. Then I finally got around to watching the Captain America movies and felt like I had to have some Marvel and bought a couple. The bobble-head aspect isn't nearly as prevalent as it is in a lot of bobble-head figures. Actually pretty solid really and you pretty much have to bump them to move the heads. I've also found that you can nearly completely stop the bobble by stuffing the head full of cotton balls. I'd say, if you're a fan of Marvel or Star Wars, but one and check it out in person. Like I said, I was totally against them too, until I actually held one in my hands myself. Oh I have a bunch of Marvels, I just don't care for how unbalanced the bobbles make some of them, especially ones with smaller bodies like the AOU Black Widow. She can barely stand up in my display without falling over. I need to pick up a stand for her.
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Post by TheLastDude on May 19, 2016 21:37:09 GMT -5
No idea how long the contracts run or if FUNKO would ever be able to produce non-bobble-headed Marvel or Star Wars Pop!s. However, I can say that I was completely against the bobble-headedness as well and didn't buy any Star Wars or Marvel Pop!s because of it. Then I finally got around to watching the Captain America movies and felt like I had to have some Marvel and bought a couple. The bobble-head aspect isn't nearly as prevalent as it is in a lot of bobble-head figures. Actually pretty solid really and you pretty much have to bump them to move the heads. I've also found that you can nearly completely stop the bobble by stuffing the head full of cotton balls. I'd say, if you're a fan of Marvel or Star Wars, but one and check it out in person. Like I said, I was totally against them too, until I actually held one in my hands myself. Oh I have a bunch of Marvels, I just don't care for how unbalanced the bobbles make some of them, especially ones with smaller bodies like the AOU Black Widow. She can barely stand up in my display without falling over. I need to pick up a stand for her. Didn't she come with one?
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Post by Quazimoto on May 19, 2016 21:47:10 GMT -5
No idea how long the contracts run or if FUNKO would ever be able to produce non-bobble-headed Marvel or Star Wars Pop!s. However, I can say that I was completely against the bobble-headedness as well and didn't buy any Star Wars or Marvel Pop!s because of it. Then I finally got around to watching the Captain America movies and felt like I had to have some Marvel and bought a couple. The bobble-head aspect isn't nearly as prevalent as it is in a lot of bobble-head figures. Actually pretty solid really and you pretty much have to bump them to move the heads. I've also found that you can nearly completely stop the bobble by stuffing the head full of cotton balls. I'd say, if you're a fan of Marvel or Star Wars, but one and check it out in person. Like I said, I was totally against them too, until I actually held one in my hands myself. Oh I have a bunch of Marvels, I just don't care for how unbalanced the bobbles make some of them, especially ones with smaller bodies like the AOU Black Widow. She can barely stand up in my display without falling over. I need to pick up a stand for her. Ah... That's a problem that's sadly not exclusive to bobble-heads though. Lots of top heavy figures have the same issue really. My Undertaker Pop! will always topple backwards unless he's leaning against something. Funko's gotten better about it though. Most of the newer ones that have that potential topple issue are coming with the little clear stands now.
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Post by Spicoli~! on May 19, 2016 23:14:18 GMT -5
Oh I have a bunch of Marvels, I just don't care for how unbalanced the bobbles make some of them, especially ones with smaller bodies like the AOU Black Widow. She can barely stand up in my display without falling over. I need to pick up a stand for her. Ah... That's a problem that's sadly not exclusive to bobble-heads though. Lots of top heavy figures have the same issue really. My Undertaker Pop! will always topple backwards unless he's leaning against something. Funko's gotten better about it though. Most of the newer ones that have that potential topple issue are coming with the little clear stands now. I've had the same issue with some of my POPs. I dislike the bobbleheads, but I've come to learn to bend and adjust them to get the best looking pose. My Bullock from the Gotham series consistently falls down. I picked up my first ever Mystery POP today and it was Slapstick. I'll be completely honest, I vaguely knew about Mercs for Money, but once I dug further into their history I want the whole set now lol. I'm also considering buying a Smugglers Bounty Box on Ebay after seeing the Funko goodies inside!
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Post by crush on May 20, 2016 2:52:21 GMT -5
Oh I have a bunch of Marvels, I just don't care for how unbalanced the bobbles make some of them, especially ones with smaller bodies like the AOU Black Widow. She can barely stand up in my display without falling over. I need to pick up a stand for her. Didn't she come with one? So funny story: I never thought she did, but after you asked I dug out the box and low and behold there was one in there but underneath the plastic. Moral of the story, saving my boxes finally came in hand..lol. Also, a few new pickups (And yeah, the irony that these are all bobble heads is apparent to me) Someone at the Walgreens I go to has been screwing mightily with their Mystery Minis lately, with the last shipments of Arkham and BVS minis all opened up and then resealed. Foe the CW assortment, the store had one case in the toy aisle and one in by the register. I ended up pulling two Hawkeyes from the case in the aisle and the two Crossbones exclusives from the register case. Finally, these might be two of my new absolute favorite pieces in my collection. Found Giant-Man at TRU. He's my first deluxe-sized pop, and I'm really impressed with how solid he is. Real heavy, with solid weight to him. The detailing is great to. I picked up Han basically for free at my local comics shop (for every $100 bucks you spend, you get $10 of comic book dollars back). Han Solo is probably my favorite movie character of all time, but I haven't liked any of the previous Pops. Not that I'm expecting him to look like Harrison Ford, but they were just too plain. The aged Force Awkens look really helps in that area and makes the figure look very distinctive. He joins Poe Dameron as my only SW pops so far. Though looking at the Pops scheduled for July, I'll most likely be adding the Hot Topic Poe and the Bespin Luke Skywalker.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on May 21, 2016 16:41:08 GMT -5
saw the hot topic exclusive civil war falcon today. any difference between the regular version or is there no regular version?
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Post by crush on May 21, 2016 20:07:58 GMT -5
saw the hot topic exclusive civil war falcon today. any difference between the regular version or is there no regular version? Civil War Pop Falcon is exclusive to Hot Topic period.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on May 22, 2016 2:58:01 GMT -5
Saw online that they made a Rick and Morty. Gonna need to pick those two up. Love that show.
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Post by TheLastDude on May 22, 2016 18:49:53 GMT -5
Saw online that they made a Rick and Morty. Gonna need to pick those two up. Love that show. Normally I would agree with you, but something about those figures is kinda "bleh" in my opinion. I'm hoping they'll look better in person. It wouldn't be the first time I disliked a glam, but found the actual figure to be much more appealing.
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Post by I Am Perfection on May 23, 2016 21:16:52 GMT -5
So ive only beem collecting pops (seriously) for about 3 weeks now. I had the wwe2k exclusive hollywood hogan and a few breaking bad figures forever but that was it. Went from that to my current collection valued at $600 (got the gold exclusove in a black friday box from gamestop...1st chase figure) www.poppriceguide.com/guide/member/collection/metspride129/8WHHNJE30GX0YIE7/Thats my collection so far and i have 8 mystery pops from popinabox coming soon. Got a good deal at 50% off 1st month so like $5 shipped a pop
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Post by crush on May 26, 2016 5:50:54 GMT -5
Special-ordered Scarlet Witch at my local comic store last week (for whatever reason, she's impossible to find here) and she came in yesterday. I've been holding off on the AOU version because I really didn't care for it. Now I'm glad I did, because really, relally like this figure. The pose is fantastic, and the detailing looks much better in person than in proto pics. The nail polish, jewelry, and makeup (which doesn't come out well in the pics) etc all looks great.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on May 28, 2016 0:13:19 GMT -5
Saw that the UFC Ronda Rousey figures are hitting FYE. Probably will be picking that up soon.
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Post by TheLastDude on May 28, 2016 15:41:30 GMT -5
Saw that the UFC Ronda Rousey figures are hitting FYE. Probably will be picking that up soon. I'll have to take a peek and see what the one in the mall has.
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Post by bad guy™ on May 29, 2016 23:07:05 GMT -5
A friend of mine found a glow in the dark 10th Doctor Funko. I cannot tell you guys how much I need this.
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