Funko Announces New Limited Edition Products for 2025

[LakerSpartan117]

Just saw this on Twitter and thought it was pretty interesting. Looks like Funko is trying to bring back super limited edition Pop! through Funko Fan Rewards. Apparently there will be multiple tiers for LE releases: Ultimate ($100-200), Mythic ($60), Grail ($50), Legendary ($40), Royalty ($30), Ultra ($25), Elite ($20), Supreme ($20)


https://funko.com/funko-blog-home/new-limited-edition-collectibles-bringing-the-fomo-back-to-funko.html


Here's the chart for stickers:

https://funko.com/on/demandware.static/ ... lt%203.png


What do Funatics think?

[cptsailor]

This is cool to see, I get the higher price point... $100-200 seems excessive for the top tier unless it is a unique mold that requires more cost to produce lower quantities.

[TonyFunkoFreakHead]

WE ARE BACK TOYBOIS (and girls)!!!!!!!!! Hoping for surprise drops on random days with heart racing including for free!!! I love this new structured model too, limits the quantity and auto puts them into a higher tier of value (perceived at least)

[TonyFunkoFreakHead]

first Ultimate pop, funkos resident celeb fluffy ?

[ldela001]

I’m definitely interested to see how this turns out and glad they’re acknowledging piece counts.

[RedRoo]

interesting but could lead down a dark path.

[zachattack]

I like this but I am wondering how quickly some of these will sell out to Flippers and then they just show up on ebay...

[MaxFMusic]

Excited to see where this new system takes the Funko collecting universe.

[FireEmblemZack]

It's certainly interesting, but oof why do the price change.
I agree with Dillon, the high price ones need to feel like they deserve the higher price points...
This is just making me feel like pepperidge farm

Where back in my day, grails cost normal retail and became grails after the fact naturally

[E1f4]

Interested to see what pop lines drop with these. Sticker variants look great though

[FlinksPoppinPics]

If I am understanding this correctly, it sounds like these will be made available through the points system within the rewards system, meaning you would still need to spend money to accrue points to spend on redemptions on the items. I'm wondering if this is another way for those to spend points who didn't know what to spend on or have been unable to hit on things like proto redemptions. It's a good idea! I could also be misinterpreting this and they could be making a straight purchasing system through the rewards system but I guess we will see.

Overall I'm happy to see Limited count pieces return.

[FireEmblemZack]

If I am understanding this correctly, it sounds like these will be made available through the points system within the rewards system, meaning you would still need to spend money to accrue points to spend on redemptions on the items. I'm wondering if this is another way for those to spend points who didn't know what to spend on or have been unable to hit on things like proto redemptions. It's a good idea! I could also be misinterpreting this and they could be making a straight purchasing system through the rewards system but I guess we will see.

Overall I'm happy to see Limited count pieces return.

Yeah that confuses me too, unless they are going to revamp fan rewards to make it like an exclusive shop or something.
If not, then yeah I can see people blowing through points and then buying to be buying to get more points

[FireEmblemZack]

If I am understanding this correctly, it sounds like these will be made available through the points system within the rewards system, meaning you would still need to spend money to accrue points to spend on redemptions on the items. I'm wondering if this is another way for those to spend points who didn't know what to spend on or have been unable to hit on things like proto redemptions. It's a good idea! I could also be misinterpreting this and they could be making a straight purchasing system through the rewards system but I guess we will see.

Overall I'm happy to see Limited count pieces return.

Oh wait I thought about it more.
Perhaps this means you need a Funko account, as a way to crack down on bots.
Or track to make sure 1 per account is enforced

[renardchua]

Personally, it feels that they just used the Droppp NFT concept and applied it outside the NFT space.

[BobaJames]

It's certainly interesting, but oof why do the price change.
I agree with Dillon, the high price ones need to feel like they deserve the higher price points...
This is just making me feel like pepperidge farm

Where back in my day, grails cost normal retail and became grails after the fact naturally

Laughed too hard this photo. Thank you

[Mrswestcoastfunko]

Man this brings back memories when the funko site would crash… like when Toucan Sam went on sale… I remember driving to work and still refreshing my screen ughhh!!! Looking forward to see what this might look like!

[Mrswestcoastfunko]

This is cool to see, I get the higher price point... $100-200 seems excessive for the top tier unless it is a unique mold that requires more cost to produce lower quantities.

If I think about it Im not sure I want to drop the 100-200 per pop. Who knows only time will tell!

[Defubl1tz]

This is interesting but I could see this hard to get

[cptsailor]

It's certainly interesting, but oof why do the price change.
I agree with Dillon, the high price ones need to feel like they deserve the higher price points...
This is just making me feel like pepperidge farm

Where back in my day, grails cost normal retail and became grails after the fact naturally

It definitely feels like a manufactured grail rather than a natural grail. shakes cane in the air

[dragontree]

I’m excited and hopeful about this! I think we’ve definitely seen Funko shift more and more into mass producing products over the years like a typical toy company. But more recently they’ve been bringing back smaller LE piece counts at conventions and even Fundays/the Box of Fun last year. I know Droppp was where the most consistent limited-count Pops were being released, but a lot of collectors don’t want to deal with NFTs, so I think this is a good idea!

I’m very curious what types of Pops will be dropping — if they’re from a range of licenses or mostly Funko’s own IP/designs, etc.

[dragontree]

This is cool to see, I get the higher price point... $100-200 seems excessive for the top tier unless it is a unique mold that requires more cost to produce lower quantities.

Definitely something I’m wondering about as well. I think Funko specifically said in the blog that the Ultimate tier ($100-$200) are autographed. I’m wondering if they really are 1-99 piece “made,” like they said, or if it’s a lower tier Pop with an autograph and they’ll only be selling 1-99 of them

[dragontree]

If I am understanding this correctly, it sounds like these will be made available through the points system within the rewards system, meaning you would still need to spend money to accrue points to spend on redemptions on the items. I'm wondering if this is another way for those to spend points who didn't know what to spend on or have been unable to hit on things like proto redemptions. It's a good idea! I could also be misinterpreting this and they could be making a straight purchasing system through the rewards system but I guess we will see.

Overall I'm happy to see Limited count pieces return.

Only time will tell but my guess is we’ll be able to purchase with money (not points), but they will only make those purchases available to Fan Rewards members (not simply people with a Funko.com account). The most exclusive pieces will only available through Funko.com/Fan Rewards, but the bottom tier (Supreme) is limited to 7,501-9,500, and those seem to only be available through select retail partners (like Entertainment Earth or Hot Topic, I’m guessing).

[plumb102]

I really have to see this demonstrated to fully understand I think... the molds, fan rewards part, etc.
Could be cool?
Interesting that Funko is still expanding and offering different experiences for the collector!

[rexflexall]

Very interesting but ouch it could hurt wallets LOL!

[YeetGrimes]

It's certainly interesting, but oof why do the price change.
I agree with Dillon, the high price ones need to feel like they deserve the higher price points...
This is just making me feel like pepperidge farm

Where back in my day, grails cost normal retail and became grails after the fact naturally

Right?! I just can't get behind this. Collectors asked for LE, not price gouging

[Vinyl4Blood]

I'm on the fence with this tiered system.

On one hand... lower LE makes them more expensive for Funko to produce, so having a higher price point makes sense.
Also stops "some" of the flipping because it's already at a higher value, making resale profit margins thinner.
I'd rather pay funko a few extra bucks for a rarer item than pay a flipper, or scambay fees.

On the other hand... rewarding the fans with higher priced items doesn't sound like much of a reward.
While the pops may be great designs, of characters we want, they eventually become over priced for what you're getting.

[AnyGivenFunko]

Interesting. I like the idea and the stickers. I'm a sucker for stickers.

[sealordbrian]

Big fan of this approach. I know I'll support.

[scullysdad]

The new price seems like a way to cut out scalpers, and I appreciate that. I don't know if that will cut way back on reselling or if someone will still buy one for $50 and try to resell for $100, but after they take a bath on a couple of those that should stop like it did with NFTs.

I can do without the hard stacks though. I toss those in a box in my basement because they aren't very good protectors but I just can't bring myself to toss them away.

[BobaJames]

I’m also on the fence with these changes but I’m sure things will work out for the better

[Mags]

I'm on the fence with this tiered system.

On one hand... lower LE makes them more expensive for Funko to produce, so having a higher price point makes sense.
Also stops "some" of the flipping because it's already at a higher value, making resale profit margins thinner.
I'd rather pay funko a few extra bucks for a rarer item than pay a flipper, or scambay fees.

On the other hand... rewarding the fans with higher priced items doesn't sound like much of a reward.
While the pops may be great designs, of characters we want, they eventually become over priced for what you're getting.

This is pretty much how I feel about it, too. Or to put it another way: as long as it doesn't mess up my main lines

[Brettfes]

leaning hard into the hardcoire fans and giving them something to chase but pay up. looking forward to see a beter explanation....

[Chickyx2]

Just saw this on Twitter and thought it was pretty interesting. Looks like Funko is trying to bring back super limited edition Pop! through Funko Fan Rewards. Apparently there will be multiple tiers for LE releases: Ultimate ($100-200), Mythic ($60), Grail ($50), Legendary ($40), Royalty ($30), Ultra ($25), Elite ($20), Supreme ($20)


https://funko.com/funko-blog-home/new-limited-edition-collectibles-bringing-the-fomo-back-to-funko.html


Here's the chart for stickers:

https://funko.com/on/demandware.static/ ... lt%203.png


What do Funatics think?

I've always wanted the limited numbered pops to comeback, but paying more is something that I don't agree with. Going to cons is super expensive, every year my family and I spend about 2k on our room alone. I'd like it to be the way it was before 2014 when Funko decided to share exclusives. I can understand the business side of it, but going to the con and getting lucky with a booth entry makes it a memorable experience and worthwhile. Just my opinion

[Alanamaslama]

Charging more for more limited pops is iffy to me. I know they mentioned something about being autographed, but hopefully the pops are also more detailed to justify a higher price. I don’t think raising the prices will deter scalpers. If anything they’ll just charge even more on top of premium for the pops being so limited.

[Jalapenopete]

Wow price point is an ouch, but can wait to see what they have in store for us

[Marvel_Mama]

Very curious to see how this works for sure. Seems a tad confusing so far but we all learn as we go anyway.

[Ap4ulcalypse]

Could be cool. I’m nervous about my complete collections though

[Mr Yac]

our very own version of microtransactions brought to you by our beloved new CEO because this mindset worked so great for her at Hasbro!

[Jade10881]

Well, they were overproducing but those prices. Hmm.

[El_PANDA]

I’ll be optimistic o do like the limited ness but my wallet for sure won’t