Common Pops that turned into Grails?

[FerrisGuy3]

F.r.i.e.n.d.s and Book of Life come to mind as recent commons turned grails. They got vaulted way too soon.

I agree with the Friends pops. I waited to buy these and then had a difficult time trying to buy them all at retail price. I was able to do it but that’s why I’m afraid to wait to buy Pops when they are released

[Midnight_Dreary1973]

Sam from Trick r Treat was one of the first Pops I owned, didn't expect him to become a grail.

[comic book guy]

Wish I had grabbed the Jay & Silent Bob pops when they were cheap and easily available!

[Biff7annen]

A lot of the GOT pops I was able to get them really easy back in the day

Shoot out some examples!

How about the Hound?

[FunkoLoco]

F.r.i.e.n.d.s and Book of Life come to mind as recent commons turned grails. They got vaulted way too soon.

I agree with the Friends pops. I waited to buy these and then had a difficult time trying to buy them all at retail price. I was able to do it but that’s why I’m afraid to wait to buy Pops when they are released

I just buy the ones i like when they are out in the market already. Afraid of it happening to me too

[muscleheadfunkopop]

I think the one I saw that I was shocked about was the Bizzaro pop. It was only around for s couple, then never seen again.

[Popsaysyee]

All my common pops are grails to me. The awesome thing about collecting is that grails for some people are different than for others. A grail for me is something that holds special nostalgia or remembrance and not eBay Value. That’s the beauty of collecting. I hardly have any eBay value grails and I’m perfectly happy with that.

[slimpimp2phat]

A lot of the GOT pops I was able to get them really easy back in the day

Shoot out some examples!

How about the Hound?

Ygritte

[tugzy23]

For me it would be Dr. Doom!!

[swind15]

In my personal collection and off the top of my head:

Manolo Remembered
Ghost Rider
Universal Monsters
Mr. Met

[Annie]

F.r.i.e.n.d.s and Book of Life come to mind as recent commons turned grails. They got vaulted way too soon.

I agree with the Friends pops. I waited to buy these and then had a difficult time trying to buy them all at retail price. I was able to do it but that’s why I’m afraid to wait to buy Pops when they are released

I'm still missing Joey and Phoebe nearly impossible to find here in the UK without paying a daft price!

[FerrisGuy3]

F.r.i.e.n.d.s and Book of Life come to mind as recent commons turned grails. They got vaulted way too soon.

I agree with the Friends pops. I waited to buy these and then had a difficult time trying to buy them all at retail price. I was able to do it but that’s why I’m afraid to wait to buy Pops when they are released

I'm still missing Joey and Phoebe nearly impossible to find here in the UK without paying a daft price!

Joey was the difficult one for me to find

[FunkoLoco]

I agree with the Friends pops. I waited to buy these and then had a difficult time trying to buy them all at retail price. I was able to do it but that’s why I’m afraid to wait to buy Pops when they are released

I'm still missing Joey and Phoebe nearly impossible to find here in the UK without paying a daft price!

Joey was the difficult one for me to find

I just bought them all when they released. Haha. Real happy i did! Lots of collectors are still on the hunt for them.

I heard Funko might be releasing them in new poses though, so that's good?

[hpellot]

I think some of the new pops are one time issues based on poor initial sales


Sometimes some pops seem retired as soon as they come out lately

As to friends they have new pose ones coming out

[FerrisGuy3]

I'm still missing Joey and Phoebe nearly impossible to find here in the UK without paying a daft price!

Joey was the difficult one for me to find

I just bought them all when they released. Haha. Real happy i did! Lots of collectors are still on the hunt for them.

I heard Funko might be releasing them in new poses though, so that's good?

That’s why I try and buy the ones I really want as soon as I can. And I can’t wait for new poses pops

[Cheryl24]

I remember when funko first started penguin and riddler were clearance at hot topic for $5 each.

Wow throwback ! It’s craxy the evolution of Funko ! I remember seeing Jafar at barnes and nobles for 8.95 !

I do too! Along with Dark Phoenix. Grrrr

[Charger14]

I would have to say the cereal monsters, got them because I use to eat the cereal as a kid. I also remember buying all the early Disney Pops's on clearance at the Disney Store.

[Annie]

I think some of the new pops are one time issues based on poor initial sales


Sometimes some pops seem retired as soon as they come out lately

As to friends they have new pose ones coming out

Ooo yay I'll get them straight away this time then! Hopefully the new Monica one will be better than the first, she's too tall compared to the others.

[Flashpop]

Definitely Bank Robber Joker, Captain Spaulding, Egon, and Ghost Rider for me

[Vypinoy]

outside of the old DC commons, ALL old disney, and simpsons i think my biggest common turned grail was Genie. although i got it when it was already kinda high ($50+?) but barnes and noble restocked from some found stock or something... got two online that day. pretty wild. def got up up up since then. others i can think of off the to of my head are phoenix, darkseid, and god goku or black hair goku that kinda went up as a grail. Kobe was common and then went to a $100 grail but then shot back down after more releases/versions.

[JJLecaros]

I remember when funko first started penguin and riddler were clearance at hot topic for $5 each.

Wow throwback ! It’s craxy the evolution of Funko ! I remember seeing Jafar at barnes and nobles for 8.95 !

I do too! Along with Dark Phoenix. Grrrr

spikor too

[Oversolex1]

Shoot out some examples!

How about the Hound?

Ygritte

Ah man I remember seeing so many of them luckily I did Get them and some extras but I remember seeing a lot of those pops just chilling on the shelf

[Marvelfanatic86]

I remember when funko first started penguin and riddler were clearance at hot topic for $5 each.

Wow throwback ! It’s craxy the evolution of Funko ! I remember seeing Jafar at barnes and nobles for 8.95 !

I do too! Along with Dark Phoenix. Grrrr

Yes !!! Who would have thought those two are so highly seeks now !!

[Flynn47]

I hate how lost the definition of 'grail' has become.
To me, it is the ONE pop that your collection would not be complete without, and typically not one that is easily obtained (in keeping with the original idea of 'The Holy Grail').

For me it was the Chase Joker 06, and when i got him I felt like I could stop collecting today and I'd be hap
The reason the definition changed is because shoeheads have been using it in their vernacular for ages and originally, yes, it meant your favorite shoe in your collection that you could never get rid of or the most sought after shoe, or grail, that existed out there that was difficult to obtain.

People nowadays refer to grails as difficult to obtain pops that have gotten expensive over the course of time. It’s not that direct of a translation, but it refers to everything that is “grail-like” now.

Tl;dr: Grails used to mean something different but now they’re for pops that have gotten expensive.

I don’t think the definition has changed. There are simply those in the community using the word incorrectly.

[Popoholic_maniac]

Its surprising to see certain POPs go up in value and always wonder why that is. One would definitely be Deku from HT also Marty McFly on the Hoverboard. I remember he was around 20-25 and now is about 60. It's crazy.

[volsspongebob]

I'm still missing Joey and Phoebe nearly impossible to find here in the UK without paying a daft price!

Joey was the difficult one for me to find

I just bought them all when they released. Haha. Real happy i did! Lots of collectors are still on the hunt for them.

I heard Funko might be releasing them in new poses though, so that's good?

They are coming out with a series two. Havent seen pictures but if I recall they were like Phoebe in Supergirl costume and Joey with all of Chandler's clothes on.

[Annie]

Joey was the difficult one for me to find

I just bought them all when they released. Haha. Real happy i did! Lots of collectors are still on the hunt for them.

I heard Funko might be releasing them in new poses though, so that's good?

They are coming out with a series two. Havent seen pictures but if I recall they were like Phoebe in Supergirl costume and Joey with all of Chandler's clothes on.

That Joey would be awesome!

[repair-manmanmanman]

Its surprising to see certain POPs go up in value and always wonder why that is. One would definitely be Deku from HT also Marty McFly on the Hoverboard. I remember he was around 20-25 and now is about 60. It's crazy.

Deku definitely surprised me..although it seems like ht exclusives are more likely to shoot up in value than any other store.

[Greenrome]

Natsu from fairy tail became a grail for me. My first pop! Also fyi not much fairy tail figs especially of natsu. so it may not be worth much, but it's so special to me!!

[PopPChulo]

I remember seeing Deku by the bundles at one point but I wasn't into collecting at that time so I passed on it. There have been some pretty notable pops that have passed through my hands. One set that I ended up selling that really did surprise me was the Rupaul Drag Race Pops

[yanban]

Bullseye the Target mascot. When i bought him about a year ago he was $15 shipped.

This is a great one. I wish I had picked him up

Agreed ! But not every target got them and you would think they would have restocked considering it’s fheir mascot but nothing ! Maybe a flocked in the future would be cool.

Flocked would be really cool. I would have assumed they would have made a ton given it's basically a target advertisement. But oh well

[Karebear101083]

she-ra.......sigh

[Xeverus86]

Sam from Trick r Treat was one of the first Pops I owned, didn't expect him to become a grail.

yup here's hoping for an unmasked one

[SuMo]

Well, I found Logan on clearance for $4 few years back. He turned out to be a good investment in my collection. =)

[Marvelfanatic86]

This is a great one. I wish I had picked him up

Agreed ! But not every target got them and you would think they would have restocked considering it’s fheir mascot but nothing ! Maybe a flocked in the future would be cool.

Flocked would be really cool. I would have assumed they would have made a ton given it's basically a target advertisement. But oh well

Agreed .... maybe we will see another pose or flocked in the future !

[jristenx]

I think one of the reasons the boushh Leia unmasked from SDCC went up so much was both the release of TFA and then the death of Carrie Fisher :/ on top of it already being a limited quantity.

[Funko_Karina]

I think it is crazy how the red skull pop skyrocketed in price.

[Riddler3]

Anytime someone seems to die in Game of Thrones lmao(I have the entire line)

[Kungfutoys]

The Mayor from Nightmare Before Christmas. Back around 2012 the Disney store stocked series 1 through series 4. I still regret not picking him up back then!

[SATX]

Sam from Trick r Treat was one of the first Pops I owned, didn't expect him to become a grail.

Just won one the other day for $71, not happy about the price but I've wanted a Sam for the longest and that was the cheapest I'd probably ever get him.

Who'd have thought Captain Spaulding, my first ever Pop, would turn out to be so valuable?