Re-Releases? What's up

[funkymerman]

I don't support it myself, but hey that's just my opinion. :P

[Neeko48]

I would love if they re-released the earlier bobble-head pop!s with the neck joints they usually have now (I'm looking at you toy story)

[damnvicious]

In my own opinion, I think mass produced pop!s that are not supposed to be exclusive should be okay for re-release unless Funko issues a public declaration of retirement (I am not sure if there is an official one). There is no sticker or declaration of the pop! being limited so there is no need for them to limit it. But I would be p*** if they re-release an exclusive that they specifically mentioned being limited to a certain number of pieces.

[Mr BATMAN]

I have no problem with re-releases as long as they were commons.

[jynxyfunko]

I wish Brian can see this thread and help us distinguish if he meant "retired" is the same as "discontinued".

[MyLittleFunkos]

Lot's of opinions.......I hear what everyone is saying.....maybe I'm just from a different generation. To me, retired means retired. I do know that in 3 years I am retiring from work and you can rest assured I'm not coming back out for any re-releases.

I'm with you on that! Once I'm gone, I'm GONE!!

[kitkats_mommy]

In my opinion, the rereleases stem from trying to keep up with the boom in collectors. I honestly don't have a problem with this, but I think the issue is the word "retired", which many take to mean "no more will be made", which is true. Maybe instead of "retired" they should Vault them like Disney does. Vault them for a few years to give them room to make new things, then vault a few others and release the older ones for another run.

I love that idea, "vault" them. I honestly don't collect pops so one day I can sell them all and retire. I collect pops because they are so dang cute and addicting! I would love for them to re-release some of the pops that I have missed out on. I think they can use a different word than retired, but seeing as how so many basketball, football, baseball players have "retired" and then years later come back to the game maybe that's why its used so loosely now. I just hate when people complain that it should stay retired so the value stays up. Collect something because you love it not because you want to make money off it.

[lovetheangels]

After reading through this thread it seems like the real difference is the way people view their collection or vinyl toys. Some say they are just toys, pieces of vinyl which is fine. Others may view them as collectible toys like I do. If I was collecting coins, stamps, hot wheels, pez dispensers, vinylmation, I would want them to go up in value not down. Do I get enjoyment out of my collection. You bet. Otherwise I wouldn't be collecting funko almost 9 years later. A quick glance at the collectors sales section over the last year or so will let you know that people are generally selling pops for what is considered market value. People collect and then sell them for all kinds of reasons. I have seen dog problems. car problems. AC problems, bills to pay but the fact is they are still selling them for what they are worth or going for not for 9.95 for a piece of vinyl. I haven't seen a Bane pop sell for 10 in that section in a long time. Do I think one day I am going to sell off my collection and buy a house? Absolutely not. When I am gone my kids can do whatever they want with my funko. By then it may be worthless who knows? The one thing most of us can agree on is that funko is doing a hell of a job and we are all spending a lot of money on their product right now.

[arjybarjy]

I don't have an issue with rereleases of common pieces. Funko is a business and it makes sense that they would want to capitalise on markets that have now caught on to Pops. One way they could help ensure that pieces remain retired in the North American market is for Funko to have agreements with vendors in particular regions i.e. Popcultcha in Australia, that the relreleased pieces are to be sold to customers from that particular region only. This is a common practice for brands who want products to be exclusive to, or to be sold at a certain price in a particular region. Granted that would mean that flippers in those regions would have a field day, but at least it would mean that the rereleased pieces will be widely available to people in the market they were intended for when rereleased and they would still be retired in North America (excepting those pieces that trickle in via third parties on Ebay and from mules.

[glowfunkofreak]

I'm sorry, but you all seem to think Popcultcha just starting selling POP!s.
How were these not available for them to order back when they first came out ?

European dealers had a specific distributor when they sold Wobblers before POP! even started.
Anyone remember the two European distributors ?

Pascal .. you SwissNodder where are you ?

If Popcultcha decided to wait to get in on the POP! craze until after I'm sorry, but you all seem to think Popcultcha just starting selling POP!s. Did they carry Wobblers before POP!s were even conceived ? How were these not available for them to order back when they first came out ?

If Popcultcha decided to wait to get in on the POP! craze until after POP! started to get more well know, why do they deserve re-issues of pieces that were available back in the past.

Funko didn't just start there business with POP!s.
Popcultcha didn't start selling toys/collectibles yesterday.
Everyone seems to think that no POP! have been sold in other countries, or were not available to order until we started talking about re-issues.

When the train leaves the station if you ain't on board you don't get to where you want to go.

Who is really acting like they are entitled ?
The collector who got into POP!s from the beginning, or the newer collector that doesn't want to pay the current market value for an older collectible. Let's be real peoples.

m.o.o.O. - My Own Opinion Only

[lovetheangels]

MOOO times 2

[Blasphemic Nephilim]

I'm sorry, but you all seem to think Popcultcha just starting selling POP!s.
How were these not available for them to order back when they first came out ?

European dealers had a specific distributor when they sold Wobblers before POP! even started.
Anyone remember the two European distributors ?

Pascal .. you SwissNodder where are you ?

If Popcultcha decided to wait to get in on the POP! craze until after I'm sorry, but you all seem to think Popcultcha just starting selling POP!s. Did they carry Wobblers before POP!s were even conceived ? How were these not available for them to order back when they first came out ?

If Popcultcha decided to wait to get in on the POP! craze until after POP! started to get more well know, why do they deserve re-issues of pieces that were available back in the past.

Funko didn't just start there business with POP!s.
Popcultcha didn't start selling toys/collectibles yesterday.
Everyone seems to think that no POP! have been sold in other countries, or were not available to order until we started talking about re-issues.

When the train leaves the station if you ain't on board you don't get to where you want to go.

Who is really acting like they are entitled ?
The collector who got into POP!s from the beginning, or the newer collector that doesn't want to pay the current market value for an older collectible. Let's be real peoples.

m.o.o.O. - My Own Opinion Only

that'd be fine and dandy if not for the really simple fact that the pieces beings released are not re-releases. For their region, these are a first run. American release shouldn't even be in this discussion at all. Complaining about where were they during initial release is kind of ridiculous. No one could predict the explosion of popularity these toys would get. No one. If Funko used your logic, there'd be no Supanova stan Lee and no battle scar Tyrion because they can't have em. MURICA had em first! It really saddens me folks think it's a bad thing for a company based on spreading fun is doing exactly that. Funko may as well up the prices to Dunny status, drop ALL runs to like 300, charge like $400-$900 a Pop, and call it a day. Boggles my mind how very few can process that it's not a re-release. It's simply not. Sadness.

[glowfunkofreak]

Maybe instead of "Murica" bashing you could read what you quoted and are commenting on.
You either didn't read what you quoted, or simply can't understand "my logic" from the post.

There is no such thing as an "American" release, it's just a release of a product by a United States based company.

Your viewpoint is obviously askew, and you just like "Murica" bashing.

You are the one complaining about where they were "supposedly only" released at during the initial release.

Any company could have bought them, from any country when they were initially released.
Any company can have an exclusive at any event they want in any country also, they just have to buy them.

Funko sold Wobblers overseas before POP!s were even conceived.

Maybe now you can re-release your "Murica" bashing again.

Please I really obviously love the way you spell "Murica".

In fact In can't stop spelling it that way .. "Murica" .. "Murica" ..

[Blasphemic Nephilim]

I never bashed my country. It's a fairly common slang term that I used in a completely non offensive way. If regions truly aren't a big thing, as you seem to think, then please explain Pop Asia. I'll wait. Think I'll browse Wobbler Asia to get a few new pieces for collecti...oh. Yeah.

[aussam]

I'm sorry, but you all seem to think Popcultcha just starting selling POP!s.
How were these not available for them to order back when they first came out ?

European dealers had a specific distributor when they sold Wobblers before POP! even started.
Anyone remember the two European distributors ?

Pascal .. you SwissNodder where are you ?

If Popcultcha decided to wait to get in on the POP! craze until after I'm sorry, but you all seem to think Popcultcha just starting selling POP!s. Did they carry Wobblers before POP!s were even conceived ? How were these not available for them to order back when they first came out ?

If Popcultcha decided to wait to get in on the POP! craze until after POP! started to get more well know, why do they deserve re-issues of pieces that were available back in the past.

Funko didn't just start there business with POP!s.
Popcultcha didn't start selling toys/collectibles yesterday.
Everyone seems to think that no POP! have been sold in other countries, or were not available to order until we started talking about re-issues.

When the train leaves the station if you ain't on board you don't get to where you want to go.

Who is really acting like they are entitled ?
The collector who got into POP!s from the beginning, or the newer collector that doesn't want to pay the current market value for an older collectible. Let's be real peoples.

m.o.o.O. - My Own Opinion Only

I got a couple of wobblers from Popcultcha a few years ago so yes they were selling Funko products and they are not a company that has just gotten on the bandwagon. Ikon is the distributor here and I know from talking to my local store owner that initially it was very difficult getting Pops in the desired quantities from Ikon but that has changed. And as I have said in another thread, according to my local stores they estimate 90% of the Pops they sell are to parents buying them as toys for their kids or people buying them as cheap novelty gifts, collectors like me are a small minority.

[Blasphemic Nephilim]

:O those Kick-Ass customs are incredible!

[Sidewinder]

I can see you would be annoyed if you paid a lot for a pop and then it later got released and you could get it for retail. Maybe instead of re releasing the exact same pop they could change it a bit so it would still be different, but not exactly the same as the first version.

[glowfunkofreak]

I never bashed my country. It's a fairly common slang term that I used in a completely non offensive way. If regions truly aren't a big thing, as you seem to think, then please explain Pop Asia. I'll wait. Think I'll browse Wobbler Asia to get a few new pieces for collecti...oh. Yeah.

You seriously have a reading comprehension problem.

First the thread here was started concerning re-released items that were said to be retired.
Second you might want to re-read what you posted. You keep talking region, not really anyone else though.
Third I may be alone but I find your use of the so-called (as you call it) "fairy common slang" word "Murica" in the context of your posts offensive and also the way you reference "we Americans" as you are calling people.

The Urban Dictionary defines it as such -

murica
The way un-educated Americans (generally rednecks, hicks, republicans, or very patriotic people) say America.

Not my definition mind you. I can't say I agree with the very patriotic part, but the rest is spot on.

Next .. I think you missed the wobbler craze .. maybe they will re-release some so you can get them though.
I wouldn't hold your breathe on that though.

Finally .. POP! Asia are some new products that are not just offered in only one region.
I believe Toy Tokyo is the official distributor for the region I live in, but I will check during NYCC.

I see a lot of newer collector's that don't mind if Funko re-releases some older retired product, but some if not most of them understand the viewpoint of the older collector. The fact that it devalues there collection, and the fact that they were behind Funko from the beginning of the start of POP! products. Devalue doesn't mean just financially, it means that re-releases make our older collections now more common.

You seem to be the only one that doesn't understand anyone else's viewpoint.

Who starts collecting anything to have a common collection ?
People want there collections to stand out. To be unique.
You seem to see it as a bragging thing, but it isn't to most people.
They show pride in the fact that they hunted things down, a good hunt always has a good story to go with it.
A good story or two goes a long way when you met up with Funatics to talk Funko.

I somehow don't think you'll hear people talk like this -
"Yeah .. I got my Ridder POP! when they were re-released."
"Oh wow .. that's a hell of a story."

Although nowadays it's perfect since it fits on Twitter, (under 140 characters) so people don't really have to talk anymore.

[naisatoh]

[Blasphemic Nephilim]

Seems I'm the only one who processes the release of common Pops in other countries as a good thing. Not re-releases, but the first chance they had to acquire them. I don't see anything wrong about that. But I guess my newly diagnosed lack of comprehension could be to blame. Think I'll go try to get a prescription for derp pills or something.

[funkocollector]

I don't think re-releases of commons are that bad but I do agree if something is officially announced as retired, it should stay that way. If Funko wants to produce a retired pop, they should make it a slightly different variant to show it wasn't the original. I also think this "problem" isn't that bad. The only thing that would really make me and probably most other Funko collectors angered would be producing more pieces of the limited 1/12, 1/240 etc. pieces than the number stated.

[DARTH STARK]

This is a great discussion. I see both sides. As a collector, I love having my special pieces that are no longer available but at the same time, there are so many that I missed out on because I didn't start collecting when they first were released. If a "retired" character is re-released, maybe just tweak it a bit.

[dabadguy]

And simply changing the box won't make re-releases okay. At least make changes on the figure itself, Funko.

[lcarus83]

These are toys. There are other things meant to invest in if you're hoping for a future return . I hope they re-release every single common Pop at some point so everyone can get the character they want. Newer collectors like myself shouldn't have to miss out on a good chunk of the DC and Disney line just because people will complain that their toys lose resale value on ebay. There are always gonna be number-limited runs and convention exclusives and variants that will hold some value. And Funko should release whatever common or exclusive they want if people will buy them. That's what will keep them making profit and keep them making new toys. As far as I can tell, there's never been a list of Pops that Funko has officially retired anyway.

[berrymonster]

i hope loki #02 will re-release. is that possible? no right?