Common Pops that turned into Grails?

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:12 am

Hey,

Have any of you ever gotten a Common Pop and it turned into a "Grail" completely unexpectedly?

If so, which one of the pops from your collection turned into a Grail?

Postby **Kal-El-051** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:16 am

I think this depends on your definition of grail. For me, I would say Iron Man from Iron Man 3. It’s not worth a whole lot but the way it was acquired means a whole lot to me.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:18 am

I know that "Grail" is really open to interpretation. lol

but to me - Grail either flies by two definitions - Either A) It jumped in value out of nowhere or B) Something that was "Blah" initially became "most beloved"

Postby **funkofanatic95** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:31 am

The Patriots 3-Pack jumped from $35 (retail) to $120 after they won the Superbowl in 2016. It never really dropped after that. It's one of my grails because Brady, Gronk, and Edelman are my faves, well especially Edelman!

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:32 am

funkofanatic95 wrote:The Patriots 3-Pack jumped from $35 (retail) to $120 after they won the Superbowl in 2016. It never really dropped after that. It's one of my grails because Brady, Gronk, and Edelman are my faves, well especially Edelman!

I'm a patriots fan so i know EXACTLY what you mean. Especially when we get so much flack lol

Turned into a grail from the superbowl win! That's DOPE!

Postby **Brutesquad** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:43 am

Not sure if this counts but the Stranger Things bloody Steve from SDCC..it was a shared exclusive with HT and was pretty easily available at the time and even a while after the show..now its pretty "hot" and selling aftermarket for a bunch of dollhairs..glad I grabbed it when I did! Looking forward to the new Steve's to complete the trifecta!

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:00 am

Brutesquad wrote:Not sure if this counts but the Stranger Things bloody Steve from SDCC..it was a shared exclusive with HT and was pretty easily available at the time and even a while after the show..now its pretty "hot" and selling aftermarket for a bunch of dollhairs..glad I grabbed it when I did! Looking forward to the new Steve's to complete the trifecta!

This definitely counts. At the time that this dropped I don't think I was collecting stranger things but I have a ton of friends that talk about how this turned into a grail out of nowhere all the time. That's super dope that you got to get your hands on it! Keep Steve Safe! lol

Postby **Mos_Eisley** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:02 am

A lot of old pieces that were very easy to get at the time are grails today. Biggie, 2Pac, MJ are some of my favorite commons.

Postby **Kaosu** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:05 am

The bank robber joker, ghost rider and a lot of the older vaulted pops became grails.

Postby **scholora** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:08 am

Would love to get a google docs list of the biggest jump for surprises!

Postby **Oversolex1** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:11 am

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

Postby **OffTheCHENG** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:18 am

Brutesquad wrote:Not sure if this counts but the Stranger Things bloody Steve from SDCC..it was a shared exclusive with HT and was pretty easily available at the time and even a while after the show..now its pretty "hot" and selling aftermarket for a bunch of dollhairs..glad I grabbed it when I did! Looking forward to the new Steve's to complete the trifecta!

True, I grabbed it too but ended up trading for it. Did not know it was going to skyrocket like it did.

Postby **blockablelaser** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:40 am

Mine is monsters inc boo. Got her for 8.95

Postby **Howardthepop** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:40 am

Pete Puma from last year's SD Comic Con. No one was giving him the love that he deserved. Got it for dirt cheap a month after the Con and now he keeps going up in price. I'm so happy $\:D/$ I was able to get him for a very good price.

:freddy1:

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:24 am

Mos_Eisley wrote:A lot of old pieces that were very easy to get at the time are grails today. Biggie, 2Pac, MJ are some of my favorite commons.

It's kind of mind boggling that those common peices became rare and highly coveted. Makes you wonder which peices from now will become that way.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:25 am

Kaosu wrote:The bank robber joker, ghost rider and a lot of the older vaulted pops became grails.

Yeah I know that the bank robber joker became one. Funny part is that you can never really tell what's going to become a grail or not

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:25 am

Oversolex1 wrote:A lot of the GOT pops I was able to get them really easy back in the day

Shoot out some examples!

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:27 am

Howardthepop wrote:Pete Puma from last year's SD Comic Con. No one was giving him the love that he deserved. Got it for dirt cheap a month after the Con and now he keeps going up in price. I'm so happy $\:D/$ I was able to get him for a very good price.

Haha there you go. He was a sleeper hit! Sometimes people sleep on some convention exclusives and they seemingly blow up overnight

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:28 am

OffTheCHENG wrote:
Brutesquad wrote:Not sure if this counts but the Stranger Things bloody Steve from SDCC..it was a shared exclusive with HT and was pretty easily available at the time and even a while after the show..now its pretty "hot" and selling aftermarket for a bunch of dollhairs..glad I grabbed it when I did! Looking forward to the new Steve's to complete the trifecta!

True, I grabbed it too but ended up trading for it. Did not know it was going to skyrocket like it did.

Crazy part is there is no way to really figure out what will turn into a grail tbh

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:28 am

blockablelaser wrote:Mine is monsters inc boo. Got her for 8.95

Ah your talking about the one originally released through the Disney store?

Postby **kingdomcustoms** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:50 am

Definitely the Friends set. Got the lot for like $50 and now they're getting towards fetching that each. Same goes for Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Nosferatu as well!

Postby **allcutethings2** » Thu May 03, 2018 9:53 am

Original Belle. Bought her as a common back around 2011 for 7.99.

Postby **tankong** » Thu May 03, 2018 11:15 am

I think Grail is based on personal taste.

Postby **Squird** » Thu May 03, 2018 11:59 am

tankong wrote:I think Grail is based on personal taste.

Ditto. My only criteria are:

-They actually exist. No hoping that they get made one day.

-You have to put effort into getting them. If you don't want to buy one of the 20 on Ebay because you don't want to reward a flipper, then you're just cheap and lazy.

They don't have to cost a lot of money. My 'grail' is about 25 bucks if it ever comes available. Also, it is not a pop.

Postby **Kaosu** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:11 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
Kaosu wrote:The bank robber joker, ghost rider and a lot of the older vaulted pops became grails.

Yeah I know that the bank robber joker became one. Funny part is that you can never really tell what's going to become a grail or not

You really can't, I bought the bank robber joker for $8 lol

Postby **lavery01** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:20 pm

Ours is Pete Puma and the first Mr incredible.
We got Pete Puma from a friend and paid the retail price and for Mr incredible bought him from B3collectibles for 50.00 bucks.

Postby **Valde** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:25 pm

Kinda strange some of the older Pops that have new versions or variantions are still very expensive.

Postby **jkcohen626** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:26 pm

I bought Starfire for $12 (and used a $5 giftcard on it to get it down to $6) and now she's worth $60!

Some others would be Yondu and the OG Thanos, who aren't worth so much (around 30 each), but I see so many people going after them and they seem hard to find.

Postby **valorandvellum** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:42 pm

A more recent one would be battle Deku from HT. Was VERY available for a while and was sitting around on shelves for the longest time. Then he suddenly disappeared and the price jumped.

Postby **cerealkiller** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:52 pm

La Muerte went from like $10 to $100 after awhile with no interest inbetween. Wendigo from Hannibal jumped a bit. I am fully expecting Vito Corleone to be a grail, epic pop

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:54 pm

Kaosu wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Kaosu wrote:The bank robber joker, ghost rider and a lot of the older vaulted pops became grails.

Yeah I know that the bank robber joker became one. Funny part is that you can never really tell what's going to become a grail or not

You really can't, I bought the bank robber joker for $8

Lol exactly and you probably bought it just because you liked the way it looked then low and behold it sky rocketed without warning.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:55 pm

cerealkiller wrote:La Muerte went from like $10 to $100 after awhile with no interest inbetween. Wendigo from Hannibal jumped a bit. I am fully expecting Vito Corleone to be a grail, epic pop

I got the corleones as well. I didn't care whether they were going to become grails or not. La muerte did do a jump. I wasn't collecting at the time otherwise I'm sure I would have got it. I always go for pops with really unique looks.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:57 pm

valorandvellum wrote:A more recent one would be battle Deku from HT. Was VERY available for a while and was sitting around on shelves for the longest time. Then he suddenly disappeared and the price jumped.

Maaaan now that I really didn't see that one coming. I didn't really become a big fan of my hero academia until after the pop came out then when I went to get it.. it jumped 4 to 5 times the original value.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:57 pm

allcutethings2 wrote:Original Belle. Bought her as a common back around 2011 for 7.99.

Never knew she would turn into a grail huh?

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:58 pm

kingdomcustoms wrote:Definitely the Friends set. Got the lot for like $50 and now they're getting towards fetching that each. Same goes for Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Nosferatu as well!

I've notic3d that about the friends set. I never really watched friends but it seems like po0ular tv shows usually turn to grails ie Gilmore girls

Postby **allcutethings2** » Thu May 03, 2018 5:01 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
allcutethings2 wrote:Original Belle. Bought her as a common back around 2011 for 7.99.

Never knew she would turn into a grail huh?

Both the Disney store and BN had clogged displays of Disney Princess lines. I remember the Disney store ended up putting them on clearance for five bucks. Now Belle jumps up and down in price around $100.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 5:05 pm

jkcohen626 wrote:I bought Starfire for $12 (and used a $5 giftcard on it to get it down to $6) and now she's worth $60!

Some others would be Yondu and the OG Thanos, who aren't worth so much (around 30 each), but I see so many people going after them and they seem hard to find.

They are definitely grails and becoming even more increasingly difficult to find so I would most definitely agree with that.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu May 03, 2018 5:06 pm

allcutethings2 wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
allcutethings2 wrote:Original Belle. Bought her as a common back around 2011 for 7.99.

Never knew she would turn into a grail huh?

Both the Disney store and BN had clogged displays of Disney Princess lines. I remember the Disney store ended up putting them on clearance for five bucks. Now Belle jumps up and down in price around $100.

Oh wow. I bet no one really seen that coming.

Postby **Kaosu** » Thu May 03, 2018 5:24 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
Kaosu wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Yeah I know that the bank robber joker became one. Funny part is that you can never really tell what's going to become a grail or not

You really can't, I bought the bank robber joker for $8

Lol exactly and you probably bought it just because you liked the way it looked then low and behold it sky rocketed without warning.

Pretty much

Postby **kingdomcustoms** » Thu May 03, 2018 5:25 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
kingdomcustoms wrote:Definitely the Friends set. Got the lot for like $50 and now they're getting towards fetching that each. Same goes for Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Nosferatu as well!

I've notic3d that about the friends set. I never really watched friends but it seems like po0ular tv shows usually turn to grails ie Gilmore girls

I honestly didn't think they'd go up much. At the time I had only just started collecting and had noticed too much of a demand for them. But yeah, sitcom Pops tend to do really well.

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