Open letter to Funko regarding mystery mini ratios

[TheBoilerman]

I'm glad to see the conversation that is going on here.

[Heli88]

I'm right with the "get rid of 1/6" sentiment. I was just in another thread where I posted that there's a fine line between a fun hunt and "not worth the trouble". When I got into Minis in the first place, my starting point was pretty much always to buy a case, and then start hunting whatever I was missing. Cases with 1/6s hobble me right out of the gate, because I'm not interested in guaranteed duplicates that everybody will be trying to offload.

And I'd be totally in for store exclusives being less rare. Around me, most stores get one case. Not such a big deal with Gamestop, which is on every corner, but there's one Hot Topic around here. If their one case doesn't have an exclusive at all, I have no option other than ebay or an extremely unlikely trade.

Ultimately, it's not like I NEED any of this stuff, but if it's virtually impossible (or prohibitively expensive), I'll just drop the set. And if that happens enough, I drop the idea entirely. I'm clearly not the only customer who thinks this way, as the OP was nice enough to illustrate.

[keyese]

I'm right with the "get rid of 1/6" sentiment. I was just in another thread where I posted that there's a fine line between a fun hunt and "not worth the trouble". When I got into Minis in the first place, my starting point was pretty much always to buy a case, and then start hunting whatever I was missing. Cases with 1/6s hobble me right out of the gate, because I'm not interested in guaranteed duplicates that everybody will be trying to offload.

And I'd be totally in for store exclusives being less rare. Around me, most stores get one case. Not such a big deal with Gamestop, which is on every corner, but there's one Hot Topic around here. If their one case doesn't have an exclusive at all, I have no option other than ebay or an extremely unlikely trade.

Ultimately, it's not like I NEED any of this stuff, but if it's virtually impossible (or prohibitively expensive), I'll just drop the set. And if that happens enough, I drop the idea entirely. I'm clearly not the only customer who thinks this way, as the OP was nice enough to illustrate.

I feel the same. I don't know if I'll drop out entirely, but I will definitely be more selective with which lines I go for.

[ScroogeMcDollar]

I"m curious, why are the Kingdom Hearts gamestop and hot topic exclusives all 1/12 while the poor people trying to complete the Harry Potter set are looking for a 1/72 while at the same time getting stuck with 1/6s of commons? That's a drastically different case ratio layout.

[hailmary25]

I think for the most part a lot of us agree or have added to OP. I am fairly new to MM just started really getting into them with the HP line and have tried to play catch up with Game of thrones.

I have completed HP series 1 and have given up on HP series 2 because of buck beak. Now that being said I have no problem with Higher exclusives. They drive the hunt and market. Would I prefer a 1/12 box with store exclusives like X-men yes cause I want to complete the set. At the same time it feels good to own a Yule Ball Hermione.

As for Layouts while yes i would prefer a standard hey I get it from Funko's view trying to make it fair. I am all for fairness.

My biggest issues is 1/6, 1/4 and whatever absurd ratio they come up with next. HP Series two had three. For those that buy cases that is a slap in the face. However, from the Funko's bottom line and from the view of the casual fan I get it. I do not like it and it drive me crazy but from a business point of view I get. The WB common set has FOUR 1/6. Really come on funko.

The main point I agree with OP is that I have not purchased a single mini from sets I were once excited about because of ratios an such. Love Star wras but not even bothering. Love WB but not bothering with. With LOTR I am really considering not collecting as much as I love the series. After the 1/6s and 1/12s thats only 3 boxes to get 4 1/24s, 2 1/36 and 2 1/72 talk about crazy. And that is just HT we do not know about B&N or other store exclusives.

So yes like the OP I am not happy and I do think Funko obviously does not care about the hardcore MM collector. But what should we expect they are a business and now have publicly traded company.

That's my two cents sorry if a repeat of others.

[Quazimoto]

Wait... the WB minis set has FOUR 1/6 figures?

[TheBoilerman]

I"m curious, why are the Kingdom Hearts gamestop and hot topic exclusives all 1/12 while the poor people trying to complete the Harry Potter set are looking for a 1/72 while at the same time getting stuck with 1/6s of commons? That's a drastically different case ratio layout.

I'm not sure, but I theorize that it has to do with number of figures and theme popularity.

[Darkwing Batman]

I’m new on the forums as I just started collecting Funko products this year. Funko doing Classic Batman and Classic Disney tv show action figures got me into collecting Funko and I started noticing Pops and Mystery Minis.

I started collecting the Disney Afternoons Mystery Minis and I’m really disappointed in the case layouts. They have Chip and Dale as 1 in 6 on the regular case and All 3 of the nephews as Junior Woodchucks at GameStop at 1 in 6. The main characters I wanted was the Darkwing Duck characters and one of those is one in 72. That makes it nearly impossible for me to get that one without getting SEVERAL duplicate chipmunks and ducks since they are 1 in 6. This does not encourage new collectors to get into Mystery Minis and I imagine it also discourages many longtime Funko collectors too. I’ve bought fifteen of the Mystery Minis so far and 5 of them are the 1 in 6 chipmunks and ducks. Thankfully I’ve been able to get Darkwing, Launchpad, and Gosalyn, but I still haven’t found Morgana. Hopefully Funko makes their figures all 1 in 12 from now on and I’ll be more likely to buy the ones I’m interested in.

[Quazimoto]

I'm begging Funko to give a legitamate reason for any set having any (or at the worst, one) 1/6 figure in it. Just saw that the WB set does indeed have 4 different figures at 1/6 in the base set. It's utterly ridiculous and a stern slap in the face to all the fans who made Mystery Minis a viable secondary line in the Funko catalog. Don't care if y'all hate me for it, but I have to call a spade a spade here. Such a decision is nothing more than a cash grab on Funko's part because they know fans have been waiting for a set with classic Warner Brothers and Hanna Barberra characters and they know plenty of people will pull dupe after dupe hunting for that something like Dino or Foghorn Leghorn or various store exclusives. Frankly, I'm just plain disappointed in Funko for doing something like this. Sure, they're in business to make money just like any other company. I just thought they cared about their fans a little more than that. Guess I was wrong.

Sorry for the rant folks. Looney Tunes was one of my most desired MM sets. Just kinda disheartened about it right now. Think I'll protest this crappy decision by only buying these on the secondary market. Yeah, sales might not warrant further characters if a bunch of people do that too, but frankly, if such shenanigans is the future of Mystery Minis, I'm just done buying in stores at all.

[w00kiee77]

Wait... the WB minis set has FOUR 1/6 figures?

I just saw that and my heart just sank... for a three count and then I saw red... I was overjoyed that they were doing this line and had so many exclusive characters that I wanted but FOUR 1/6s is just a crazy cash grab and it needs to stop!

[hailmary25]

Wait... the WB minis set has FOUR 1/6 figures?

I just saw that and my heart just sank... for a three count and then I saw red... I was overjoyed that they were doing this line and had so many exclusive characters that I wanted but FOUR 1/6s is just a crazy cash grab and it needs to stop!

Saw that yesterday. yeah for 1/6 screams I do not care about our devoted customers. As much as they try to say they are a company of the people I am calling BS

[ScroogeMcDollar]

I’m new on the forums as I just started collecting Funko products this year. Funko doing Classic Batman and Classic Disney tv show action figures got me into collecting Funko and I started noticing Pops and Mystery Minis.

I started collecting the Disney Afternoons Mystery Minis and I’m really disappointed in the case layouts. They have Chip and Dale as 1 in 6 on the regular case and All 3 of the nephews as Junior Woodchucks at GameStop at 1 in 6. The main characters I wanted was the Darkwing Duck characters and one of those is one in 72. That makes it nearly impossible for me to get that one without getting SEVERAL duplicate chipmunks and ducks since they are 1 in 6. This does not encourage new collectors to get into Mystery Minis and I imagine it also discourages many longtime Funko collectors too. I’ve bought fifteen of the Mystery Minis so far and 5 of them are the 1 in 6 chipmunks and ducks. Thankfully I’ve been able to get Darkwing, Launchpad, and Gosalyn, but I still haven’t found Morgana. Hopefully Funko makes their figures all 1 in 12 from now on and I’ll be more likely to buy the ones I’m interested in.

You sound just like me! I barely knew what pops were before the Disney Afternoon lines came out. Now i'm into the pops, action figures and mystery minis. I actually started a thread here asking for the best way to start a mystery mini line and received tons of great advice (thanks again everyone!).

Sorry to hear that you are having such bad luck pulling the figures. That is exactly what I was afraid of. The 1/6 chip and dale especially bothered me but compared to the Harry Potter line ( and the WB line with 4 figures that are 1/6!), it looks like we made out okay. I started out by purchasing a case from BBTS knowing that it would at least contain Scrooge, Darkwing, Launchpad, Gosyln and 2 out of the 4 Ducktales kids. It was a pretty efficient way to start the collection. Then I just hit eBay for Morgana (at $25) since Monty was in my case where she could have been. And since Webby was 1 out of the 2 Ducktales kids in my case, I went ahead an ordered all 3 game stop nephews off eBay for $30 total. I then found NegaDuck for $15, Pile of Money Scrooge for $11 and Magica for $18. Finishing off Ducktales and Darkwing was my #1 goal and I couldn't stomach the thought of driving from store to store only to get more chip and dales.

And I will absolutely go nuts if there is a Disney Afternoon mini wave 2 with a Gizmoduck as a 1/72 store exclusive!! Do NOT do that FUNKO

[FredKruger]

I’m new on the forums as I just started collecting Funko products this year. Funko doing Classic Batman and Classic Disney tv show action figures got me into collecting Funko and I started noticing Pops and Mystery Minis.

I started collecting the Disney Afternoons Mystery Minis and I’m really disappointed in the case layouts. They have Chip and Dale as 1 in 6 on the regular case and All 3 of the nephews as Junior Woodchucks at GameStop at 1 in 6. The main characters I wanted was the Darkwing Duck characters and one of those is one in 72. That makes it nearly impossible for me to get that one without getting SEVERAL duplicate chipmunks and ducks since they are 1 in 6. This does not encourage new collectors to get into Mystery Minis and I imagine it also discourages many longtime Funko collectors too. I’ve bought fifteen of the Mystery Minis so far and 5 of them are the 1 in 6 chipmunks and ducks. Thankfully I’ve been able to get Darkwing, Launchpad, and Gosalyn, but I still haven’t found Morgana. Hopefully Funko makes their figures all 1 in 12 from now on and I’ll be more likely to buy the ones I’m interested in.

You sound just like me! I barely knew what pops were before the Disney Afternoon lines came out. Now i'm into the pops, action figures and mystery minis. I actually started a thread here asking for the best way to start a mystery mini line and received tons of great advice (thanks again everyone!).

Sorry to hear that you are having such bad luck pulling the figures. That is exactly what I was afraid of. The 1/6 chip and dale especially bothered me but compared to the Harry Potter line ( and the WB line with 4 figures that are 1/6!), it looks like we made out okay. I started out by purchasing a case from BBTS knowing that it would at least contain Scrooge, Darkwing, Launchpad, Gosyln and 2 out of the 4 Ducktales kids. It was a pretty efficient way to start the collection. Then I just hit eBay for Morgana (at $25) since Monty was in my case where she could have been. And since Webby was 1 out of the 2 Ducktales kids in my case, I went ahead an ordered all 3 game stop nephews off eBay for $30 total. I then found NegaDuck for $15, Pile of Money Scrooge for $11 and Magica for $18. Finishing off Ducktales and Darkwing was my #1 goal and I couldn't stomach the thought of driving from store to store only to get more chip and dales.

And I will absolutely go nuts if there is a Disney Afternoon mini wave 2 with a Gizmoduck as a 1/72 store exclusive!! Do NOT do that FUNKO

There are layouts for this line. Find an untouched box and you are golden.

[Darkwing Batman]

Your theory on knowing the layouts and finding an untouched box don’t work on the rarer figures because they only put one or two rare ones per case. I knew the layouts and tried to use them and I haven’t found any of the 1/72 figures. Heck the rarest figure I found so far is Baloo. Next time I’m near Toys R Us (closest one to me is about 30 minutes away) I’m going to see if I can find Negaduck. Does anybody know if Morgana is available in the TRU assortment?

[ScroogeMcDollar]

Your theory on knowing the layouts and finding an untouched box don’t work on the rarer figures because they only put one or two rare ones per case. I knew the layouts and tried to use them and I haven’t found any of the 1/72 figures. Heck the rarest figure I found so far is Baloo. Next time I’m near Toys R Us (closest one to me is about 30 minutes away) I’m going to see if I can find Negaduck. Does anybody know if Morgana is available in the TRU assortment?

Yes, she is.

I believe 1 spot is held for either Morgana (1/72), Monty (1/72), Baloo (1/36) or Gadget (1/36). Based on my case layout versus case unboxings I watched on youtube, the layouts vary so you will never know which box this is in the case.

ToysRus has King Louie and Negaduck as (1/6) and Sheer Kahn as (1/12)

Hot Topic has Money Pile Scrooge and Negtron as (1/6) and Magica as (1/12)

Gametop has Huey and Dewey as (1/6) and Louie as (1/12)

I believe they replace the normal case (1/6) chipmunks and (1/12) Scrooge.

Honestly, I would recommend eBay for Morgana. You should be able to get her for under $30.

Also, sorry if we derailed this thread and the Mods want to merge the Disney Afternoon posts into that thread!

[Darkwing Batman]

Thanks ScroogeMcDollar. I really like Funko and even the Mystery Minis idea because it is a good idea to get a lot of different characters that wouldn’t normally get a chance to be made. I just wish they were all 1/12 or at least 1/24 so there was a good chance to get all the characters, because with assortments with a few 1/72s and 1/36s it almost makes it not worth it to collect the series.

[FredKruger]

Thanks ScroogeMcDollar. I really like Funko and even the Mystery Minis idea because it is a good idea to get a lot of different characters that wouldn’t normally get a chance to be made. I just wish they were all 1/12 or at least 1/24 so there was a good chance to get all the characters, because with assortments with a few 1/72s and 1/36s it almost makes it not worth it to collect the series.

That's why I like the minis, obscure characters.

Just kind of depends on the series. The horror series 3 1/72 were easy for example, as actually were 2/4 cases cause were multiple, and layout.

[Darkwing Batman]

Hopefully that is how this series will be too. After Christmas I’m hoping this series will start showing up at more stores and the rarer figures go down in price on the secondary market.

[keyese]

Wait... the WB minis set has FOUR 1/6 figures?

I just saw that and my heart just sank... for a three count and then I saw red... I was overjoyed that they were doing this line and had so many exclusive characters that I wanted but FOUR 1/6s is just a crazy cash grab and it needs to stop!

That's how I felt about Stranger Things too