Leaving the Vault?

Postby **pop_jumper** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:29 am

SpilledBees wrote:C'mon Monsters Inc! I'm still haunted by not buying Sully, Boo and Mike when I had the chance.

It pains me not having them in my collection...I hope they get rereleased, too!!

On a more personal note, I notice you and I tend to agree on a lot of things. +10 Funatic points to you
:makeitrain:

Postby **ClownTastic** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:06 am

Why should Funko give two s*** about the secondhand market? They aren't in it to make US money.... I have paid far more than retail for a lot of pieces but if they were rereleased I wouldnt care in the slightest, in fact I would tip my hat to Funko for allowing new and old collectors to finally have access to figures that may have originally been out of their price range.

Postby **SirMace** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:45 am

Hopefully funko release riddler, two face and penguin, This is why I don't spend big money on commons....even if they are 'retired/vaulted'.,,,,,vaults can be opened!!!

Postby **Starsinureyes** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:56 am

Praying for Belle in the unvault!
And maybe Green Arrow....

Postby **SarahK** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:45 am

This is very intriguing! There are quite a few I'd love to see unvaulted.

Postby **stroud1492** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:55 am

For the Disney ones, haven't there been rumors of Rereleasing Hipster Belle and Ariel???? I hope they rerelease some Disney Series 1 and 2 Ones, I would love to own Belle (Obviously Yellow Dress).

Postby **minusdatails** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:00 am

Definitely looking forward to see what gets unvaulted! There are many of the older Pops that I would love to get my hands on for a decent price.

Postby **frankusho** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:44 am

Hopefully the older DC stuff gets re-released. I would love to finally get my hands on a Chase Penguin, Riddler. and Green Lantern to complete my set.

Postby **a99kitten** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:48 am

Love the display!

Kimchi Pasta wrote:While there are some rarer Pop pieces in my collection I've paid premium dollars for (that the collector in me hopes stays retired to justify my money spent), there are MANY more out there that I wish I could have at a retail price and hope they un-vault.
I think it's in Funko's best interest to un-vault some retired ones in steady intervals. It will expand it's market base (hopefully) which in turn will secure more licenses as they become more popular.

Postby **a99kitten** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:50 am

Sigh. I've been stalking eBay for a decent price on Green Arrow (luckily have the Gemini metallic one!)

Guess I will wait just in case. I would hit myself for paying big bucks to have him come out a couple months later!

Postby **zOnesTarX** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:22 pm

Exactly ^ Congrats on the metallic one! One I wish I had and hey, that will never get re released lol

Postby **Lexaeus** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:26 pm

All I want is Shazam. I know a lot of people who paid $100 for him would be pretty upset, but if they could bring out one character from the vault, I would want it to be him.

Postby **wonderful217** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:27 pm

I wonder if the pops have to be listed in the Vault section on Funko's website to be "unvaulted"? They a lot of Disney pops listed like Genie, Belle, and Sulley, but I don't see some of the older ones like DC and Marvel.

Postby **Tdogg2k8** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:32 pm

I was going to post this exact message.
people selling retired pops at 4-10x the price doesn't help Funko in the least. If anything it hurts, not having more money in their pockets for pieces people want.
If anything they need to look at some of the resell prices and base it off that.
If they want to charge more money for previously vaulted items. I'm sure people would still pay. Heck depending on where you shop, pops are different prices. anyway.
Lets get these unvaulted and let new collectors enjoy what others have.
They shouldn't be punished because they started a bit later than others.

for those who don't want this to happen that's a bit of a selfish notion imo. If anything.
Not everyone has been in the right situation to get these when they wanted them. Or for some like myself I was overseas for 5 years and had no way of getting these.
if you paid over retail that was your choice. I understand it stings. heck I haven't been collecting long myself and i've already paid up to 30 for some pops. but I wouldn't be bitter about it coming out for retail later.
LET THIS HAPPEN!

ClownTastic wrote:Why should Funko give two s*** about the secondhand market? They aren't in it to make US money.... I have paid far more than retail for a lot of pieces but if they were rereleased I wouldnt care in the slightest, in fact I would tip my hat to Funko for allowing new and old collectors to finally have access to figures that may have originally been out of their price range.

Postby **missauru** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:34 pm

I understand why people who paid top dollar would be upset buy at the same time if Funko changes up the box doesnt their "original version" still hold its value? Cause everyone else is getting something different box-wise?

Postby **Tdogg2k8** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:55 pm

missauru wrote:I understand why people who paid top dollar would be upset buy at the same time if Funko changes up the box doesnt their "original version" still hold its value? Cause everyone else is getting something different box-wise?

Wouldn't that only matter for Box collectors anyway?
If you take em out the box then wouldn't matter at all if it was 1st edition or 2nd

Postby **missauru** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:01 pm

Tdogg2k8 wrote:
missauru wrote:I understand why people who paid top dollar would be upset buy at the same time if Funko changes up the box doesnt their "original version" still hold its value? Cause everyone else is getting something different box-wise?

Wouldn't that only matter for Box collectors anyway?
If you take em out the box then wouldn't matter at all if it was 1st edition or 2nd

That is very true. I guess OOB collectors will still not like this.
I personally dont care what edition it is. If I can get a Pop that I missed out on because I was late to the Funko game I will be thrilled.

Postby **jester00** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:12 pm

morbidsoliloquy wrote:I know people would be mad but personally I hope one of them is the mayor from nightmare before Christmas.

I just got my mayor. But I would enjoy buying one for retail just to simply turn his head for display. I have two mayor minis for this very reason. It's like having two different versions!

Postby **jester00** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:14 pm

I bet Ursula is on the list. I doubt they Take any DC out of the vault. But I would love to get my hands on the earlier batman villains!

Postby **Indy Viper** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:27 pm

Since a lot of the harder to find Disney Pops were exclusive to the Disney Store, would Funko even be allowed to rerelease those if they wanted to?

I'm dying for Ursula, Cruella, and Mad Hatter like everyone else, but I'm worried that since they were exclusives, we'll never see them again.

Postby **zOnesTarX** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:30 pm

It is a waiting game really

Postby **wonderful217** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:43 pm

Indy Viper wrote:Since a lot of the harder to find Disney Pops were exclusive to the Disney Store, would Funko even be allowed to rerelease those if they wanted to?

I'm dying for Ursula, Cruella, and Mad Hatter like everyone else, but I'm worried that since they were exclusives, we'll never see them again.

I don't think any were actually exclusive to the Disney store. The first few sets were only sold at the Disney Store and had the store logo on the box, but they were then released to other stores and had the standard Disney logo.

Postby **jason3535** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:48 pm

I heard from someone that one of the pops that will be re-released was Bat girl but I don't know how trustworthy the source is. Just a comment :stitch:

Postby **MarvelFunkoFunatic** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:03 pm

I hope it is older Dc and Marvel ones. Would love to get my hands on some of them.

Postby **kyle725** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:04 pm

Anything would be great as long as they dont re-release everything at once. Switch up the vault pops every year and make it an event like the star wars ones and it will go well. I paid good $ for some old pops i really wanted and i know some people will be upset but it's about the collection so I'm looking forward to it!

Postby **Indy Viper** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:13 pm

wonderful217 wrote:
Indy Viper wrote:Since a lot of the harder to find Disney Pops were exclusive to the Disney Store, would Funko even be allowed to rerelease those if they wanted to?

I'm dying for Ursula, Cruella, and Mad Hatter like everyone else, but I'm worried that since they were exclusives, we'll never see them again.

I don't think any were actually exclusive to the Disney store. The first few sets were only sold at the Disney Store and had the store logo on the box, but they were then released to other stores and had the standard Disney logo.

Oh, I didn't know that! That's great news. Thanks so much! I swear, I learn something new about Pops everyday here.

Postby **allhermight** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:18 pm

I would be thrilled personally. I have a few Pops that I spent more than I am proud of on and it would sting a little to see them priced at retail, but I would have no one to blame but myself.

Postby **Ladna85** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:24 pm

Very interesting. Hope to get some good old school pops at cost. Such as shazam, Ursula, etc

My Funko collection · Postby **MrBear** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:03 am

Star Wars is all set so the other properties that make sense are Disney, Marvel, and DC. A boom in collecting and a decent amount of casual buyers make those licenses logical to re-release. The amount of people who buy a few POPs here and there exceeds the number of serious collectors so they probably are (and should be) a big factor in what to re-release. Kids also buy/receive POPs so that is a market beyond simply adults.

Postby **popfanboy** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:15 am

Riddler, Green Arrow, Two Face, and Penguin! I will then be happy

Postby **MasterSplyntr** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:25 am

Magic the Gathering Pops Un-Vaulted!

Postby **popfanboy** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:18 am

MasterSplyntr wrote:Magic the Gathering Pops Un-Vaulted!

No one wants that

Postby **elormolinyawe** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:52 am

popfanboy wrote:
MasterSplyntr wrote:Magic the Gathering Pops Un-Vaulted!

No one wants that

even our local magic the gathering fb group don't want that

Postby **gxwhyelle** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:02 am

elormolinyawe wrote:
popfanboy wrote:
MasterSplyntr wrote:Magic the Gathering Pops Un-Vaulted!

No one wants that

even our local magic the gathering fb group don't want that

out of curiousity, why? what's wrong w the designs?

Postby **ScS Flash** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:28 am

If it is retired DC and Disney, I hope that they have new boxes so that the collector's that did buy them at a high price dont feel cheated. :\

Postby **Tdogg2k8** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:35 am

popfanboy wrote:
MasterSplyntr wrote:Magic the Gathering Pops Un-Vaulted!

No one wants that

wild thing I don't play the game, but I honestly think they have some of the best looking pops out there

Postby **zOnesTarX** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:53 am

Now now stop hating on the MTG pops! I like them, and the game is great too. but man do they get no love lol

.

Postby **SpilledBees** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:03 am

Add me to the "I don't play the game but I love the Pops" list for MTG! I think they were super rad! I'd have snapped them up in a hot minute if I played the game, I almost bought the big dragon dude regardless.

Postby **zOnesTarX** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:37 am

Got to add him to the dragon 6inch pops

Postby **ClownTastic** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:22 am

One of my favourite Pops I own :razz:

They should definitely keep making MTG Pops

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