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Protective cases

Postby Haljordan77 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:05 pm

Just wanted to get some opinions on the best places to get some cases to protect pop figures

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Re: Protective cases

Postby thejosh2010 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:28 pm

What sizes are you looking for...?

4" & 6" (2 sizes..Standard like Godzilla & Thin like Hulkbuster & Hagrid) - I like Fugitive's best and only use theirs in this size..have also purchased from RetroProtection (max shipping is $11 based on weight..so order 100 or 10,000, and shipping is still only $11) & I'veGotProtection (shipping is "free"..actually included in the prices; I find that if you order lots of items, these work out to cheaper, but depends on what your looking for)..both are good, just not as thick IMO as Fugitive's. The argument about the type of plastic is null to me...been using for well over a year and no problems with the Fugitive ones. Stock is also an issue sometimes for RetroProtection, but doesn't seem like as much for I'veGotProtection.

http://fugitivetoys.com (their new site doesn't have them up yet)

http://retroprotection.com/category.sc?categoryId=112

http://www.ivegotprotection.com/shop/

If your looking for premium protectors that guarantee something will not get damaged while in the protector, I personally always use Toy Tokyo POP Stacks! They are pricey, but the best of the best!!

http://www.toytokyo.com/pop-stacks-official-polycarbonate-case-by-funko/

Hikari - I've always used RetroProtection..just remember that sizes vary with the Hikari's...fits Mickey's & Buzz's..not Stitches or Black Spider-Man; these are great quality IMO!

http://retroprotection.com/category.sc?categoryId=146

Dorbz - IveGotProtection is the only company I've seen with these..waiting on my first batch as we speak!

http://www.ivegotprotection.com/shop/dorbz-standard-funko-protector'

9" - I've used both Retro & IveGot and these are a pain in bum to get inside considering their very large size, but they are good quality considering how big they are! Cheaper from Retro if your only ordering a few with other protectors as well than just a few from IveGot.

http://www.ivegotprotection.com/shop/9-funko-pop-protector

http://retroprotection.com/category.sc?categoryId=145
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Re: Protective cases

Postby Haljordan77 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:38 pm

Thanks for the great info

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Re: Protective cases

Postby Ske7ch » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:50 pm

Action Figure Authority also has some.

https://www.cgagrading.com/OnlineStore/ ... egoryId=74

The sliding bottom one is nice because it looks like a really nice display case for a special Pop, but they are more expensive than the toytokyo ones.

I recently ordered 3 from toytokyo to me they are the best bang for buck when it comes to protecting Pops.
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Re: Protective cases

Postby poppetmaster » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:07 pm

For the hard cases, I use POP Stacks...there are other options out there, but those seem to be the cheapest. They do fairly well, but I have received a few that were already cracked. So I'm not sure how far they were dropped from or what happened, but they will definitely protect your POPs. For the soft cases, I just get them on ebay. Spend a little over $1 each on them. Protects good against minor knocking, scratches and scuffs, etc. I would never keep my $1000 pieces in one of those, but maybe up to $75-100 pieces I keep in there.

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Re: Protective cases

Postby Ske7ch » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:33 pm

Is it me or does a thread like this needs to be stickied? lol
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Re: Protective cases

Postby Haljordan77 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:48 am

That would be awesome if I started a thread that got stickied on my first day

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Re: Protective cases

Postby thejosh2010 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:04 am

poppetmaster wrote:For the hard cases, I use POP Stacks...there are other options out there, but those seem to be the cheapest. They do fairly well, but I have received a few that were already cracked. So I'm not sure how far they were dropped from or what happened, but they will definitely protect your POPs. For the soft cases, I just get them on ebay. Spend a little over $1 each on them. Protects good against minor knocking, scratches and scuffs, etc. I would never keep my $1000 pieces in one of those, but maybe up to $75-100 pieces I keep in there.


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Re: Protective cases

Postby Indy Viper » Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:10 am

On the hard acryllic cases- definitely get the PopStacks ones that Funko makes instead of the non-funko ones. They're sturdier and easier to use for usually the same price.

Also, big ups to Retroprotection- I love that guy. GREAT customer service every time I've used them.
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Re: Protective cases

Postby Ske7ch » Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:04 pm

thejosh2010 wrote:
poppetmaster wrote:For the hard cases, I use POP Stacks...there are other options out there, but those seem to be the cheapest. They do fairly well, but I have received a few that were already cracked. So I'm not sure how far they were dropped from or what happened, but they will definitely protect your POPs. For the soft cases, I just get them on ebay. Spend a little over $1 each on them. Protects good against minor knocking, scratches and scuffs, etc. I would never keep my $1000 pieces in one of those, but maybe up to $75-100 pieces I keep in there.


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Re: Protective cases

Postby rkwo » Tue Feb 02, 2016 7:56 pm

I like the retroprotection ones. They do a lot of different sizes, so it's a one stop shop for Pops, 6", Rides, Hikari, 2 packs, etc. They seem to protect fairly well, I've used them to mail out pops and they have protected pops from drops and falls off shelves.
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Re: Protective cases

Postby d00dz » Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:09 pm

I prefer retroprotection for standard pops and pop stocks for expensive grails.
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Re: Protective cases

Postby Cthulhu Mythos » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:10 pm

I definitely love the Pop Stacks, especially the design of the top and bottom that fit together with multiples so they...stack together nicely (actually find it a bit satisfying to rearrange my collection of Freddys etc). I've tried a few different of the soft plastic kind and everything that people have suggested so far works pretty well only minor differences. Wish I could put my whole collection in stacks but feels strange to spend as much on the protection as the pop is worth so I save the stacks for the Freddys and Stan Lees.

Not sure that is economically feasible for any company to produce Retro Freddy protectors given the edition numbers of most of them but it drives me a bit crazy to have the rest of my collection protected at least from dust and my Retros "exposed". I would actually go so far as to say it has made me hold off collecting more Retros just because I have no way to display them with protection. However Retroprotection and others have produced protectors for specialized sizes in the past like the Deadpool Ride and Hulkbuster so maybe one of these days.

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Postby thejosh2010 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:21 pm

Cthulhu Mythos wrote:I definitely love the Pop Stacks, especially the design of the top and bottom that fit together with multiples so they...stack together nicely (actually find it a bit satisfying to rearrange my collection of Freddys etc). I've tried a few different of the soft plastic kind and everything that people have suggested so far works pretty well only minor differences. Wish I could put my whole collection in stacks but feels strange to spend as much on the protection as the pop is worth so I save the stacks for the Freddys and Stan Lees.

Not sure that is economically feasible for any company to produce Retro Freddy protectors given the edition numbers of most of them but it drives me a bit crazy to have the rest of my collection protected at least from dust and my Retros "exposed". I would actually go so far as to say it has made me hold off collecting more Retros just because I have no way to display them with protection. However Retroprotection and others have produced protectors for specialized sizes in the past like the Deadpool Ride and Hulkbuster so maybe one of these days.


I would love some Retro Freddy protectors too :thumbleft: Maybe shoot an email out to RetroProtection & IveGotProtection to pitch them on it ;-) I need some other Hikari sizes too besides the standard!
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Re: Protective cases

Postby SunsetBeauty » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:41 pm

thejosh2010 wrote:What sizes are you looking for...?

Hikari - I've always used RetroProtection..just remember that sizes vary with the Hikari's...fits Mickey's & Buzz's..not Stitches or Black Spider-Man; these are great quality IMO!



I never knew there were protectors for Hikaris. Anybody know if the size retroprotection has fits the Rainbow Dash Hikaris?? :)
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Re: Protective cases

Postby thejosh2010 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:36 pm

SunsetBeauty wrote:
thejosh2010 wrote:What sizes are you looking for...?

Hikari - I've always used RetroProtection..just remember that sizes vary with the Hikari's...fits Mickey's & Buzz's..not Stitches or Black Spider-Man; these are great quality IMO!



I never knew there were protectors for Hikaris. Anybody know if the size retroprotection has fits the Rainbow Dash Hikaris?? :)


Unless they are the same size as the Mickey's & Buzz's, then no. Here is the size they have....

RetroProtection wrote:The box that fits in this protector is roughly 10 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 OR 25.7 x 13.3 x 11.1cm. There are other new sizes of Hikari that DO NOT fit in this one so please make sure this is the size you need.


http://retroprotection.com/product.sc?productId=240&categoryId=146
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Re: Protective cases

Postby musser2020 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:46 am

Great info and thread! Good work on the answers guys!

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Re: Protective cases

Postby Cthulhu Mythos » Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:14 pm

Funny you mentioned sending Retroprotection an email Josh, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe at least it would show them there's interest out there. I still think its a long shot given the edition sizes but then again I didn't think they would make protectors for the Hulkbuster or the Deadpool ride.

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Postby thejosh2010 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:23 pm

Cthulhu Mythos wrote:Funny you mentioned sending Retroprotection an email Josh, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe at least it would show them there's interest out there. I still think its a long shot given the edition sizes but then again I didn't think they would make protectors for the Hulkbuster or the Deadpool ride.


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