Walgreens Marvel Pops

[FredKruger]

Funko will be just fine if they re-release an exclusive piece, for the company that actually has the exclusive. There are plenty of truly rare pieces out there and re-releasing exclusives from Wal-greens, Hot Topic, etc etc etc, will hardly be a blip on the radar. Also, please stop comparing a multi licence, ever evolving vinyl collectible to a stuffed plush animal. When I see a Darth Vader, Batman, Thanos, Conner McDavid, Cam Newton, Golden Girl, etc etc Beanie Baby hit the market, then and only then can you make any fair comparison.

Where I would tend to agree with you on licensed items, they are both collectible items with a market set price after the fact. This price is set by collectors demand, when.that subsides so does the price. When sales drop, that means less exclusives,less pops. When the market crashes so does the product. Study some.economics, may help you comprehend what a niche market is.

[Davinci]

Hmm sounds like you're the one with no concept with reality. I am just like you in terms of 'not getting a pop - oh well, not the end of the world" so I don't see how i would feel like i am "owed" pops And then everything else that followed your rant does not apply to me and i don't know why i am targeted especially if you read my post .

I am a casual buyer, I buy what i like and I don't care for any resale value. Sounds like you got butthurt brah.

The people who say they are "true collectors" are the ones who get mad when and whine when they can't get the pop and complain about flippers. They are the ones who will say "boohoo" to others when they can't get pops and they have it.

Nah, people who are true collectors aren't entitled millennials with no concept of reality. If I can't get a pop, oh well, not the end.of the world, they are.just toys after all. The problem is people like you who feel they are "owed" the same.pops as everyone else. Flippers exist no matter what,no use complaining as.they keep the value of your collection up. You pay the markup, or.u don't, it's simple really. And yea, if others can't get a pop I have I do say "boohoo", that's not my fault, it's yours. That's the point, because someone else has.it, you "deserve" one too. Man you kids are in for a real.wake.up call. The real world.has flippers, and limited stock sorry to shatter your bubble.

Pops will become.beanie babies/pogs if this re release trend.continues as the value continues to plummet. Many collect because they like the product, but your.lying to yourself if you say you hope all pops are commons and available to everyone. The value of.pops and exclusives is.why this hobby has taken.off in the 1st place. Some.may state it is cause of licenses, but it's due to the value of.finding a "chase" that is worth $100 and you paid $15, that's pay off on investment.

Sorry for rant had to.clarify for guy insulting collectors.

[Davinci]

You imply you're a true collector and that you buy these pops because there is potential monetary gain. So what if pops become beanie babies and value of pops drop. Are you going to stop buying pops?

Do you love pops because of the item or the money involved? Hmm?

[Barryyyyy]

I went to every Walgreens in my area til I found him and only paid $10 because I'm a real collector and not an idiot who resorted to eBay and paid $39 and now think I have the right to complain because I overpaid for something that was never vaulted in the first place. And. your. punctuation. stinks. stop. it.

People who buy on eBay are idiots?

Just the ones who overpay

[FredKruger]

You imply you're a true collector and that you buy these pops because there is potential monetary gain. So what if pops become beanie babies and value of pops drop. Are you going to stop buying pops?

Do you love pops because of the item or the money involved? Hmm?

Item all the way. However is nice to know/hope that "someday" they will.have additional value. If they re release Lion-o or the thundercats I will stop buying pops. Other than that they keep releasing must have products, like anything and everything Resident Evil so my $$ will continue to go to Funko.

[Flex Luthor]

If the pop hasn't been vaulted then there's a good chance you're gonna see these show up in stores again. Hot Topic tends to rerelease exclusives from time to time so this practice doesn't bother me at all. It also seems that Funko is making new and improved molds of vaulted pops like Belle and Ursula to satisfy newer and long time collectors instead of unvaulting old pops. At least the completist collectors don't have to worry about the rarity of their pieces and the general collector can have a pop of their favorite character without breaking the bank.

[swaynomics930]

Need a thunderbolts punisher, all I have found are 2 green goblin =(

[JohnnyPOP]

I hate the word "millennial" like being self-entitled is something that magically appeared in the last thirty years. I know plenty of people in older generations who are even more so. Try telling some of them you don't have an item in stock and see how quickly that entitlement kicks in.

Everyone's going to have a different definition of collecting and this discussion is really just burying what the thread is about. There's an "I'm So Mad" forum at the bottom where a discussion like this would probably be better suited.

On that note, I wonder if we'll see another wave of Marvel Pops after these Star Wars ones have come and gone. It seems like they get those two licenses in batches a lot. And they do seem to be getting a lot better at distribution and adding them online. So that really helps! I'm hoping Venom will pop up around here sometime so I can add him to my growing Spider-Man family collection.

[Central IL Funko Fan]

I picked up Venom last night. They also had GITD Spider-man and Green Goblin. Still trying to find Punisher for myself and 2099 for a coworker.

[powderkid28]

Central IL where? I'm from Peoria...need a venom.

[Crazychris225]

I work at a walgreens in Bolingbrook, IL. Nothing in our Warehouse this past Friday so this coming Friday I'm looking out for sure!

[DigsUT]

Funko will be just fine if they re-release an exclusive piece, for the company that actually has the exclusive. There are plenty of truly rare pieces out there and re-releasing exclusives from Wal-greens, Hot Topic, etc etc etc, will hardly be a blip on the radar. Also, please stop comparing a multi licence, ever evolving vinyl collectible to a stuffed plush animal. When I see a Darth Vader, Batman, Thanos, Conner McDavid, Cam Newton, Golden Girl, etc etc Beanie Baby hit the market, then and only then can you make any fair comparison.

Where I would tend to agree with you on licensed items, they are both collectible items with a market set price after the fact. This price is set by collectors demand, when.that subsides so does the price. When sales drop, that means less exclusives,less pops. When the market crashes so does the product. Study some.economics, may help you comprehend what a niche market is.

My comprehension of economics and understanding what a niche market is, is just fine. Secondary market price is certainly set by the collector and there does need to be a balance between the collector and the general consumer. However, my point was that re-releasing store exclusives would have no barring on the collector market as a whole. Now, if they were to re-release truly rare pieces from SDCC and other conventions, then and only then would an issue occur. No one should ever be banking on retirement from a store exclusive. For that matter, no one should be banking on retirement from a Funko POP collection.

[BeefyPenguin]

This debate is better then the one that was in last night!!

I agree with the fact of they re rlease lion-o or similar vaulted item then that's when it starts to go down hill and YES I will be selling the rest of POPS. But that is hugly different then re releasing a non vaulted pop.

I DIDNT start collecting to re sell later but when I see my collection is worth $10K and I spent prob a fraction of that I don't wanna loose that money when and if the market crashes. No I can't retire on that but I can pay off my car and make life a bit easier not having a car payment.

Maybe that doesn't make me a true collector well I don't really care and I rather be whatever I am

[Strending625]

Getting this thread back on topic, I've heard rumors, I think it might have been on here maybe Facebook that we would be getting a scarlet spider soon at Walgreens. It seems like Walgreens is the place to go for spidey related exclusives

[Flex Luthor]

Any new Spiderman pops are welcome! I actually prefer to pop shop at Walgreens because the process of parking and walking to the toy aisle is a lot faster. I also tend to find more exclusives in stock than Target.

[DigsUT]

What concerns me, is the re-releases clogging up my local Wal-Greens shelf space where the new Star Wars exclusives should be:p

[Crazychris225]

Getting this thread back on topic, I've heard rumors, I think it might have been on here maybe Facebook that we would be getting a scarlet spider soon at Walgreens. It seems like Walgreens is the place to go for spidey related exclusives

Yeah I confirmed it from a Marvel distributior I met in force friday. He said he got cases of Scarlet Spidernan in, just no glans yet.

[JBeard]

Hell yes been wanting a scarlet spider for ever! Walgreens is ok with me I always find them eventually.

[Davinci]

Scarlet Spider can't be the only pop. The last 2 years, WG exclusives came in 4 pops. I wonder what the other 3 will be.

[NEGATRON]

I finally found Venom and Thunderbolts Punisher today after checking every day this week. No sightings of Spidey 2099. Was the original white-skull Punisher a part of this wave? I haven't seen anyone find him yet.

[JohnnyPOP]

Scarlet Spider can't be the only pop. The last 2 years, WG exclusives came in 4 pops. I wonder what the other 3 will be.

Maybe we'll see some more Spider-Verse characters? I hope they're heroes this time and not villains. I'd love to see either Spider-Woman or even Silk next.

[HowardTheDuck]

Scarlet Spider can't be the only pop. The last 2 years, WG exclusives came in 4 pops. I wonder what the other 3 will be.

Maybe we'll see some more Spider-Verse characters? I hope they're heroes this time and not villains. I'd love to see either Spider-Woman or even Silk next.

If it were up to me I'd want....
Silk
Spider-Ham
Current Spider-Man 2099
Spider-Woman
Agent Venom

All needs in my book.

[JohnnyPOP]

If it were up to me I'd want....
Silk
Spider-Ham
Current Spider-Man 2099
Spider-Woman
Agent Venom

All needs in my book.

Jessica Drew has deserved her own pop for a long time now, Funko. But yes, those are all great! Hopefully we'll see some kind of information soon about Scarlet Spider.

[HaloHawk87]

Silk is one of my top wants right now. I would be devastated if she ended up being a Walgreens exclusive. I'd likely never find her. I'm hoping that if they were to make her that she becomes a common Pop.

[Chase Variant]

Silk is one of my top wants right now. I would be devastated if she ended up being a Walgreens exclusive. I'd likely never find her. I'm hoping that if they were to make her that she becomes a common Pop.

I'd be willing to bet that Silk will come masked and unmasked, with the unmasked version being an exclusive.

[big_matt]

Just walked out of Walgreens with a Thunderbolts Punisher Pop. So there are, oddly enough, being distributed again. Stores by me NEVER got these when they initially came out.

[swaynomics930]

Silk is one of my top wants right now. I would be devastated if she ended up being a Walgreens exclusive. I'd likely never find her. I'm hoping that if they were to make her that she becomes a common Pop.

I'd be willing to bet that Silk will come masked and unmasked, with the unmasked version being an exclusive.

And I shall need both just like gwen. Though I have all 3 I just needed the unmasked hooded and regular one. Silk would be bad@$$ to go with the spidey family.

[Crazychris225]

Just walked out of Walgreens with a Thunderbolts Punisher Pop. So there are, oddly enough, being distributed again. Stores by me NEVER got these when they initially came out.

I easily found a punisher tb, 2 spiderman 2099s at 2 different stores and plenty of venoms. I'd barely consider it a hunt. Just need GITD Yoda and Rubber chicken Deadpool to complete my Walgreens Pop exclusive series

[lrienaeds]

Just walked out of Walgreens with a Thunderbolts Punisher Pop. So there are, oddly enough, being distributed again. Stores by me NEVER got these when they initially came out.

I easily found a punisher tb, 2 spiderman 2099s at 2 different stores and plenty of venoms. I'd barely consider it a hunt. Just need GITD Yoda and Rubber chicken Deadpool to complete my Walgreens Pop exclusive series

I saw a fresh shipment of those GITD Yodas (also had Proto Fett and Emperors Guard) at my local Walgreens this morning before work so it looks like they are coming back out.

[jambes]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

[KarateKid]

Hit up 4 Walgreens yesterday looking for the new wave of Star Wars with no luck but did see a nice handful of the Marvel line. Several Goblins and a GITD Spider-Man. I saw a Punisher, Venom and even a Taskmaster but they had minor condition issues. I really debated on these last 3 but with the news that they're becoming so plentiful I figure I can hold out for a really really nice one.

[big_matt]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

Are there any new exclusives expected during the promo period, or will it all be restocks of older ones?

[jambes]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

Are there any new exclusives expected during the promo period, or will it all be restocks of older ones?

I can't tell. The picture is generic. The description is just for the linked ones so there isn't really a way to tell till they come.

[powderkid28]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

Didn't see that but that would explain why I got a case of GG and Sabine exclusive, R1 case, and 30 marvel pops coming on Tuesday.

[jambes]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

Didn't see that but that would explain why I got a case of GG and Sabine exclusive, R1 case, and 30 marvel pops coming on Tuesday.

Lucky. I can't get anything in no matter how much I order . Rouge 1 has an endstand in November so those should go there.


Here is the generic photo they used for the plan, sorry about bad quality.

[robertk328]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

Didn't see that but that would explain why I got a case of GG and Sabine exclusive, R1 case, and 30 marvel pops coming on Tuesday.

Lucky. I can't get anything in no matter how much I order . Rouge 1 has an endstand in November so those should go there.


Here is the generic photo they used for the plan, sorry about bad quality.

Wow!

[BennyV07]

Just found a Thunderbolts Punisher mint at my nearest Walgreens. Wasn't there last week so I'm assuming they are making their rounds again!! Very excited since I was about to buy one for $35 the other day!

[BigHow]

Lucky. I can't get anything in no matter how much I order . Rouge 1 has an endstand in November so those should go there.


Here is the generic photo they used for the plan, sorry about bad quality.

Thanks for the info! Here's hoping the Walgreens near my office gets a fair amount of stock.

Also, the best part of that generic photo is that there appears to be a Cobra Commander with a BAIT Pre-Release Exclusive sticker on it. UNLESS THIS IS THE SECRET ANNOUNCEMENT OF WALGREENS G.I. JOE EXCLUSIVE POPS!

[powderkid28]

These are in our plan to be the item of the month (we do a different promo every week during the holidays) in early Novemeber.

I fear that looking at the warehouse quantities, there will be noe left by the time the program rolls out.


Cheers though to everyone getting them! I was finally able to snag Thunderbolts Punisher for myself!

Didn't see that but that would explain why I got a case of GG and Sabine exclusive, R1 case, and 30 marvel pops coming on Tuesday.

Lucky. I can't get anything in no matter how much I order . Rouge 1 has an endstand in November so those should go there.


Here is the generic photo they used for the plan, sorry about bad quality.

Nice! Been preoccupied prepping for inventory, some things have slipped thru the cracks.

I've had a middle Endstand with pops on it for sometime now. Right now top shelf has Rogue One posters, second shelf has Star Wars pops, 3rd shelf has Rogue One Black Series figures and the metal cast ships we just got in (non basic.) 4th shelf has some remote control BB-8's and Rogue One nerf guns. We also got a couple 12" Jyn Erso's that I've worked onto the Endstand.

I'm guessing most of our display will be Marvel. 5 of the licensed pop assortment coming in Tuesday, 30 Marvel. We receive two warehouse shipments a week and there is nothing coming this Friday.

[Stu]

I was able to find one Taskmaster, one Green Goblin, and one Iron Spidey at my nearest Walgreens today. These were all the ones I was looking for in this series. I have rarely seen the Marvel series at this Walgreens, so I was pretty happy to find them...especially when I asked the stocker to check in the back and they found the Iron Spidey. Still haven't found the older Marvel series at my nearest Walgreens.