Do you buy two of each Pop? One to open and one to save?

Postby **FunkoMeansFun** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:15 am

I am always curious what my fellow Funko Fanatics :freddy3:

collections are like and really enjoy hearing what and how everybody collects.

My question today is this:

Do you buy two of each Pop? One to open and enjoy, and one to save mint in the box for collecting purposes?

Postby **The Head** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:37 am

I have done this a few times, but generally no, mainly because eventually I intend to free all of my pops and take them out of the box.

Postby **myktek** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:10 am

I do if I know I'm going to display them out of the box, which is rare but on some series I do

Postby **ETphonehome** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:26 am

Only do it if you love it

Postby **Kaosu** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:33 am

I've only done that with the Maleficent Dragon, I had to have one out of box. She us such and amazing pop.

Postby **Zorn88** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:39 am

If it's rare or something that I would want to get signed one day, I will get two of them.

Postby **ShockWaveZ55** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:42 am

Nope. My wallet hates me already as it is lol

Postby **dcooperfl** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:53 am

I don’t usually buy multiples. I’d have too many items laying around.

Postby **ShellyGt86** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:57 am

I did just this at SDCC Funko Pop Up Shop 2017. I took a family member. I bought two of everything. I sold and gave away some, but they were to awesome to take out of the boxes. I just added them to my collection.

Postby **felixfelicis** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:16 am

No, as none of mine stay in boxes. We only have one double, but they are both out of box. One stays at home and one lives on my desk at work.

Postby **Chase Variant** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:59 am

I do this for Spider-Man/Spider-Verse Pops and for Rey.

Postby **12amenn00d1e** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:59 am

I would love too but that's a lot of dough...Plus the rare ones are hard to get two

Postby **Themadpatter** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:01 am

I can’t imagine being rich enough or having the space to do this hahaha

Postby **MartinMtz702** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:31 am

Guilty! But only with certain pops

Postby **TriFeckTa** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:23 am

I do, with certain pops. But i'm not a baller, so i don't do this very often. lol

Postby **genotype** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:15 am

rare or chase pops I have doubled a few
I love taking them out of the box for display, but enjoy seeing the stickered box too.

Postby **mindrek** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:16 am

1 does the trick for me!

Postby **TheMerchantMan** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:19 am

It depends on how rare the POP is, con exclusives never get opened unless I know I can get a spare.

Postby **jimma** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:35 am

I always get 2

Postby **Fawny** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:43 am

Never. I’m OOB and I only buy what I really want. If I have ended up with 2 Pops, it was by accident.

Postby **GeekyFinds** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:48 am

I only get 2 of the one I really like. Mainly one OOB to travel around with me, work desk, photos..you know..fun stuff. And the other to shelf at home.

Postby **Zero** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:04 am

Only for customs really. Everything looks too great without the box so why save another haha

Postby **RoboFist** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:07 am

Golly, I would love to have that kind of money haha

Postby **scullysdad** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:16 am

I have done this twice with the original Eleven from Stranger Things and Hellboy so I could have one at my desk at work.

Postby **CaseyJones14** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:19 am

I collect Pops, not boxes. The only reason I would ever buy a 2nd would be to help out a fellow Funatic.

Postby **imdustin6** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:19 am

If I ever bought 2 of a pop its because I was dumb enough to remember I already bought it.... lol

But I don't buy 2. If I can carefully open the box and take care of it storage wise while I let my pop free, then its all good for me

Postby **Sarcasticguy** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:26 am

ETphonehome wrote:Only do it if you love it

Why would you buy it if you don't love it?

Postby **Jezter** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:52 am

OOB for life, so I don't need multiples of the same pop.

I've been a pop collector for over 3 and a half years, and I in NO way knock anyone for the way they collect, but I'm still baffled why anyone would keep these in boxes. Even worse are the boxes that are turned sideways and stacked against a wall, so all you see is the box art. I'll never understand it, so I just move on and do things my way and still marvel at their wonderful collections!

Postby **Rice71** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:58 am

One to stock, one to rock out the box.

Postby **acciofunko** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:58 am

I'm guilty of doing this with a few pops, but only my favorites! lol

Postby **Angology** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:17 am

It depends-mostly when buying online, from places that have been known to have horrendous shipping. Of course, sometimes I end up with two trashed boxes (Alpha 5...). I have been trying to get over this obsession, since I am out of room. I want to free my Pops, but have not been super successful so far.
I have also done the buying of a Pop that I already have. (I do it on Quidd sometimes too...) DH makes me take pictures before we go to a Con, but now with some in boxes, I don't know if that is possible. If only there was some way to track them...

Postby **gardyloo** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:08 pm

I often buy multiple when they are being shipped if the place has a good and easy return policy, exactly for the same reason, in case the box is damaged. If they're both in good shape then I might also trade or send to a friend who needs it. As for in the box or out, it really depends. Some boxes, like the Shining twins, have enough going on that I like to show the box. Other times it just depends on how I feel when I am setting up displays so even though I usually have them out of the box I still like to have an undamaged box if possible.

Postby **POPianato** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:47 pm

I generally order 2 just in case one of them is dinged.

Postby **ch_aeiro** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:10 pm

The only time I’ve bought duplicates is if I’ve heard they ship better in pairs. In some cases I returned the extra in store, others I’ve given them away or did just plain keep it. But I’ve never bought a duplicate for that intention though.

Postby **PoP305** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:20 pm

No,I buy one,take it out of box which is just packaging btw,and throw box away after having stomped it flat.

Postby **Shalee04** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:22 pm

Nope, I display almost all my pops and Dorbz OOB probably 85% is OOB $\:D/$

Postby **KMFH11** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:26 pm

Nope. Buy one and open it up! I have all my boxes though lol

Postby **treswright** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:27 pm

I do a lot of LED customs, on those I buy two so I can keep one original and chop up the other. But typically no, I only buy one. I've got hundreds and hundreds of Pops, it's hard enough to find places to store one of each, much less two!

Postby **Dumplingbox** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:18 pm

If I did that, I'd need to rent one of those storage lockers to have enough room for the ones I save.

Postby **beckysaurus** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:56 pm

Oh my word no.

1) ain't got that kinda money
2) ain't got that kinda space
3) OOB for lyfe

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