FAQ Funko Pop

Thousands! You have so many Pops to pick from. Whether you’re collecting only a certain genre like Marvel Comics or Pokémon, there is something for everyone in the Funko Pop collectors world.

Funko was founded in 1998 by toy collector Mike Becker at his home in Snohomish, Washington. He started the business after failing to find an affordable coin bank of the Big Boy Restaurants mascot, instead licensing the rights to make his own coin banks from a Big Boy franchise in Michigan. The coin banks failed to sell, and the franchise filed for bankruptcy protection. Funko remained in business after licensing the rights to bobbleheads for Austin Powers, which sold 80,000 units. After this, some of the first characters that Funko sold were the Grinch, Tony the Tiger, and Cheerios mascot, the honeybee. In 2005, Becker sold Funko to Brian Mariotti, who moved its offices to Lynnwood, Washington, and significantly expanded the company’s licensed product lines. In 2011, Funko began selling their Pop! Vinyl line of figurines. By 2012, the company had sold more than $20 million worth of merchandise. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko

If you are planning on reselling a rare Pop, don’t open the box. If you are going to play with the Funko Pop, then by all means have fun with it. Most collectors do not want the box opened and look for the seal.

There is nothing inside a Funko Pop other than darkness and air. Don’t believe what you see on TikTok, those videos are heavily edited. Besides, cutting open a Funko Pop is dangerous and you could be hurt. Here is a video about what’s inside a Pop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiNlq6ilzaM

You can check our top 10 funko pop page. You can also tell if a Funko Pop is rare by the number produced and where the Pops were sold. If the Pop was sold at a convention, there are likely less than 500 made, therefore making them rare.

Some Funko Pops just smell like plastic or rubber. While others were given a special scent. Those scented Funko Pops that have a scent include Strawberry Shortcake 131, Strawberry Shortcake 133, Strawberry Shortcake 134, Strawberry Shortcake 135, Swamp Thing and Stinkor to name a few.

This method is for out-of-the box collectors. You will need a pan of very hot water and a pan of ice-cold water. Dip the feet in hot water for 15 seconds, quickly place them in the position you want them to stand and place them in cold water. You can watch this video for a demonstration of how to keep your Funko Pops from falling over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27GtwUs4WyY

Most websites have price guides for Funko Pops. A majority of prices differ from website to website. If you’re collecting Pops, it’s best to go with an average price and reduce by 10%. Example: If there are 3 Pops ranging in price from $110, $100 & $90, the average price of that Pop would be $100 ($110+$100+$90/3). Now take the average and reduce by 10%. So, for this example a good price of the Pop would be $90 ($100*10%=$90)

Yes. Each Pop has a pricing structure in accordance with how rare the model is. As an example, the models sold at ComiCon or other collectible venues go for high dollar as there is limited supply. There are also units that weren’t thought of as collectible and then suddenly Funko Pops on YouTube posted about the toy and it began to be collectible. Anything can happen in the world of Funko!

Mostly at ComicCon, Funko Pop meetups and on auction websites selling Funko Pops. But only buy from trusted online sellers. Be sure to check reviews.