11/16/2023 0 Comments Funko pop carnage black light fake![]() Also just because no one before you noticed that a big batch of pops are fake, that doesn’t mean that they’re real. If you get a fake pop and go through the resolution center and manage to get your money back (which with good evidence you will), you won’t be able to give bad feedback, which I think is an absolutely terrible decision by eBay. Just because the product says it’s in the UK that doesn’t mean that the seller is! I once purchased a pop from Dublin, but it turned out that it came from Hong Kong… It was fake.Ĭheck the sellers profile for their location and while you’re there don’t get too hung up on their rating. Be careful of things advertised on eBay in your country or maybe somewhere else in Europe which might not seem quite right. I really think Funko could help curb this exploitation of their own exclusives by opening their online store to international sales – I really have no idea why they don’t.Ī few instances where this is especially true are if those figures (exclusives, special editions, chases etc.) which have come from the USA or France or UK etc are suddenly being sold in China or Hong Kong… Especially if there are multiple sellers with them or they have a large number in stock. ![]() So now, all of a sudden, the payoff is a little higher, so be dubious of those online private sales of exclusives. This seems to be especially the case with Funko shop exclusives, which by the time they hit the UK for example have at least usually doubled in price, without factoring in the shipping and sometimes import tax. This is not so much the case with brand new common pops as the price is often too low to make it worthwhile, however that’s not always the case with exclusives and special editions, especially if you live outside the USA (where most exclusives are). The vast majority of fakes come from China and Hong Kong, so let’s get right in to discussing how to avoid fake Funko pops! Purchase your Funko pops from an approved or trusted source You need to buy a lot of them to bring the price down, and if you wanted to sell them from the UK or USA then thankfully the price of shipping and taxes would make the process completely unfeasible from a price perspective, but not so for Asian sellers. Just a quick search showed not only companies advertising what looked to be Funko pops, but even putting in their sale title that they will produce Funko pop figures. I was interested in the process of making vinyl toys and the costs involved in small scale independent releases and of course the cheapest place to have them made is in Asia, more specifically China. Also, companies producing these fakes have little shame about the fact. Don’t make the assumption that just because it’s a small plastic toy that people won’t make and sell fake ones – it’s potentially more widespread than you think. Does the design of the box match the design of the pop (colours, hairstyles etc.) if it is not a chase figure?Ī lot of people think that just because an item retails at £14.99 or so brand new, that they won’t be worth faking, however that’s not the case, especially when you take in to consideration things like special edition and vaulted products amongst the ranks of Funko Pops.Does the figure have excess plastic left from the molding?.Is the paint on the figure crisp, clean, detailed and accurate?.If it does have a serial number does it match the serial number on the bottom of the box? (although this may not be as accurate as you might hope – see more later).Does the Funko pop figure have a serial number on the back underside of the head or foot?. ![]() Is the seller a reputable business / person in the Funko pop community or an authorised Funko stockist?.Does an online seller in a public marketplace / forum have good reviews / feedback?.Is the online seller showing a photo of the actual pop or just a stock photo (mainly applies for private sellers).Does an online seller advertise the item in one location but their profile says that they are in another (often China or Hong Kong)?.Just a quick-look check list for things to look out for – just in case you really can’t be bothered to read the whole article, but don’t blame me if anything doesn’t make sense! If you want specific examples I will still be including a list at the end of this document of all of those specific examples. ![]() At the time of writing this I had already written a specific article about spotting a fake Captain Spaulding Funko pop and it has apparently been quite useful, so I thought I would do a more in depth version which can be applied to any Funko pop. ![]()
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