On May 5, a man in Glendale, California met another man to purchase two sealed cans of Ultra-Rare from. Funko Pops at $100K cash Money. This deal, the first six-figure sale of Funko Pop ever recorded, is possibly the largest in the history of the Funko Pop group, and it could just be the beginning of even bigger deals to come.
What is Funko Pops? Well, you probably already know what they are. But for those of you who live under a rock or haven’t walked into a store that sells comics, books, or video games, let me help. Fanco Bobs (often just called Pops) are small vinyl figures with large heads. Most of the characters are supposed to look like different pop culture characters, like Batman, Freddy Krueger, Darth VaderAnd so on’. Some people love them, some people hate them, and a lot of people don’t even think about them because oh my god, the world is a mess these days and I don’t have the energy inside me anymore to judge people who love silly pop culture collectibles.
Anyway, one of the rarest beanbags out there is Willie Wenka– Themed package contains two gilded shapes. In 2016, only 10 of these data were provided, and only four were these People who also had gold cards were found inside candy bars at the Comic-Con event in San Diego. (It is estimated that the other six combos were given to members or employees of Funko.) Since then, most sets have been locked into private sets, so only two sets include famous cards.
After trying and unable to locate the other Willy Wonka Gold Pops Card Pack Known to exist, Frank-Known as Grailmonster OnlineHe decided to turn to someone he knew for sure. So, last month, Grillmoster contacted a collector with one of these rare gold card numbers and asked if they were interested in selling it.
“I’ve heard for a while that he’s not going to sell it,” said Grillmonster. Kotaku Via email, “Our mutual friends put it in my ear so much that he might get released if I offered him $100,000.”
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It took a bit of convincing, but in the end, the two struck a deal, with the collector selling his rare figures for $100,000. cash Money. However, even after completing the deal, Grillmonster wasn’t sure the collector would really part with such a rare number.
“I didn’t really think he was going to sell until he walked in the door on the morning of the deal.”
Funko Pop fans gathered at a collectibles store in Glendale, California on May 5 to finalize the deal. Everything was recorded and then uploaded to Grailmonster’s YouTube channel. According to him and Other members of the Pop Collections communityThis is the biggest and most expensive deal ever.
Grailmonster is well aware that many people, and probably many of you reading this by now, would describe him as an idiot or an idiot. He explained to me that while he and others were counting all the cash in the store and preparing to exchange, he was joking that he would be a “village idiot” online afterwards. But there is also a feeling between her and many other pop collectors that the community will soon experience a Pokemon-like explosion of money and popularity.
“I’m sure first $100,000 Buy a pokemon card The Grillmaster explained that it looks really stupid, and the first $10,000 Buying picture books, etc. They are all connected.”
He hopes the deal will help bring in new collectors while at the same time highlighting how “crazy” the private collector’s world has become about Funko Pops in recent years, with people giving away $20,000 on pops based on rumors and photos. dimmer alone. .
“private [Funko Pop] The Grillmaster said the society really is like the Wild West. “There isn’t really a sales resource in the secondary market, so everyone depends on each other to close the big deals. There is serious money flying around.”
As for what he plans to do now after spending so much money on these two rare characters, the Grillmaster joked. Kotaku To go “staring at it” for a long time.
“I put it in the middle of my dining room table like a dizzy bitch,” admitted Grillmaster. “I will keep it for as long as possible.”
Of course, I asked him what he would say to people who think it is too strange or even stupid to spend so much money on plastic toys. For him, a hobby is more than just games, and although he understands that some people will not accept it, in his eyes it is a natural part of getting it all together.
“No one is supposed to understand that,” he said. I really enjoy it more than any hobby I’ve ever had.” “I love learning about rare works. Sections like Clockwork Orange, Freddy Venom, Beatles Reject Set, etc. have great stories behind them. There are parts so rare that no reports have been seen and there are only a few photos (Pope, Woody & Buzz 2-pack, etc).
“For me, I don’t buy games. I chase stories.”