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[Artistic]

That's unfortunate.

 

[ReBurn]

Oh no

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I regret the layoffs


I hate that dolls with all my heart.

 

[Hookshot]

How they even existed in the first place is mind boggling, literally just wasteful plastic tat.

 

[poppabk]

Shit - I may never complete my 'background character from Star wars no-one remembers' collection.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Finally. Can used game stores put in MORE GAME instead of these ugly fucking things taking up an entire section?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

How they even existed in the first place is mind boggling, literally just wasteful plastic tat.

Absolutely... Besides, they're hideous.

They became popular because they're so cheap and for autograph signings.

I wouldn't buy any of those figures.

 

[clem84]

Those figures sell a respectable amount every year. To me this is a clear case of aiming too high and expected revenue not meeting up with the investments. They were on the news recently about having to destroy 30 million $ worth of figures because it was cheaper to destroy them then to pay for storage.

They clearly overestimated demands.

 

[GateofD]

same lifespan and cycle as Beanie Babies

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

same lifespan and cycle as Beanie Babies

Who?

 

[pachura]

Great news!

 

[newtypepilot]

literally spammed themselves to death.

 

[Pagusas]

I still don't understand how these got popular in the first place.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Great news!

Not because of the layoffs. Yes, because they won't do those awful things anymore.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I still don't understand how these got popular in the first place.

Because that junk is so cheap. And it's even more infuriating that YouTubers promote it as a great product... when it's actually garbage.

 

[BlackTron]

I thought Gamestop didn't even sell games anymore, just these

 

[Kadve]

I still don't understand how these got popular in the first place.

Amiibos. Do i need to say more?

 

[Poppinfresh]

 

[DaciaJC]

Who?

These cute little buggers:

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

For cute figures... Nendoroids are better.

But I'm not their target audience.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

These cute little buggers:

I have no idea about those plush toys....

They were never released in Mexico

 

[DarkShadowXI]

I was just thinking about collecting these, too.

I have to offload my POG collection, first. I have a feeling sitting on those will finally pay off!

Any day now…

 

[Power Pro]

 

[DKehoe]

A dark day for the manchildren

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Amiibos. Do i need to say more?

At least the characters look how they are supposed to with Amiibo.

This one isn't a real funko but I guarantee it would look just as hideous.

 

[spookyfish]

I will never collect-shame — Star Wars Vintage Collection here — but I have never understood the appeal of these. Ever.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Not a fan, but they make sense:

License characters popular with people who buy any old shit with those characters on them.

Price the product at a low price but with a big profit margin.

Issue limited runs.


Follow that guide and you too might suddenly be telling a factory to make millions of items destined for landfill a few years later.

 

[Unknown?]

Because that junk is so cheap. And it's even more infuriating that YouTubers promote it as a great product... when it's actually garbage.

Come on man! For the price, you get lots of lead. That can be recycled for profit!

 

[AJUMP23]

Do not care for their products. But at some point people can only collect so much plastic.

 

[poppabk]

Do not care for their products. But at some point people can only collect so much plastic.

Nah, didn't people just move on to those things you clip on to bags or something?

 

[Rentahamster]

The Labubus will reign supreme

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Those things are supposed to have brains, right?

Or is that just a myth?

 

[RavageX]

How they even existed in the first place is mind boggling, literally just wasteful plastic tat.

Same here, I never understood why someone would want these ugly ass figures. Why not make some high quality ones that actually LOOK like the characters, damn.

What is especially wild is some people have rooms full of the things.

 

[AJUMP23]

Nah, didn't people just move on to those things you clip on to bags or something?

People chase trends too.

 

[Dacvak]

Funkos are just Beanie Babies for nerds. They're ugly and stupid. I'm happy I've never purchased one before.

That being said, I have a Funko Pop of myself somewhere. They were made to be auctioned off for charity. I was not involved in that decision, nor do I endorse funko pops. But I do support the charity, and they made some good money.

But I'm happy these will eventually go extinct. Always seemed like such a soulless cash grab to me.