![]() ![]() ![]() 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.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |