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Funko Collector Trades Rare Pops For Over $150k In Cadillacs
4.4.2023
Most Funko Pops are worthless and getting shoveled into landfills right now. But some are extremely rare, going for exorbitant prices in face-to-face meetups. One recent trade gets at just how bizarre the market for certain Funko Pops has gotten, with one collector apparently swapping half a dozen...
Here’s What $30M Of Funko Pops Going To The Landfill Actually Looks Like
29.3.2023
Earlier this month, the pop culture collectible company Funko announced it was going to throw $30 million worth of Pop! figures in the garbage because its warehouses were overflowing with excess stock. Now images are beginning to emerge of unopened boxes full of Harry Potter-theme Funkos and more...
GameStop Profitable For First Time In Years Even As Everything Seems On Fire
22.3.2023
GameStop shocked investors, and anyone else who’s been paying attention to the meme stock video game retailer, when earlier this week it reported its first profitable quarter in over two years. It’s all the more surprising considering that everything else about the business, from botched pre-orders...
Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill
2.3.2023
The company that makes Funko Pop! collectibles is in so much trouble it’s preparing to throw hundreds of thousands of its pop culture-inspired figurines into the garbage. Funko revealed the plans in a recent earnings call filled with so much bad news its stock price fell off a cliff the next...
Topps Sells out Crypto-Themed Garbage Pail Kids ‘Non-Flushable Token’ Cards
18.11.2022
Amid the craziness tied to the FTX collapse, the latest Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) non-fungible token (NFT) collection takes aim at the crypto industry, roasting subjects like the LUNA collapse, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Cryptopunks. Following the release, GPK’s parent company Topps explains...
Elon Musk Seems To Be Turning Twitter Into The Worst Pay-To-Win Game
7.11.2022
Twitter, the social media site that has spawned one A24 movie and too many meltdowns to quantify, is tumbling into its next circle of hell with soon-to-be-implemented extensive monetization. Read more
Halloween Stores Are Now Dominated By Fortnite
24.10.2022
This weekend, I headed to one of my favorite places on Earth: A pop-up Halloween store. It’s a tradition that my wife and I both love. This year, we had to re-locate the nearest Spirit as it had moved into a new carcass of a past store. I think it used to sell shoes and sports gear. Now it sells...
Marvel, Funko Debuted New Web3 Integrations at Comic Con NY 2022
19.10.2022
Nearly 200,000 costumed fans crowded into New York’s Javits Center from Oct. 6-9 for the ultimate pop culture pilgrimage - NYC Comic Con 2022
I've Spent $1,000 On Anime Figurines, Send Help
14.10.2022
It’s 10:00 PM, and I’m stumbling back to my apartment after a wild night out in New York City. On my way in, I nearly tripped over a massive cardboard box sitting near my mailbox. It’s large enough to hold a PC monitor. I groan. I know exactly what it is: A $300+ anime figurine. [Freeze frame...
Toy Manufacturer Mattel and Cryptoys Announce Masters of the Universe NFT Collection
13.10.2022
This week, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Masters of the Universe (MOTU) franchise, the toy manufacturing company Mattel announced the launch of the official MOTU digital toy collection. The new collection, dropping on November 9, will feature classic MOTU characters like He-Man...
NFT Collection Veefriends Physical Collectibles to Debut at Macy’s and Toys’R’Us
5.10.2022
In recent times, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their physical counterparts have started to debut at well known retail stores and luxury boutiques. On October 4, the NFT project called Veefriends revealed that the team is launching its limited edition series of collectible characters exclusively...
The First NFT-Based Game Out On The Epic Games Store Looks As Awful As You're Expecting
27.9.2022
Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and Fall Guys, has unleashed another “F” into the world by adding an NFT-based video game to its online store: Fuck, are we still doing this crypto-baby thing?Read more
Nifty News: Zilliqa teases Web3 gaming console, Funko teams up with Warner Bros. and more…
23.9.2022
Specifications on Zilliqa’s "user-friendly" console are yet to be revealed, but a prototype design resembling an Xbox console has been released
Funko Partners With Walmart to Drop DC Digital Collectibles and Physical Twin Counterparts
22.9.2022
Funko has teamed up with the multinational retail corporation Walmart and the American film and entertainment studio Warner Bros. to bring digital collectibles to the retail space, the pop culture collectibles firm announced on Wednesday. According to Funko, the digital collectible offering...
‘GameStop Daycare’ Is A Thing And Employees Are Tired Of It
22.9.2022
Gamers of a certain age have fond memories of that first time they played Super Mario 64 or another Nintendo classic at the demo station in the mall. It felt like you were touching a piece of the future. Maybe you played for hours. What they probably don’t remember is how much it pissed off...
Funko Teams Up With Warner Brothers for DC Comics' NFT Release
21.9.2022
The pop culture brand has been taking steps into the NFT space for the past year through “phygital” – physical plus digital – product releases
Nifty News: Rumors of new Yuga Labs collection quashed, Budweiser celebrates the Merge and more…
16.9.2022
Yuga Labs was said to be looking at raising around $50 million from the sale of 100,000 tokenized land plots, but the firm’s co-founder says it's all “fake news.”
Veve Partners With Marvel to Drop Limited Edition NFT Covers Featuring Spider-Man, Black Panther
29.8.2022
On August 29, the digital collectibles company Veve announced that the platform has launched digital variant non-fungible token (NFT) covers from three Marvel comic book artists. Veve and Marvel detailed that the NFT drops called the Marvel Artworks collection will be limited edition, 1-of-1...
Nifty News: Dr Disrespect unveils NFT game to mixed reaction, FC Barcelona's first NFT sells for $700K and more…
2.8.2022
Shib Eternity unveiled as the name of Shiba Inu’s upcoming mobile NFT game, and Funko will launch sets of NFT packs depicting Avatar character collectibles
Funko Partners With Entertainment Giant Paramount to Drop Avatar Legends NFTs
30.7.2022
On July 29, the pop-culture consumer products firm, Funko, announced that the company has partnered with the multinational mass media and entertainment corporation Paramount Global. The two corporations plan to introduce a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Avatar Legends universe....