Funday Monday Pop Vinyl Collection Update...

Bonjour! because of everything going on lately and as I said in my blog post the other day, I've let this blog slip, there were plenty of things I was going to do, like show you the unboxings of my pop vinyl's, including the mystery damaged ones I got for £4.99, but it wasn't meant to be and to be fair I've forgotten what they were, I'm sure they were a little disappointing though as I sold most of them, to make way for better pops. I've done a lot of trading, buying and selling recently, it's my little escape away from everyday life, something to focus on. Though I have been debating whether or not just to pack it all in and sell them all, they take up so much space, and it's so much effort, there are so many variations of one Pop, I'm never going to be able to complete a set without pouring ridiculous amounts of money into it. For example, to complete the Doctor Who set, the most expensive Pop is the 12th Doctor in an orange space suit, and he is going for about £80-£100. Grrr.

Anyhoo, before I give you a little update to my collection, as it's Monday, I thought I'd post the Funday Monday within this post, kill 2 birds with 1 stone and all that, you get me? 

This is the probably the most genuine meme I've found ever, if anyone tells you they just have one Pop Vinyl, then they're either lying to you, or they just don't understand the whole concept behind it. 

I'm yet to meet anyone who doesn't think Pop Vinyl's are awesome, and everyone is always really shocked, when you tell them the value of some of the pops, like yeah seriously. 

For those of you in the know, this is just old news, but I'll share with you what some of the stickers are all about, and terms etc.

1. A Pop Vinyl with an 'Underground Exclusive' sticker on, was previously an exclusive elsewhere, and they have been re-stickered for the European Market, they are still, however, an exclusive ;)
2. Pop Vinyl's with stickers on such as 'Hot Topic' or 'Entertainment Earth' are exclusive to that particular retailer, and usually can't be purchased anywhere else. 
3. Pop Vinyl's with an ECCC sticker, or a Star Wars Celebration sticker, are convention exclusives, and available at particular comic cons, whilst also been offered out to retailers all over the world, usually shortly after the event (Except the UK, we wait a while). 
4. A Blizzard Exclusive Pop Vinyl is a Pop Vinyl that can usually only be purchased from the Blizzard Gear Store. (You also normally get bloody customs charges). 
5. A 'Flocked' Pop Vinyl, is a Pop Vinyl that has been coated in a fluffy like fuzzy material, sometimes Pop Vinyl's have a pink 'Flocked Sticker' on them sometimes they don't.
6. Glow in the dark stickers are pretty much self-explanatory, however, you will more often than not need to 'Charge them' before they'll properly glow, Pop Vinyl's are best charged using a UV/Black-light, and will allow for a more awesome glow. 
7. A Pop Vinyl with a 'Chase' Sticker, this is a limited edition exclusive Pop Vinyl. At the moment there is normally 1 Chase to every 5 commons, so it is a 1:6 ratio, the chase pop Vinyl will be different, it will have the same box, but it will be a different colour or a different pose, or it could just be flocked, whilst the common is not. These used to be much harder to get when they had a ration of 1:36, but times change. These are arguably the most exclusive, and the most sought after Pop Vinyl's.  

There's probably way more that I've missed off, but I can't think of any others off the top of my head, I don't have any ridiculous rare ones, unfortunately, but it's still a canny little collection, so here's the update in no Particular order.

1. 6" Baymax - Big Hero 6 (111)
2. 6" Armoured Baymax - Big Hero 6 (112)
3. 6" Davros - Doctor Who (359)
4. 6" Materialising Tardis (227)
5. Disney Exclusive - Star Wars Rouge One 8-Pack (Limited to 3000 Pieces).
6. Alfredo Linguini - Ratatouille (272)
7. Emile - Ratatouille (271)
8. Remy -Ratatouille (270)
9. Remy Limited Chase Edition (Flocked) - Ratatouille (270)
10. Lucio - Overwatch (179)
11. Soldier 76 - Overwatch (96)
12. Symmetra - Overwatch (181)
13. Tracer - Overwatch (92)
14. Widowmaker - Overwatch (94)
15. Phara Blue Blizzard Exclusive - Overwatch (95)
16. Phara ECCC 2017 Emerald Exclusive - Overwatch (95)
17. Phara Titanium Edition - Blizzard Exclusive - Overwatch (95)
18. Posh Tracer - Overwatch (92)
19. Batman - DC Super Heroes (01)
20. Batman 25th Orange Edition - Underground Toys Exclusive - DC Superheroes (01)
21. Batman 25th Yellow Edition - Underground Toys Exclusive - DC Superheroes (01)
22. Batman 25th Blue Edition - Underground Toys Exclusive - DC Superheroes (01)
23. Batman 25th Green Edition - Underground Toys Exclusive - DC Superheroes (01)
24. Batman 25th Purple Edition - Entertainment Earth Exclusive - DC Superheroes (01)
25. Batman 25th Pink Edition - Entertainment Earth Exclusive - DC Superheroes (01)
26. ECCC 2017 World War 2 Captain America - Marvel (219)
27. Dancing Groot - Guardians of the Galaxy - Marvel (65)
28. Deadpool - Fye/Underground Toys Exclusive - Marvel (112)
29. Grey Deadpool Underground Toys Exclusive - Marvel (111)
30. Foolkiller Deadpool Underground Toys Exclusive - Marvel (141)
31. Stingray Deadpool - Hot Topic Exclusive - Marvel (156)
32. Deadpool - Marvel (112)
33. Leonardo - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (63)
34. Michaelangelo - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (62)
35. Donatello - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (60)
36. Raphael - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (61)
37. Shredder - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (65)
38. Splinter - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (64)
39. Blue Ranger - Power Rangers (399)
40. Black Ranger - Power Rangers (396)
41. Pink Ranger - Power Rangers (397)
42. Red Ranger - Power Rangers (400)
43. Yellow Ranger - Power Rangers (398)
44. Rita Repulsa (Hot Topic Exclusive) - Power Rangers (401)
45. Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who (221)
46. Rose Tyler - Doctor Who (295)
47. War Doctor - RIP :( - Doctor Who (358)
48. Jack Harkness - Doctor Who/Torchwood (297)
49. Jack Harkness (With Vortex Manipulator) - Doctor Who/Torchwood (302)
50. Sarah Jame Smith - Doctor Who (298)
51. K-9 - Doctor Who (300)
52. Glow in the Dark Adipose - Doctor Who (240)
53. Cyberman - Doctor Who (224)
54. Dalek Sec - Doctor Who (259)
55. River Song - Doctor Who (296)
56. Weeping Angel - Doctor Who (226)
57. Clara Oswald (Wacky Bobbler Head) - Doctor Who 
58. Weeping Angel (Wacky Bobbler Head) - Doctor Who
59. Dustin - Stranger Things (424)
60. Mike - Stranger Things (423)
61. Will - Stranger Things (426)
62. Lucas - Stranger Things (425)
63. Demogorgon Limited Chase Edition (428)
64. Eleven With Eggos Limited Chase Edition (421)
65. 442nd Clone Trooper - Star Wars 2017 Celebration Exclusive (171)
66. Qui Gon Jinn - Holographic Glow in the Dark - Star Wars 2017 Celebration Exclusive (128)
67. Holographic Emperor Underground Toys Exclusive - Star Wars (40)
68. Holographic Yoda (Spirit) Underground Toys Exclusive- Star Wars (02)
69. Luke Skywalker Bespin Encounter - Star Wars Celebration 2016 Exclusive (94)
70. Han Solo Celebration - Star Wars Celebration 2016 Exclusive (91)
71. Unmasked Dart Vader - Star Wars (43)
72. Chrome Captain Phasma - Star Wars Smugglers Bounty Exclusive (91)
73. Boba Fett Prototype Underground Toys Exclusive - Star Wars (08)
74. Chirrut Inwe - Star Wars Rogue One (140)
75. ECCC 2017 - Muftak - Star Wars (173)
76. Kylo Ren - Star Wars (60)
77. Chewbacca - Star Wars (63)
78. First Order Stormtrooper - Star Wars (66)
79. Rey - Star Wars (58)

So that's it for now at least, affordability is a major issue right now. However according to a Popular Price Guide, the collection is worth $1130, so around £860 depending on the exchange rate. Having said that, it is an American guide, and things may be worth more or less over here, but it's a good start, and I've paid nowhere near £860 for my collection of pops, probably close to maybe half of that.

It's also really annoying that I don't have a round number of Pops, the OCD in me is kicking right off.

A little bit above there is a little preview of my collection, this is how they are displayed for now. 

On a side note, the San Diego Comic Con has just wrapped up, and as usual, Funko released loads of different exclusives. I spent a good 4 hours trying to buy some from various websites, and couldn't get anywhere, all I want is a damn Chrome Batman! I doubt that will ever happen. The pretty decent news though, some of them are going to be stocked in Asda and Tesco, a nice change than waiting forever to get your hands on them.

If you like collecting Pop Vinyl's why? What is the size/value of your collection? Do you collect anything else, like Tsum Tsum's? Let me know in the comments section. 

Dweelan.

Emerald City Comic Con 2017 (ECCC 2017)...

So the 15th Emerald City Comic Con is upon us until 5th March 2017. This is at the Washington State Convention Centre in Seattle. Unfortunately, I am not there, but maybe one day I will get such a great opportunity, wishful thinking. I never actually have been to a Comic Con, but that is going to change really soon, next opportunity to go somewhere over here, I'm there so let me know if you know any upcoming events.

The main reason I am talking about the ECCC 2017 is because of the Exclusive Pop Vinyls! I am so so

Stranger Things - Exclusive

addicted to these Pops, and they're some pretty sick Pops available exclusive to the ECCC, my favourites are the Upside Down Eleven and Barb from Stranger Things (You need to watch that), the glow in the dark crusader Pop, and the Pharah character from one of my favourite games - Overwatch!

Pharah - Overwatch - Exclusive

I have ordered 3 Pops from the convention, and will be revealing all when they arrive, hopefully in the next few days, each Pop was around £14.00, and I had to pay £10.50 postage fees, short term pain for a long term gain? Or I'm just trying to justify my addiction?

In total, I am expecting 14 new Pops, and I have no idea what 10 of them are, 4 of them are exclusive Pops, which I will share with you in another blog post, as well as explaining why I don't know what 10 of the pops will be.
The unboxings will be so much fun!

Emerald City Crusader - Exclusive

Have you attended this event? It would be awesome to hear from you if you have!

Have you bought any of these Pops, or are you considering buying any?

Share me a picture of your pops, and they might find their way into my upcoming blog posts :D

Stay tuned to my blog, for the exclusive unboxings, and if you're a little bit nosey like me stick around and check out what my mystery 10 pops are!

See you in the next one ;)

My New Geeky Hobby...

So previously I used to collect Lootcrate, but quickly realised that the thing I loved from them the most were Pop Vinyls!

I'm not sure what my obsession with them are, but they are just so eye-catchingly awesome to look at. It started off that I got some from my girlfriend for Christmas (A giant Baymax, Rose Tyler, Tenth Doctor and a Stormtrooper) and ever since then I just fell in love with the concept of them, the design of them, and loved the fact that they were related to movies, and TV shows, even stuff like Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles that I grew up with!

So I started buying Pops as I went, normally with supermarket shopping, as most are about £10, unless you're looking to get big Pops, or special Pops etc. The 6" Pops are around £15-£20 but take up a lot more shelf space, I'd say around the size of about 3 normal Pop boxes, but they make the collection stand out and look awesome wherever they are.

I have around 25 Pops now, which I have built up since Christmas and steadily increasing that figure each month. I have a subscription to Popinabox which comes to £25.17 a month, they send me 3 random pops each and every month, and it's a massive surprise what comes through the door. There is something called a Pop Tracker, where you can add which Pops you have in your collection, and add Pops you would like to your collection, but they do not always send them from your list. If you're interested in more information or want to sign up, have a look at my affiliate link below :) (If you make a purchase, it will also help me earn a free Pop, and I'll be forever in your debt)

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There are many different crates or subscription boxes that you can get Pops in, but this one is a specific Pop related one, so you won't get any other tat, or anything you don't particularly want, because lets face it, it's annoying when you get something like a duplicate comic book, or a duplicate whatever, so this avoids that, straight up Pops at prices that I personally think are unbeatable. 

So I think it's about time I showed you my current Pop collection, it's not the biggest or the best, but is still pretty damn awesome sauce!

Sometimes blogger does not render pictures very well so here's a list of the ones I currently have :)

1. 6" Baymax - Big Hero 6 (111)

2. 6" Davros - Doctor Who (359)

3. Leonardo - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (63)

4. Michaelangelo - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (62)

5. Donatello - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (60)

6. Raphael - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (61)

7. Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who (221)

8. Rose Tyler - Doctor Who (295)

9. War Doctor - RIP :( - Doctor Who (358)

10. Jack Harkness - Doctor Who/Torchwood (297)

11. Sarah Jame Smith - Doctor Who (298)

12. River Song - Doctor Who (296)

13. Clara Oswald (Wacky Bobbler Head) - Doctor Who 

14. Weeping Angel (Wacky Bobbler Head) - Doctor Who

15. Jyn Erso - Star Wars Rogue One (138)

16. Darth Vader - Star Wars Rogue One (143)

17. Chirrut Inwe - Star Wars Rogue One (140)

18. Imperial Death Trooper - Star Wars Rogue One (144)

19. Kylo Ren - Star Wars (60)

20. First Order Stormtrooper - Star Wars (66)

21. Karl Mordo - Doctor Strange (This is a random one as never actually seen this movie) (170)

22. Bella Swan - The Twilight Saga (321)

23. Edward Cullen - The Twilight Saga (320)

24. Wakko - Animaniacs (162)

There are some new Pops that are coming out in April and May that I am excited to get as well! And some Pops that are out right now here's a few of what I'm looking at buying within the next few months.

1. Stranger Things Pops (Would seriously recommend watching this on Netflix, new series comes out on Halloween too, get caught up man). Included in this Set:

A). Barb

B). Dustin

C). Will

D). Eleven with eggos 

E). Mike

F). Lucas

G). Demogorgon

2. The new Overwatch Pops, these look soooooooo sooooo good, some big exclusive 6" Pops are in this collection as well! The Pops that come in this collection are as follows:

A). 6" D.V.A with Mecha

B). 6" Reinhardt

C). Mei

D). McCree

E). Lucio

F). Symmentra with mini Turret  

3. I think these Pops are my favourite upcoming release because they are so cute! Cute and from a classic Disney film. Though the title is very hard to say when drunk - Ratatouille. These pops are included.

A). Emile with cheese - how cute, please?

B). Alfredo Linguini 

C). Remy (look at his little chef's hat man)

I could probably go on for days and days about which Pops I want, or what ones look amazing, but I wouldn't have enough time to go on and on and on! But I'm going to be sharing the Pops I get each month from Popinabox, and also any Pops that come out that float my boat!

If you're new the Pop Vinyl world (like me) or a Pop noob, the thing that had me guessing for ages, was just what are the numbers for on the top right corner of each box, is it a model number? Is it a collection number? Turns out it identifies a specific mould that has been used to create it, hence why some of my Pops have the same number, baffling but makes sense! Another cool thing is that every time a new batch of Pops is shipped it includes a 'flocked' or a 'chase' this is the same Pop, but a different variation to the rest, it could be a different hair colour, different outfit or a different anything really, these Pops are obviously more valuable as they are rarer than just the mass-produced standard Pops.

Anyway, I think I've rambled on for far too long, hope you've enjoyed my post in relation to my Pops,  if you're interested in getting 20% off your first Pop order from Popinabox, then use the link above, this will also help me towards getting some free Pops! And that would be awesome! 

I'll see you in the next one.

Dweelan 😝