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I hope you're right yb. My boys were playing with the MZ Minimates last week and it made me think about how there really needs to be more of these. Thor and the FF seemed like obvious omissions, but I wouldn't mind redos of some of the ones already released. Plus, we could use Thanos and Dark Phoenix too (as suggested by Minimate Uber-Fan Kid at the panel).

Congrats to the winners! I'm feeling somewhat guilty winning something when there were much, much better submissions that won nothing. Thanks again to Lurch and DST for the generousity.

I went to go through my totes of Pops today to see which ones needed replacement boxes after our flooding problem a couple months ago and found another tote with 50 Pops in it that I didn't catch before and still had water in it. Let me rephrase that, I found a tote with 50 moldy Pop boxes in it today. Ugh. I counted and am up to 370 Pops right now (which after downsizing earlier this year actually) and have 98 in bad boxes. I was thinking there was hope to keep an in box collection, but I think that might be too much to expect at this point. However, if anyone is looking for an interesting collection of mold, I am your go-to guy.

Just got Juggernaut this morning. As difficult as it was, I expect Constrictor to be harder. Doing the Red Skull battles are really only worth it if you need the silver. I new they said they'd changed the rewards on the battles since Ultron, but I didn't expect them to reward you with one box for beating him.

I just assumed it was finally that Golden Girls set that's been asked about for years.

And of course... http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=minimates&item=181154629525&pt=US_Action_Figures&_osacat=0&_from=R40&hash=item2a2da84795&_ssn=arianna09&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=minimates+sdcc+2013&_sacat=0

I love this thread.

"Civie two-pack". Clearly, our international sales of Kevin Smith Minimates are in trouble. But seriously, I expect all of these sets to do very well. Wish I'd been the one to reveal them... So, how did BC getting to reveal them come about? Can we assume it wasn't supposed to happen that way?

Totally uninterested (unless there happened to be a Squirrel Girl in one of their movies).

Glenn is gone already again...

I think it's the latter also. I really can't wait to get the Master of Magnetischievousism along with that new Tony.

That's way better than the 'Buy One, Get One' promo I used. I suppose it helps to read the fine print first. *Buy one item at regular price and get the one you just bought (offer does not give you an additional item, duh!). ‘Buy One, Get One’ offer cannot be combined with any other offers and is solely intended to lure you into spending more than you normally would on stuff that you really don’t need. Hey, we’ve got to make money somehow, right? Of course our company is making a buttload of money charging $95 a day to walk around our parks, but frankly we’re greedy little turds who just love money. And paying to keep Walt’s head alive in a jar isn’t cheap either; but still it really is just about getting more money. ‘Buy One, Get One’ offer has no expiration date, however we will promote it as if it is ending soon to goad you into spending your money now and will make you feel like you’ve gotten a bargain. If you want a real bargain, just wait until we have another one of our ‘real’ sales. You know, the ones where we mark down our overpriced merchandise to price levels that match similar products in other retail stores. If you want to wait, that’s cool with us. We know you’ll eventually buy it though, so just take your time (it’s not like you’ll be able to buy our stuff anywhere else anyways). Offer void where prohibited. Restrictions apply. All products are subject to being sat on by some dude that’s shaped like Dumbo prior to shipping. Please consult a doctor before participating in the ‘Buy One, Get One’ sale. If effects of the ‘Buy One, Get One’ sale last for more than four hours, consult a physician immediately. Have a magical day!

That is wrong on just about every level.

Actually, collecting Shockinis is more difficult than you'd think. Of course, there's the obvious stress of wondering if you'll get any product or at least a refund from Geoff Beckett and then it's downhill from there.

If I've read this thread correctly, the others characters in the set are Hobbits, correct? And Magnetoki.

I think that ebay auction proves it's an Iron Man: First Class set. Tony, Emma, Scott & Logan fighting Magnetoki.

As a Pacers fan, I'm all up for the Spurs winning. And I really think his name should now be LeBron James Brown as he is now the hardest working man in the NBA. If the rest of the team can't show up every game, they really don't deserve to win.

So, does anyone here from DST want to comment on this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-5-Minimates-Iron-Man-loose-on-sales-3-/271218574737?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3f25e30591

Just the fact that it comes with Squirrel Pool is cool enough for me. The tacos theme make sup for the fact they're offering a team that hasn't had a book out in over a year now.

Yeah, I've gotten 7 covers out of 14 tries. The way you get them really sucks this time around.

Isn't the next TRU wave all unique with different zombies with Michonne and the Govenor or am I remembering things wrong?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-DC-Comics-Mystery-Minis-Vinyl-Mini-Figure-Blind-Box-/360653674179?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53f8a256c3#ht_2113wt_1057 There's a good example of what's available. They're static and, like everything else, have their own unique style. The Mez-Itz aren't that bad, but if you're not a fan of the look it doesn't matter.

They've actually got DC in the same blind box as Disney and have Walking Dead coming soon. I have to admit I have no idea how they produce so much product in a year's time, but they keep adding more and more. I think when you factor in exclusives that they'll produce over 300 new Pops this year plus everything else they put out. Truly insane.

I just want to say that because of this thread I've had this stuck in my head all day:

Their Marvel line is at 31 regular figures and DC is also at the ame number (not including all of the variants). Each line has probably just as many variants as they do regular versions, but that's pretty typical of Funko. I guess my thinking on why they don't dig deeper into the comic lines is that they can only make so many figures per year and that they are more likely to gain new collectors and sales if they spread out the figures between multiple lines rather than focus on just comic fans. I'm guessing that there are more casual fans of Pops than there are of any other figure line out there and that's just because they have something for everyone. They bring in fans of comics, music, television, movies, sports, video games and cartoons and by just focusing on more comic characters means less for the other categories. So to make up for it, they offer a ton of exclusives that reuse the same molds and packaging (just add a sticker on it and say it's different). I know there are properties they have rights to (like Hanna Barbera and ThunderCats) that they just can't get to making Pops yet because they can only do so much at once. They definitely have a different sales model than most other toy companies, but it must be working for them. And as to how they get so many different licenses is probably related to the fact that they are their own niche and don't infringe on any other category out there. We can't get MOTU Minimates possibly because Mattel is introducing their own MOTU mini figures, yet Funko can make MOTU Papercraft, Pops and Wobblers because those aren't like anything else out there. Plus, because they have some generic lines like Pop! Movies or Pop! Rocks, they can probably get a cheaper deal on licensing properties that only have one recognizable character. They don't have to build a line or a wave around Ace Ventura, they can just say it's Pop! Movies and throw him in with Hannibal Lecter, Predator and Robocop and move on. I remember an interview with the president of the company from Toy Fair where it was an obvious frustration to him that there was a license that somebody else tied up in a way that Funko couldn't do their thing also (when Mezco got rights to Breaking Bad). Them not getting a property is more the rarity than the norm.