They could be factory seconds.
Dave Dangles Doubt it. There’s too many profound discrepancies. They’re not QC rejects likely. Because there’s too many differences with the builds themselves. All of them are made with different molds as they ALL have the same issues in the body itself. Then you’ve got the issues with paint and box issues. Funko wouldn’t have a batch that diverts THAT much from what they’re intending. There would have to be a conscious decision to make the molds like that and boxes like that.
Brianna Gordy I work for a certain food company and we do something called “first runs”, which is small batch production before final QA approval. No w, we throw ours out because it’s food, but these Chinese hard goods manufacturers sell off seconds, first runs, QA rejects, etc. And you’d be surprised what does and does not print, even on final production lines.
@@DaveDangles your exactly right!! That is how a lot of these go out to the market, but there are companies in the Orient that do mass produce counterfeit items for resale, it's big business over there... Sadly a lot of people get suckered buying what they think is an authentic funko pop (especially rare ones)
Dave Dangles I live in Brooklyn and we have a lot of 99 cent stores and a lot of their “name brand items” are exactly what you said. I have seen my fair share of things that I knew were too good to be true
To be honest, they didn’t do a bad job with the fakes, for someone who doesn’t have the real ones probably wouldn’t know the difference
pops aren't just to be played with though, some serious collect ability to pops, definitely shouldn't be selling fakes
Or like a little kid whos just going to break them and play with them anyways
@@conorobrien5446 yah? Same with Lego, Barbie, and Pokemon-
Fakes happen.
Theory: we've all been buying fake Funko pops and the dollarama is selling real pops. (This is a joke by the way)
Yeah if u didn’t say that it’s was a joke then some idiots would get really offended and start hating u
Dollarama is not allowed to sell fakes... maybe they are faulty ones? The one that the compagny could not sell because they’re bad
Funko takes a lot of pride in their products, they just straight wouldn't sell them if that were the case (my mom works for them here in Everett, Wa). They're very particular, I bet Dollarama or whatever their calledwill probably be getting a cease and desist with those, basically a pull these from your shelf...or else..
Some stores like Dollar stores will buy products that the trucks have been in accidents or for some reason had been confiscated by police. And these dollar stores will buy them at auctions. I don't know if any one else has ROSS department stores but they sell clothes and shoes that are not second hand but have imperfections from the original manufacturer so it could be something like that too.
If I was going to take the time to make something fake, it wouldn't be a pop.
Well if they are fake they are most likely from China who make fakes of everything you could think of.
Its cause dollorams buys "defective products" and sells them cheap
Your room literally looks like a huge funko pop store
Edit: wow thanks for 200 likes!
I got one of your videos in my recommended a while ago and now I’m addicted to this channel XD also I’ve started collecting funko pops because of you!
well... i do feel like most pops' paint job ain't that perfect anyway. most of the time even the legit ones have a lot of paint defects or even paint misplacement. so, hard to base it from paint job or even plastic cuts from production.
I was looking for this comment. I have noticed that a lot and I always buy my pops from like Box Lunch, Hot Topic, Think Geek, etc
@@ElizabethRodriguez-tp3pn haha! Well. Glad I was able to express it for you guys! 😊 I think, as long as you buy it from trusted retailers, you'd be safe from buying knock offs.
I saw these at my local store as well. They look pretty good all things considered. Especially since real pops have so many imperfections and discrepancies between them as it is.
3 for $33 at hot topic.... wow, my store has it 3 for $27.
Crystal_Melody 21 yeah I wouldn’t call it a bargain that’s $11 per figure which is the usual price for them
That's Canadian currency. It's around equivalent to the 3 for $27 in the us.
“I’m not going to show it off yet, well i don’t want to spoil it” well well well the thumbnail is non existent
Thank you sooo much dude🙏 you inspired me to collect pops😀 I made my first pop video and I finally found something to take my mind of life(UA-cam and pops)👍🏻💪🏻👐🏻
Just out of curiosity, I just watched ur first video! YOU HAVE Changed
Lol they just got sent the rejected ones to sell 🤣
Bradley Playz Nah. They’re too different from the original. The body molds and box art would be made consciously. They divert too much from what Funko intends. They’re not QC rejects..
I love your content! You got me into pop hunting/collecting!
Thank you SO MUCH!!! I saw this at my local dollar store and I was kind of on the fence and I thought it looked odd lol🤣
Dollar ramma most likely got the quality control rejected ones.
I think they might just be defects.
Snowy nah they didn’t have the funko logo on the box and defects aren’t supposed to be sold in stores
No funko wouldn't sell defects that way, if at all. My mom works for em, and their really protective and take pride in their products.
Awesome and very informative video! The end was hilarious!
Thanks for this video! I needed these two to complete my toy story set and almost bought a pair of fake ones on ebay that looked like the fakes in this video!
Top pops: oh I didn't even notice that
Me:???
I don't think they are fakes I think it's more likely they gave the lesser quality or mistake pops to dollarstores and places like that. To prevent waste and because they knew the figures weren't worth the full normal price. But they weren't unsellable either.
Learning to Fly Doesn’t make sense. The bodies are all made with the same incorrect mold. And the boxes are all consciously made wrong. It’s clearly not an issue of QC rejects. They more than likely are “well made” fakes that a distributor was unaware of, bought a stock, and they’ve been distributed to Dollarama.
Omg your stitch collection omg omg I love it sorry when I see your videos I listen to you but I look at your background wish I had the whole collections of stitch hehe 😌 I recent got the ducks with stitch reading it’s superrr cute
Ive never purchased a single collectible toy or a pop in my life adn for some reason Ive been binging your videos.
I love the venomized stuff too, are you going to buy the mystery venomized mini funko pop from gamestop? I have 11 out of 12 just missing the loki
I think there manufacturer rejects and not fakes. Just like if you went to a Nike outlet or Coach and there is defects.
D Arsenal Doesn’t make sense. They were made all the same incorrect mold. They were purposely made that way and their boxes were purposely made that way. Hence the uniform nature in all of them. More than likely, they’re “well made” fakes that an unknowing distributor bought a stock of and they’ve been sent to Dollarama. Funko wouldn’t have those many profound, clearly purposeful discrepancies in their QC rejects.
Marlene Perez There is such a thing. But in this case it’s likely not QC rejects.
A lot of manufacturing experts here. I’m interested in looking for these to see them in person at the dollar store.
Omg you should do these videos more especially with popular pops that are in demand or vaulted
I love the new Cinderella pops especially the carriage. Box lunch had it on sale. I just got my Geralt with Leshen game moment from Witcher 3 which was at game stop and it is sooo awesome!
I know you have pretty young viewers, so glad you are making this known. If the price is too good to be true...it usually is.
Paula A so true it’s best to think before u buy to decrease the risk of getting scammed
Daniel Black I wasn’t hating on dollarama I was saying to think before u buy in general not just dollarama
Thanks I also found Overwatch Pocket pops the other day at Dollar Tree. D.VA pop
Also I was watching some of u r older vids where u had u r Pops out of box on the shelves in u r room. If u can do it I’d highly recommend u display all of u r Pops out of box in the office. It would look great. Hopefully u have more room and shelving now to do so. Gave this vid a like btw. Keep it up.
That's so scary . If you're a new time collector you may not even notice . Thanks for the heads up TP
10:50 sheldon cooper?
Literally just came to the comments to see if anyone thought this too😂
* *wipes brow* * at least it's not my dollar store that I work part time at!!
(Though it's funny, I worked for Hot Topic from 1998-2006, and we had a license with Funko before they found their groove and made the pops!, which made them a household name. I have a story of my Hot Topic management days in my city, which happens to be where Funko started/funko hq and all, and I had an unpleasant phone interaction with a Funko employee waaay back in the day, the next day Funko sent me flowers and a card to apologize. Also now my mom works for Funko! Lol crazy!)
These be the pops that my mom gets me😂😂😂😂
This is the first vid I saw of yours and holy crap that is a lot of Funko pops
I just buyed my first pop and I’m also going to start a new collection like u
This is my first watching this video, is this guy from Canada?
HOLY THERE IS 2 MORE BEHIND EACH OF THE ONE IN FRONT THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH COOLER
Omg ,
I love getting pops from the dollar store but omg so glad I didn’t get toy story ! Thanks for the video
J Z them as in the toy story I didn’t even know they were fake till after this video
At this cigarette store near me they have a lot of pops and I found out they were all fake and they sell some pops for more expensive than regular price. Like the Banzai, Shenzi and Ed 3 pack in Australia is usually 70$ but they were selling it for 90$
I bought this a ew days ago and now i realize that the chin is off and its a very weird pop
ty for making the vid
Venomized green goblin is my favorite from the new line
The store might also tape them before placing them on the shelf because they might be a high theft item.
Buy two get one free WHAT THE HECK TAKE ME THERE!!!
Today at my local game stop they had a buy 3 get one free. And the hot topic next door had a buy 3 for $27. I got hella lucky today lmao.
These look like legitimate factory rejects.
Did you try scanning the bottom of the box with the funko app? Would it still bring up the pop if it was fake?
Thanks for another great video Tristan
“And I’m not saying these are fake per say,but we do have THE RECEIPTS.” If that doesn’t spill all the TEA then I don’t know what does 😂
the reason the fake one is smaller is because typically when you recast/cast something it will shrink by roughly 3%
Finally found these two at our local dollarama lol. I argued with the wife that they were fakes, and she said no way. Had to show her this video.
NOBODY:
Dollarama official owner decides to randomly watch this video :
They come from Funko , they're rejects , I know this because I work for Dollarama .
Him: passes first buzz
Me: dude!!!
Him: sees another
You should definitely do a venomized pop video
Lol alot of his points could be applied to how messy real pop can get
Imagine the manager of the store didn’t know and they ordered in fakes lmao
More like the manager ordered the fake ones and pocketed the difference lol.
I was staring at buzz for a solid minute before he found it. lol!
Every time he says "pops" it sound so like popping when he says it. It literally just sounds like the popping it’s sound so cool and just soothing to be honest no clue why at all really.
Really love the venomized set. Went and bought venomized groot and venomized rocket. Really want venomized loki!
They are really cool, you should see the section away Funko's flagship store, incredible! Mom got my man Venomized Groot recently.
I love bootleg stuff. Star Wars has bootleg merch that is worth more to collectors than some of the legit toys.
I legit have some bootleg Marilyn Manson teeshirts from back in the 90s in front of concert venues and live performance vhs.
It's like that for alot of different communities. Nintendo and Pokemon also have some bootlegs that are really desired
Besides Hot Topic what are some other places that you would recommend buying Funko Pop figures or at least what is the average price for an authentic Funko Pop figure?
I can hear agree to disagree by sleeping with sirens in the background in hot topic great band! You should check them out.
What how I swear to god I saw this video 2 years ago and when I saw the onward pops blew my mind cuz that movie came out this year (2020) and I’m so surprised
They're not fake. They have defects like what you noticed and they're not suitable to be sold at big box retailers.
I love you guys you are so cool you are the best UA-camr in the world you are so nice I love them
It's like spot the difference: Funko Pop edition!!
Reason the fakes are different from each other is cause they're the chase version 😂.
I cant believe they would sell fake pops at a proper store usually its asian shops that do this. Great comparison vid 😃🤙🏿
Thought it was weird that my Funtime Freddy Funko Pop never bobbled
This is ur first vid I ever watched bc I love funky pops and when I saw ur? Room....
the most likely scenario is dollarama found cheap funko pops online and purchased them without thinking twice because none of the employees probably collect pops then put them out for the public however i don't think they are purposely trying to rip ppl off. Since they sold real ones before they probably had no clue just thought they were saving money :)
Are the pops actually fake they could just Made badly from the factory
@@fernandoalejo they aren't fake. They are produced at a cheaper price so they are able to sell them at stores like DollarRama etc. Tons of companies do the same thing.
@@chokettteone3297 it's clearly a cheaper made pop. You honestly think a publicly traded company would sell fake funko products?
I also noticed that the real buzz’s glass helmet thing was like more blurry
Can you buy the SDCC edition indiana Jones holding idle on ebay for $25 and copare with the Grail?
Funko: I can't believe we are about to give him 157 pops, for FREE!!!
Top pops: ewww his face is disgusting
Funko: what the-
Its just Funko anyway the fakes doesnt look too far from the real ones even the box on the fake ones looks better
Earlier today when I went to Dollarama I’ve found the fake pops of Woody and Buzz Lightyear at the toy section
Damn top pops your damn lucky I’ve been wanting the Tokoyami and all might pop and tee packs FOREVER BUT THEY ARENT IN AUSTRALIA AAARRRGGHHH I don’t have any chance to go to America either..you so lucky ;3;
Cool vid T. What’s up with the green sheet hanging up in the office? Doing some green screen work? Nice shot of u finding u r Buzz & Woody Pops but I would have pushed the table further back and moved the camera up so the table was not visible in the shot.
Hi you are my favorite UA-camr. Keep up the good work
That Hot Topic is playing some baller music
Nice shelf’s where did you get them at ?
EB Games near me got the 10inch venomized Groots in today!
Great content man
He’s looks like he’s about to flip his shit 😂 It’s literally just a toy... this so such strange behavior
They're like Ty Beenie Babies. Except these will ALWAYS retain their value. Actually speaking of which I've got a Count Chocula- I've had it since like 2013? 2014?
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Haha, totally noticed the difference of the Toy Story Logo before you pointed it out. Also colours are way off. All good :D..
So yeah, I'm new to the Funko Pops Phenomena as I just purchased Su, Yui, and Moa-Metal for just under 300CAD off of ebay for the complete set..
Not sure if I got a good deal or not, but all 3 are now "vaulted" and the ones I found on Amazon were 90CAD cheapest for Yui and 130CAD for Moa, and 229CAD for Su.
I still haven't received them yet as I just ordered them a cpl days ago and coming from China and earliest ETA is Feb.11,21..
Seen a few of your videos over the past cpl days and after seeing this one is making me hope that the mine won't be fakes :s....
Anyway,,, great collection.. Very impressive and I'm thinking of starting a collection myself now....
Well have a great one from Stratford, On !!
I dont know if someone already has pointed it out, but on the bottom of the woody's the funko label is different.
Brooo,
You know the way I can usually tell? To be fair, I have not finished your video yet so you may have mentioned it LOL!
BUT, most FAKE POPs I come across have a much thicker white boarder around the character image on the front of the box. Definitely seems to be the case with the Dollar Store ones here as well. Not sure why, but ALWAYS look for the thick white boarder...
Now This Reminds Me Of A Video You Did 12 Months Ago Don't Your Remember
Wow didn’t how many fake pops and collectables out there interesting 🤔. Fantastic job on the video top pops
how are there always Invader Zim pops at that Hot Topic? Ive never seen them anywhere
Love ur vids!
Do you have a spot for fake funkos? I want to start collecting counterfeit ones myself. 😃 NICE collection by the way!!
Dollarama does not carry fake Funko Pops. Something you need to know about that store, is that they sell many legit products from companies that have items that don't meet their quality standards.
For example, lets say the Funko Pops factory had an issue with the manufacturing machine and it produced 1000 Funko Pops with defects in them. Instead of destroying the defects, they will sell them at a great discount to stores like Dollarama and then Dollarama will sell them less than they are sold in other stores. Manufacturing companies do that, so that they don't lose money, whenever they accidentally produce items that don't meet their quality standards.
This is why you should never buy shampoo, soaps, etc... from Dollarama. These products are often missing ingredients, so the manufacturer deemed them as defects and sold them to Dollarama and other discount stores all over the world.
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Thanks for saying this cause I didn’t know . This could happen with other companies right ? Like dollar tree dollar general
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