PPG and its partner hobbyDB rolled out changes to its Ratings system last autumn and, since then, our members have already performed 692,455 Ratings!

If you haven’t begun rating your favorite (and not so favorite) items on PPG, here’s the perfect time to start. We’re offering a challenge to help us reach 700,000 rated items by the end of the weekend (March 24).

How to Rate an Item

Once you’re in the Pop Price Guide database via the PPG / hobbyDB App or other devices, you can easily filter and search for your favorite collectibles. From there, rating your faves is simply a matter of locating the Rating box located on every PPG item page and selecting accordingly.

It’s easy to do and only takes seconds! Did we also mention that it’s fun to do? See if you can knock out 10 right now.

Even More Features

You’ll now also notice that you can track the number of items that you’ve rated directly from your PPG Showcase.

Rate more than 1,000 items and you’ll earn an exclusive (and possibly your first)Badge for your PPG Showcase!

More about Badges here.

The idea behind PPG Ratings is, that the more collectibles you rate, the better we can be in the future at showing you the items that interest you and your collection’s needs.

How We Calculate Ratings

Ratings allow you to find the most, or even the least, popular collectibles based on your preferences. Plus lots more, like creating cool lists such as the Most-Liked VWs. Or how about the Least-Liked Batman items?

With the new system, every collectible begins with a 2.75 out of 5 rating (that is the middle of the lowest Rating of 0.5 and the highest Rating of 5.0).

And rating items differently between 0.5 (“I absolutely hate this”) and 5.0 (“the very best ever made!”) really helps. See, for example, these two items with 20 Ratings  –

On the left you have twenty 5.0 Ratings and on the right nineteen 5.0 Ratings and a single 4.0 Rating and you can clearly see the difference that makes!

So it’s important to not only rate items using 1’s and 5’s. Don’t be afraid to use the decimals between digits to help us create a true lists as only the very best items should have a combination of the most and highest votes and thus show up on top.

See a comprehensive guide to how Ratings work on PPG and hobbyDB by following this link.

Let’s Get Started

Ready for a challenge? We currently have 692,455 items rated on PPG/ hobbyDB. Can you help us reach 700,000 by the end of the weekend (March 24)?

What’s your favorite subject to sort by ratings? Hot Wheels Mustangs? Pop! Marvel? Share with us in the comments below!

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Think of your Showcase as your own personal museum. It’s a place where your collection resides, tucked into categories, which we call Lists, and more of your choosing.

Coupled with the ability to customize the look and feel, sell items and more, your Showcase can, in effect, function as your own personal website. For example, some users have purchased their own URL and redirect it to their Showcase to create, essentially, a free website. Here, for example, is Isaac of hobbyDB’s Showcase at www.canalnoises.com!

Photos

Currently, you can add as many images of your collectible as you’d like.  That is great if you like to take photos but if that is not your thing or you do not have the time we always had a Standard Image. It was using what we call the Main Photo (here is more on the different photo types) and was generally the best image we had of the item in its packaging.

NEW!  A Choice of Standard Image

We’re thrilled to announce that you can choose from two different Standard Photos for each of your items in your Showcase.  Perhaps you prefer the out-of-box image of an item (say you have the loose item or just like to show more of the actual item than the package). The best part is that it’s totally up to you now.

So how do you go about setting up a new Standard Image? It’s really easy.  You can do so when adding an item to your Collection or for existing items you go to “Collection Management” under the “My Stuff” dropdown menu. From there you can find specific items in your collection by using our search filters. Once you find an item, click the “Action” tab and then “Edit Photos.” Now comes the fun part. Select your desired image and click Save.

You can do the same in the Showcase itself, just click on the Item and then follow the above instructions.

In preparation for this, we started a year ago to add loose photos as another Default Photo which you see when you search (we call those “Show on Search” photos). Take a peek at a few more of the them –

We do ask for your patience as the Squad and our team add more of these new Default images.

You can help out as a member of said Pop Price Guide Squad. Our team of volunteers helps with projects such as this and lots more, in exchange for first-look feature reveals, access to our private Squad forums and exclusive Showcase Badges.

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

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Denise Vyse’s collection borders on the insanely great with a particular nod to strong women such as Daenerys Targaryan and the aforementioned Harley Quinn.

Denise is the latest PPG’er to share her collection with us as part of our Pop Price Guide Collector Showcase.

Meet Pop! Denise Vyse…

How many Pop!s do you have in your collection?

Hi! My collection (including PEZ, PPKs, etc) is at 557. Two years ago, I had about 150.

What type of Pop!s do you collect? What is your favorite line of Pop! figures?

The majority of my Pops are DC Universe (especially Harley Quinn). I have bought a few pops that I’m not necessarily a “fan” of, but the Pop! is so damn awesome. (Ex: Pride, Prejudice & Zombies). All the others I have are my favorite characters from my TV, movies and books.

What and when was your first Pop!? How did you get it?

My first Pop was a duo. I had to pick up Khal Drago & Khaleesi so they could be together forever. I was trying to decide if I liked Daenerys better with the gold or red dragon. A little boy said he wanted the red so I settled for the gold. That was before I knew that Pops would be considered “collectibles.” I just wanted GoT chilling with me in my office.

What is your Holy Grail? Do you own it? If so, where is it displayed?

I guess my Holy Grail pop would be Freddy Funko as The Mad Hatter. I don’t own him. But he would be on display next to Alice in her Tea Cup if I did!

What Pop! is your collection missing?

I am missing Walmart Dr. Harleen and Metallic Harley Quinn. There are a couple of other HQs I need, oh, the black and red HT diamond! Oh, oh, oh and HQ & Joker at the Beach… yeah… just those. LOLOL

Why collect Pop!s?

I didn’t have toys as a kid because I moved too much, so comics were handy! I guess I just like having things around me that makes the story go on. (DC, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones) And, they’re so fracking cute! I’m mostly an in-the-box collector and they’re for me… I don’t really let anyone touch them. They’re mine. All mine. Moowhahaha.

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