We wrote about what makes an item fake, how to protect yourself, what are red flags etc etc. You avoided it so far but now you bought one. Say Jason Voorhees (Unmasked). At a convention or on Facebook Marketplace or on eBay and you waited a few months to check properly. You paid $650 and […]
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Saw this ad on the Facebook Marketplace and 80% at GameStop sounded interesting – Going there showed me this somewhat believable story – and some good deals – I knew this could not be true and a quick Google search found that others have come to the same conclusion – […]
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I found these on a grocery trip on our family vacation in Portugal – And thought since the chocolate is good why not get a few. And yes, the chocolate was good! So I got 1 POP (these come in two parts that you have to put together) 1 POP-style Pencil Topper […]
There they are. Standing RIGHT there! That famous celebrity you’ve adored since childhood. Pen? Check. Item to be signed? Check. It’s go time. Few moments in the collectibles universe are as thrilling as meeting that celeb and landing an autograph on that beloved item. The hard evidence of a lifelong dream now sealed in time. […]
Read More… from Don’t Be That Guy: WWE’s Rhea Ripley and Chasing Celebs For Autographs
We love our Squad Members and as we all know, hobbyDB and PPG could never be done without them. Over the years, there have been more than 2,500 great people that have helped get us to where we are. These folks live all around the world, and I’m thankful that quite a few of them […]
Read More… from Price Manipulators Not Welcome Here (and yes, we are calling them out by name!)
We get and love to get lots of comments on our blog posts. We like to hear what you think and suggest and we do not mind criticism. There are two things that we are not fond of – (1) any name-calling or rudeness and (2) bringing up transactions that have gone bad. Those comments […]
Read More… from The PPG Censorship explained (or about the BS we get way too often)
Thinking about selling on the marketplace? Start here with our guest blog from Brianna! Hellllooo fellow PPG’ers! My super short background – I’m Brianna aka Dellwina (@Dellwina on instagram) and I have been collecting Funko Pop! Vinyl for about 2 years now. After collecting a ton of Pop!, having no space and deciding my collection […]
Read More… from A Padawan’s Guide To The Marketplace – Part 1
Those fortunate enough to attend Funko’s Annual Fundays event during SDCC this year had an amazing opportunity to open a chocolate Funko Bar to look for a Golden Ticket! The announcement was made by Oompa Loompa’s singing a Funko song to the tune of the original tune from the classic movie. The 4 Golden Ticket […]
Those of us that have around the hobby for a bit are sure to recognize the names “Fugitive Toys” and “F-Box”. For anyone unaware, Fugitive Toys does a monthly, spur of the moment, themed mystery box that, due to its popularity, is often extremely hard to acquire and sells out within minutes. Now, Funko collectors […]