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Funko Pops are this generations Beanie Babies
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this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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I don't think it's an unpopular opinion. It seems like a lot of people have given up on collecting them over the past couple years.
The people who never collected them to begin with probably have one or two reasons.
I don’t collect them because they’re plastic junk that adds no value to my life.
That's what I meant by the second part. A lot of people just don't like the idea of collecting or Funko pops
Yeah, but you made it sound like those reasons don’t matter.
No what I meant was the demand for Funko pops seems to be in decline and a lot of people share OP's beanie baby perspective.
I mentioned people not wanting then for various reasons just because they weren't really involved with the hype to begin with and it could be for any number of reasons.
Bobble Heads were never really cool, and that's all Funko Pops ever were.
I think bobble heads can be kind of neat especially for niche communities but the pure volume of them combined with the artificial scarcity is off putting.
I'm also not a fan of their appearance but I think that's a separate more subjective issue.