Mattel has a program for Hot Wheels collectors called the Hot Wheels Red Line Club. The way it works is people pay $9.99 a year for the "opportunity" to periodically buy special Red Line Club ... Continue Reading
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Are Hot Wheels resellers terrorists?
There's a YouTuber who goes by the name of Ignition Diecast. He published a short video on March 5, 2024 that I thought was interesting. Not because I found it insightful or reasoned, but because I ... Continue Reading
Rattle Pokemon is making the world safe for dishonest buyers
There's a person on the Internet who goes by the name of Rattle Pokémon. He's carved out a niche for himself as the Pokémon fraud investigator. Rattle Pokémon is a cross between Rorschach and Barney ... Continue Reading
Woman ‘accidentally’ sells expensive Pokémon cards at a yard sale
A Massachusetts woman held a yard sale last month. Included in the items sold were three factory-sealed Pokémon Team Rocket booster boxes belonging to her father. Unbeknownst to her, the Pokémon boxes ... Continue Reading
Funko uses cheaply made boxes to ship stuff to customers
I purchased two Funko Pop figures and three premium hard-plastic protectors from the Funko Shop last week. UPS delivered everything on Wednesday. I noticed immediately that the box arrived ... Continue Reading
Target raises the price of Funko Pop! figures by 28 percent
After going to Hot Topic yesterday morning to try to buy a Funko Pop! 2021 Fall Convention Exclusive Punchline figure, I stopped by Target to see if they had anything worth picking up. They had three ... Continue Reading