The 2023 Maryland Toy Expo

The 2023 Maryland Toy Expo - Bent Corner

My wife and I attended the 2023 Maryland Toy Expo yesterday. It’s held annually at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located north of Baltimore. We’ve never been but decided to go this year. There’s a monthly regional toy show held in nearby Greencastle, Pennsylvania. We occasionally go and usually find something to buy while we are …

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Funko uses cheaply made boxes to ship stuff to customers

Funko uses cheaply made boxes to ship stuff to customers - Bent Corner

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 damaged. I opened it and discovered the two boxed figures were damaged, too. Both figures are limited-edition figures. The Black Adam figure is only available through …

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Funko raises prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures

Funko raises prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures – Bent Corner

Funko, the maker of collectible vinyl figures with giant heads, is announcing they are raising prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures, effective November 1. I received an email from online retainer Shumi announcing the price increase. This is the message I was sent in the email: I found the announcement to be kind of …

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Funko expects 2020 Q2 sales to be 60% lower than 2019 Q2 sales

Funko expects 2020 Q2 sales to be 60% lower than 2019 Q2 sales

Things are not looking good for Funko. From ICv2: Funko expects its Q2 sales to be 60% below sales in Q2 2019, CEO Brian Mariotti told analysts in the company’s conference call last week.  The company had revealed that its Q1 sales were down 18% and that it was moving all of its Q2 releases in …

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Funko is not the collector’s friend

Funko is not the collector's friend - Bent Corner

The only way to buy the Target exclusive Funko Pop Red Batman is with a high-interest REDcard credit card? It has a 25.15 percent interest rate. That is an excessively high interest rate.