The Energon Pub

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So, is it time to burn the NFT section of Hasbro and Funko to the ground yet?

This is literally so so SO stupid. On so many levels.

[Emerje]

Now, among the 360000 NFTs, there are around 30000 which come with a token you can use to redeem an exclusive Funko Pop toy.

This part confuses me. When I add up the number of each physical figure they only come to 9,596.

Grail Optimus Prime - 999 .28% chance
Legendary Devastator - 1,550 1.72% chance
Legendary Hot Rod - 1,550 1.72% chance
Legendary Rumble - 1,550 1.72% chance
Legendary Sideswipe - 1,550 1.72% chance
Royalty Freddy Funko as Bumblebee - 2,397

So where are they getting 30K from?

Emerje

[Spider5800]

Traaaaaaaaash.

NFT's are a predatory scam, and forcing people to buy NFT's for a CHANCE at getting an actual item is a predatory scam on steroids. This crap can DIAF.

[william-james88]

Now, among the 360000 NFTs, there are around 30000 which come with a token you can use to redeem an exclusive Funko Pop toy.

This part confuses me. When I add up the number of each physical figure they only come to 9,596.

Grail Optimus Prime - 999 .28% chance
Legendary Devastator - 1,550 1.72% chance
Legendary Hot Rod - 1,550 1.72% chance
Legendary Rumble - 1,550 1.72% chance
Legendary Sideswipe - 1,550 1.72% chance
Royalty Freddy Funko as Bumblebee - 2,397

So where are they getting 30K from?

Emerje

It's my math error. I added up the percentages and then did cross multiplication with the total of single NFTs when instead I should have done it with the number of sets.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Traaaaaaaaash.

NFT's are a predatory scam, and forcing people to buy NFT's for a CHANCE at getting an actual item is a predatory scam on steroids. This crap can DIAF.

This right here, amongst other reasons NFTs are a total scam and trash

[joevill]

I don't get it

[Burn]

So, is it time to burn the NFT section of Hasbro and Funko to the ground yet?

It's not their fault. They're just trying to capitalise on the latest "big thing".

Unfortunately, unlike fidget spinners, this won't be going away any time soon and we can expect more of this crap.

[ScottyP]

I implore everyone here to not waste money on this. Don't give them a cent.

[Seibertron]

I was happy to get Funko Starscream and Shockwave to my collection this past week. A few weeks ago, I got the oversized Soundwave from Gamestop. I even got Tracks a couple of months ago from my favorite Toy Tokyo store in NYC.

Seeing this promotion with all of the crazy hoops you have to jump through and the idea of these Funko Pops being super insanely expensive on the aftermarket due to this unfortunate promotion makes me just want to sell all of my Funko Pop Transformers.

Oddly, I feel a bit like a hypocrite saying that though since this reminds me of the BotCon 2007 ordeal. Most of the figures that created the uproar from that Botcon's exclusives eventually became available at retail or other attainable venues so maybe time will tell with these Funkos like Devastator, Sideswipe and Hot Rod.

[william-james88]

I was happy to get Funko Starscream and Shockwave to my collection this past week. A few weeks ago, I got the oversized Soundwave from Gamestop. I even got Tracks a couple of months ago from my favorite Toy Tokyo store in NYC.

Seeing this promotion with all of the crazy hoops you have to jump through and the idea of these Funko Pops being super insanely expensive on the aftermarket due to this unfortunate promotion makes me just want to sell all of my Funko Pop Transformers.

Oddly, I feel a bit like a hypocrite saying that though since this reminds me of the BotCon 2007 ordeal. Most of the figures that created the uproar from that Botcon's exclusives eventually became available at retail or other attainable venues so maybe time will tell with these Funkos like Devastator, Sideswipe and Hot Rod.

Yes, I think we will get some variation on these at retail. I wouldn't throw away the funkos just yet.

[Big Grim]

NFTs are just a scam. A stupid, stupid scam that really needs to piss off and die now.

~ Grim

[ScottyP]

Oddly, I feel a bit like a hypocrite saying that though since this reminds me of the BotCon 2007 ordeal. Most of the figures that created the uproar from that Botcon's exclusives eventually became available at retail or other attainable venues so maybe time will tell with these Funkos like Devastator, Sideswipe and Hot Rod.

This and Botcon 07 are apples and oranges. Imagine if you paid Fun Pub for a lottery ticket that had a slim chance of being a winner, and only winners got one random toy out of the boxed set. That's more or less what you get here.

[JazZeke]

It baffles my mind when I see people think their hideous Funko Pop collection has value for investment, as if they learned nothing from the Beanie Baby craze of the 90s.

Same with NFTs; they're an obvious pyramid scheme and their buyers reek of desperation. Add the environmental damage these things do and the art theft rampant within their markets and the whole thing is disgusting.

So this is just artificial value compounded on artificial value, and it's so, so gross.

[Immortal Starscream]

[Evil Eye]

I don't like Funkos at the best of times. This, however, takes the biscuit. I suppose the Big Tech money launderers behind the NFT craze realized that you can't just right-click and save a Funko Pop, so they did this.

[TulioDude]

Not my thing.

Day 798 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

[ZeroWolf]

This is ridiculous...how long till Hasbro are doing this with proper transformers Exclusives

[Stormshot_Prime]

This is ridiculous...how long till Hasbro are doing this with proper transformers Exclusives

This is a terrifying possibility. I thought the days of extremely-hard-to-get figures were behind us, not about to get worse. Hopefully the universal negative reaction to this will give a hint to Hasbro

[SpaceEagle]

I don't collect Funkos myself - just not my particular taste - I can imagine this stupid NFT fad thing being tacked onto some really crappy lotto for these figures is probably going to make them skyrocket in aftermarket price for the sensible people that don't wanna do this crypto crap.
I miss those gold-plated Lucky Draw figures of the past, at least those made a lot more sense to win in a lottery than having to go through NFT loops for the same thing.

[william-james88]

This is ridiculous...how long till Hasbro are doing this with proper transformers Exclusives

Depends on whether or not that exclusive NFT Megazord was a success.

[Glarryg]

So, is it time to burn the NFT section of Hasbro and Funko to the ground yet?

It's not their fault. They're just trying to capitalise on the latest "big thing".

Frankly, I don't agree with this notion. I think Hasbro has plenty of other avenues of revenue to explore, especially considering how there's been controversy surrounding NFTs for a while now. Personally, since the concept of the NFT puts a bad taste in my mouth, this has me thinking more skeptically about this company's priorities.

On the other hand, I'm not at all interested in collecting Funko figures, so this was never meant for me in the first place.

Glarryg

[DeathReviews]

I admit having some Pop figures - heck, I even reviewed a couple. But my days of jumping through hoops to get 'exclusive' ones, whether from conventions or anywhere else, are over. I'm certainly not going to go through this weird odyssey NFT thing, that's for sure.

I have managed to get some good ROI (on some of them) through Ebay. But most of the time, you'll barely break even when selling (if you're lucky). Only a rare few wheelers and dealers manage to make flipping them a profitable venture.

[MaximalNui]

I was already neutral on Funko (not my thing, but I can see why someone might like them), and against NFT for their long list of massive problems (bad for the environment, no regulation which leads to no security or oversight, cases of selling someone else's intellectual property as your own NFT's, poor product quality in general...). This, however, drives both to utter hate for me. What a scam!

And Transformers Slag Podcast is right, some of the characters and scales they chose make no sense. Why is Devastator, a combiner known for its massive size, a regular Funko instead of Jumbo-sized? And who wants a Freddy Funko dressed as Bumblebee over actual Bumblebee or Goldbug?

This is ridiculous...how long till Hasbro are doing this with proper transformers Exclusives

Depends on whether or not that exclusive NFT Megazord was a success.

Hopefully not, given the general reaction to the announcement. Then again, vocal minority and all that.

[Hellscream9999]

This is ridiculous...how long till Hasbro are doing this with proper transformers Exclusives

Depends on whether or not that exclusive NFT Megazord was a success.

It sold out fast, so I assume that means they think it's a great idea

[D-Maximal_Primal]

If there is one good thing to come out of this, it seems as though the Transformers fandom has finally fully united for something, and that is hating this. It's fantastic! Everyone hates this!

Hasbro and Funko, you had better be reading, this is terrible and EVERYONE thinks so