You'll Finally be Able to Own Beast Wars Funko Pops Without Using Crypto Currency

NFTs- the second biggest waste of money in history.

Only have Unicron. Like him. He's big!

"Get 'em now before they wind up in the landfill!"

Silver Wind wrote:

First-Aid wrote:NFTs- the second biggest waste of money in history.

And a scam right up there with "buy your own star and have this certificate" from the 1990s.

They still sell that today

First-Aid wrote:NFTs- the second biggest waste of money in history.

The first being Funko Pops

I wanted primal but now he looks.. idk. Sad? Confused?

Rhinox doesn't seem too affected by the stylization! The details of his face look pretty much like his show model (if a little squished). The others are suitably Funko-Popish, though. Maybe it's the way they accurately translated his long mouth?

Love them or hate them, Funko Pops have found a niche in Transformers collections, even now continuing to produce new figures based on our favorite robots. But that could end soon as Funko sounds the alarm that they're on the brink of shutting down as losses mount and debts become due. A third quarter financial report posted last week outlines loses from 2024 to 2025 that they claim are within expectations.

The company is optimistically banking on a strong fourth quarter, largely because they'll be the only company with KPop Demon Hunter toys on shelves for the holidays, but also because Walmart named Funko Pops as a top toy for the season, This is in the face of what the same release reported as a $241 million debt (consisting of loans, credit and other debts). Despite the year over year losses, over the last 9 months they have seen a modest gain in cash. ($34.7 million on December 31, 2024 compared to $39.2 million on September 30, 2025.)

Earlier in 2025 Funko announced they'd be cutting 20% of their workforce while in August they claimed US tariffs on China could be the end of them as prices climbed to match the new costs. Whether or not Funko can pull out of this is anyone's guess, but new CEO Josh Simon appears optimistic, stating it's, "clear how powerful the Funko brand is and how much growth opportunity lies ahead." We'll have to wait and see if more Pop Transformers show up in 2026 or if the Pop bubble will finally burst.

Quantum Surge wrote:That one Funko Pop game flopping was a warning of things to come for these dead eyed bobbleheads lol

Do the heads on those stupid things even bobble?

Emerje wrote:

Brokebot wrote:

Quantum Surge wrote:That one Funko Pop game flopping was a warning of things to come for these dead eyed bobbleheads lol

Do the heads on those stupid things even bobble?

Not for a long, long time.

Emerje

Some of them do, it depends on the demands of the master toy license holders. Funko made a pop for everyone and everything, without thinking about whether people really wanted them. Golden Girls, great to have ONE set of them, not multiple sizes and styles. Personally, none of my viewers have ever shown an interest in Funko, and I end up feeling regret after buying them.