Author: Sean Piper

Rick and Piper revisit a topic everyone loves: Spotting a Fake Pop! We all have some experience with fake Pop! Whether you purchased one directly, saw one on eBay, or helped someone verify the authenticity of a recent purchase. Piper and Rick review their past series on fakes and provide some important updates. If you have additional questions you can reference the PCA Website! and the PCA Fake Pop Database. Announcements: Check out the new PCA WEBSITE! Piper did an amazing job and there are new articles available and bring your friends when you come to visit. Subscribe to the…

Rick and Piper are back battling the terrible audio and ready to talk about why designer toys are cool. Earlier this week a YouTube influencer in the collecting community decided to say designer toys are boring. Rick and Piper are here to inform everyone of why that is NOT the case. They also chat about breaking New York Comic Con news and other announced releases for the event. This was a great episode, even though the audio was not the best. Join the team for EP086 when they revisit an old favorite “How to Spot a Fake!” Announcements: Subscribe to…

Rick and Piper are back to help with protecting yourself as an eBay seller.

In the words of Piper OH MY GOODNESS, it’s been far too long but NYCC is right around the corner. Rick and Piper are back from a break.

Rick and Piper are back with the best episode title ever, managing your collection. Before you run away this episode really focuses on how to effectively manage any collection. Due to Piper’s pending move to northern Texas the team took an opportunity to review the process everyone experiences when looking over your vast collections. They attempt to answer questions like “What should I keep,” “What Should I sell,” and “How do I limit or filter down a collection?” They also discuss an amazing gift, Piper’s pending move, Pick-up Artists and a very special Patreon upgrade!!! Announcements: Check out the new…

Rick and Piper are back from vacation, ready to let people know just what they thought about SDCC 2020! They also discuss Funko’s little shop of horrors (SDCC), how Walmart totally screwed the AEW Unrivaled release, and why every Funko Pop is valued over $100 now. It’s weird, it’s crazy, it’s collectibles in 2020! Join Patreon today to get exclusive PCA Content – This week’s Patreon only episode is The Top Ten Always Sunny Pop! That Should be Made Immediately. Announcements: Check out the new PCA WEBSITE! Piper did an amazing job and there are new articles available and bring…

Rick and Piper are back with Johnathan from Smeye World to talk about collecting, running a small collectibles business, and much more. To hear the full-length episode go to Patreon.com/popcollectorsalliance. They also run down the Top Ten Pops They Should Have Kept, Piper moving, and home remodeling. This episode is packed with content and is the longest PCA episode EVER!! PCA FAN OF THE WEEK IS CLAYTON JAY – CONGRATS!! Announcements: Check out the new PCA WEBSITE! Piper did an amazing job and there are new articles available and bring your friends when you come to visit. Subscribe to the…

Rick and Piper are back with a bang and ready for Season 4 of the PCA. The podcast has changed, the website has changed and the content will never be the same. In this episode, the team breaks down Funko vs Bots, Virtual CON III, FiGPiN’s release strategy, an SDCC exclusive review, and a few announcements. Piper’s Price Guide Game is back with a slight twist and a big thank you to Jimmy for playing the first round. All this on an Amazing new episode of the Pop Collectors Alliance! Tune in next week for a special guest!!! Announcements: Check…

Rick and Piper are back to close out Pop Collectors Alliance Season 3! The podcast has grown over the past three years and the team is excited to announce all the upcoming content changes as they kick off Season 4! They talk about Virtual Con, Janitor Jim, and much more. Tune in to see all the updates for Season 4, the website, and Patreon! Tune on July 10th for an all-new PCA Episode!!!! Announcements: Check out the new PCA WEBSITE! Piper did an amazing job and there are new articles available and bring your friends when you come to visit.…

Ricky and Piper are back and wrapping up the Talkin’ that Smish Series with more fun and special announcements. They talk about the Care Bears origin story to why Pops are exploding in value. Tune in next time for a snack attack episode with a special guest, we are talking sports ball cards!!! Announcements: Check out the new PCA WEBSITE! Piper did an amazing job and there are new articles available and bring your friends when you come to visit. Subscribe to the Pop Collectors Alliance Newsletter. Get links to awesome PCA Merch, Newsletter Subscriber Giveaways, and upcoming PCA events.…

Funko’s recent layoffs and give a special message for friend of the podcast Sully.

The Face and Gloves The first area to look at is the face. The authentic Unmasked Jason Voorhees has a very complex color and shading mixture. A fake is not going to come close to the same coloring and in fact will look flat and lacking in detail. The authentic will actually have a very dirty finish to it. The next item to look for is going to be the gloves. Just like with the face, the gloves will have a flat leather black color. The fake will have jet black and glossy gloves. Bottom of the Feet The tale-tell…

The Wand and the Foot Stamp With the fake Sam from Trick r Treat Funko Pop! unless you know what you are looking for he can be harder to spot. Luckily there are 2 key differences to look for when identifying authenticity. Take a look at the wand that Sam is holding. On an authentic Pop! the wand is going to be further away from his head, where the fake is going to have the wand almost right against his head. This is the easiest difference to spot. Next, you can take a look at the bottom of Sam’s feet.…

The Eyes and the Box The Glow in the Dark Billy from San Diego Comicon 2014 is another one of those heavily faked Funko Pop! that are literally everywhere. Search eBay, Aliexpress, Amazon, Mercari, or your local swap meet and it will appear. So what is the easiest way to identify the fake Billy from Saw? It’s as easy as checking the eyes or the box. Both are extremely easy indicators to locate. If you check the eyes of Billy the indicator that you have a fake is the shade of red. If your Billy has bright red swirles, it’s…

Transparent Skin Determining if a Glow in the Dark Beetlejuice Chase is fake is all just a matter of looking at the skin material and tone. If you have a Beetlejuice that looks opaque and more of a white tone, you have an authentic Beetlejuice. If the skin looks semi-transparent and it’s very difficult to see the green juice on the face then you have a fake chase.

Blood on the Knife and the Eyes The first an most obvious indicator that a Ghost Face Pop! is fake is by the bloody knife. On a real Ghost Face there is blood splatter on the entire sharp edge of the knife. If you have a fake, it looks like the knife was dipped in a bucket of paint. You can also tell a fake by the eyes, as with many fakes. A fake is going to have a very flat finish and usually stop before the edge of the eye socket. The authentic Ghost Face is going to be…