Author: Ricky

I am the Executive Producer of the Pop Collectors Alliance and the host of the Pop Collectors Alliance Podcast. Grade A+ curmudgeon, author of articles, producer extraordinaire and butcher of the flippers. The No Flip Zone starts with the PCA!

Today I’d like to update everyone on what the Pop Collectors Alliance transformation overview means for our Patrons, listeners, and followers. If you’ve followed the PCA over the last three years you know we struggled to produce content regularly and let the community down on several occasions. This is primarily due to our jobs, weird schedules, and travel. Attempting to manage a platform part-time often creates scheduling issues. The PCA management team met at the end of 2020 and decided to transform, overhaul, and shift the way we produce content. We then made the decision to shift to a FULL-TIME…

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Have you listened to the recent Snack Attack Episode? If so, you’d know about the rumors circulating concerning Funko potentially un-vaulting old Pop! Which could be a very bad idea for collectors everywhere. Funko Has a History of Releasing Vaulted Items Funko began re-releasing items on a large scale with their “Black Box” Star Wars line.  Funko was still growing and taking risks on larger production runs or new licenses was not in their best interest. As Funko continued to grow, they were able to produce larger-scale releases, obtain more licenses, and more flexibility on vaulting items. “From the Vault” was…

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I’d like to welcome you to the PCA Blog! This blog is geared to give everyone an unfiltered view of the PCA and our collecting journey. Throughout 2021 we will transition from part-time operation to a full-time platform dedicated to empowering pop culture collectors. Last year we asked our followers: How do we improve the PCA? They answered with an astounding “MAKE MORE CONTENT!” I’m proud to announce to the world the content overload is on the way! I would like to give a quick disclaimer (much like many of my articles) about this blog: First: I am NOT a…

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Everyone enjoys when Funko nails it and releases an awesome Pop! Movies line we all love. We can even respect lines they’ve released we’re not fans of, but sometimes they strike out completely and release a pile of garbage better left in the design phase.

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