Author: Ricky

I know you are saying “what the f*ck,” when you are reading this title. We all give f*cks about the things we collect. Some of us are completionists, some only collect exclusives, and others just get the single items they want.

We’ve seen Michael Jordan PSA 10 Rookie Cards go from $12,000 a card to over $700,000 at auction last month. Let’s breakdown this crazy trading card thing.

Podcasting may not be physically demanding work (sometimes) but it’s very time-consuming. Time to talk about the basics.

There are so many items I wish were still in my collection but also instances where I didn’t make the most of a situation.

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…

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…

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…

Sport card manufacturers and hype beasts are hurting the average collector.

Here are all of the Game of Thrones Pop! that need to be made now.

We take a deeper look into the world of fake Funko Pop! Learn how to Identify fakes to protect yourself.

You are probably a Funko flipper, and you didn’t know it. Let us help you understand.

London Toy Fair was Funko’s first chance to reveal some of their upcoming product releases in 2019 and boy did they deliver this year, but what did all of the releases tell us about Funko in 2019?

Naked animals, naked people, no new years resolutions, and Little Debbie Swiss Rolls.

An introduction to what a “GRAIL” Pop! is and how to get them.

The values of Funko Pop! is busted? What caused it and how do we fix it?

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.