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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: BklynStar555 on November 02, 2012, 10:24:38 AM
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So I plunked down $32 for the hot topic funko :muffin: Pony (since I missed out on the SDCC version) and she came today... in a crushed box. And she has some black marks on her legs and she looks kinda... dirty-ish. I'm annoyed and I sent the seller an email letting them know she arrived damaged.
I'm not sure though what is from the box being crushed and what could just be from bad production possibly? The vinyl looks rough and the seam in the neck is atrocious (though it looked like that in the ebay pics)
Anyone else have any experience with these figures yet? Are they crappy or did I just get the short end of the stick here?
I'm not happy... Hope my Dashie comes in better shape *sigh*
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The quality of the Funko figures is not that great. I had a black mark on my :muffin: Pony and my Dash has a (not too deep) chip out of her cheek. The painting is also kinda "meh" and the vinyl is indeed rough. (Dash has some unpainted bits and the paint isn't always where it should be. )
I still love them but they have quite some flaws.
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Mine was a bit dirty too- some scuff marks- but they did come off. I ordered a few from Hottopic.com and the boxes were all very nice- the packaging is actually quite neat.
The paint on my :muffin: Pony was fine, but RD had some issues (the paint on her tail seemed a bit messy- also the RD tail piece was glued oddly so there is an obvious seam)
The bodies do look "thumby"- (rather than smooth) - but I actually like that. All in all I thought the quality to be pretty good for a $14 item-
They are back in stock on Hottopic http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/PopCulture/EverythingElse/CultFavorites//My+Little+Pony+Bubbles+Vinyl+Figure-144782.jsp (http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/PopCulture/EverythingElse/CultFavorites//My+Little+Pony+Bubbles+Vinyl+Figure-144782.jsp)
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Must....resist...buying....SECOND!!!!!
But my box.... :(
Bad enough I just pre-ordered 10 different variants of the upcoming #1 comic issue...
Oh, but the box!!!!!!!!!
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Oh that stinks. I can only imagine waiting for something to arrive and being excited, then getting disappointed. That's bad customer service. Hopefully you can get some kind of compensation. Maybe you can use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on the black marks. She could at least be a nice out of box display. :)
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I was going to start a thread about this as well. The vinyl on the pony herself was rough and odd. The hair was smooth and perfect but the body is so rough and textured, like a poorly done mold. They eye paint was also terrible..it was spotchy and faded. Also all the boxes were bent and damaged at the store. I love the ponies, the style of molding and box artwork are wonderful but the quality was less than what I expected. I hope3 they come out with more but alslo increase quality control on the items.
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That's too bad. I thought they were over priced to begin with since you can get a brushable pony for $5.00. Now I feel like getting the Funkko ponies even less. I would be more interested if they were better quality and well painted.
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That's too bad. I thought they were over priced to begin with since you can get a brushable pony for $5.00. Now I feel like getting the Funkko ponies even less. I would be more interested if they were better quality and well painted.
I hope that after they see how many they have to produce to meet demands they might be able to up the quality , or as they produce more refine the production process. I got mine with the buy one get one 50% off deal so it wasn't that bad. They are a bit pricey but the are quite large and heavy so I assume they use a lot of material. They also have unique hair molds which must be expensive.
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Well, they are vinyl and not plastic so they'll be much different from the normal light durable ponies. I agree about the quality though and I think they could've painted a bit more wisely.
Hopefully they take our money and raise the standards on the next pair.
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They're mass-produced in an overseas factory, just like regular MLP. Why would you expect them to be of high quality?
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Thats a little disappointing but I have noticed on quite a few pictures that the paint finish looks like an problem. Funko are not known for having a shoddily finished item perhaps its just been a rush to have the items ready for stores which have caused the problems? I guess we will know if that's the case or if a poor finish is going to continue when new stock comes in and when the new ponies are released. Unfortunately mass produced items especially at this kind of purchase price are not renowned for amazing finish.
If you purchased the item from Hot Topic I would suggest speaking to them about the condition of delivery, if it was a private trader/ebay purchase and you need help you should try a thread over in the Trader Support forum.
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Actually Funko has quite a few quality issues on their products. If you do some searches on the Funko Fanatic forums you will see figures with paint issues, chipping and misassembly; a lot of the same issues that people are seeing on the pony figures. The reality is that these are mass produced vinyl figures not high end artwork. $15 may seem like a lot to some people but for vinyl figures it is really on the low end of the spectrum money wise.
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They're mass-produced in an overseas factory, just like regular MLP. Why would you expect them to be of high quality?
Since when does "mass-produced in an overseas factory" mean the quality of something is automatically bad?
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Actually Funko has quite a few quality issues on their products. If you do some searches on the Funko Fanatic forums you will see figures with paint issues, chipping and misassembly; a lot of the same issues that people are seeing on the pony figures. The reality is that these are mass produced vinyl figures not high end artwork. $15 may seem like a lot to some people but for vinyl figures it is really on the low end of the spectrum money wise.
Hmmm I didn't realise it was a wide spread issue across the line as it wasn't something I had heard Funko collectors moan about too much but I guess what we are seeing on these ponies is pretty standard then after all?
As mentioned I agree - $15 may seem a lot to some people but its not a high purchase price for anything like this. We either have to expect to pay much more and get better quality or accept lower quality and the lower price point.
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Yeah, the quality isn't as high as I had hoped. I saw the review on EqD and it said they were excellent, but then I got my Rainbow Dash and saw that the eye print was off a bit and some of her "skin" was showing between the sclera and the iris.
I never noticed that :muffin: Pony's symbol was wrong until I saw the other topic saying that it had been corrected in the second release.
You would think they'd try harder. They probably think that Bronies don't care about quality, and that they'll buy anything involved with G4 ponies...
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They're mass-produced in an overseas factory, just like regular MLP. Why would you expect them to be of high quality?
Since when does "mass-produced in an overseas factory" mean the quality of something is automatically bad?
Name a plastic product that is manufactured overseas that very rarely has QC issues - everything I've seen, from Barbie to cheap dollar store toys all have "paint printing issues", "mold alignment issues", "scratches", "Dents", "smeared painting", "regrind"... should I go on?
It's just what happens when a product is mass-manufactured on an assembly line and not by individual workers who are creating the start-to-finish product on their own workbenches. Hence why Hasbro brushables are $5-7 and customs created by artists are $50+...
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They're mass-produced in an overseas factory, just like regular MLP. Why would you expect them to be of high quality?
Since when does "mass-produced in an overseas factory" mean the quality of something is automatically bad?
Name a plastic product that is manufactured overseas that very rarely has QC issues - everything I've seen, from Barbie to cheap dollar store toys all have "paint printing issues", "mold alignment issues", "scratches", "Dents", "smeared painting", "regrind"... should I go on?
It's just what happens when a product is mass-manufactured on an assembly line and not by individual workers who are creating the start-to-finish product on their own workbenches. Hence why Hasbro brushables are $5-7 and customs created by artists are $50+...
I think that's just an overgeneralization. You're acting as if every mass produced item has bad quality and every custom has good quality. People were just pointing out that the quality of these are not that great. Are we not allowed to do that the moment it's "mass produced"?
People expected their quality to be higher since they are promoted as collectibles rather than toys.
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There are "mass produced overseas" items that are of good quality, of course! Toys in general just don't tend to evoke the word "quality," though.
I think Funko might have cheaped out on these just a little bit because they knew they'd fly off the shelves no matter what. They are "collectibles," but more for what they are than how well they're made, I guess.
Does anybody else have other figurines in Funko's vinyl line? How do they compare to the ponies, quality-wise?
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Looks like Funko's overall quality has been discussed. It seems like this is relatively par for the course, though it's strange that just about all of the Funko ponies have some kind of quality issue (and that the RD always has that chip in her cheek!)
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I have all the Peanuts bobble heads produced by Funko due to my Snoopy, Lucy and Woodstock collection - honestly I think they are well made without any obvious issues that was why I thought they were a manufacturer not notorious for poor quality but I believe from someone's earlier post that Funko do have quality issues...guess I lucked out on all my bobbleheads!
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Since when does "mass-produced in an overseas factory" mean the quality of something is automatically bad?
Actually Funko has quite a few quality issues on their products. If you do some searches on the Funko Fanatic forums you will see figures with paint issues, chipping and misassembly; a lot of the same issues that people are seeing on the pony figures. The reality is that these are mass produced vinyl figures not high end artwork. $15 may seem like a lot to some people but for vinyl figures it is really on the low end of the spectrum money wise.
Funko has well-documented issues regarding its quality control in regards to a collectible item. Therefore unless they have altered their manufacturing process, one can presume that the same flaws will occur in their future products.
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Mass produced just seems to go hand in hand with poorer quality, sorry to slap a generalization on it but it's been proven more times than not. Cheaper mass produced items can come from anywhere including the USA.
Since the company is labeling them as "collectors" items, one would expect a lot higher quality control to be put on them. Doesn't matter the price tag.
I'd rather pinch my pennies and buy the colorable Fluttershy and RainbowDash, which seem to be of a higher standard as far as pony toys go and these aren't even labeled for sale as "Collectors" items but a child's toy.
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They probably think that Bronies don't care about quality, and that they'll buy anything involved with G4 ponies...
Astute observation.. As for overseas factories, my best friend is a production manager in the fashion industry and it is a common struggle between what the execs want to spend and QC at factories... my figure seriously looks like it was dropped on the factory floor and stuck in the box. No bueno. Maybe I will write to Funko on this one. Squeaky wheels and all. Of course, maybe the licensing company (Hasbro/Hub I assume) had the say in the budget, so hard to know to whom to complain
As for being overpriced, I don't think retail is too much on this (14). It is a heavy, well-conceived design. It's the execution of that design that is the issue. Of course, I succumbed to ebay, KNOWING BETTER, but my compulsive collector got the better of me on this one. Hopefully I can fix her up.
I kinda like that her cutie mark is off. At least it ups the value (hopefully). That is of course assuming that I will ever part with her. I have YET to part with any of my collection. :)