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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: alkevin on August 23, 2014, 10:21:49 AM
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Hi arena members, I found a portuguese store that sells online the Funko ponies and I bought Lyra. I was not happy, not at the store, but at funko and hasbro, the quality compared to Fluttershy is crap. The head and body have glue on. Does the recent ones have the same problem, like A.J., Mac, Twi or Trixie? If that so I only gonna get the mini ones, because they are cheaper. I paid 20 euros, I expect at least some quality.
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Unfortunately they are relatively inexpensive and mass market products, they are not collector quality so you do occasionally have one with an issue. It is not Hasbros issue however, they have nothing to do with manufacture - its all Funko. If you are disappointed speak to the retailer or speak to the manufacturer perhaps they would consider swapping the one you have?
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I wrote at the webstore what happened, I ´m gonna keep the figure, but to be careful next time!
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Sadly, Funkos are something best bought in person. I went through a fair few Lyras before I found one I was happy with, and even then, I settled for the one with the fewest mistakes (I was just glad to find her for half the price she'd have cost me in the UK). Despite Funko insisting they are collectibles, the quality is often worse than the G4 toys (which is not to say I think toys should be crappy, just that when you market to collectors you should know most of us won't accept subpar quality control).
The Minis, however, have relatively few issues :huh: However much sense that makes. The paint on my 3 minis is pretty much perfect, go figure.
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I agree! But I don´t have any "physical" store that sells them.
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Lyra in particular seems to have a lot of problems, as does Sweetie Drops, and Dash, and... well, they all have issues honestly. Cheap manufacturing, unfortunately. I've had a little better luck with the last round (Discord, AJ, Big Mac, Rarity, Daring Do) but there are still minor issues here and there.
The minis seem to have a lot fewer problems strangely enough.
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It seems like they've gotten better with the newer figures. I did notice that Sweetie Drops and Spitfire from Toys R Us had a lot of problems. One of my friend's refused to buy either of them until she found one of each in decent condition. Took her a while too, because most of the ones on the shelves were pretty crappy. I got lucky when I first saw them in the store, because mine were in much better condition.
I agree though, the mystery minis seem to hold up much better.
The larger figures need work, but like I said, they've gotten better. Especially with the last two waves (AJ and Big Mac; Rarity, Daring Do and Discord).
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Your other option in the future then is to see if members here can help you out. Collectors understand other collectors requirements more than a retailer picker will. I would try that road for your future purchases :)
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I still can't find any without issues here so I refuse to buy them.