yeah the whole point of a funko pop is to signal to others ownership or interest in a particular scene/fandom/show/etc. they are also both completely worthless and only exist to pollute the earth, the only difference being a funko pop at the very minimum has a value on the plastic and dye used. also, they both have insane resale markets that are speculative

I don’t think so. I’ve never seen someone claim that they appreciate in value like Beanie Babies were supposed to. I think some people just need something to spend money on and the video-game-conditioned collectathon part of their brain releases dopamine when they add to their collection.