Understanding Funko NFTs

What is an NFT?

NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token, essentially it is just a digital asset whose existence is documented on a blockchain (a digital ledger). NFTs exist on many blockchains but Funko NFTs are based on the WAX Blockchain. While the NFT itself is an entirely digital asset, Funko NFT releases feature both NFTs that are solely digital in nature (meaning it just sits in your digital wallet) as well as NFTs that can be redeemed for a physical Funko Pop.

Select Redeemable Funko Pops from the Beetlejuice Collection
Freddy Funko as Krang - The Royalty Redeemable for the Funko NFT TMNT Series 2

Important Terms to Know

  • Digital NFT – Digital asset that you hold in your digital
    wallet.

  • Redeemable NFT – Digital asset that you hold in your digital wallet but can hold to receive a digital redemption token that will allow you to redeem a physical Funko Pop.
  • NFT Collection – A set of individual NFTs that are the same theme/license: Scooby Doo, Star Wars, etc. A collection consists of 70-120 NFTs most of the time. There may be multiple series of a license, but each series is its own collection.
  • Droppp – Droppp is the company that sells Funko’s NFT Packs for them and handles redemptions of NFTs for Physical Pops. You will need an account on https://droppp.io/ to buy Funko NFT Packs at retail price. You can ONLY purchase from Droppp with a Credit or Debit Card. Droppp also has a marketplace where you can buy and sell single NFTs after the initial release. 
  • WAX – WAX is a digital currency (cryptocurrency) used to purchase Funko NFTs AFTER they have sold out on the Droppp website.
  • Atomic Hub – Atomic Hub is an NFT marketplace for NFTs on the WAX Blockchain where you use WAX to buy and sell Funko NFTs after the initial release.
  • Wallet – You will set up a digital wallet that will store your NFTs as well as cryptocurrency used to buy other NFTs from an aftermarket marketplace. This wallet will be connected to your Atomic Hub to buy and sell aftermarket NFTs.
  • Redemption Token – Once the redemption period for redeemable NFTs begins you will receive a digital redemption token that can be redeemed on the Droppp.io website for the physical pop.
  • Redemption Period – Funko NFTs exist digitally forever BUT have periods in which they must be redeemed for physical items else they become useless. Once a NFT Collection releases there is a three month window in which you can collect NFTs. After three months the Redemption Period Begins and Redemption Tokens are sent to all NFT holders who hold a Redeemable NFT. Redemption Tokens cannot be pulled from NFT Packs ONCE the Redemption Period begins, this is VERY IMPORTANT, as unopened NFT packs BECOME USELESS, once the Redemption Period begins.

How does Funko NFT Work?

Funko NFTs can be purchased directly from Funko for retail price on their respective release date and once they have sold out they can then be purchased for aftermarket prices on an aftermarket marketplace. The way Funko sells their NFTs is by the pack (like a pack of baseball cards, only digital). There are two pack sizes of Funko NFTS: Standard Packs (that come with 5 NFTS), retail price: $9.99 a pack, and Premium Packs (that come with 15 NFTS), retail price: $29.99 a pack. You can open or sell your packs. When opening a pack you have a chance at pulling an NFT that can be redeemed for a physical pop, the chances of pulling a redeemable are usually under 2%. The cards that are not redeemable still have various rarity and can be sold individually.

A Funko NFT Standard Pack featuring 15 randomized NFTs
Droppp offers a Collection Tracker useful for completing Royalty Sets

Understanding Rarity and Royalty while Collecting

While not all Funko NFTs can be redeemed for a physical pop, if you collect one of each required card in a specific Funko NFT Collection you achieve what is called Royalty which will reward you a digital token that can be redeemed for a physical pop once the redemption period begins. Royalty is obtained by collecting one of every Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Epic Digital Pop. Each NFT in a set varies by rarity and this affects the value of that NFT. There are typically 70-100 NFTs needed to complete a royalty set, Uncommon NFTs typically cost around $0.10 to $0.50 cents with epic NFTs typically costing $5-30, each NFT price is different depending on the number of NFTs available and the popularity of that specific NFT collection.

Redemption

Once you have pulled a redeemable NFT (Grail, Legendary, or Ultra) you will keep it in your wallet until the Redemption Period begins. A snapshot will occur and you will receive a Redemption Token which is still an NFT. You can then visit the Droppp website and redeem your Redemption Token for the Physical Pop, the Redemption Token will then be removed from your wallet and burned (destroyed essentially). Droppp will mail you the Physical Funko Pop in the specified timeframe.

NOTE: Once the Redemption Period begins, the original redeemable NFT (not the Redemption Token) essentially becomes useless as it cannot be redeemed. Only the Redemption Tokens can be redeemed for the Physical Pop. So stay aware, and do not buy anything other than Redemption Tokens after the Redemption Period has begun.

NOTE: Redemption tokens CANNOT be pulled from NFT Packs once the Redemption Period has begun. So there is no point in buying packs once the Redemption Period has begun. Packs will drop exorbitantly in price once the period begins as a result.

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