SBS The Feed | Can investing in Funko Pops and Lego pay off? | Short Documentary | SBS The Feed @SBSTheFeed | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
People buy toys for all sorts of reasons, but a couple of Australian investors hope their devotion to the collectible toys; Lego and Funko Pops, will set them up, financially for life. But just how much of a risk are they taking, and can it all fall out from underneath them?
Rod Addamo has been collecting Funko Pops for more than a decade, he claims that with more than 8000 Funko Pops he holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection. He is also confident in saying his collection is worth half a million dollars.
Sean McConville has been a lifelong Lego fan he says he's invested around $400,000 into the collectible toy.
Producer: Ilias Bakalla
Shooter/Editor: Gavin Blyth
Graphics: Synthura Sandrasegaran
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0:00 - 0:19 Intro
0:20 - 1:00 Meet Rob a Funko Pops Investor
1:01- 1:22 How does investing in Funko Pops work?
1:23 - 1:34 How to pick a funko pop that will go up in value
1:35 - 2:18 Rob’s most expensive Funko Pop
2:19 - 2:48 Marvel Funko Pops
2:49 - 3:21 Meet Sean a Lego investor
3:22 - 4:23 What Lego sets has Sean invested in?
4:24 - 5:10 How Lego help Sean through his trauma
5:11 - 5:50 Meet Stefan who runs an alternative investment fund
5:51 - 6:14 What's a better investment: Lego or Funko Pops?
6:14 - 6:49 What are the risks with these investments?
6:50 - 7:52 Rob’s plans for his future
People buy toys for all sorts of reasons, but a couple of Australian investors hope their devotion to the collectible toys; Lego and Funko Pops, will set them up, financially for life. But just how much of a risk are they taking, and can it all fall out from underneath them?
Rod Addamo has been collecting Funko Pops for more than a decade, he claims that with more than 8000 Funko Pops he holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection. He is also confident in saying his collection is worth half a million dollars.
Sean McConville has been a lifelong Lego fan he says he's invested around $400,000 into the collectible toy.
Producer: Ilias Bakalla
Shooter/Editor: Gavin Blyth
Graphics: Synthura Sandrasegaran
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0:00 - 0:19 Intro
0:20 - 1:00 Meet Rob a Funko Pops Investor
1:01- 1:22 How does investing in Funko Pops work?
1:23 - 1:34 How to pick a funko pop that will go up in value
1:35 - 2:18 Rob’s most expensive Funko Pop
2:19 - 2:48 Marvel Funko Pops
2:49 - 3:21 Meet Sean a Lego investor
3:22 - 4:23 What Lego sets has Sean invested in?
4:24 - 5:10 How Lego help Sean through his trauma
5:11 - 5:50 Meet Stefan who runs an alternative investment fund
5:51 - 6:14 What's a better investment: Lego or Funko Pops?
6:14 - 6:49 What are the risks with these investments?
6:50 - 7:52 Rob’s plans for his future
