Funko Pop & vinyl figures
A standing shelf of roughly a hundred secondhand Funko Pops on the Northwest Side — Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, Pokémon, anime and a steady trickle of retailer exclusives.
Buying Pops in Chicago usually means one of two things: paying retail for whatever is currently on a big-box peg, or paying secondary-market prices for anything that is not. Neither is much fun if what you actually enjoy is digging.
Jojin’s Kitty is a thrift shop at 4100 N Pulaski Rd, and the Funko shelf is one of the larger single sections in it — around a hundred figures at any given time, taken in secondhand and priced against what we paid rather than against a sold-listings search.
Prices on the shelf generally run from around $6 to $30. Because everything is secondhand, boxes vary — some are clean, some are shelf-worn, some figures are out of box entirely. It is marked either way, and you can look before you buy.
There is no distributor and no reorder here — the shelf is whatever came through the door. That makes it unpredictable in the way that is actually the point: the exclusive you have been half-looking for is either sitting there this week or it is not. The live inventory below is the fastest way to check before making the trip, and calling ahead costs nothing.
4100 N Pulaski Rd, just north of Irving Park Rd in Old Irving Park, Chicago 60641. An easy run from Portage Park, Avondale, Albany Park, Jefferson Park and Logan Square, with street parking usually free out front. Open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 7pm.
The current Funko shelf, pulled live from the shop’s inventory — numbered, priced and generally a good deal cheaper than the secondary market.
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For secondhand Pops, Jojin’s Kitty Thrift Shop at 4100 N Pulaski Rd keeps a standing shelf of around a hundred figures, including retailer and convention exclusives, open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 7pm.
Regularly — Walmart, Walgreens and convention exclusives come through as part of the secondhand stock. Which ones are on the shelf changes constantly; the live inventory above is current.
Most sit between about $6 and $30, priced on condition rather than on the secondary market. Individual prices are listed on the inventory above.
It varies, because everything is secondhand — some boxes are clean, some are shelf-worn, and some figures are out of box. Condition is reflected in the price and you are welcome to inspect anything before buying.