Summary: How to use eBay to Your Advantage<br> This week Rick and Piper continue the Novice Series by explaining the best way to bolster your Pop! collection using eBay. They also discuss their weekly pickups, give another shout out to the audience for reaching 5K, another rant about Hot Topics Policy, The Novice Series Vol 3: Riding the eBay Wave to the Pop Promise Land and end with the Hunting Tip of the Week. Join them next week when they continue the Novice Series Vol 4: Navigating Facebook to Build your Collection.<br> Special ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!<br> Earlier this week we told you guys we were rapidly approaching 5K followers. We have since reached that goal and want to say thank you!!!! As we said last week we are excited to see this community grow and all the positive feedback we’ve received. Raise your glasses to 10K.<br> Announcements<br> Texas Frightmare Weekend is right around the corner May 4-6 and if you’ve never been your are missing out on an awesome time. The guest lineup this year is incredible and there are going to be some fantastic panels and screenings. The Pop Collectors Alliance and other AstroPanda Podcasts will be in attendance talking to fans, grabbing photos of some of the world’s best cosplay, and of course getting some autographs. You can find out more about everything here at<a href="https://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/"> Texas Frightmare Weekend</a>.<br> Pops for Tots! Cooks Children Hospital Fort Worth Funko Pop Drive. Send donations to our PO box or donate via the website, all money will be used to purchase items to help out kids that are going through a rough time. Donations close on June 10th. Mail Donations to:<br> Pop Collectors Alliance PO Box 150490 Fort Worth, Texas 76108<br> Live Pop Swap!!!!! The First Ever!!!!<br> Pop Collectors Alliance Presents a LIVE Pop Swap Event!!!<br> Saturday June 9th, 2018 2 – 8 PM at Keller Pointe<br> 405 Rufe Snow Dr, Keller, TX 76248<br> Swappers: Tables are $10 each (with a 2 table max)<br> Admission: $5 Per Adult, Kids under 12 are FREE (Your $5 Admission comes with Raffle tickets)<br> Tons of Games and Raffles, Arcade, Food and an all around good time.<br> Make this event a historic moment in the Pop Collectors Alliance history!<br> Swappers interested in tables contact Tiffany @ Tiffany@astropandaproductions.com<br> New Schedule<br> <br> Streams will happen on Tuesdays or Sundays, and all late night releases. Forever Funko Forever Target Fridays<br> YouTube Videos 1 per week<br> Podcasts 1 Per Week<br> Weekly Articles on the website.<br> Pop Collectors Alliance Elite Brand Ambassadors Program is Coming Soon<br> Novice Series Volume 3: Riding the eBay Wave to Pop Success <br> eBay: We buy there, sometimes sell there, hell It’s a flippers paradise!!! But how do you navigate this terrain to build your collection for as cheap as possible.<br> Coupons!!!<br> <br> Not many people know this but eBay runs specials where you can get 10,15,20 and sometime 25+% off of eBay items. (Good to know those fees are going somewhere).<br> <br> * These are generally posted on the main page and used as a coupon code on your order. Jump on these because 10% with free shipping is a steal especially if you can eliminate the risk of getting scammed.<br> * Start of the seasons and holidays are the best time to find these deals however you may stumble upon a random coupon code ever now and then.<br> * Subscribe to the eBay newsletter to get additional coupons for your benefit.<br> <br> Beware of the Incredibly GREAT Prices and Counterfeit Pop!<br> General rule of thumb here if a price is too good to be true then it is. You may see that vaulted pop for $50 under PPG, Stashpedia, but more than likely it’s coming from china where they just faked every bit of it.<br> <br> * Review the country of origin to see if it is China, most items that are shipped from there are fake pop.
