It all began in 1972 when the character was created by Kasing Lung. This character, despite what some people believe, is actually a mischievous and happy little girl monster. She was introduced in The Monsters Trilogy and it is a story of her, her boyfriends and other friends. I have yet to see this story and I really want to read it but if you search, it is out of print and very expensive on eBay. If anyone has the story please let me know because I would be very happy to see its contents. There are those who say that Labubu is evil but when you watch a video about it, Kasing Lung tells a story about a harmless little monster.
There’s really nothing evil about her. I think social media just likes to spread things like this to scare people and get views. There are more terrible and sad things on social media nowadays and we should really spread nicer things on the internet. There is no use discouraging people from collecting this little cutie. I have a theory that just because this character is so hard to get, this story just spread like wildfire.
So I got into the game pretty late and I was only able to find them on eBay and sites like that. For some reason it fakes didn’t really come to mind when buying these so I just went on and impulse bought the first one I found. It was a fake and you guys probably saw me post a video about it asking if it was a Labubu or a Lafufu (a name given to fake Labubus). It wasn’t bad and I gave that one to my son. My second and last fake was so demented looking. I filmed that one too. It had hands and feet that turned. The image on her right food was a plastic cutout of a Labubu. Her smile was creepy and her head was crooked. Both the colors of the fakes were a brighter light green. The boxes were all wrong too. There was no QR code on any of the boxes. The tags on the doll didn’t have codes either. Also, the little tag for her keychain was backwards. After I got my first 2 fakes it was easy to spot the fakes. The fake posts are the ones with big capital letters in the descriptions and there are also a lot of asterisks. The wording of the descriptions are off and the company name is something like “blah blah blah auto store” or something similar to that. Why would an auto shop be selling collectibles and there were quite a few of those shady sounding stores too. Also, some of the posts share the same generic pictures. Some even take “real” pictures from other posts where it shows a person holding the Labubu or the box. I’ve seen a couple of different accounts have the same exact picture. Its crazy how many fakes and how crazy this trend has been. It all started when a Korean star, Lisa, from Blackpink used it on her bag. After that, Labubu became sort of a household name. Labubu has a cult following wherever she goes. Labubu even made a guest appearance at the 2024 Thai Festival in Beijing.
I was lucky enough to find a couple trustworthy sellers I buy my Labubus from. They were both selling their extras because they were searching for the secret. The exlusive secret on blind boxes that are rare and hard to find. I haven’t seen it or found it yet. I’ve only been buying confirmed ones to complete my collection. So far I have acquired most of the Have a Seat Labubus (I’m still waiting for Dada in the mail. I placed an order today). I bought one Exciting Macaron. Green Grape because she is in my favorite color. I think that might be it for now because I’ve purchased too many. I haven’t been able to get any of the V3 ones because on launch day, the site crashed and there were too many bots buying up all the Labubus. V3s are also very expensive on eBay and everywhere else. One tip I have is to not purchase them on Amazon. Those are probably fake and you can’t tell if they are authentic because there are no pictures posted except the generic ones from the official Pop Mart. So for now I will be content with the ones I have gotten and will wait for the V3 Labubus to come down in price. Right now they are going for at least $60. It’s not as crazy when you look at other collectibles but they are suppose to be about $25 MSRP. I don’t think a $60 price tag is worth it.
I do want to crochet a Labubu for those who want to get one but can’t find one. I will be filming the tutorial tonight and probably will have the video up for next Fridays weekly tutorial. I also have a few other tutorials I have posted recently if you want to check them out. One for Usahana, Tophat and a Long Bear Bag. Please give them some love…like, comment and subscribe! Thanks for being awesome 🙂 Until next time!
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