OK, I don't usually post things this direct and "spammy" but U.B.Funkeys news is a bit dry right now and I'm behind (again) on getting new custom Funkeys pages ready to post and wanted to post "something".

So since we are coming up on a period of mass spending in the US and many other countries, I thought I'd take this opportunity to point out the "Where to Buy Funkeys" page on this site. It's a simple guide to help locate the Funkeys you want and the added bonus for us here is that purchases made after following the links on that page help in a small way to support the hosting and maintenance of this site.

I'd also like to remind all the regulars here (or first-timers if ya feel like it!) that if you are shopping online and use any of the store links found on the "Support theSpeakEasy" page, it helps in the same way.

OK, I feel all slimy now for doing that, and I promise you won't see another post like it in QUITE a while!!!

On a Funkeys note, from everything we've ben hearing, the first Hidden Realm Funkeys may very well be hitting the shelves in mid to late December! :)

Labels: Amazon.com, ebay, Hidden Realm, Purchasing Funkeys

Looking through the eBay listings today, I came by a UBFunkeys poster that was apparently given out at the SDCC. The down side to it is that it is a "bonus" item in an auction for a Dot figure, which usually always goes for over $100!

Too bad, because I'd love to get that poster...

Labels: Dot, ebay, Exclusive Funkeys, Funkeys Poster, Purchasing Funkeys

There is a recent increase in U.B.Funkeys related merchandise popping up. The biggest news regarding official merchandise is the fact that the plush line of Funkeys has started showing up in Target stores! Though they are not selling them on Target.com, they are making their way on to eBay now.

Also showing up on eBay are some promotional items that look to have been given away earlier this year at the San Diego Comic Con. There is currently a water bottle featuring an image of Tank for sale here...

There was also a Funkeys mousepad that just sold a few days ago...

Labels: ebay, Exclusive Funkeys, Plush, Plushies, Purchasing Funkeys, SDCC

There were a few of the Sprocket and Lucky 2-packs on eBay a couple days ago, and now a fresh new round is up from a different seller, so they are definitely starting to show up. Here are a few images including a VR Sprocket!

Labels: Dream State, ebay, Lucky, Sprocket

There's a new version on the Dream State starter on ebay with 5 Dream State Funkeys included called the Multiplayer Starter. The first four (that most of us already have) and Sprocket. Would have been nice to see at least a couple of the new Multiplayer Funkeys in it, but either way I'll be waiting for the singles. It's only being offered by one seller so far and they currently have 5 of them listed.

Update: More sellers have them now, so I've changed the link accordingly...

Check out the eBay listings here...

Labels: Dream State, Drift, ebay, Ptep, Sprocket, Vlurp, Waggs

There were two Tank figures on eBay earlier today, though last time I checked, one had already been nabbed with a "buy it now". I've also been getting contacted today by various people claiming to be seeing them at Target this weekend. Although you can't trust every report, the fact they are starting to show up on eBay confirms that they are starting to hit. The second wave consists of Berger, Dyer, Snipe, Tank, Lucky, and Sprocket.

Booyah!

Feel free to check for them on eBay by clicking on the images below...

Update: Here are some images to help make this "official"...

Labels: Berger, Daydream Oasis, Dream State, Dyer, ebay, Lucky, Nightmare Rift, Snipe, Sprocket, Tank

That's right, for the first time (so far) a San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Dot Funkey topped the $100.00 mark on eBay. Well, if you include shipping it did. The closing bid was $97.73 plus $6 for shipping! See the listing here...

I guess this is good news for those who own one (or two) from the show and want to sell them for a quick profit, but it doesn't bode well for those who have been hoping to see the price come down so they can have one to use in the U.B.Funkeys game.

It's still not entirely clear if/when the other two color variations of Dot (yellow and green) will be released or how limited they will be, but for now the 2000 red Dot Funkeys are getting harder and harder to come by.

One small ray of light is the fact that we have secured an extra Dot here at theSpeakEasy and plan to give it away soon. We'll run a contest to see who gets it, so keep checking back and we'll post the details soon!

If the contest doesn't sound like your cup of tea but you really want one, you can see if there are any active Dot listings on eBay right now...

Feel free to discuss this here in the forum...

Labels: Contest, Dot, ebay, Exclusive Funkeys, Purchasing Funkeys

For those who haven't noticed yet, there are exclusive Dot figures from the San Diego Comic-Con showing up on eBay now. From the look of it, they must have been limited to 2 per person because I haven't seen the same seller list more two of them. With only 2000 out there in total, these might become pretty tough to find soon...

Labels: Dot, ebay, Exclusive Funkeys, Funkeys News

With the past few Funkeys series releases, most of us learned that they were hitting the market by the fact they started showing up on eBay. Looking around today, I found a cool little tool that lets you see what is up on eBay for a given search term, so I decided to add it here to the top of the page until they come out. That way we can all watch for them together. Once they start showing up, there will be little images of them in the box below. It's kinda neat, go ahead and test it out by typing in a different term like "funkeys wasabi" or something...

Update: The widget was removed from this post and added to the top of the home page...

Labels: Chat Funkeys, Dream State, ebay, Purchasing Funkeys

Single Speed Racer UBFunkeys figures are starting to show up now on eBay. Up until now, it's just been the starter set.

The one up right now were put up as 1 day auctions, so they end in less than 24 hours.

Check it out! :)

Labels: Cannonball Taylor, Chim-Chim, ebay, Purchasing Funkeys, Racer X, Snake Oiler, Speed Racer, Speedracer, Taejo, Trixie

I finally broke down and bought one Series 2 figure (Sol) off ebay so the kids could play on the new Funkiki Island stuff. I'll post about what they think of the additions soon. I also grabbed the last figure I still needed from the original wave, the Very Rare Twinx. Woohoo!

Labels: ebay, Funkiki Island, Purchasing Funkeys, Sol, Twinx

It seems strange that they would already be releasing the third wave considering that the second wave hasn't even close to saturated the US market yet, but they have! I had gotten a few unconfirmed reports from people that these new figures were showing up, but now I'm seeing them on eBay. The third wave has a new look to the packaging and features Funkiki Island. The following images are from eBay, you can link through to the auctions for these characters:

Sol:


Flurry:


Webley:


Nibble:


So for the record...

Wave One: Boggle, Bones, Deuce, Lotus, Scratch, Twinx, Vroom, and Xener

Wave Two: Fallout, Glub, Sprout, Stitch, Tiki, and Wasabi

Wave Three (confirmed so far): Flurry, Nibble, Sol, and Webley

Others known to be coming in January 2008: The Speed Racer Series with a new hub and 8 new Funkeys.

Man, I'm behind in getting these! Stupid slow Mid-West store chains... :)

Labels: ebay, Flurry, Nibble, Purchasing Funkeys, Sol, Speed Racer, Webley

That's right, the next wave of Funkeys have landed! Unfortunately it seems to be only in Australia so far...

You can see the images below or go bid on them on eBay. I'll personally wait for them to hit US, but I know some of you are a little more impatient... :)

On eBay, there are the following:
Wasabi
Glub
Stitch
Fallout
Sprout
Tiki

Images to drool over!

Labels: ebay, Fallout, Glub, Sprout, Stitch, Tiki, Wasabi