ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – It continues to be a big weekend for Central Florida’s tourism district.
In addition to the grand opening of Epic Universe, Collect-A-Con was also happening just down the street at the Orange County Convention Center.
People came to Collect-A-Con to get their hands on collectibles ranging from classic Pokémon cards to one of the hottest new trends: Labubu.
The Labubu has been taking social media by storm, with part of the fun being the grand reveal of which Labubu is inside the box.
“It’s exciting — it’s like a little kid moment,” said one Collect-A-Con attendee. “They’re just so fluffy and they remind me of little kid teddy bears and so cute.”
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Many people are on the hunt for the rare Labubu which is reportedly in every one out of 72 boxes.
“They’re all going for $150 and up,” said Daniel Moreno, the owner of Poke’ Man Dan’s Buy, Sell, Trade. “The one in ‘Big Into Energies’ are going about $400 right now. They’re all black, rainbow teeth, they’re really cute.”
Moreno said everything about the Labubu is an experience and said it’s rare to see a trend like this create such a frenzy.
“It’s not that often; you may have had Funkos before, or the book bags but this is like an extreme level where everybody wants it,” Moreno said.
But it wasn’t just Labubus everyone was after.
Ryan Rosensweig is the owner of C10 Toys and Games in Altamonte Springs. He sells Funkos and video games and said his top seller right now is Game Boy games.
“The trend has definitely changed over the years,” Rosensweig said.
He said it’s great to see people come together to bond over collectibles.
“I mean, at the end of the day, all of this is just for the community,” Rosensweig said. “So the more that we can get to do this better, I think there should be more shows around here that we can actually enjoy together.”