Overview
- Verified Labubu stock has reappeared at major sellers, with Walmart listing dolls from $39, Target carrying One Piece editions at $39, and Amazon posting Prime Day deals as low as $20, signaling softer demand and lower resale traction.
- Southampton Trading Standards seized 206 counterfeit dolls in August and September and warned of small detachable parts, poor stitching, and potential toxic substances, advising buyers to check for a Pop Mart hologram, a scannable QR code, and CE or UKCA marks with a UK importer.
- Australia’s consumer group Choice reported fake Lafufu dolls bought from Shein and a discount shop failed small-parts safety tests, finding easily detachable pieces and urging that both genuine and imitation versions are not suitable for babies and toddlers.
- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission identified shipments of fake Labubu toys in August and requested seizure of thousands due to safety risks, with Acting Chairman Peter Feldman saying the dupes have no place in American homes.
- Celebrity influence is shifting attention to other Pop Mart lines, with BTS member V prompting a quick sellout and higher resales for the Hirono Living Wild Doll in China, while Pop Mart says its Crybaby figure has grown nearly 250% year over year.