Bay Area teacher Ellis Stephens makes thousands of dollars a month customizing Labubu plush toys. <\/p>\n
Fueled by Pop Mart\u2019s blind-box collectibles craze, the Labubu resale market has exploded worldwide, with rare figures selling for as much as $30,000 each. Pop Mart is now worth more than Mattel and Hasbro combined. <\/p>\n
The toys are also popular with celebrities, including professional tennis player Naomi Osaka, who carried one in her bag at the 2025 US Open. But some fear the Labubu craze could collapse like Beanie Babies.<\/p>\n
00:00 – Intro
\n01:35 – How Ellis Tattoos Big Into Energy Labubu
\n02:44 – Hardest Part of Tattooing Labubu
\n03:16 – How Many Labubus Ellis Sells
\n03:35 – Ellis\u2019 Coolest Labubu Designs
\n04:14 – The History of Labubu and Kasing Lung
\n04:36 – How Blind Boxes Work
\n05:26 – Rise of Pop Mart\u2019s Labubu
\n06:15 – Pop Mart vs. Mattel and Hasbro
\n06:20 – Labubus vs. Beanie Babies?
\n08:02 – Labubu Celebrity Fashion
\n08:45 – Labubu Resell Market
\n09:59 – How a Reseller Makes $24k Reselling Labubus
\n10:30 – The Rise of Lafufus
\n11:13 – China Lafufu Crackdown
\n12:42 – Is Labubu Just Another Toy Fad?
\n13:28 – End Credits<\/p>\n
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\n#toysandhobbies #labubu #popmart #collectibles <\/p>\n
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