The Pop figure should have a serial number printed on it – the same serial number that is on the bottom of the box.

In addition, hardcore fans of Hannibal received a treat with producer Bryan Fuller's 2015 San Diego Comic-Con limited (144 pieces! Wearing an all-white prison outfit with his added inmate number, the menacing Lecter wields a billy club. When you open the box, you should be able to slide the packaging out and the Pop remains ‘gripped’ in the plastic.If your Pop is loose in the box, then it’s either been tampered with before it was sent to you or something is amiss with the item. Funko boxes are pretty tough and durable, with packaging on the outside and inside designed to protect the Pop for years – it is a collectors item at the end of the day. On the back it should be above the name of the Pop in the box (above the rest of the collection that is printed). The molding and printing techniques used by the fake factories are much more sophisticated than they have ever been.

Centering on Hopkins as the brilliant and creepy Lecter, the first Funko Pop Silence of the Lambs figure came in 2013. This is an obvious one – a cheap knock off has many tells with the quality of the box and packaging. Focusing on the intricate details like accessories and if they are painted or not is always a good tip. Based on the books by Thomas Harris, the psychological horror-thriller film released in 1991, winning wide critical praise and sweeping the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director.Most reputable sellers of Pops (and other toys and collectibles) knows that the whole package is important for display purposes, so your item will be packaged properly to avoid damage as one would expect. The newer ones are more dynamic and detailed, mainly due to the continuing improvements of the plastic moulding that is used. The packaging inside a real Funko Pop is designed to hold the pop in place, even if it is slid out of the box. It’s 99% likely its a fake, because if there was a chance this is the real deal, something like this would have been snapped up by a Pro Pop Collector.

As mentioned above regarding the box art and design, licensing agreements, logos and fonts should all be there but are likely to be missing or altered on fake Funkos. Also did you know – the Serial Number’s last 5 digits is the date of the pop’s production in reverse. Related options can be found in the Funko Pop Hannibal set for the short-lived, but highly acclaimed, NBC television series. To make it easier to help you out, check out our Funko Blog below as we show you 13 ways to tell if your beloved Funko Pop is either fake or real. Indications of fake Pop Vinyls are clear when you can see that areas have not been painted the right colour, or correctly.

It’s hard to tell alone by the moulding on an old Pop if it is fake or not, but you can look at the other ways on this list to cross reference it. Lisa Weatherall | E-Mail | URLLisa grew up in Arlington, Texas where she regularly attended Rangers games and fell in love with baseball. While not actually part of the NBC show, Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of the cannibal killer in The Silence of Lambs is so iconic he was honored with a Hannibal Lecter figure. they have over 2000 Pops to choose from), then you have nothing to worry about – they are trustworthy sites.