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What Is Labubu, and Where Can You Buy Them?
- POP MART, a Chinese toy company, sells Labubu dolls, which have become a popular collectible item worldwide by 2025.
- The craze began late last year when K-pop star Lisa was seen with a Labubu doll, sparking widespread fan interest and collector activity.
- Demand surged as fans faced long lines and scalpers reselling box sets at high prices, with syndicates like 'Link' controlling inventory for profit.
- A box containing six dolls retails for about $230 but resells for $500 to $600, with rare secret dolls appearing in one of every 75 boxes.
- The high value of Labubu dolls led to thefts, including a break-in at The Makeup Shack in June 2025, and prompted POP MART to plan store expansion in the U.S.
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Chinese trendy toy Labubu witnesses surge in popularity and prices amid panic buying
As the craze for the trendy Chinese toy Labubu intensifies, prices for the mischievous-looking vinyl figure have soared to around 34,000 yuan ($4,730) on some e-commerce platforms, three times the original price, the Global Times has learned.
What is Labubu, and where can you buy them?
(NEXSTAR) – Move over, Furby, there’s a new kind of cute, kind of creepy creature taking over the fashion world. Meet Labubu. You may have seen some of these colorful figures, complete with wide, toothy grins, large eyes, and fuzzy bunny outfits. They’ve prompted lines spanning blocks in cities like Paris and Los Angeles. Plush toys and figurines have been sold out at Pop Mart, the retailer tasked with fulfilling the immense demand for them. B…
Rihanna, Dua Lipa or the ex-Miss France Iris Mittenaere put it in a key box on their luxury bag! Labubu's stocks, this little plush that was created in Hong Kong ten years ago, are now "sold out" as soon as they are put on the market. Bousculades in stores, resales up to ten times the original price on the Internet: speculative bubula is in full swing?
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MSNLabubu dolls are the internet's new obsession and resellers are cashing in
They’re tiny, toothy and taking over the internet. Labubu dolls have become the latest obsession, and now, they’re the target of real-life crimes. Makeup store targeted The Makeup Shack, a makeup store in Southern California, posted surveillance footage showing a break-in that happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday. According to ABC7 Los Angeles, three suspects entered the shop and stole several Labubu dolls, along with a safe, electronic devices and p…
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