Collect · Budget
Blind Box Budget Guide: Collect Without Overspending
A blind box budget guide: what boxes cost, the maths of completing a set, return rules, resale reality and a ten-minute plan to stop overspending.
All guides
Every guide on Paws & Boxes
13 guides in two lines: what to know as a collector, and what to check as someone making or selling blind boxes. Prices, rules and policies change, so confirm the current position before you act on any of it.
Collect
Collect hub →For people buying, opening and keeping blind boxes. The Labubu page groups the Labubu guides.
Collect · Series picks
Blind Boxes Beyond Labubu: Smiski, Sonny Angel & More
Not into Labubu? Compare Smiski, Sonny Angel and other Pop Mart lines by price, design count, secret odds and set cost, with a checklist for your first series.
Collect · Buying
Buy Labubu at Retail Price: Where, When, and Sold-Out Fixes
Where to buy Labubu and Pop Mart blind boxes at retail price, how Pop Now drops work, and what to do when a box is sold out or resale prices look high.
Collect · Pets
Is Labubu Safe Around Dogs and Cats? A Pet Owner's Guide
Labubu and blind box figures around pets: materials, how dogs and cats get hurt, what vets say to do, and how to display them safely.
Collect · Authenticity
How to Tell If a Labubu Is Real: 7 Checks in Order (2026)
Seven checks to tell a real Labubu from a Lafufu, ranked by how hard each is to fake, with what Pop Mart, the CPSC and UK enforcers have said.
Collect · Series guide
Littlest Pet Shop blind boxes: series guide for 2026
Generation 7 Littlest Pet Shop blind boxes, series by series: what Basic Fun confirms, retailer prices, chase pets and the gaps in the record.
Collect · Odds
How blind box pull rates work: what 1 in 144 means
Per-box and per-case odds explained with arithmetic: what a 1 in 144 secret costs to chase, and which makers actually print rates.
Source
Source hub →For founders and retailers making, importing or selling blind boxes. General information, not legal advice.
Source · Costs
What a first blind box production run costs
Tooling, MOQ, packaging and freight costs for a first blind box run, with two worked examples: a 1,200-unit resin series and a 12,000-unit PVC run.
Source · Series design
Design a Blind Box Series: Figure Count, Odds, Packing
How to design your own blind box series: how many figures, what secret ratio, how cases are packed, with real Pop Mart examples and the probability maths.
Source · Import costs
Landed Cost of Importing Toys from China to the US (2026)
Landed cost for blind box toys from China to the US in 2026: current duty layers, MPF and HMF fees, freight ranges, classification risks and a worked example.
Source · Suppliers
How to vet a blind box supplier before you pay
A supplier checklist for blind box production: RFQ contents, factory versus trader, red flags, sample approval, deposits and inspection.
Source · Compliance
Selling Blind Boxes in the US: 6 Compliance Steps (2026)
What a US blind box importer should do before a first order: classify the product, test at a CPSC-accepted lab, issue the CPC, mark and warn.
Source · Supplier checks
Verify a Toy Factory on Alibaba: Checklist Before You Pay
How to verify a toy factory on Alibaba: what Gold, Verified and Trade Assurance really cover, factory vs trader checks, audits, AQL inspection and red flags.