US EditionProfits Soar for Chinese Maker of Viral Labubu Dolls
EAST AYRSHIRE, JUL 16 – East Ayrshire Trading Standards seized 111 counterfeit Labubu dolls amid rising safety concerns as fake versions often contain hazardous materials and choking hazards, officials said.
- Pop Mart began selling the 3-inch Labubu monster dolls in 2019, designed by Kasing Lung for his 2015 book series, sparking a global craze.
- The craze led to widespread counterfeiting, with unsafe knockoffs sold in shops and online for as low as $10, prompting warnings from Trading Standards.
- Trading Standards seized 111 counterfeit Labubu dolls failing safety regulations and issued product recall notices to merchants selling unsafe versions with choking hazards.
- Collectors verify genuine Labubus by features like nine teeth and a scannable “caring card” included inside official packaging to confirm authenticity.
- Although efforts to protect consumers continue, the high demand and resale prices reaching up to $5,000 sustain both the official market and counterfeit risks.
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West Lothian Council's Trading Standards team reissue warning over Labubu dolls
Trading Standards have seized further counterfeit Popmart Labubu dolls from stores in West Lothian with all of them failing to comply with the Toys Safety Regulations 2011 and presenting a serious risk of harm.
Before Labubu, these toys took over the world
Pop Mart has struck it rich. The Chinese company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers said this week that it expects its profit for the first six months of this year to jump by at least 350% compared with the prior-year period, largely because of its smash hit plush toy, the Labubu. Pop Mart joins a small list of companies that have tapped into the zeitgeist, drawing in millions of buyers who, for one reason or another, simply must ge…
Profits soar for Chinese maker of viral Labubu dolls
A Chinese firm behind a viral soft toy has seen its profits leap 350% and its stock price treble this year. Pop Mart makes Labubu dolls — troll-like, pointy-toothed, furry toys, which are the subject of a global obsession: Sales are up 5,000%, shops worldwide are running out, and Beijing has seized 46,000 fake Labubus in a black-market crackdown. Pester-power-driven fads are nothing new: A 1996 craze for Tickle Me Elmo dolls led to people gettin…
If it reaches the threshold of $10,000, it will be the most expensive model on the websites. Labubu Vans Old School was designed in 2023 in a limited series. The Labubu trend does not disappear, says Lori Verderame, an evaluation expert. Three Wise Labubu was sold at a Sotheby's auction with $28,000. Seventeen Labu was leased for the last month. A Chinese auction house sold a Labu doll with more than $150,000. Leave Hermes and Chanel, invests wi…
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