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how to get Pop Mart restock alerts

Pop Mart is the hardest retailer on the collectables side to buy from at retail, for one structural reason: the drops aren't announced, the quantities are small, and the audience is enormous. A series can go from live to sold out inside thirty seconds, and the restocks that follow are just as quiet.

What makes it tractable is that Pop Mart runs separate storefronts per market. Fifteen are tracked here, and they restock independently of each other. The same series that vanished in the UK is routinely still available in the EU, Japan or Singapore an hour later.

Fifteen storefronts, fifteen separate chances. Most people watch one.

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why drops vanish in seconds

  • No release calendar

    Restocks land on weekday mornings with no notice. Social announcements usually come after stock is already live.

  • Separate listings per format

    Single blind boxes, whole sets and large vinyl figures are different products with different sell-out speeds. The set often lasts longer than the single.

  • Account verification

    Checkout needs an account and sometimes phone verification. That step cannot be done inside the window the drop gives you.

fifteen regions tracked

Alongside the fifteen Pop Mart regional storefronts, the coverage list includes the Pop Mart EQL draw platform and the Popnow and Popmart AU storefronts, which hold separate stock and release independently.

  • Australia & NZ

    Pop Mart, Popmart AU

  • Canada

    Pop Mart, Popnow

  • Europe

    Pop Mart

  • Hong Kong

    Pop Mart

  • Japan

    Pop Mart

  • Malaysia

    Pop Mart

  • Mexico

    Pop Mart

  • Philippines

    Pop Mart

  • Singapore

    Pop Mart

  • South Korea

    Pop Mart

  • Thailand

    Pop Mart

  • United Kingdom

    Pop Mart

  • United States

    Pop Mart, Popnow

  • Worldwide

    Pop Mart EQL

keywords that outlast a series

Keywords filter every store you track, so one list covers all of them. Start broad, then cut it down once you have seen a week of alerts.

  • labubu
  • monsters
  • blind,box
  • skullpanda
  • crybaby
  • molly

how to improve the odds

  1. Breadth beats speed here

    Fifteen storefronts restock on their own schedules. Turning on four regions you would happily ship from changes your odds more than any other single setting.

  2. Keyword on characters

    Character names such as labubu or skullpanda survive every new series name, so you set them once and stop maintaining the list.

  3. Know the postage before the alert

    Work out which regions ship to you, and what it costs, while nothing is dropping. Then the alert is a decision you have already made.

questions

How do I get notified when Pop Mart restocks?

Add the Pop Mart storefronts for the regions you can order from, optionally set a character keyword, and MerchVault sends a push notification when stock appears.

Which Pop Mart regions are tracked?

Fifteen, including the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Mexico. The coverage list on this page is live.

Why do Pop Mart drops sell out so fast?

Small allocations against very high demand, with no announced time. There is no technique that beats hearing about it immediately and having checkout ready.

Does this work for Labubu specifically?

Yes, and there's a dedicated Labubu guide. Set labubu as a keyword and you will only hear about those listings.

start tracking Pop Mart

Install the app, add the stores from the coverage list above, and set your keywords. The free tier includes three collectables stores, and Premium removes the limit along with Shopify Scanner and price drop alerts.

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