The Parkside Post https://parksidefinds.com/blog/ Notes for Loungefly and Disney collectors. Why your Loungefly is peeling, and what actually helpshttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/why-your-loungefly-is-peeling.htmlhttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/why-your-loungefly-is-peeling.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000The straps go first. Then the panel edges. It is not dry rot, it is not your fault, and the honest answer about fixing it is worse than the internet says. Is your bag pre-Funko? The heart plaque questionhttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/pre-funko-heart-plaque.htmlhttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/pre-funko-heart-plaque.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Collectors use the plaque shape to date a bag, and then disagree about where the changeover happened. Here is what is actually settled. Loungefly, Funko, Hot Topic: how to tell what you actually havehttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/loungefly-vs-funko-vs-hot-topic.htmlhttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/loungefly-vs-funko-vs-hot-topic.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Your bag can be a real, licensed, official bag and still not be a Loungefly. That is the confusion behind most "is this a fake?" posts. Loungefly mystery boxes, and the duplicate you should expecthttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/loungefly-mystery-box-odds.htmlhttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/loungefly-mystery-box-odds.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Seven of the last twenty-five posts in r/Loungefly were mystery box hauls, and two of them were people working out why they got so many repeats. The arithmetic is not hidden. Disney raised standard ears to $38.99. Here is what that doeshttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/disney-ear-headbands-38-99.htmlhttps://parksidefinds.com/blog/disney-ear-headbands-38-99.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000The park price went up two dollars, which sounds like nothing. It moves the resale math more than you would think.