Collectors/Collections

Labubu mania is over but Pop Mart bets it can survive with new toys

The Monsters series still generated about a quarter of Pop Mart’s global sales volume in 2025 – roughly 100 million dolls.

The thrill lasts seconds, the trash lasts forever: The billion-dollar toy trend fuelling throwaway culture

Singapore coins minting money for some collectors

The Singapore Year of the Horse 1/4 troy oz 999 fine silver colour coin was issued on Jan 1.

Lego unveils replica helmets of Ferrari’s F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc

The LEGO sets includes a minifigure of the respective driver.

Law professor David Tan donates 82 designer jackets worth over $350k to S’pore’s National Collection

Law professor and collector of luxury jackets David Tan with some of the 80 of his 300 jackets that his donating to the National Museum, which plans to stage an exhibition of some of these jackets in 2027, photographed before the archival specialists arrived at his home to collect the jackets on Feb 24, 2026.

‘Please try to restock’: Starbucks’ kebaya-clad bear keychain sells out online within hours of launch

The keychain and mug are each priced at $29.90 on Starbucks’ Singapore website.

Starbucks’ latest merchandise collection inspired by Peranakan heritage

The keychain and mug are each priced at $29.90 on Starbucks’ Singapore website.

Logan Paul’s rare Pokemon card sold at auction for world-record $20.8 million

The Pokemon Illustrator card has a hobby card authenticator rating of 10, the highest possible grade.

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Me and My Money: The Singapore collector who rejected a $1.3m offer for Pokemon card

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Me & My Money interview with Mr Chew Zhan Lun, 33, Pokémon card collector and co-founder of CTRL Collectibles, with his pet corgi Sushi, and his $1.3 million Pokémon card, on Dec 22, 2025.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

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