{
  "name": "Labubu / blind-box collecting glossary",
  "description": "The terms of Labubu / The Monsters blind-box collecting, defined in plain language. Published so definitions can be read by machines as well as people; the human-readable version with cross-links is at /glossary.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "publisher": "https://thedollscout.com/",
  "documentation": "https://thedollscout.com/glossary",
  "recorded": "2026-08-30",
  "limitations": [
    "Definitions describe common usage in the collecting community and the mechanics as publicly reported; Pop Mart's own current terminology outranks this glossary where they disagree.",
    "Odds figures cited inside definitions are commonly reported rates; the rate printed on a specific series' own box is always authoritative."
  ],
  "termCount": 10,
  "terms": [
    { "term": "blind box", "aliases": ["mystery box"],
      "definition": "A sealed box whose specific figure you don't know until you open it. You choose the series; the series chooses the figure. The randomness is the product.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/glossary" },
    { "term": "series", "aliases": [],
      "definition": "One themed release of figures sold in identical blind boxes — for The Monsters, commonly six or twelve regular designs plus one secret. The series name is printed on the box, and its own listing is the reference for what it contains and costs.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/glossary" },
    { "term": "regular", "aliases": ["standard design"],
      "definition": "Any of the openly listed designs in a series — the figures shown on the box's lineup art. At six designs, an even split puts any one design at roughly 1-in-6 per box, before the secret is considered.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/glossary" },
    { "term": "secret", "aliases": ["chase", "hidden figure"],
      "definition": "The hidden extra design that is not part of the openly listed lineup and appears at long odds — most commonly reported at 1:72 for six-figure series and 1:144 for twelve-figure series, with the authoritative rate printed on each series' own box.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/rarity" },
    { "term": "printed odds", "aliases": ["box odds", "printed rate"],
      "definition": "The rate stated on the box or official listing — 1:72 means one secret per 72 boxes on average. It outranks every collector table. It does not tell you your chance across several boxes; that is multiplication, done honestly by the calculator at /rarity.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/rarity" },
    { "term": "case", "aliases": ["sealed case", "carton"],
      "definition": "The sealed carton a shop receives, containing a fixed count of blind boxes. Collector guides report case allocation can be structured rather than fully random, which is why honest probability math models loose, independently drawn boxes and says so.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/how-blind-boxes-work" },
    { "term": "glow variant", "aliases": ["ultra variant", "glow edition"],
      "definition": "A rarer-than-secret variant reported for some releases — glow-in-the-dark editions are the recurring example, with rates reported as low as 1:720. At those odds, a 50% chance takes 499 boxes of independent draws.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/rarity" },
    { "term": "vinyl plush pendant", "aliases": ["plush pendant", "bag charm format"],
      "definition": "The dominant Labubu format: a soft plush body with a vinyl face, sized and looped to hang from a bag. 'Figure' series are all-vinyl instead. The format is printed on the official listing and matters for authenticity checks.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/glossary" },
    { "term": "Lafufu", "aliases": ["fake Labubu", "counterfeit Labubu"],
      "definition": "The community's name for a counterfeit Labubu. Fakes are common enough to have earned a word of their own — and the rarer and hotter the real figure, the more heavily it is faked. The 8-point identification check is at /fake-check.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/fake-check" },
    { "term": "seller of record", "aliases": ["sold by", "official channel"],
      "definition": "The party actually selling you the item — on marketplaces, the 'sold by' line, not the site's logo. It is the strongest authenticity lever a buyer has: where Pop Mart itself is the seller of record, a counterfeit structurally cannot reach the shelf.",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/where-to-buy" }
  ]
}