The October newsletter showed up in my mailbox today. It contained a really interesting article about the history of the Halloween horses and a giveaway to enter for Salem and Ratsputin. I entered for the fun of it since my Salem I had ended up taking a nosedive off the shelf and got a nice scratch down his side along with an ear rub so I sold him off for a lot lower than I would've liked. I don't expect to replace him ever again given the prices he's going for now so it'd be nice to win him back, though I don't expect anything to come of it since they're only giving away one set. It looks like the winter decorator which is done as a lottery model is going to be on time, as it's usually available in November and the newsletter contained a sneak peek of it. It appears they're going back to the blue filigree coloring of Benasque from the previous year, which is awesome because I missed out on Benasque and I love Breyer's glittery blue ponies. Mirror Image and the blue Lancelot will forever be part of my collection. The mold for this one is hard to tell (there was no indication in the description) but it appears very muscle-y. There have been so many releases lately that Identify Your Breyer has even had a hard time keeping up. Some of the latest releases still aren't pictured on there. I think we can finally breathe a little easier now. Unless There is still Black Friday to look forward to, although with most stores putting out their deals early, it wouldn't surprise me if Breyer does the same. For Collector Club members, there may be previous club releases posted that had a hard time selling, though if you've been up-to-date on the club for the past few years, it most likely won't be anything too spectacular. For those who are new, you might find some diamonds in the rough.
Other than that, unless Breyer has anything else up their sleeves, which I wouldn't put past them, the only others left are the upcoming blue filigree guy, the lottery animal and the Santa Surprise. Two on the rocks are a winter stablemates gambler's choice (last year it was the Starry Skies which didn't sell really well so they may not do another) and the Connoisseur quality Ambrose that they released right before the new year. Will they do another at the end of this year or was he just a fluke? I guess we'll find out. Ambrose was $295 to purchase though, which is pretty steep for all but the most serious of collectors. Comments are closed.
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