I've just come back from visiting family for the past week in Ohio, and I have a lot to catch up on. If you watched the Kentucky Derby this past weekend, you know what the Preakness Stakes is. Well, when we were driving through Louisville on our way to Ohio, we were behind the horse van taking some of the horses from Churchill Downs to Pimlico, and I thought my horse loving fans on here would share my excitement. We followed them up to Columbus when they had to turn east towards Maryland while we chugged along up to northeast Ohio. First off, I wanted to remind those that will be attending Breyerfest either online or in person that want to submit a preference list for your chance to get your top picks for special runs that you must get your order for tickets in by Monday. There will still be in person tickets available after this time, but they will be "wild card" tickets, meaning you'll get your choice of the leftovers and you may not get what you want. Online ticket holders will NOT be able to purchase ANY special runs after this date. If you plan to attend online and order after tomorrow, you will only have access to the limited edition (store specials) and not the opportunity to get a special run at all. Those who have pre-ordered from me, I will know if I am able to get your top choices from my preference list once tickets are mailed by Breyer, hopefully by July 1st when the second payment will be required. If I don't get your top pick, I will try to either exchange my ticket with someone at Breyerfest to get your top pick or get a wild card ticket in hopes of getting your top pick from the extras. I have a 90% success rate from previous years, however if on the rare chance I am not able to get your pre-ordered model, I will message you the Monday after Breyerfest when I get home to give you the option of either trading for one of my extra models (price will be adjusted accordingly) or a full refund of your money. If I was able to secure your top pick, I will send your shipping invoice the Monday after Breyerfest, and ship your models out as soon as that is paid. All models will be sold as is this year since last year they wouldn't allow me to exchange for flaws, and the original packaging will be exchanged for bubblewrap. If you have not yet seen the new packaging, I'll post Breyer's video below: While we're on the subject, I wanted to talk about next year. I wanted to announce ahead of time that I will be taking a break from pre-orders for Breyerfest pickups due to the fact that it will be an anniversary year. That said, I will still be doing pickups, just not pre-ordered pickups, meaning that I'm still going to buy the usual amount of tickets I buy each year. However, models will be listed after Breyerfest and not sold in January ahead of time as I have done the past few years. I will announce the date/time these models will be posted on my website but will likely be available the first day of the Breyerfest event. If I happen to pull a special variation, as I'm expecting there will be some thrown in for their anniversary, it will be priced according to market average. Stablemate Club members... don't forget to put in your order for Sidewinder by May 18th. I just put in my order for mine so I probably won't receive him until next week. Likewise, I'm surprised to see that Shelby is still available, so I don't think that I'm going to take the gambler's chance this time, especially after seeing the pinto (my second choice) in hand. I didn't really care for the half blonde/half white mane or the reddish hue, so I think that I'm going to hold off and just buy the appaloosa second hand. Either Breyer made a ton of these guys, to which second hand prices shouldn't be too bad once the hype is over, or people just didn't like the gambler's choice idea for a traditional. By golly, Breyer. You'd make a ton more sales if you'd just let us buy what we want! Unbelievably I ended up finding the flagship mare and foal, Mariposa and Flor, at my old dealer friend in Ohio. I never, ever thought I'd be able to get my hands on a set since they're sold out just about everywhere on the internet, but my old dealer never posted his models for sale online, and I'm happy to add them to my collection. I hand picked a set with a lighter foal since it looked like my ex-Thoroughbred gelding, Ace, as a baby. Like many, they had some small factory flaws but nothing I couldn't live with. Thankfully the mare didn't have the usual shoulder rub many have been stumbling across. There was a "bird" release while I was gone, who isn't available to enter for on Breyer's website anymore, so I honestly don't know when she was actually available, but it was Sparrow, the sneak peek from the newsletter last month. She was stunning, and I really wish I could've entered for her (although it's been a couple years since I've been picked for a lottery draw so I no longer enter for them anymore anyways) because she was a color I collect... silver bay with the most stunning dapples to boot. I did get the email where Breyer announced there would be a delay in announcing winners, so good luck to those crossing their fingers for this gal! Finally, I did take my painting kit with me while I was away and finished a couple "Misty" customs, if you'd like to check them out on my eBay page. I will be donating a portion of the proceeds of these customs privately to saving the Beebe Ranch fund, as eBay does not have a way to donate directly through their Giving Works right now. I am also working on a Classics and Traditional sized Misty horse as well, but they won't be available for another week. I truly do appreciate those that support my artwork, as it gives me motivation to make more customs and, possibly, my own line of custom models.
To all those that it applies, whether you're a mother of tiny humans or furbabies, I wish y'all a happy Mother's Day! Comments are closed.
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