Apparently the issues that plagued Breyer last week have not yet been fully resolved because they sent out an email today for their winter decorator (available via lottery draw) and shortly after I entered I saw on their website that entries had temporarily been suspended due to technical issues. They said they are planning to update as soon as they can, so I'm expecting a change in the dates on the entry form to make up for it depending how long it takes to sort out their computer issues. Not sure what's going on over there. Anyways, the winter decorator is Zugspitze on the beloved Georg mold, the main reason why I entered for him. He is one of the molds I'm going to continue to conga once I phase out my collection. They thankfully raised the number made to 450 to compensate for the growing number of Collector Club members and upped the price to $225 plus shipping. Pretty steep considering the larger amount when most of the lottery models were only 175 to 350 in number and cost less. Then again everything is going up. I just got hit with the news from my hay delivery guy that our hay will be going up $50 for a month supply. Not happy, but sadly just the way things are right now. I actually don't have a silver filigree anything in my collection, believe it or not. I had a silver filigree Misty at one time (Time to Party) from Breyerfest 2014 but ended up selling her and later regretted it, although admittedly I think Georg was made for this color. His large body just makes him look like a snow covered mountain. It says he is supposed to portray the Wetterstein Mountains in Germany. Breyer is already going all out with the German Breyerfest theme, apparently. Speaking of Prost! Breyer released ticket information today as well. There are going to be five different tickets in total. Three in-person tickets and two virtual tickets. Social media has been in a tizzy today in regards to the special runs being kept solely for in-person Breyerfest ticket holders, but honestly guys I'm not surprised. Breyerfest has always been an in-person event prior to the pandemic and Breyer probably lost out on a lot of money in shipping last year with everything getting delayed and needing to be shipped separately. Plus, unless you were international, Breyer didn't even charge shipping for anything. We need to be thankful they even had Breyerfest at all! At least now the special run models will still be a limited number. Ok, so now that that's off my chest, the three in-person tickets are: VIP, All Access (previous 3 Day) and General Admission (previous Single Day) tickets. They are the exact same as last year except you will be at the KHP rather than on your computer. The two new online tickets are Traditional Access and Stablemate Access. With Traditional you will get the celebration horse plus any store models you wish to purchase. Again NO SPECIAL RUNS WITH THIS TICKET. With Stablemate instead of the celebration horse you'll get a stablemate and any store models you wish to purchase. Both virtual tickets get all three days of online access. Here is Breyer's breakdown of cost and what is included with each ticket: Now that ticket information has been announced, I know many of you are wondering about pickups, especially my customers out West who are unable to attend in person. So I'm still going to continue to do pickups on everything except the surprise models, however I will be offering them a bit differently this year from last year. Last year, I went ahead and had everyone pay in full up front. This year, I'm going to offer a few with a small deposit due upon reveal of the model (most likely January/February) and the rest due a week before Breyerfest and shipping due the week after Breyerfest. So I will bill you to whatever payment method you used for the deposit around the beginning of July for the rest of the payment for the model and then again the Monday after Breyerfest for shipping.
Please be aware since the event is in person, it is possible there could be cancellations since an in person Breyerfest is relying upon the luck of the draw and not a computer. For this reason I try to keep the initial orders small, but I will refund you as soon as I know that you won't be getting your model(s). Since all models were sold out last year, I'm also going to also be making a backup waiting list once the initial orders sell out in case I end up with more models than I sold. These will NOT require a deposit and if there are any extras payment in full will be due the Monday after Breyerfest weekend. As is usual, I will be sure to check over each model before they are sent for any major flaws. I will explain how this will all work out through my website shortly after the first of the year. If you would like the celebration horse and nothing else, and don't really care about the virtual material, I am offering the celebration horse, Nikolas, for sale in my store right now until sell out.
Anonymous
12/9/2021 07:33:43 am
How much is the typical charge for a SR pick up? Comments are closed.
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