I wanted to let everyone know that if you purchased anything directly from me in the past week or so, expect some delays in shipping, as we are in the middle of a harsh heat wave putting temperatures in the 110-115 degree range. Just a heads up that I won't be shipping anything until Monday that has sold this past week or sells this weekend. I apologize for the inconvenience but I don't want people to end up with melted models. The risk of paint dripping, bubbling glossy finishes and even warped limbs is way too high to risk shipping in this heat. Thank you for your patience! I ended up receiving my second chance sale Nemea. To say I'm disappointed in Nemea is an understatement, as I'm 99% sure I've received a model that was returned from Breyerfest. There are multiple flaws but the major is his face, which has a 2" paint goober on him that was clearly painted over but can be clearly seen and felt. He also has rubs on three of his four hooves, multiple black paint splatters throughout his orange areas, smaller paint goobers on his legs that are also raised and an ear rub. I've messaged Breyer for a return but am waiting for a response. It's been years since I've had to return a model, but I'm not happy at all with his condition. I think from now on I will only be purchasing my Breyerfest models during the event and no longer partaking in the second chance sale. I know flaws have been slowly getting worse in Breyers ever since they moved their factory to China, however I've noticed a huge increase in flaws since COVID hit. At least the releases are getting somewhat back to normal pre-pandemic scheduling and many of the models I pulled from Breyerfest this year had minimal flaws, unlike last year where many of the models had some kind of issue, some incredibly major, like a huge paint run on one of the Marzipan faces that I pulled. It seems to me that the Marzipan, and possibly my Nemea from this year, were sent out before they were completely dried, resulting in all these paint issues. We as collectors need to show Breyer that, while they may have started out as a kids' toy company (surely Classics and stablemates are still geared more towards children) most parents aren't going to pay $75 for a "toy" so these higher end models really should be geared towards collectors. This means up the quality control. I've personally worked in a warehouse for years in the past as an inspector, and have literally inspected thousands of items in a day - between a small team of course doing the checking - so it is possible to check every model. Breyers have been slowly increasing year after year, but the models I've owned from the early 2000s have much better paint jobs than the horses for today that I'm now paying double the money for. Please, Breyer, listen to our pleas for better quality control. That said, if anyone is looking for a shelf quality Nemea, I'd be willing to sell at a discounted price. Please email me if you'd like to purchase through Paypal. Breyer sent out an email to Collector Club members about the upcoming gambler's choice, Santino, who was revealed at Breyerfest in the Collector Club tent. There is a glossy sooty dappled palomino, a matte bay with a very odd and unique pattern (I really don't know what to call it but hopefully Breyer will reveal this information upon his release) and a matte chestnut appaloosa. All of them were incredibly stunning, and I'd be happy with whichever. I usually only purchase one of the classics gambler's choices. The exception was with Nayati, in which I purchased two memberships because I loved the mold so much, but I ended up with duplicates so I had to trade one off. To avoid that again, I'll probably just pick up the others off the second hand market and pay a little more rather than get another membership. The polo pony kind of falls into my Thoroughbred collection, and is a mold I still have yet to add due to Breyer not using it very much.
Custom collectors... I have been super busy trying to keep stablemate customs in stock. Now that the holidays are upon us, look forward to lots more to come. I have about a half dozen I'm currently working on, about twice as many currently finished and a few traditionals as well. I will be starting a new Sara Bella collection - highly requested by those who collected the cards - that I've already started posting on eBay. Please check them out if you're interested! I truly appreciate your support of my artwork!
Sarah Merrill
8/26/2023 06:49:06 pm
makes the flaws on my matte and glossy wells look tame! I've noticed more flaws too- for me mot notably on wells, the rotating drafts, holiday horse 2022, johann, gabriels, 2022 carousel ornament, etc. They have got to get quality control under control!!! I too don't like paying big money for models with all these flaws!!!
lily
8/27/2023 06:05:13 pm
Thats really bad, I'm so sorry! My Araba is very flawed as well, and I got her in person. As a live shower, there's nothing worse than opening a model and it having flaws. Comments are closed.
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