After tossing about the idea of making an entire post dedicated to my feelings regarding the removal of the celebration horse, I decided that I just don't want to deal with the backlash and will instead write about something more neutral. I know many hobbyists had voiced their opinion for Uniquely Destined to be the celebration horse, but here again we have the issue of the HYPP gene, so I hope Breyer doesn't open that can of worms again, even though I absolutely adore the horse despite her many physical issues due to her breeding, poor gal. I'm honestly not a big follower of any other disciplines than Thoroughbred racing (even though at one point in my life I was a barrel racer) so I don't know if I could come up with any ideas for a celebration horse in particular outside of maybe Koda Chrome, Southern Phantom, Buchiko and Silvery Moon, though a couple I doubt would be willing to be a celebration horse since they'd have to ship him in from overseas. Although I don't know any famous ones personally, Knabstrubbers are flashy, as are many colors of mustangs, and we haven't had a mustang as a celebration horse in a while. I'm sure Breyer has some lined up just in case this happened, and I'm excited - as well as nervous - to see who they choose next. Anyways, I'll leave this subject as it is for now, because I know y'all are tired of hearing about it. So today I stopped at Tuesday Morning which, by the way, I'd never heard of selling Breyers until someone mentioned it on Facebook. We actually have one about 30 minutes away from where I live. Some people spoke of finding the Sable Island Horse, Justify and several others there. Unfortunately all they had when I went was Enzo, and he was in a badly damaged box. Since Enzo wasn't part of my regular run order (which I'm not even sure when Breyer is going to finally send me) I bought him. Granted, I absolutely hate the mold, but for $20 and the fact that I did like the coloring - didn't know his mane and tail were pearly - I really had no reason not to. Thankfully, despite the badly bent box, he was in superb condition. While I applaud Sarah Minkiewicz for the minute details like his veining on his legs, the wrinkles on his neck and the bumps on the horse's nose, as you probably know if you read my blog back in 2016 when this mold was released, I'm not a big fan. His head was just way too large for his small, narrow, lanky body for me to want to conga him. Of course, I've collected molds I don't like if it came with a color that I do, and this color is growing on me. Admittedly I was going to get him to resell, but considering the fact that I have had so many non-paying buyers on eBay lately that I haven't been posting as much as I typically do, I might hang on to him for a bit. Gah! The mold though! Speaking of eBay, really guys I do hate opening a UPI because I know that it makes people bitter so please please please don't bid/buy if you cannot pay within 48 hours or at least contact me to tell me when you plan to pay. I'm fairly lenient about payment so long as you're upfront from the beginning, I have let many people purchase horses when they don't have the funds. I've been in your shoes before so I completely understand that sometimes you need more than that 48 hour window to pay, however if I don't receive communication within that 48 hours, I have to open the UPI to recoup the fees that eBay charges me when my item sells. I could cancel but cancelling makes me look bad in eBay's eyes so I could lose my selling privileges, and if a buyer still intends to pay late, they could potentially leave me negative feedback from cancelling on them.
I do intend to try to veer away from eBay soon. In January when I start doing pre-orders for the 2021 regular runs, I'm planning on starting a store here on my website so you can purchase directly from me rather than being transferred to my eBay page for purchases. Also selling on my website would save me the 10% of shipping eBay charges, the fees taken out for each item sold and the Paypal transaction fee. Already in a year I've grown so much thanks to all of you. At this time last year, I was teetering on joining the Premier Club because I didn't know if I could afford it. I had to sell my CCA glossy to purchase the deposit. I'm very, very grateful for every purchase everyone makes, whether a $5 stablemate or a $100+ special run. All this will be leading up to my eventual goal of starting a brick-and-mortar store so I can offer a bigger, better selection, as well as the flagship specials to everyone. Fingers crossed! Comments are closed.
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