Saturday, July 15, 2017

The time has come..............

The time has come down to saying good-bye to a hobby I once loved. Yes, I am leaving the model horse hobby. After the fall out yesterday over the prices of models and how one person took upon herself to start calling me names, I can't and WONT take it anymore. I have sold a few of my models, but the rest will be destroyed. Why you ask, well that is cause no matter how many times I put them up on eBay or on model horse sales pages(and other selling sites), Someone is always reporting them as fraudulent postings. I have been banned from 3 auction sites and have been warned with a few others. I tried selling on Facebook. That in itself is a joke. A big one at that. Nobody wants to buy what I have cause they believe in the rumors. So, I have decided to destroy the models. 

When the time comes, I will also deactivate my FB account and not return. I will however keep my Google + account, but that is it. Social media has brought out the worse in the hobby and they love to keep that nasty taste in ones mouth.  I could post a list of who those rotten people are, but the list is just to damn long. 

When I told Daniel about my decision, he was happy. He never has liked the hobby and proved it in so many ways. Now he won't have to worry about me traveling to different towns to show anymore. The only traveling I will be doing is to go see my family. 

Friday, July 14, 2017

Rant about the BF "Surprise" models

Boy do I enjoy getting told to "Fuck Off" in other words. But here goes............................Long rant

As many of you know I don't attend Breyer Fest. It's not that I don't want too, it's just that finances are the cause. 
In the past few years, Breyer has put out "Surprise" models with the cost of $75.00 to this years $85.00. Not bad for a limited run model (250 glossy and 250 matte). What is bad is when the person goes online and sets the price at $500 or greater. Uhm Sorry, but a limited edition IS NOT rare. I would soon rather pay that price for an OOAK than for a LE. 
2 years Breyer used 2 molds that I just happen to like(and conga) for their "Surprise" models and I can't even fucking afford them. Why? cause people are getting fucking greedy. Hell, lets buy this model for $85.00 then sell it for several hundred dollars. There are always some mindless buyer out there. Sorry, but unless that model is OOAK, I refuse to buy it. I don't give a damn if the person swears up and down that that is the price they paid at BF. 
The Roxy "Surprise" models are STILL well over $400 and they are over 3 years old. Sorry, but nope. It's not an OOAK.
They are just LE and the price gouging is the downfall of the owner.