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I’m looking to buy the following boxes, in good condition (smoke free, not soiled, musty, etc.) with inserts. Factory heavy plastic bags sized for pieces a plus. 🙂
Mother Unicorn
Grand Unicorn
Scratching Dragon
Large Happy Cat GargoyleHi Melody,
I love the colored Hippogriff Candle Lamp on Ebay. Do you plan to make any more in different colors or eye colors? Perhaps a LP version?
Thanks for all you do. 😀
kitsunelady wrote:I am pretty keen on the hippogriff though. He looks awesome!
Kits, I really like this guy too, but would like to see him in other color and different color eyes. Does Melody have any more in process or plans for more?
Griffinlover wrote:So I have decided to sell alot of my Breyers. Only problem is I can not find a reliable site with price information. Also I am having problems finding a site to Identify which models I have. I have some really rare ones from Breyerfest 2000-2001. I also have 2 one of a kinds from the live and silent aution hand painted by Moody herself.
If anyone could please point me in the right direction that would be fabulous 😀I’m not really into the models too much, but I use Model Horse Sales Pages for help (http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/sales/). Not really a database of list prices, but it can show comparative asking prices for the current market – like eBay.
This site is probably not much help either but….http://www.modelequus.com/joomla/content/section/33/57/
Good luck in your search.
Poems wrote:frozendragon wrote:Poems wrote:Shipping safely costs a fairly decent sum, too. Not everyone is happy about paying for that, I have found 😡
a lot of time it’s the buyer that doesn’t want to pay.. I had 3 or 4 ask for free shipping on eBay this past week.. and they were international.. I’m sorry but it costs more to send there than the piece they are buying sometimes.. and I don’t make enough to offer free international shipping..
it might lose some sails but I’m not ashamed of saying no..
Yep – same with me. I sent a Scratcher to the Philippines recently, and it cost $71.25 to ship, PayPal took $10.40 and eBa took $14.31 …….over $90 in fees and that doesn’t cover my time, my packing supplies – well, I don’t think I would want to eat THAT! lol But on the flip side, as a buyer I am more than willing to pay extra to assure me whatever I bought gets to me in one piece. It doesn’t matter if you insure it, your heart breaks when it comes broken! AND, I’ve always somehow felt badly for having to tell them that they pack like crap!
I can relate. I have been tracking costs on eBay and after everything is said and done, PayPal + eBay fees runs about 13-15% of sales for us casual sellers. I was a bit shocked since I know eBay’s fees had been going up, but not that much.
I also know a lot of people don’t understand how double boxing can add to the weight of a package and that adds into the cost. What has taken many people by surprise (myself included over the past 2 years) is how the US Postal shipping costs have gone up. I ship a lot in my employment (mailing packets, etc. for an education institution) and our mailing department cannot keep up with the regulations as they come down from the postal headquarters because the local Post Master for our city hasn’t been given the procedures that go with calculating the new postage for different types of mail. So, if we know postage has increased for non-profit mail (for example) we ask how we should calculate for “X” pieces of mail and they can’t tell us! The whole system is leaking money like a sieve but they can’t keep up with it. A total mess.
For those who want to make sure important WS pieces get home to them in one piece and you’re willing to pay a pretty penny, you might offer to pay the seller extra for taking the piece to a UPS store for double boxing. In my personal experience they seem to do it right. It will cost a bit, but sometimes sellers are relieved to have someone else do it. That way they can ship UPS or take the box to a post office and mail that way. Again, it depends on how important the piece is to you.
pegasi1978 wrote:Regarding the pictures in the guide, ebay sized them down to the size they are when they were uploaded. I tried to enlarge them, but it degraded the quality so I left them smaller.
Looks great! Thanks for doing that Pegasi!
pegasi1978 wrote:Actually SPark was just hosting it…SilverArrow was the original author. I’ve sent a PM to both of them asking if either of them have a copy of the text. If they don’t, I’ll work on reconstructing it. When I get the tutorial on ebay I’ll be sure to share it with everyone.
Yep! Sent you the text. Thanks for doing this. 😉
Pam Thompson wrote:I wanted to name her fungus, but Melody wouldn’t let me.
Just curious, how does Melody (and gang) come up with the names?
ghostndragon wrote:drag0nfeathers wrote:HOLY CRAP! Fern is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Those green eyes are so striking! 😮
This!
Totally agree. A striking, yet subtle color combination. Who ever wins her will be a lucky person indeed!
Leigha wrote:Your IVEP lap is very pretty 🙂
Thank you, he is a beauty. I don’t like parting with him, but I have other pieces I prefer. I’m more of a unicorn person rather than a dragon person.
