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Pink and aquamarine fledgies, and pink,aquamarine and lavender griffin chicks and baby kirins and baby Pegasus foals. and we need pink hatchers too.
There is something I would like to say, but I really don’t want a backlash for saying what I’m thinking or what others might be thinking.
There is no doubt in my mind, that Melody and the entire team at Windstone put a lot of work, and hours into these guys, and they should be fairly paid for doing so.
My problem is: When the GB’s first came out they were pretty basic natural horse colors, and then the regular fantasy young came out, and of corse the price went up. ( rightfully so, given the extra work, and effort.). But for the most part those unicorn were still on the basic side compared to what we have now.
Then the safaris came out, price went up because the complexity went up, then the crazy wild candycorn/ fantasy …. Price went up…same reasons as above, And every time a new batch came out, I thought to myself ” wow, how is Melody going to top herself next” because every new batch has been better than the last, to the point that you now have EBay level pieces and eBay prices.
I thought the purpose of the GB’s was to give EVERYONE a chance to own a beautifully painted piece at a good price…..
I don’t think anyone asked for these to be so elaborate and expensive. I’m willing to bet that if a normal batch of fantasy or natural colored horse was painted at a lower price, most customers would be happy with that.
Now I understand some of the “aftermarket ” prices were, and are in the range of this current batch, but not everyone sold their $130.00 GB for $200-$300+. And not everyone can afford that. And I feel if any GB makes it into this price range, they should be offered on eBay, because the purpose of these was to allow everyone to be able to afford one, not just those with large bank accounts….. And I fully believe the vast majority of customers here were not paying the after market price, I think it was a handful of people…… Which is fine, but the majority of people on this forum have a price limit on what they can spend on an item that just sits there looking pretty. (And I mean no disrespect, because I love my WS’s, but lets face it, they are just pretty dust catchers and sometimes I have to ask myself “am I out of my mind for spending as much as I have on my collection?” The answer is NO! Because Melody’s creations and art are amazing….
I don’t want to come across as bitter, I have more then enough funds for this current batch…… I just can not bring myself to part with that much money on a GB. I would be happier with a more basic color scheme, and a lower price tag.
I definitely agree here, ALOT………..Although I did not have that kind of money to spend on one and if I did I have realized I wasn’t willing to gamble on it either. I live in Nevada and I don’t even gamble here ….way too afraid of loosing something I don’t really have or could put to better use because I don’t have enough of it. lol
Okay im a little lost now 😕 Can someone please explain what the “kickstarter ” is ?????? unless I missed some of the posts explaining.
I am pretty sure theres a lot of us that really wanted one ,including me but just could not afford it.
I will stick with the smaller more affordable grab bags unless those get way to high for me to afford them too. I did think that grab bags were supposed to be more affordable to those who couldn’t afford to by the higher priced items on ebay.
I sure hope the grab bag dragons when they come out wont be this expensive……..that will make me cry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I agree, it’s high, but considering the detail and what they have been reselling for I don’t think it is unreasonable. I don’t doubt they will sell out at this price. Maybe not as quickly as usual, but they will still sell. The unknown factor is going to make it hard here though. I’m buying one, but if I get one I don’t like it’s going to be a disappointing buy considering the cost. *phew* Now that I ordered one, I have to figure out how to pay for it! LOL!
I’m not saying it’s unreasonable, but it’s significantly higher than I expected, and I was one of the ones considered on the high end when prices were being discussed. Paying $360 when you *know* what that you’re getting what your heart is set on is one thing. Paying $360 for a “surprise” that may not be a happy one is something else entirely. That’s part of why the resold prices are high.
And as has been mentioned, the point of grab bags was to give those who couldn’t afford eBay prices a chance at something one of a kind. This is definitely out of the reach of many of those who can’t afford the eBay auctions.
It’s not unreasonable, but neither is it aimed at the lower end collectors. That’s fine, if disappointing. While I think they will sell out, I think there’s going to be a lot of very sad fans right now who were hoping they’d finally have a chance to get a Young, only to find that they’re still priced out of the market.
It’s depressing, but I’ll get over it.
I also kinda agree with joliesdragons. I cant afford one now that’s for sure and especially if I get something I definitely don’t like or cant trade for something I do. Time for me to step back it is getting outta hand.
I’m really disappointed. Not only that these are what I would consider an insane price (I wouldn’t even pay this much for an aftermarket unicorn), but because clearly Windstone didn’t listen to their customers who begged for 2 batches. At $360, to give us two distinct different types of unicorns in one batch and not give us an option? It’s insulting. I think I’m going to be sticking strictly to PYOs from now on, because this has all gone just too far. Sorry Windstone, you’ve outpriced me and lost much of my business.
I kinda agree here and on another post. Its deffinately too pricey for me and I think a bit too high period.
I say do whats easiest . BUT I did watch the livestream a bit ago and still really do not care for safari at all but I do love alot of the fantasy.
for me I know I don’t want a safari that’s plain to me.For example animal colors (((BUT))) If they are metallic though with some colors like purples pinks and blues and so on I would consider those to be fantasy I would be fine with that.
SO…………for me anything plain and sorry but drab without metallic colors I would prefer a separate group.I have a Home Depot about an hour from me. I also found some on Ebay and also discovered Krylon makes a glow spray i am thinking of using. Thanxs guys
Thanxs …i dont have a Michaels anywhere here does anyone know if JoAnn fabrics csrries it ? i have one of those near me.
