Friday, May 30, 2025

Thirty bucks

Model horse collectors are funny.

I have been trying to sell this 1990 Breyer Gold Charm Secretariat for years.

This three thousand five hundred piece run was sold mostly at signing parties, and no surprise, he's signed by Peter Stone.
He's got a few little dings, but unlike so many of his brothers, this one has not tarnished.
He's a steal at thirty dollars.
No one has ever been interested enough to make me even a lowball offer.
And then yesterday, I posted a picture of him in a group of potentially free models, and suddenly, at least ten people were interested.
Like I said, model horse collectors are funny.

Should the winner of this month's free Braymere blog giveaway want a horse that is not Gold Charm Secretariat, this guy will be for sale - shipping included - for the princely sum of thirty dollars. 

Will anyone still want him? Only time will tell.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM

    If I had 30 plus ship he would be mine but sadly food for family must come before a holy grail breyer

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  2. AnonymousMay 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM

    I remember going to the signing party for him - I thought he was amazing - I was so excited by his shimmering gold representing such an outstanding real horse. Still have mine (which Penny Tweedy also signed) and he is priceless to me. It seems when a model is disliked the base really really turns away from it and sentimentality is valued less than it used to be because everyone wants to buy to sell. Anamar is another model that fascinates me in the hobby. You can barely give him away.

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  3. AnonymousMay 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM

    Too funny! I think he's awesome but most of my ponies come from my local thrift for $3-6 a pop. He's a bargain for the price though!

    Karen from MN

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  4. Kirsten WellmanMay 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM

    After the signing party in Atlanta that year, my local toy store had a bunch of gold Secretariats left over. The sold them for $5 each, and my parents bought them all thinking they'd appreciate in value. Needless to say, we still have a dozen of them in the basement...

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    1. BraymereJune 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM

      So everyone who thinks they want mine, should definitely get in touch with you or your sister!

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