Why I Buy Breyers Off of Amazon

Hello everyone! Today I am doing more of a "educational" (for a lack of a better word) post on why I prefer to purchase Breyer horses off of Amazon and sometimes Golden Oaks Stables (http://www.goldenoakstables.com).

First off, the main reason is that they are a heck of a lot cheaper even without a Prime membership. I will show you two example of purchases I did. I bought both the Marwari and SBH Phoenix for $61 in total and free shipping! If I were to order off the Breyer website it would've been $101 in total with shipping. Quite a big difference huh? Another example is my most recent purchase of Sam for just $35 and free shipping, not to mention he came impeccably wrapped.

Pricing isn't the only factor in my decision to obtain models in this way. The refund policy plays a great part in this as well. On Breyer's website under Shipping and Returns, in order to return an item it must be, "in their original packaging, and in new and unused condition."  Meaning if you open up new model only to find extreme rubs and other sorts of not so great issues, you cannot return it. This was a huge ordeal for me as I ordered Hickstead in December of 2013 for myself only to have him arrive with scratches all over his belly, and of course, this was not noticeable before I had carefully taken him out of the box. I am actually going to purchase him again because I really do love the mold and it is such a shame to have him not in the best condition (not to mention he is being retired in 2016). 

When buying model horses, I highly suggest comparing prices WITH shipping. Far to often I see models going for $36 and then $10 more for shipping. It may look cheaper at first but the $40 model with free shipping is much more of a deal. This of course excludes web exclusives and any horses in the clubs, but on rare occasions you might see one pop up on Amazon. Also, in no way am I bashing Breyer as a whole. I just don't agree with their pricing, especially for the quality of the models I have been purchasing, as well as their policy on returns.