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Post by sbell on Apr 22, 2008 13:16:32 GMT
Dinosaur toys are a very specific market and probably don't make sellers a fortune unless released alongside a Blockbuster movie. In this regard it is sensible that sellers would prefer to go the web route and serve a potentially worldwide audience. Dinosaur museums are the exception because they are tourist attractions as well as shops - many (I would say the majority of) dinosaurs are sold as souvenirs to people who would not usually buy/want rubber dinosaurs, or for little Sammy to play in the sand pit. There is another element to it--time. A line like Carnegie has spent close to 20 years getting its name recognized; not everything has been great, but it has been there. The funny issue is that Carnegie figures have become harder to find relative to say, Schleich or Papo because those companies are quite aggressive in their sales. So yes, museums are the place to find most lines--plus the online world has opened every store to everyone. |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Apr 22, 2008 13:21:05 GMT
So yes, museums are the place to find most lines--plus the online world has opened every store to everyone. Except Healthstone Hobbies to me - they no longer ship overseas  |
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Post by sbell on Apr 22, 2008 13:37:52 GMT
So yes, museums are the place to find most lines--plus the online world has opened every store to everyone. Except Healthstone Hobbies to me - they no longer ship overseas I have yet to find something there that can't be found elsewhere (well, some models and statues, but I don't collect those). My personal favourite is still tgftoys.com, especially now that they are getting the Procon dinos (which means that they can fulfill my 2008 wants list almost entirely, save for the new Wild Republic marine reptiles--anyone know when those are being released? |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Apr 22, 2008 13:45:16 GMT
Yes you are right - pretty much everything can be found on the web somewhere. I've been chasing the 'favorite' plesiosaurus for a long while tgftoys don't seem to stock 'em. But It recently became available here: www.dinosaurtime.co.uk/. It has a good selection (I'm wondering if it is a UK branch of Healthstones?). The only thing is that you must pay with paypal, but that's OK. |
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Post by EmperorDinobot on Apr 24, 2008 5:43:37 GMT
Lol Schleich? I have never seen Schleich around except for the basic mini Schelichs at Target. And I found my other Schleichs out of sheer insane luck.
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Post by tomhet on May 4, 2008 20:38:47 GMT
Now I understand your signature Tomhet. It's a poem by Georg Trakl, for me the best German-speaking poet of the first half of the 20th century  |
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Post by piltdown on May 4, 2008 22:40:20 GMT
Now I understand your signature Tomhet. It's a poem by Georg Trakl, for me the best poet of the first half of the 20th century  Not T. S. Eliot or even Yeats?  ;D |
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Post by tomhet on May 4, 2008 22:43:31 GMT
^^^ In a way, yes. It's kind of difficult to explain, so I won't go into that right now. I mean, we would derail this thread.
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Post by tomhet on May 7, 2008 3:27:59 GMT
Now I understand your signature Tomhet. It's a poem by Georg Trakl, for me the best German-speaking poet of the first half of the 20th century You see, TTL? I've changed it. Happy now?!  |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Sept 15, 2008 11:32:02 GMT
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Not T. S. Eliot or even Yeats? 