I usually find some luck once a year at the estate sales here, but I haven't been to an estate sales since March, thanks to COVID. But, there are other options. Yesterday, the local consignment auction had a sale ending, and I remembered to look through the online catalog. And, bingo, Breyers. Listed as Breyers, of course, so there were multiple bidders. I didn't bid on many of them, just 3 lots with Breyers and one lot of random animals that was mostly bone china horses, but a wood horse and a Hagen-Renaker Lying Foal in the mix.
Big score, and the one I spent the most on, is a glossy alabaster Semi-Rearing Mustang, with red eyes. He's gorgeous. There are some rubs on his mane and nose, but the black marks came off, and he's great.
Next is the alabaster Running Stallion, who is older than I am. Lots of times you'll see something online that looks like an alabaster Running Stallion, but it's just a Unicorn that's lost the horn and beard somewhere. This one, I'm pretty sure, is the real deal.
Third is a glossy alabaster Pround Arabian Foal, who was peeking out of a box surrounded by a doll and some kind of stuffed animal, and a lot of odds and ends.
Then, on a whim, I bid on the group of small animals, because the bay foal looked familiar. Turns out he's a Hagen Renaker. Of course, he's also the only one that was broken, but the piece was with him and it should be an easy fix.
Took a nice drive out this morning to pick them up, and spent a little time cleaning them when I got home. Managed, with work, to get most of the black marks off the Mustang, so they're all gorgeous now.
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