Possible Carnegie Scam

[Lynx]

Hey there, I was scrolling through E-bay and found what a seller lists as a "rare variant" of the Carnegie Brachiosaurus. Suspicious, I decided to look at the Dinosaur Mountain website to check if that variant existed. It was not listed nor was there anything similar. Then again, the website is not fully finished, and some variants might be missing.

I am asking more experienced collectors if this is an actual variant of the Brachiosaurus, or cheaply painted over.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195445484330?hash=item2d81756b2a:g:rcIAAOSwSqRjYHHD&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoBRdGw2NDQkAP3AFq6YMnYTMdgZxzEtJDNeEw5H6JcLpHs1ZsAJw1feSRS9KVcDDWDWzti8yLrdcRZdyhCPcs2i9FwlUgrcD6QoOgpNebBp1A4eH%2FKCXTCfm0RwxqamekLjytjDigEqtV1S9pdVIKKfstmq1%2FxN9OiDsGkA3dDv7ahfHCv8wZ%2BUXcsUpxvR87ukjsq%2BGPgceDI664zVMNuM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Dvr56MYQ

[Ikessauro]

The link  you provided is for a Wild Safari Brachiosaurus from 1997 if I'm not mistaken. It is not a Carnegie dinosaur, but it is a real toy with factory paint. By the way, in the eBay link you sent, there is no mention to Carnegie Collection anywhere, just Safari Ltd.
I do in fact have that WS version. I'd say it is indeed the rarer of the tree, but not 100 dollars worth. One sold for 35 a while ago on eBay and I have seen it for even less than 20. It is uncommon, not super rare.

[CityRaptor]

Interesting. Has some similarities to the paint job of the 2012 Carnegie Brachio.

[Lynx]

The link  you provided is for a Wild Safari Brachiosaurus from 1997 if I'm not mistaken. It is not a Carnegie dinosaur, but it is a real toy with factory paint. By the way, in the eBay link you sent, there is no mention to Carnegie Collection anywhere, just Safari Ltd.
I do in fact have that WS version. I'd say it is indeed the rarer of the tree, but not 100 dollars worth. One sold for 35 a while ago on eBay and I have seen it for even less than 20. It is uncommon, not super rare.

It came up upon me searching up Carnegie Brachiosaurus, thus I assumed it was one, as listings often mention Safari LTD instead of Carnegie.

Thank you for the info.

[terrorchicken]

thats the one I have. Still love it to bits despite the crazy color scheme.

[Dinoguy2]

Interesting. Has some similarities to the paint job of the 2012 Carnegie Brachio.

Interestingly there are several examples of WS or other Safari products mirroring Carnegie colorways. Note in Ikessauro's photos the standard green WS Brachio is very close in color the the 2007 Carnegie Brachiosaurus. The Dino Discoveries Velociraptor and 2007 Carnegie also have identical color schemes. A few other examples I'm probably forgetting as well (and some of the post-2015 WS Carnegie "replacements" have had variations on their old Carnegie colors too).

Pretty common for people on eBay who aren't experts on collectibles confusing Carnegie and other Safari lines. The only reasonable explanation for why this is listed at $99 is probably the seller searched for Safari Brachiosaurus, saw the 2012 Carnegie going for big bucks, and did not notice much of a difference