Future of CollectA Brand in jeopardy(False Alarm)

[Shonisaurus]

Shonisaurus, you have absolutely no proof for any of that. All you're doing right now is fearmongering, and there's no need for it.

If Suspsy is true and I apologize but I'm terrified. I love the Collecta brand and I would be sad to see something wrong.

We know that they are mere conjectures and but this news has alarmed me prematurely.

I apologize to all the members of the forum but I am worried but it is true I have no idea what happens.

[Rathalosaurus]

If you didn't understand,  they are just discontinuing the Deluxe Horses. Nobody said anything about the dinosaurs or the Wild Life.
Wait before saying anything.

[Shonisaurus]

Investigating for another forum I have seen hopeful but not definitive news the link is as follows:

http://sts-forum.forumieren.de/t17828p25-info-on-collecta-breyer-relationship

I think we are doing (me first) a world of what is not. Seeing this link I have to point out that there are reasons for optimism with reservations as is logical. Although I said I can not say why I do not know what is being "cooked" in the company Collecta with respect to its purchase by Reeves.

[Roselaar]

So I remain cautiously optimistic that Collecta will not be swallowed whole with no new prehistoric animal figures produced by them ever.

[Jose S.M.]

They responded a comment on Facebook, in their post about the online catalog, saying Reeves is their distributor in the U.S only, so looks like the company is still their own in some respect.

[CityRaptor]

Well, that is not so bad...expect that the ones in the US will have to import the good stuff themselves, given that Reeves is only distributing their hayburners.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Hopefully they will give the option for retailers to order the prehistorics through them to North America.

[Neosodon]

Well, that is not so bad...expect that the ones in the US will have to import the good stuff themselves, given that Reeves is only distributing their hayburners.

Does this mean the prices for collecta dinosaurs will go up in the U.S?

[terrorchicken]

^they are already more expensive to get in the US due to the online shop owners having to get them from overseas themselves. I hope the price doesnt increase even more.
Looks like Collecta was trying to find a distributor for the US market but Reeves was only interested in the horses and they figured thats better than nothing. Collecta is hard to find in major stores here due to Schleich,  Safari and Mojo already having rule over most of the major big name stores/craft shops here.

[CityRaptor]

That's at least a better selection than just Schleich as is common here in Germany.

[Neosodon]

^they are already more expensive to get in the US due to the online shop owners having to get them from overseas themselves. I hope the price doesnt increase even more.
Looks like Collecta was trying to find a distributor for the US market but Reeves was only interested in the horses and they figured thats better than nothing. Collecta is hard to find in major stores here due to Schleich,  Safari and Mojo already having rule over most of the major big name stores/craft shops here.

I always wondered why collecta models are so much cheaper in Australia. I really hope collecta gets a distributor in U.S soon. In fact most of the dinosaur models I see in stores are schleich. I don't know how a company like schleich can out compete a company like collecta but it really irritates me.

[CityRaptor]

Let's see:
-Schleich has good publicty, likely due to being around since 1935. People therefore associate quality with them.
-They have their legions of fans.
-They have agressive marketing
-They hire people that write fake reviews

[SBell]

Hopefully they will give the option for retailers to order the prehistorics through them to North America.

They do in theory. Of course, they have to actually respond to emails to order from them...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Hopefully they will give the option for retailers to order the prehistorics through them to North America.

They do in theory. Of course, they have to actually respond to emails to order from them...

Sounds like something they do infrequently?

[Tyto_Theropod]

Glad someone went and changed the thread title. Honestly, the original one was very sensational and I think it cause a lot of people to panic more than they should have.

[terrorchicken]

^they are already more expensive to get in the US due to the online shop owners having to get them from overseas themselves. I hope the price doesnt increase even more.
Looks like Collecta was trying to find a distributor for the US market but Reeves was only interested in the horses and they figured thats better than nothing. Collecta is hard to find in major stores here due to Schleich,  Safari and Mojo already having rule over most of the major big name stores/craft shops here.

I always wondered why collecta models are so much cheaper in Australia. I really hope collecta gets a distributor in U.S soon. In fact most of the dinosaur models I see in stores are schleich. I don't know how a company like schleich can out compete a company like collecta but it really irritates me.

they are? that would explain why Minizoo's prices are so good. The only US online shop that I know is still ordering new Collectas(2017) is Dejankins and the owner doesnt stock a lot from what Ive read. I dont know if any other US shop owners would really bother with all the trouble of "special" ordering when its easier for them to stock already available models like Schleich and Safari. Explains why Im seeing so many US eBay sellers that used to sell Collecta no longer carrying the 2017 lines. Sad.

[Neosodon]

^they are already more expensive to get in the US due to the online shop owners having to get them from overseas themselves. I hope the price doesnt increase even more.
Looks like Collecta was trying to find a distributor for the US market but Reeves was only interested in the horses and they figured thats better than nothing. Collecta is hard to find in major stores here due to Schleich,  Safari and Mojo already having rule over most of the major big name stores/craft shops here.

I always wondered why collecta models are so much cheaper in Australia. I really hope collecta gets a distributor in U.S soon. In fact most of the dinosaur models I see in stores are schleich. I don't know how a company like schleich can out compete a company like collecta but it really irritates me.

they are? that would explain why Minizoo's prices are so good. The only US online shop that I know is still ordering new Collectas(2017) is Dejankins and the owner doesnt stock a lot from what Ive read. I dont know if any other US shop owners would really bother with all the trouble of "special" ordering when its easier for them to stock already available models like Schleich and Safari. Explains why Im seeing so many US eBay sellers that used to sell Collecta no longer carrying the 2017 lines. Sad.

What online store do you use? The dinosaur farm always gets the collecta new releases. That is were I got most of my dinosaurs. But it may take up to a year for them all to arrive.

[Silvanusaurus]

Woah, this was a false alarm? Mind = Blown 

[terrorchicken]

^they are already more expensive to get in the US due to the online shop owners having to get them from overseas themselves. I hope the price doesnt increase even more.
Looks like Collecta was trying to find a distributor for the US market but Reeves was only interested in the horses and they figured thats better than nothing. Collecta is hard to find in major stores here due to Schleich,  Safari and Mojo already having rule over most of the major big name stores/craft shops here.

I always wondered why collecta models are so much cheaper in Australia. I really hope collecta gets a distributor in U.S soon. In fact most of the dinosaur models I see in stores are schleich. I don't know how a company like schleich can out compete a company like collecta but it really irritates me.

they are? that would explain why Minizoo's prices are so good. The only US online shop that I know is still ordering new Collectas(2017) is Dejankins and the owner doesnt stock a lot from what Ive read. I dont know if any other US shop owners would really bother with all the trouble of "special" ordering when its easier for them to stock already available models like Schleich and Safari. Explains why Im seeing so many US eBay sellers that used to sell Collecta no longer carrying the 2017 lines. Sad.

What online store do you use? The dinosaur farm always gets the collecta new releases. That is were I got most of my dinosaurs. But it may take up to a year for them all to arrive.

Dejankins

I thought Dinosaur Farm wasnt carrying them anymore b/c I didn't see them stcoked on their site, same with Brown House Treasures on eBay. I hope you are right that its just that it takes them longer to get them in.

[Simon]

I always wondered why collecta models are so much cheaper in Australia. I really hope collecta gets a distributor in U.S soon. In fact most of the dinosaur models I see in stores are schleich. I don't know how a company like schleich can out compete a company like collecta but it really irritates me.

Might have something to do with Australia's relatively closer proximity to the place of manufacture (China), hence lower shipping costs (?)  Just a guess...