Safari Ltd - new for 2019

[suspsy]

Why does the Yeti look like a werewolf? 

I think it's a beautifully sculpted piece that would have worked great as a wendigo, but it doesn't feel like a Yeti to me. I've always viewed the Yeti as more enigmatic than menacing, just like Bigfoot.

[Ravonium]

Why does the Yeti look like a werewolf? 

I think it's a beautifully sculpted piece that would have worked great as a wendigo, but it doesn't feel like a Yeti to me. I've always viewed the Yeti as more enigmatic than menacing, just like Bigfoot.

I'm not someone who'd say this often, but I think they'd've been better off repainting their Bigfoot figure 

[triceratops83]

Just picked up the Yeti and Mothman on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/YETI-10030-Abominable-Snowman-New-For-2019-Free-Ship-USA-w-25-Safari-Ltd/352735572560?hash=item5220adb250:g:CDsAAOSw8NxdPjFs

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTHMAN-10561-New-For-2019-Free-Ship-USA-w-25-Safari-Ltd/233299435731?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D57476%26meid%3Dde58976e2e3049e397e66cfd129deb91%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D3%26sd%3D352735572560%26itm%3D233299435731%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

[PhilSauria]

Is this seller on drugs?!!!

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/392364101336

[MLMjp]

Is this seller on drugs?!!!

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/392364101336

[triceratops83]

Is this seller on drugs?!!!

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/392364101336

Wow, for that price I might grab two.

[SidB]

Yeah, the free international shipping is irresistible!

[DinoToyForum]

Yeah, the free international shipping is irresistible!

100% positive feedback, too. 

[Ravonium]

Is this seller on drugs?!!!

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/392364101336

I know Drake comparison memes are old, but this one describes this situation well:




Additionally, looking at the related items, is anyone else here being shown what I'm being shown? 

[CityRaptor]

If they are statues of scantly clad anime girls, then yes.

Ah, eBay sellers. There are always some total nutcases.

[ITdactyl]

Is this seller on drugs?!!

Additionally, looking at the related items, is anyone else here being shown what I'm being shown? 

this type of pricing isn't weird considering this seller caters to a market where Safari doesn't have an official presence. I'm not saying it's not obscenely over priced, but it's nothing new. I know some of you are familiar with sellers in my region who employ a similar pricing strategy.

to answer @Ravonium, and as warning to other members, this seller sells a lot of echi(erotic) and hentai items. If you're not using inprivate browsing, you'll be tagged by the ad cookies for related wares (meaning you might get weird recommendations next time you shop or browse).

[Ravonium]

to answer @Ravonium, and as warning to other members, this seller sells a lot of echi(erotic) and hentai items. If you're not using inprivate browsing, you'll be tagged by the ad cookies for related wares (meaning you might get weird recommendations next time you shop or browse).

Thanks for the reminder that I should probably clear my browsing data soon 

[Shonisaurus]

to answer @Ravonium, and as warning to other members, this seller sells a lot of echi(erotic) and hentai items. If you're not using inprivate browsing, you'll be tagged by the ad cookies for related wares (meaning you might get weird recommendations next time you shop or browse).

Thanks for the reminder that I should probably clear my browsing data soon 

The sale of erotic products by eBay should be prohibited. Without a doubt, nothing recommended by what I have seen this seller and I say it with all the respect in the world.

@Ravonium It is best that you delete your browsing data. Is a friend's advice.

[MLMjp]

I'm on mobile right now, a small add banner has appeared at the bottom of the screen and its that +1000$ Stegosaurus.

Also @Shonisaurus, while there should be more control over erotic related stuff prohibiting selling them is too much.
It's a free market after all.

Also, those figures and statues are usually bootlegs sold by chinese sellers.

[Dinoguy2]

I just read the blog entry on the Safari Pteranodon and noticed a reference to the controversy over bill shape and size. I don't want to necessarily reopen old wounds since I see the convo here got a little heated. I understand Doug's position that the holotype of Pteranodon (by definition the only specimen objectively referable to a species, as with all holotypes) has a short, straight bill. As Mark Witton pointed out, that specimen is a female. No male longiceps specimens with complete bills are known. So a straight bill similar to the female is a dustinct possibility and is also more conservative, being the traditional assumption. There's no way anybody could fault Doug for going with that choice.

However as discussed here http://dinogoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/youre-doing-it-wrong-pteranodon-bills.html?m=1 female sternbergi ALSO have straight bills and look very similar to the longiceps holotype. Obviously male sternbergi have much longer and curved bills. So there is no real reason to believe that bill dimorphism existed in sternbergi but not in longiceps, which unless your name is Kellner, you probably think is a direct anagenetic descendent. Also note in the comments to that post, someone from the LACM confirms they have the largest known P. longiceps skull and while the bill is incomplete, it seems to be identical to the same portion of the bill in "Dawndraco".

I tend to look at all paleoart as an illustration of a hypothesis. I think the Safari Pteranodon is a beautifully executed illustration of Kellner's vision of Pteranodon. I (and Witton, and Bennett, and Unwin...) just also think there's very good reason to suspect Kellner is wrong (not just about this...). Hopefully someone will create a long, curve billed Pteranodon male to illustrate the other hypothesis. It would be interesting to be able to display competing but equally valid modern hypotheses side by side.

[Doug Watson]

As Mark Witton pointed out, that specimen is a female.

One correction unless Mark has said otherwise somewhere other than his blog his exact quote is "This skull is from a small (presumed female) morph."

[Dinoguy2]

As Mark Witton pointed out, that specimen is a female.

One correction unless Mark has said otherwise somewhere other than his blog his exact quote is "This skull is from a small (presumed female) morph."

Sorry, yes I think Bennett was the one who was more definitive about this. The other possibility is that this shirt bill small crest morph is just juvenile. There are similar skulls that have been referred to subadult male P. longiceps. But given the dinorphism in other pterosaurs and the association of small bill/crests with wider hips, I do think assigning this as female is far more likely.

[Sauropelta]

Anybody know why the full 2019 range hasn't been added to amazon yet?

[Ravonium]

Anybody know why the full 2019 range hasn't been added to amazon yet?

IDK, but I highly doubt Safari have control over that.

[Halichoeres]

I'm not sure where you live, but I usually find it cheaper to order from Safari directly; they have free shipping for orders over $50. Of course, that only holds in the U.S., and I don't know where you live.