ROM Primeval Predators Set

[morrijos]

Everyone has responded back as to their shipping preference so I will be boxing them up over the next few days and shipping them out.

I'll send you out a specific PM with my e-mail (for PayPal) and a total when I mail them out.

Cheers & Thanks for your patience. 

Thanks! 

[deanm]

Hi All;

Aside from no response by one member, the rest are paid for and are posted out.

Enjoy your figures 

Please PM me when you receive the figures.

Thanks & Cheers.

[Paleo & Fish Collector]

It apears ROM's Website was updated and I don't think they sell the Burgess Shale creatures on the web anymore.Thats ok because I bought the full set almost a year ago.If anyone is interested in Burgess Shale,Safari ltd is coming out with a toob of the Cambrain era in January.

[deanm]

I still have one set if anyone is interested.

While they may not be on the web anymore you can buy them in the gift shop for 39.99 Cdn$.

Spoke with a ROM curator. He mentioned that they will be unveiling a new early life exhibit in 2014 that will feature the Burgess Shales.

I am looking forward to that. And I am hoping that they will be releasing more figures.

[Wildheart]

My set still hasn't arrived. It's been 3 weeks already! I am pretty worried"

[deanm]

My set still hasn't arrived. It's been 3 weeks already! I am pretty worried"

The sets mailed to the US have made it already.

For the overseas sets - unless you paid for air - they went via seamail. My experience is that surface (aka sea-mail for those on other continents) from Canada to Europe takes ~6-8 weeks (there is a reason it is the cheapest shipping method, as it is also the slowest).

Please keep me posted.

[Wildheart]

I chose by air. That's why I am wondering :?

[deanm]

I understand your concern. Canada Post can be rather slow at times (a joke amongst Canadians). If you have not received it by end of the month of January please PM me and I'll start the Canada Post claim process.

[SBell]

I understand your concern. Canada Post can be rather slow at times (a joke amongst Canadians). If you have not received it by end of the month of January please PM me and I'll start the Canada Post claim process.

I sent two parcels from Canada, one to the Netherlands and one to Brazil. Both by air. The former took a few weeks, the other took about 6 weeks. I wouldn't really start worrying until 6 -8weeks have passed.

[Wildheart]

Ok, I will just wait then. 

[Wildheart]

They're here and they are superb!! Thanks alot!!!!!

[deanm]

   Glad to hear - both that you got them & that you like them   

[deanm]

Bump.

Listed my last set of Burgess Shale Critters on eBay. 

See eBay thread for the eBay listing.

[deanm]

Update bump.  Last set has been sold. So essentially thread is closed.

Also I overheard while I was at the ROM last weekend to have a last look at the temporary Gondwanaland dinosaur exhibit that they are all sold out of the Burgess Shale figure sets. Whether this meant "current museum inventory but more are on the way" or "that's all she wrote..." I simply do not know.

[SBell]

Update bump.  Last set has been sold. So essentially thread is closed.

Also I overheard while I was at the ROM last weekend to have a last look at the temporary Gondwanaland dinosaur exhibit that they are all sold out of the Burgess Shale figure sets. Whether this meant "current museum inventory but more are on the way" or "that's all she wrote..." I simply do not know.

I would expect that they my be gone forever--I knew people who were involved with the production, and the set was supposed to be the first one, with others to follow. Obviously, none have--and the cost of development and production was quite high. I could be wrong of course, but manufacturing costs have risen a lot since the set was first produced and it may not be within a museum budget to get a new run.

[deanm]

I would expect that they my be gone forever--I knew people who were involved with the production, and the set was supposed to be the first one, with others to follow. Obviously, none have--and the cost of development and production was quite high. I could be wrong of course, but manufacturing costs have risen a lot since the set was first produced and it may not be within a museum budget to get a new run.

I have a feeling you are correct "that is all she wrote..." based upon the situational context I overheard.

The ROM plans on having a new larger Burgess Shale focused early life display for 2014.

As a Burgess Shale fanboy, I hope as part of that they would look to either re-release or develop a new set.

However, as a Product Manager, I know what the costs and development timelines for a product is - plus a bit more.

Beyond that, I also tell people that I am there at significant events in it's life:

        - a product's conception,
        - throughout it's development,
        - it's official commercial release (plus pricing & sales models etc),
        - it's active sales lifetime (work with sales to promote and sell the product)
        - it's retirement party (I write & communicate the discontinuation notice to customers),
        - it's death, obituary notice and funeral (I write & communicate the product obsolescence notice and handle customers concerns)
        - the last will and testament proceedings for it (I handle the final service & support contracts and when we as a 
              company will no longer be able to provide any support to units in the field).

My job as given a lot of insight (and compassion, commiseration, sympathy, etc) into what the various dinosaur toy makers have to deal with.