Rehomed: 10/6/21
Size: 15" (not including top feathers)
Year: 2019 Best Friends Club Exclusive
Edition Size: 130 (Mine is #91.)
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Features: Mohair
Purchased From: CB Direct US
Cost: $360
Thoughts: I wasn't sure if I could manage this guy or not. CB announced their Best Friends Club exclusives this year and two caught my eye. Sparks the phoenix was one and Snapdragon the...yes, dragon was the second. She doesn't come 'til the end of the year, but Sparks was going to be the first. We didn't know exactly when he was coming, but then CB Direct started doing Afterpay, which splits your payment up into 4 installments and I knew that would work for me. Sparks is mohair, which makes him quite pricey. He's only my second full-size mohair. The other cost about the same, too. I think Snapdragon will be a bit more, so she'll be my most expensive one. We US CB collectors knew Sparks had come out in Australia quite late and then the UK followed along. He became available in the US at around 5am. I happened to still be awake and bought mine. The email alert we were supposed to get ahead of time didn't come until half an hour later. Being such a small number, he sold out quickly. Some US people had to import theirs from the UK, which meant they actually got them earlier and slightly cheaper than we did, but oh, well. I'd never want to risk importing something this expensive! Sparks is pretty glorious though and definitely an unusual addition to my collection.
Size: 15" (not including top feathers)
Year: 2019 Best Friends Club Exclusive
Edition Size: 130 (Mine is #91.)
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Features: Mohair
Purchased From: CB Direct US
Cost: $360
Thoughts: I wasn't sure if I could manage this guy or not. CB announced their Best Friends Club exclusives this year and two caught my eye. Sparks the phoenix was one and Snapdragon the...yes, dragon was the second. She doesn't come 'til the end of the year, but Sparks was going to be the first. We didn't know exactly when he was coming, but then CB Direct started doing Afterpay, which splits your payment up into 4 installments and I knew that would work for me. Sparks is mohair, which makes him quite pricey. He's only my second full-size mohair. The other cost about the same, too. I think Snapdragon will be a bit more, so she'll be my most expensive one. We US CB collectors knew Sparks had come out in Australia quite late and then the UK followed along. He became available in the US at around 5am. I happened to still be awake and bought mine. The email alert we were supposed to get ahead of time didn't come until half an hour later. Being such a small number, he sold out quickly. Some US people had to import theirs from the UK, which meant they actually got them earlier and slightly cheaper than we did, but oh, well. I'd never want to risk importing something this expensive! Sparks is pretty glorious though and definitely an unusual addition to my collection.
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