Breyer just released a sneak peak of the first model for the 2021 Premier Club, an absolutely GORGEOUS Mustang sculpted by the AMAZING Rayvin Maddock of Khrysalis Studios.
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| Breyer's photo. Please don't be mad at me for using it. |
Which of course leads to the questions: how do we get this fabulous model and how does the Premier Club work?
How does the Premier Club work?
Every year Breyer releases 3 new traditional sculptures for the Premier Club. In order to buy these, you need to have signed up for the club by the deadline (usually December 31st of the previous year) AND you need to buy each model when it becomes available (usually May, August, November). If you miss buying a model, you will be removed from the club and won't get your money back. At the beginning of the year you will receive an artist sketch of the first sculpture. At the end of the year (usually in January of the next year) you will also receive a bonus free Stablemate if you bought all your traditional models from the club.
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| My Premier Club models from 2019. |
How do you sign up?
First, in order to sign up for the Premier Club, you need to sign up for the Collector Club. This is either $25 for a regular membership or $55 for a deluxe membership (includes an exclusive Stablemate). International has a slightly higher price for the deluxe membership due to shipping.
Once you have a Collector Club membership, you need to sign up for the Premier Club. This usually opens in November for signups. You must sign up BEFORE THE DEADLINE, which is usually December 31st. The cost to sign up is $100, which acts as a deposit towards the three traditional models in the club.
Once each model become available, make sure to purchase it before the deadline, or you will lose your membership and won't get your deposit back. Each model is priced at $175, but remember you already paid a deposit, which is split evenly across the three models, so when you login to purchase them you will only be paying $141.66 (because your deposit already covered $33.33 of the price). However, you will also have to pay shipping. As of the time this was published, domestic shipping for up to $150 worth of merchandise is $17.50. Canada is $35.95 and other international is $60.95.
So what are we looking at for cost for the whole year?
| Cost | Cost | Cost | Cost | Cost | Cost | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic CC | Deluxe CC | Basic CC | Deluxe CC | Basic CC | Deluxe CC | ||
| Domestic | Domestic | Canada | Canada | International | International | ||
| Collector Club Membership |
$25 | $55 | $25 | $60 | $25 | $60 | Deadline 12/31/20 |
| Premier Club Membership (aka Deposit) |
$100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | Deadline 12/31/20 |
| 1st Model | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | Approx May 2021 |
| 1st Model Shipping |
$17.50 | $17.50 | $35.95 | $35.95 | $60.95 | $60.95 | |
| 2nd Model | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | Approx August 2021 |
| 2nd Model Shipping |
$17.50 | $17.50 | $35.95 | $35.95 | $60.95 | $60.95 | |
| 3rd Model | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | $141.66 | Approx November 2021 |
| 3rd Model Shipping |
$17.50 | $17.50 | $35.95 | $35.95 | $60.95 | $60.95 | |
| Totals | $602.48 | $632.48 | $657.83 | $692.83 | $732.83 | $767.83 |
So is it worth is?
This is up to you! Breyer most likely won't release much information about the 2nd or 3rd models before the sign up deadline, so joining is always a gamble. In some years models are extremely popular and one model may resell for more than the cost of the whole year (*cough*Shannondell*cough*) and in other years you may not be able to resell them for the cost you paid. My best advice is to make sure it is in your budget to be able to afford them even if you don't like them, and presell the ones you don't like. You can change the shipping address on each model so it's possible to send them to a buyer straight from Breyer.
