My SCHLEICH Collection

schleich61 wrote:

Lasersword1973 wrote:

That's why I made a remark before that Phil is the sleeping giant here because he is one of the most quiet among the big time collectors here and correct me if I am wrong, Phil is one the kings of the VHTF stuffs among us. His collections may not be the most in terms of numbers but I am pretty sure, quality wise, he is among top 5 owners (maybe the number one outside Germany) of the most difficult to find Schleich figures.

Hello Ronald. At the risk of disappointing you, I have a very modest Schleich collection, especially compared to Amy or the many, many collectors I know in Germany, France and elsewhere in the EU. For instance, I know a collector in France who has over 5000 Schleich figurines, and has even seen the 14075 and 14076 in real time, during one of his trips to Germany, where he met with a Schleich collector who had even more figurines than he does!

All of the big EU collectors of Schleich, such as Peter, Jürgen, Susanne, etc. all have collections which dwarf mine. I'm sure Steve in Dorset does, as well. Not to mention collectors I have come to know from eBay.de. However, I'm always searching for value-for-money, so the collection grows, slowly but surely. Collecting all Schleich is the mission of a lifetime, and a daunting challenge to any collector... :)

Hi Phil. Hmmm... May be I was wrong to say now that you are the one of the biggest Schleich's collector outside Germany or the EU perhaps. I believe that one day will come, especially that your collections is growing slowly each time continously. That you will reach the summit somehow.

By the way, thank you Willy.

Another great and rare catch Phil!

Sorry I haven't posted more photos recently. I've had some problems with my eyesight (minor) and camera (not-so-minor), but here are two more new additions, including the 16066 I've been searching for for so many years. I've never seen one in a collection, for sale or auction, or even in a photo on the internet.

16065 Dolphin

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16066 Shark

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Congrats Phil! They look a little dehydrated though. Put them in some water!

-Kristie

Kristie wrote:

Congrats Phil! They look a little dehydrated though. Put them in some water!

-Kristie

So funny!!!

Kristie wrote:

Congrats Phil! They look a little dehydrated though. Put them in some water!

-Kristie

Kristie, after Phil having all this work to find this figure and reading your comment, I'm sure the problem is solved... with tears!

Thank you for all your comments. They want you all to know that they are perfectly happy here on terra firma, so no tears, just a celebration...

Rare figurines on the right place finally, congrats Phil!

Thanks, Willy... :)

Congrats Phil, a very nice catch!

Thanks, Andreas... :)

Congratulations Phil. They are wonderful. great finds.

Thanks, Amy. You are one of the select few who appreciates how rare the shark is... :)

Phil I hope you didn't take offense to my comment. I was only joking. But you're right, I'm not familiar really at all with the sea life of Schleich, so I don't know how rare these figures are.
But I can see that it is a wonderful find for you and my congrats are very sincere. :)
-Kristie

Kristie wrote:

Phil I hope you didn't take offense to my comment. I was only joking. But you're right, I'm not familiar really at all with the sea life of Schleich, so I don't know how rare these figures are.
But I can see that it is a wonderful find for you and my congrats are very sincere. :)
-Kristie

No, I had a good chuckle when I read it, and my response was similarly meant in a joking manner. Thanks for the additional comment. I always enjoy your posts and banter, Kristie, but you already know that... :)