This Collection Spotlight we're scaling down to one of the smallest models in my collection, but don't let her size fool you - she's probably one of the most valuable horses in my collection.
I'm talking of course about Gold Baby.
When the second wave of Stablemates Mystery Surprise Foal sets were released in 2013, hobbyists were intrigued by the copy on the back of the boxes implying that there was a surprise foal in some of the boxes. It was speculated whether they were real or if it was a marketing ploy.
And then someone found one.
They were tucked in as a bonus foal in the set with the Walking Arabian and the Tennessee Walking Horse, dubbed "Family 4" (model #5881). The gold foal did not replace the cremello Scrambling Foal that came with the set.
My gold baby is one of my luckiest purchases - I saw her in an eBay lot in 2019 for roughly $30. There were other models in the lot I was eyeing, and I still wasn't convinced she was the real deal. But for the price, it was worth the chance. Imagine my surprise when the lot arrived and she was the real deal!
There are estimated to be somewhere around 10 of these girls in hobby hands, so she's ridiculously rare. Because of that, she's one of my top collectability show models.
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