Need help looking for Dolichorhynchops Plush from Wild Republic

[47grapes]

Hey everyone,

I am looking to add a rare plush to my collection. The Dolichorhynchops Plush from the Sea Monsters line of Wild Republic. Released in 2008 in partnership with the Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure movie opening. I just can't find this plush for sale on the web, could you help me out?

[BlueKrono]

Are you sure it ever saw the light of day? I have a rare Sea Monsters catalogue which lists 7 full sizes plush and a 3 pack of smaller plush, but a lot of the toys in this catalogue ended up canceled before they were produced and distributed. Have you asked on the DTF too?

[47grapes]

Are you sure it ever saw the light of day? I have a rare Sea Monsters catalogue which lists 7 full sizes plush and a 3 pack of smaller plush, but a lot of the toys in this catalogue ended up canceled before they were produced and distributed. Have you asked on the DTF too?

Yes I'm certain of it. It was sold as part of a movie deal at the first showing of Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. I will ask on DTF as well.

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Are you sure it ever saw the light of day? I have a rare Sea Monsters catalogue which lists 7 full sizes plush and a 3 pack of smaller plush, but a lot of the toys in this catalogue ended up canceled before they were produced and distributed. Have you asked on the DTF too?

We had two of them in our household for a while. We sold them at the dino museum I managed--it was one of the few Sea Monsters products that was actually released.

I will see if we still have both, I might be able to help.

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Are you sure it ever saw the light of day? I have a rare Sea Monsters catalogue which lists 7 full sizes plush and a 3 pack of smaller plush, but a lot of the toys in this catalogue ended up canceled before they were produced and distributed. Have you asked on the DTF too?

Yes I'm certain of it. It was sold as part of a movie deal at the first showing of Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. I will ask on DTF as well.

@47grapes To follow up--I do indeed have two (clean, but no original tags) so I can spare one. I'll send a PM.

@BlueKrono just so you know, here is one link with the plush (apparently discontinued in 2013): http://www.stuffedlegends.com/dolichorhynchops.htm

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@47grapes have you received my message? I haven't heard from you.

[AnimalToyForum]

I only have the one. I bought it from the Thinktank museum in Birmingham when I worked there. An IMAX associated with the museum was showing the Sea Monsters movie.

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I only have the one. I bought it from the Thinktank museum in Birmingham when I worked there. An IMAX associated with the museum was showing the Sea Monsters movie.

I haven't heard back. I have two, so I'm happy to sell one.

From what I've seen, there's quite a market out there.

[BlueKrono]

Very cool. Sounds like the OP has dibs on your spare. Did any of the plastic ones ever make it into production?

[JimoAi]

Very cool. Sounds like the OP has dibs on your spare. Did any of the plastic ones ever make it into production?

Nope I heard the prototypes were thrown out or something

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Very cool. Sounds like the OP has dibs on your spare. Did any of the plastic ones ever make it into production?

Nope I heard the prototypes were thrown out or something

They were indeed. I called the Wild Republic rep when I didn't see them as expected in the catalogs (back when I ran a dino museum).
He said that toy stores didn't go for them enough, so they cancelled the line. I even asked after the models from the shows, but he claimed they'd been tossed.
A smarter member of the sales team would have kept them. They'd be worth a fortune now

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Very cool. Sounds like the OP has dibs on your spare. Did any of the plastic ones ever make it into production?

If I don't hear back soon I'll find it another home. I reached out a week ago, haven't heard anything