Quote Originally Posted by KELPIE View Post
Glad to hear you've submitted.

What grounds do they have for rejection?

Also, did you have to submit a collection count and does it need to match their count, or do they keep counting till everything is done, say you add more pieces in the mean time or miscounted?

Grounds for rejection could be anything, as there are a lot of conditions.
The count I submitted was approximate because the record title is "memorabilia" not "toys", which was why those previous two claimants were noting their comics, etc.
They certainly have a good business model, even if they don't sell any books, as they offer express evaluations for a hefty fee... and the fees are huge.
It can take up to 30 weeks to get a Guinness Record for free (13-15 weeks for the application to be processed, and 13-15 weeks for it to be evaluated/verified), but if you want all that done in about one week, it costs about US$1400 (about AU$2,000).
And if you want to create a new record title, you have to pay for that too, and none of the fees are refundable if they are rejected.
Plus, all of those public events that involve Guinness participation, cost a couple grand as well to have them officially attend and judge a record attempt.
So it will take about 6 months for me to do it for free (that's about July if I'm successful)... as I don't see a need to pay out 2 grand just to be able to boast about it a little earlier.