$36 minty????!

[Saber-Toothed Crow]

I think heart hoofs being switched around on G3s is relatively common. I know I have a couple ponies where the hoof hearts are on different feet.

[relcelestia]

hmmm ok where is strawberryreef when you need her!

[Dragonflitter]

I think heart hoofs being switched around on G3s is relatively common. I know I have a couple ponies where the hoof hearts are on different feet.

This.

Originally the hoof heart was always printed on the display side, regardless of which hoof had the magnet in it. Later they decided that the heart was to show you which foot had the magnet, so they put it on even if that hoof was the non-display side.

They made the switch fairly early on, so a lot of my 2003 ponies have the hoof heart on the 'wrong' side (the hoof without the magnet) but any pony in years after that always has the hoof heart on the foot with the magnet (well, with a few rare exceptions like Star Catcher who has those curly markings on her feet).

[Elisto]

Oh that explains a lot! I knew it couldn't be random, but I could never figure out a pattern for the heart placement on any of the G3s I have.

[kaoskat]

It's.....Not the wrong side....... Minty in this pose was released several times. Some with the hoof on one side, and some with it on the other.....

Post Merge: February 09, 2012, 03:58:24 PM

Here! See? http://mlp.imagesofher.com/pony.php?ID=1&variant=2

[Clockwork]

Right, but like others in the thread said, it IS the wrong side compared to later releases. As said, originally Hasbro put them all on DS, but then it became standard for them to have it on whatever hoof the magnet or hole was on. For Donkey Pose, that hoof is the NDS, making Minties released with the DSHH oddballs. Perhaps not 'wrong', per se, but different.

[Icecrystalline]

haha I just got a free RHH Minty too! That is awesome!

[bladed]

My minty was RHH.. when I got her she was the only type save for one.

[StrawberryReef]

There is nothing special about this Minty. It appears to just be a bidding war. Yes she does have a "misplaced" hoof heart but that doesn't change the value from my experience.

Ponytopia has some good info about hoof hearts here... http://www.ponytopia.com/2003-3/03_galleries/03_hoof_hearts.htm

As far as I know the only ponies released with misplaced hoof hearts were in 2003 and then they were corrected.

Hope this helps.

[MintySocks]

Look at the bidding history... it was a bidding war, pure and simple. Two inexperienced collectors most likely, who will probably feel pretty silly later on when they see the same Minty going for more typical prices! LOL

[Starly]

I have a Minty like this one...And a normal one too. I assume it's not that rare.

[JoshsPonyPrincess]

Maybe part of it is that she has the red in her candies instead of the pink?

[relcelestia]

There is nothing special about this Minty. It appears to just be a bidding war. Yes she does have a "misplaced" hoof heart but that doesn't change the value from my experience.

Ponytopia has some good info about hoof hearts here... http://www.ponytopia.com/2003-3/03_galleries/03_hoof_hearts.htm

As far as I know the only ponies released with misplaced hoof hearts were in 2003 and then they were corrected.

Hope this helps.

ahhh  thank you SR!! maybe i was thinking of a pinkie pie with a misplaced heart?? for some reason i remember you looking for some normally common g3 variant  with a misplaced hoof heart


so which ones ARE actually varients?

[Varkolak]

Maybe part of it is that she has the red in her candies instead of the pink?

mine's got red on the candies too though

[hathorcat]

hey - as long as the seller and the buyer are happy...I say good going!

no harm in spending what you want to get what you want!