to bait or not to bait ?

[pony dust]

THAT IS MY QUESTION....
 
how do you know ?
do you have a mental check list that you go through to decide if your pony is fit for a
 full make over ?

[Oneleo1]

For me it depends on what pony it is, and what condition it is in If it's US Peachy (so very common) and in poor condition, I'd bait her but if it's Peru Windy (HTF Nirvana) in really bad condition, then I would not bait her - I would restore her to the best of my abilities

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Check out the Bait Reference Guide:

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Bait

[Oneleo1]

Wow, that is a handy guide!

[gabumon]

Yep it is! The Wiki article was crowd-sourced here a few months ago.  I'm rather proud of it. :3

[Lady.Arachnia]

I personly love to rescue ponies who are baity and love to fix them up to theire former glory...

[hathorcat]

Bait is a judgement call - what one person considers recoverable another may not to be honest similar to how what some may be happy to display in their collection others may send straight to the for sale or trade or bait bucket! I am quite fussy in my collection and dont have too much restoring skills beyond restoring therefore what I would term bait is possibly what others would be happy to restore; for me bait is anything which is not re-storable to near mint condition, i.e. damage to the plastic, permanent stains, that kind of thing.

If you are personally not sure the easiest option is to post a picture and details on a ponies condition and I am sure plenty of people here will let you know their thoughts on bait, restore or display; but then again you need to remember we all have different scales of bait to minty! Confusing? I am afraid so apologies!

[achab1984]

Pictures always help when your not sure about a pony

[lovesbabysquirmy]

This is very true, you can ALWAYS post pictures and ask us!

[pony dust]

Thank you that was a really good link to ,
I seem to always be on that site lately as I don't recognize many of the German ponys I've been finding here alot seem different to england .

I do have some Ideas as to what's bait and not but it would be much better if I can bug you all with pics sometimes and see where you would go with them ,

The way I see into matter how common it is they are all getting older and are not being made anymore so I do want to save who I can ,

BUT I'm itching to do a few customs and it's just such a guilt trip lol

I will up load some photos tomorrow of ones that are flawed for different reasons ,
I will be more than happy to take advice on what to fix up instead of change .

Than you all for taking the time to answer me it means alot I know from the sites I use for my industry that  it's not always very rewarding talking to newbies who probably all ask the same questions , so thankyou

[KarentheUnicorn]

I wold say yes on posting pictures if you are unsure on the pony, that way it's easier to give advice if the pony should be customized or restored, etc.

[pony dust]

I will add some pics tomorrow when I'm on the pc photo bucket never works right from my iPad lol
Thanks again all

[Dyzarktarzk]

When in doubt, it's always a nice idea to post pics and ask if someones is interested, especially in G1s =)

I need to take a pic of one pony I'm almost 100% everyone would bait at first sight, but I'll never do because she's a nirvana =D  (And almost the only way for me to acquire her XDD).

[Melissa]

I get most of my collection (mostly G3s for what it's worth) from thrift stores/flea markets, so I have gotten pretty dang good at fixing and cleaning ponies. However, the few I've baited have been because of:
-irreparably damaged hair...
  *One was like a Brillo Pad. I have cured some rat's nest hair, but this was gross, and felt like it was made of wire.
  *One had some kind of gunk in her hair that made it hard as a rock. Water, shampoo, soap... nothing softened it.
  *Some funky haircuts. Normally I might not care but Oneleo1 is teaching me how to rehair so I went ahead and hacked the rest off.
-bite marks, as in GASHED OPEN legs and ears.
-stains to the pony that even Mr. Clean Magic Erasers can't clean.

[HavACrumpet452]

Actually, I DO NOT like that site at all. It calls leaking plasticizer an easy fix when there is no way anybody has found to fix it, you can only wash some of the stickiness away temporarily. It calls flocking loss and permanent marker an impossible fix when that is NOT true. If you follow this guide you're going to ruin ponies that shouldn't be ruined. I wish they'd take it off the internet.