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She's pretty! haven't seen that variation before.I love the test shots and the prototype ponies. Factory errors are fun There's a Rainbow Dash with no wings!Sometimes they are used as free samples and made from leftover parts. (at least, that's what I've heard)I've bought a bunch of the mismatches and I like them all.
Out of interest how much did you pay for her?
Eh, probably a bit too much, around $30 - 35 not including shipping? Her price was in GBP so part of the reason I was going "D'OH WHY DID I DO THAT" was because I'd entered about $5 to $10 more than I intended too.... ;; (as Ditzy Doo pats me on a back for a derp well done)
Quote from: Zest on March 13, 2013, 01:36:14 PMEh, probably a bit too much, around $30 - 35 not including shipping? Her price was in GBP so part of the reason I was going "D'OH WHY DID I DO THAT" was because I'd entered about $5 to $10 more than I intended too.... ;; (as Ditzy Doo pats me on a back for a derp well done)Ohhh no... there's a UK seller who is blatantly head-popping to supplement their actual TaoBao ponies, as proved when ALL of their listings were head swaps with other ponies they had listed! I hope this wasn't the case with you.
Heh I have this one too!! I bought mine off someone here on the Arena. Then a few months later, I saw her counterpart, Blossomforths head on Rarity's body on ebay!! I just HAD to have her!!And here they are visitors can't see pics , please register or login2011_1030delivery_12_010029 by Rhubarb Pie1, on FlickrIf you like the appearance of them, then there's no problem buying the Taobao factory error ponies. Yes some unscrupulous sellers will try their hand at making franken-ponies but you can probably tell from the state of their necks.
Well, she is cute, but I hate to say that she isn't worth more than $5 in the long run. You just paid someone $30 to remove a pony's head and stick it on another body. Anybody can swap heads. If she had something about her that made her unique, like a unique head with rarity's eyes, or even unique hair, she would be worth a little more.I think in China, sometimes sellers must get a bucket of heads and a bucket of bodies as spare/unused parts, and then combine them to sell them on Taobao. I don't think the people are necessarily combining them wrong or messing around at the factory, because sticking random heads on random bodies doesn't really seem productive.It is fun to see the different combos people make, though. I have an alicorn Rarity, too, because they are fun, but I only paid $5, just like for any normal pony.For the head swap thing, some mismatched ponies do have loose heads, others have perfectly normal feeling necks, while others have bulgy neck joints, while others are stuck so tight, they do not turn. I think it depends on the fit of the little joint in their neck.