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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2018, 11:08:06 PM »
I browse ebay every now and then to see if there's anything I'm interested in that's both in good condition and actually affordable (the shipping usually is what kills it), and so many times I see G4 blindbag lots (or G4's in general) listed with the word "vintage" in the title, or my favourite, some common ponies (any gen) that look like they've been bathed in old grease and dragged behind a car on a rope listed for insane prices for the condition they're in.

I still haven't found anything I'd actually consider buying from there, yet.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2018, 12:53:05 AM »
The one that springs to mind was the tiny pinkie pie notebook....

I think sellers often don't realise that mlp as a term does not apply to all plastic coloured ponies and so use it as a catchall. It is offensive when the price is obscene though...it implies we are all more money than sense.

I gave seen a lot of really wrecked common g1 for $30+ because apparently it can't be helped that they have no mane or tail or symbol if its 30 years old. ( A lot of ponies in my cupboard beg to differ...)

I have seen grading used on quality on things too. But it isn't a system we use among ourselves, so the comment is valid. Although maybe when ponies are seen as proper antique toys that may change...I don’t suppose it is a huge issue to do it.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2018, 06:57:53 AM »
However, (I don't feel like screen capping)...
The person who is selling "Vintage My Little Pony Colombia 80's BOOTLEG from Colombia VERY RARE" for $500
(Just a common fakie)... that person is being pretty deliberate.
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They are acknowledging it is a bootleg, but charging $500? Gosh.
The seller must have relisted that - the first title I saw said it was a prototype.

Anyway, another funny one I've seen was a listing for a Northstar with a haircut. The listing said "She is bald and fuzzy but she's not letting that get in her way! Ready for a new adventure!" In all caps.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2018, 07:19:04 AM »
I remember one with half an adult sea pony being sold as a great pen holder. Wish I had screengrabbed it.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2018, 07:24:01 AM »
I was waiting for someone to mention that fabled RARE HTF Peachy for $1,000.. Am I even remembering that right, lol
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2018, 07:51:00 AM »
I remember one with half an adult sea pony being sold as a great pen holder. Wish I had screengrabbed it.

I found it! I dug through my emails to find the link. There's still an image too!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Little-Pony-Vintage-lot-of-freakin-039-headless-ponies-Wtf-mannn-/263455811654

I think reading it says everything...

I also found this which no longer has an image, but the title is disturbing enough to be going on with...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Slightly-Decapitated-Vintage-G1-80s-My-Little-Pony-MLP-Lemon-Drop-1983-1984/142518864879
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #21 on: September 20, 2018, 09:00:46 AM »
You can take screenshots and post those, I believe!  ^.^
There was that one from a few months ago of some really common G1s listed for $5k. The lot even included fakies. I'm fairly certain paradise-estate on Tumblr had a screenshot somewhere but I can't find it!
Sometimes the G4 McDonalds are $10 apiece.

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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #22 on: September 20, 2018, 09:14:48 AM »
I remember one with half an adult sea pony being sold as a great pen holder. Wish I had screengrabbed it.

I found it! I dug through my emails to find the link. There's still an image too!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Little-Pony-Vintage-lot-of-freakin-039-headless-ponies-Wtf-mannn-/263455811654

I think reading it says everything...

I also found this which no longer has an image, but the title is disturbing enough to be going on with...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Slightly-Decapitated-Vintage-G1-80s-My-Little-Pony-MLP-Lemon-Drop-1983-1984/142518864879


Those are amazing listings XD

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You can take screenshots and post those, I believe!  ^.^
There was that one from a few months ago of some really common G1s listed for $5k. The lot even included fakies. I'm fairly certain paradise-estate on Tumblr had a screenshot somewhere but I can't find it!
Sometimes the G4 McDonalds are $10 apiece.

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Sometimes things like that make me wonder if it's a typo for 49.99

There's some wrapping paper listed at $1,200, but I assume it's a typo for $12
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #23 on: September 20, 2018, 10:45:47 AM »
Thanks, Ragamuffin!
I believe they did adjust it later to be a bit more fair, but it wasn't $49, so it wasn't a typo. Maybe wishful thinking.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #24 on: September 20, 2018, 11:15:20 AM »
Does anyone remember that person from the late 90s who would buy big lots of perfectly fine ponies and customize them into . . .

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So many ponies fell under their paintbrush.  Perfectly nice ponies.  (I know because at the time you could search a buyer's past bought auctions, and also this customizer never rerooted but instead used a pony's pre-existing hair.  So I'd be like, "Oh, mmhm, that one was Baby Brother Sweet Celebrations . . . rest in peace.")
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #25 on: September 20, 2018, 02:36:40 PM »
The grading system, I think, is silly. I keep my ponies in their packaging when I want them not because I like the packaging all that much, but because it keeps the contents nice. I've always thought of the grading system as a way to pinch more money out of collectors to inflate the "niceness" on the level of selling a car.

If someone wants to pay $800 for a pony graded a "90" on eBay then more power to them, but a thing graded as a "90" really isn't any more different then any other NIB of the same thing that looks just as well in the package that hasn't been touched by professional hustlers. And probably $730 cheaper from someone who just fell out of love with it.

My idea of "worst/outrageous" is different than others when it comes to most collecting, though. Something that costs more than an entire year's worth of payments of my brand-new, fully loaded car with a turbo engine and a warming steering wheel is ridiculous to me.
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This is the most expensive pony on eBay right now. As far as I am concerned, the person in Greece can keep it and I will play with my $15 lot of fairly mint finds to replace the G1s that I lost.

With there being 24 watchers, it shows me that at least 20 people want it.

Again, this is all just me. That doesn't mean that someone just wants it. I have no kermiffins about it because it would be awesome to have a $5000 pony, but I am not spending that 5K to say I have it. It's more bragging rights in terms of monetary value, in my opinion, which that silly grading system feeds into and creates one deep racket to separate collectors from their money. Further, I think most of the G1 baby ponies look doofy (especially beddy-bye eyes- they look so unsettling ESPECIALLY when an eye is broken, and could launch a metric ton of creepypastas with the right people) so it justifies never dropping $5000 on this specific one.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #26 on: September 20, 2018, 03:00:43 PM »
This is the most expensive pony on eBay right now. As far as I am concerned, the person in Greece can keep it and I will play with my $15 lot of fairly mint finds to replace the G1s that I lost.

With there being 24 watchers, it shows me that at least 20 people want it.

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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #27 on: September 20, 2018, 03:23:27 PM »
This is the most expensive pony on eBay right now. As far as I am concerned, the person in Greece can keep it and I will play with my $15 lot of fairly mint finds to replace the G1s that I lost.

With there being 24 watchers, it shows me that at least 20 people want it.

You should edit the link out of your post, live eBay links aren't allowed to be posted here.

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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #28 on: September 20, 2018, 03:30:23 PM »
Does anyone remember that person from the late 90s who would buy big lots of perfectly fine ponies and customize them into . . .

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The seller hasn't been able to sell this one yet! It's pretty funny.
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Re: Worst/Weirdest/Outrageous Ebay Auctions
« Reply #29 on: September 20, 2018, 03:44:24 PM »
I'm not sure how much the petite pony playsets go for now but there's one on Ebay for $75 plus $13 shipping :lol:


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