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Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« on: January 23, 2021, 08:48:39 PM »
I have this Flowerbelle, she is almost mint with no symbol damage. She has a extra white dot in her right eye with brown outside of it - it doesn't wash off and has the same color as her eye paint so I think it may be a factory error. She also has 2 tiny hairline cracks in her that appear to be tiny holes in a line like rooting. Her hair appears uncut but is snow white with a bit of pink at the start of the tail. How much is she worth? Also, on mlpmerch she is listed as Nirvana, why is that? I don't know anything about her.
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2021, 09:53:38 PM »
I think it's just a scuff. I've had a Seaflower with a similar problem, where her pupil and iris paint had worn away to reveal the white paint beneath.
The MLPMerch site has her listed as a "Regional" pony, because she was only released in North America.
I can't find any recent eBay listings. I'd wager a cautious $40 or so but maybe someone a bit more attuned can chime in.
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2021, 07:39:48 PM »
I have a Flowerbelle with the exact same flaw and have seen several others as well.  I wonder if it was a factory error that occurred in some of them during production.  I have never known her to be classified as a nirvana pony.  Not positive on current value (possibly US $40-$50 or higher?) but from my experience she tends to sell higher if she still has unfaded pink hair.  Hope this helps!     
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2021, 10:59:46 PM »
I have a Flowerbelle with the exact same flaw and have seen several others as well.  I wonder if it was a factory error that occurred in some of them during production.  I have never known her to be classified as a nirvana pony.  Not positive on current value (possibly US $40-$50 or higher?) but from my experience she tends to sell higher if she still has unfaded pink hair.  Hope this helps!     
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2021, 03:53:43 PM »
People are paying 65 for that...I think maybe I remember it...did it come with its brush.....I was thinking "okay if that thing goes to another buyer I'll use the fifty on Sunsplasher...." and then (you?) got it! Now I have Sunsplasher :)

Congratulations on your beautiful Flower Fantasy!  I already have Sweet Blossom, its a very hard set to complete. Kind of one of those that takes years, they are all rare and worth a lot. I feel its because Hasbro barely released them (I only ever saw Sweet Blossom for sale as a kid). But they would have been popular, especially with a RARE GREEN UNICORN (ha ha just kidding). And you don't really have to complete the set, they blend in with other TAF and Victorian (Perfume Puff) types very nicely. Because of the henna tattoos they look good on display with the Princess Brush 'n Grows.
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2021, 05:13:52 PM »
No, I had her from when I was a kid. Found her in a tub of stuff.
If anyone is looking to buy her for 65 dollars I'll ship for free to certain locations!

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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2021, 05:38:35 AM »
the eye mark is just a scuff as you can see the different colored paint layers
the body mark is just a mark
because the hair is faded to white she can still sell for 45

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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2021, 01:52:24 PM »
She's really beautiful, and I think her marks make her unique!  :good: The eye mark may be a scruff, but it may be a factory error, for all I know. I'm not an expert at this kind of thing, but she's lovely!
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2021, 12:19:05 PM »
the g1 section on mlp merch have a lot of errors I'm afraid, such as listing ponies that does not even exist for example. So I recomend to use that only as a checklist, and not as a source of info on ponies, their origin, distribution or set compilations.
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Re: Price check on factory error Flowerbelle?
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2021, 06:13:42 PM »
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