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I picked up my first Nirvana, Argie North Star, today from my local post office!   :biggrin:

Overall, she looks to be in nice shape other than some missing hair plugs in her mane, a bit of wear to one eye, and what I think is mostly just surface dirt (she looks a bit dirty/dingy).  Does anyone have any cleaning/care suggestions?  (I don't know if Argie's need special care with eyes, symbols, etc.)  In looking at her mane and tail, I noticed that mine has yellow instead of white in her mane and tail.  Could she be rehaired or is this a different version from the white?  I'd greatly appreciate any information about her from some of the Argie experts!

I haven't taken any photos of her yet, but here is a link to the auction so that you can see her in the seller's pictures:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251497492554?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2014, 08:05:34 AM »
I am not an expert...but she look legit to me ^.^......doesn't look rehaired....nice mine has very white hair...and she looks darker yellow then mine...mine is more see through....must be a different version :satisfied:

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2014, 09:25:00 AM »
Thanks for the input, wizzer218! 

I decided to give her a light cleaning with a magic eraser, gentle soap and water, and some conditioner for her hair.  I got most of the surface dirt easily enough, but it still feels like there might be some in-ground dirt here and there that might warrant a bit more intensive effort.  Her head is slightly loose, but not totally unglued...I'm on the fence as to whether or not I should pop her head and clean her out on the inside.  I usually only remove heads when I know for a fact there is tail rust/internal rust that I need to deal with.

Here are some more pictures of her so you can see the yellow:




 

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2014, 06:22:46 AM »
Is her head loose? I think all Argies have loose heads so there would be no need to worry about popping her head off and breaking the neck seal ;)

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2014, 08:03:13 AM »
Oooooo from the pics she seems legit to me! Just the color/shine and how it falls seems original. Never seen her with yellow! How cool!
And yes several argies have no neck glue so popping it off shouldnt hurt her value :)
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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2014, 03:31:52 PM »
Thank you so much for the input, pinkkittywinks and relcelestia!   

I gathered my courage and removed her head.  It was a bit of a challenge because the bottom portion seemed to be glued fairly well and I was VERY afraid that I'd damage her neck plug and/or the plastic around her head.  She was very clean inside and didn't appear to have rust or gunk of any sort, so that was good news.   :)

I tried to take some photos of the inside of her head and the washer for her tail.  I'm not sure if you can see well-enough to tell anything.  (My cell phone camera and I aren't great at taking pictures.)

Inside her head:



The weird looking washer and knotting inside her tail:

Can someone tell me more about her weird looking washer for her tail?  Is that a normal Argie thing or was it replaced at some point?  Any additional information on this girl would be greatly appreciated!   :)



 

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2014, 04:59:09 PM »
yes looks normal......looks real!

and this----->


Oooooo from the pics she seems legit to me! Just the color/shine and how it falls seems original. Never seen her with yellow! How cool!
And yes several argies have no neck glue so popping it off shouldnt hurt her value :)

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2014, 09:09:14 AM »
Wow! What a fantastic find :) She is lovely.
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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2014, 09:15:32 AM »
wow wow she is wonderful!! congrats!!!! ;) ;)
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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2014, 09:32:59 AM »
Oooohhh you lucky ducky!!!!
 Don't search for a rehair because she's not!! She's a variant! And she's pretty hard to find )this is the second time I see one of these), I have a friend who has the same one since her childhood so you can imagine!
You are really lucky I'm so jeaolous! I've been looking for this girl for a loong time and I've never been able to find one.
There's also a moonstone hair variant with red, blue and white which is more hard to find than this one.
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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2014, 10:27:10 AM »
Thank you for posting Marian :)

These Argies are really crazy!!

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Re: Calling Argie Experts: Questions about my Argentina North Star
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2014, 05:22:39 PM »
Thank you, Marian, for the information that you shared and to everyone else who posted.   :)

It's so fun and exciting to learn about Argies and the other Nirvanas out there.  I have so much to learn!   :lol:

 

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