Hello, just popping in to say hi! I see some familiar faces. 
You may see me around asking questions because I've dusted off my collection and am getting ready to sell a few ponies I've had in a dark cabinet for far too long, I think they have vitamin D deficiency at this point. 

Thank you all, I guess my timing is good. Anyone know what if any additional price I could ask for those still in their bags?  I think I'm probably just going to post an auction here, so I will likely just have a very reasonable minimum offer on them and let people bid to what they think is fair. I've been holding on to them long enough that I don't even remember what I paid for them in the first place. Is the sales board active enough for something like that? I would prefer to sell most of my collection to fellow Arena members if feasible but I'll move on to eBay if there's a lack of interest. While I'm ready to sell, I still want them to go to good homes where they will be cherished. I can't believe eBay + PayPal now take 15%! I suspect that alone might be inflating prices.

Can I still RSVP? scarlettkitty81 let me know the meet was happening. I haven't been posting frequently enough lately to have been aware I can bring some extra special ponies to sell.

I have a wingless FS Rainbow Dash and FS Ralestia.

I'm so excited, my new restoration project is here! I haven't had much time for pony-related stuff lately and I'm excited to do another challenging restoration. TAF Love Melody has a lot of potential! TAF ponies are my favorite line and I could never afford to buy every variant in display-ready condition. I was able to buy Argie TAF Love Melody for a very good price in unfortunate condition. She's a real fixer-upper.

The Good
- No haircuts! Rehairing can seriously devalue Nirvana ponies. I don't plan to sell her anytime soon, but it's an important thing to keep in mind.
- Her symbols are fantastic. Only two hearts have missing paint.

The Not So Good
- Extensive blue marker. Her forehead, butt, all 4 hooves, mouth, and eyelashes have marks. Also one orange mark next to her face symbol.
- Serious paint loss on both eyes will need to be touched up.
- Damage to plastic on one ear, one hoof, and one leg.
- Rusty tail washer needs to be replaced, insides derusted.

The Plan
- Full body scrub, tail removal, derusting treatment
- Off to the sunfadery for a few months (she will need a lot of time and rotating)
- Tail washer replacement and hair conditioning treatment.
- Will send her to have her eyes fixed by an expert (this is the one thing I'm not skilled enough to do myself)

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I have more pics but Photobucket's a joke if you're trying to access it on a cell phone and they aren't very high quality anyway I'll take some better ones to be the official "before" pictures.

Stacking ponies can cause wonky legs and dents, so don't stack beyond one row with another on top and plenty of padding in between!

ALL the babies No surprise though, I'm in love with G1 babies too.

Usually I prefer to rehair ponies with significant haircuts, or some other serious damage (mane rust happens!). This poor Sundance had tail rust and a buzz cut and she was dreadfully dingy. After months of sunfading and several deep cleanings, I gave her a special rehair, in her original color but much longer and thicker than normal:

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She's my "official" collection Sundance and she hangs out wearing cute matching outfits with Megan.