Defect dj pon-3

[Nein]

she's missing the bridge to her glasses, would anyone keep her MIB with this defect or would it be safe to take her out and paint it on?

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[okiegurl1981]

Personally, I'd keep her MIB.   

[Starly]

Probably not gonna be worth anything special

[Salli]

I don't know, some people seem to go nuts over factory error ponies 

Wait for more people to respond before you decide.

[Bucky]

Be like me and keep it MIB :]

[TickledPink]

Probably not gonna be worth anything special

Not neccesarily. There are people like me who adore factory errors and will pay a bit extra to acquire them :3

You need to keep the pony MIB though. It's the ONLY proof you have of it being a legit factory error, and not someone trying to be dishonest.

[hathorcat]

Weird!

As others have said it kind of depends if you will sell her in the future - if you wish to sell her as, ImmortalPanda says, the only way to prove someone simply hasnt removed it with acetone is to keep her in her box - if you will be keeping her in your collection for as long as you can see then you should remove her if you prefer a loose one on display

The sheer number of these toys available and sold and now with collectors/children, is sufficient that I dont think she is going to be a hard to find or rare character in the future so while it may add a little on to her value, I agree that its not significantly amounts of money.

[KtKat]

If she were a single or two-pack pony I'd say keep it for the novelty/possible value.  But the collector set is expensive- unless you have enough money to buy another box for your own enjoyment, I'd say take her out and do what you please if that's what you plan to do.  I imagine a big sealed box like that would be hard to sell anyway.

[Wilford B Wolf]

i have a love of factory defect but as stated..once its out of the box its no longer a defect..once opened its a casualty of to much play....hotwheels are a prime example of some WEIRD defects and what they can do to value as well as collectability.....error stuff is always cool..but no box=no proof

[khyron]

Maybe you could trade her for a non-defective set?  If it is of interest to other collectors they would probably pay for shipping both sides of the trade.

[Nein]

well, she is still in the box unopened. Since i normally debox, I slid it under my dresser so I wouldn't be tempted to open it. I would rather have one I wouldn't feel bad about opening.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Yep, keep her MIB if you want her to be regarded as a factory error.  Otherwise, 3 years from now people will just think you used acetone on her.