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Thankfully the Ice Crystal looks like he used to be another boy, but for the other one, I think he actually was a Fireball. It is kind of understood that you don't use a rare pony like a Mountain Boy as a bait, sort of an unwritten rule. It makes me personally really upset to see that one has been used (if that is indeed the case). So many collectors would have loved him just as he was. Obviously none of us could stop someone from doing what they want with their ponies even if we wanted to, but I dunno. This sort of thing just makes me really sad...I admit that I don't really like seeing any G1 boy used as bait, but I'd rather see a Big Brother than a Mountain Boy.
I ... cringe at those posts. ALWAYS. Mountain Boys are pretty dang rare, so they must have gotten them from a car boot sale or something, for them to be cheap enough to be worth baiting. But still! It's like people who wreck vintage toys for Etsy sales or art - you might have gotten more money for the thing as it originally was, and you're just going to have collectors face-palming at it, to boot.
Oh man. Instances like this are so hard. On one hand, I hate seeing ANY G1 customized, but especially as rare and expensive a pony as a mountain boy? Big big no-no. WHY don't people research the value of ponies before they strip off their symbols and yank out their hair? Really, how long does it take to type in the pony's name on ebay and see what kind of prices they go for? She obviously knew the ponies' names... I'm reminded of a recent auction with a completely ruined Mimic in it...same issue. On the other hand, those customs are pretty. The paintwork is really nicely done, and the hair blends are nice. The artist obviously put a lot of care into the creation of those two customs. If I were their creator, I'd be heartbroken to know that the two ponies I worked hard on were bought simply to have my work destroyed so they could be customized again-- back to their original state. I'd be so sad to know that they weren't actually loved or appreciated at all for the effort I put into them.The damage is already done. Those ponies will never be original again, and since they are well-done customs, I hope whoever buys them leaves them as they are and enjoys them that way. I wouldn't be able to feel good about having a custom like that in my collection. It'd make me sad to look at him. But hopefully someone will be able to appreciate them for what they are and not let the knowledge of what they were detract from that. And at the same time, I really REALLY hope more people will start putting more time into researching the ponies they're defacing so that issues like this don't come up...This whole situation makes me sad