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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.
That's definitely not an Icey. The other might be fireball. Honestly, I think they are beautiful. Even though it makes me sad that a MB might have been customized, you have to consider their possible condition. Maybe he had a mohawk, no symbols, and some discoloration. In that case, I actually don't mind. Think about it like this:Restore: Possible FBR to cover flaws, repaint symbols, retouch eyes (if necessary), rehairCustom: Large symbol to cover body damage, retouch eyes (if necessary), rehair.In my mind, they are both equally customized at that point. If it were a badly-executed custom with lumpy paint, I would be disappointed. As it is, they are beautiful and the artist put a lot of time into them. So I'm going to assume that they were both very baity and then it doesn't bother me.
Quote from: hathorcat on February 16, 2012, 06:22:42 AMwe dont collect "for the sake of the community" and we dont hold ponies in trust for the sake of collectors as a whole....Maybe you don't feel that way... Some of us actually collect to preserve the things we like, which kind of implies thinking about the larger collecting community, not just because we want it.If that's not your reason for buying ponies, fine, I'm not going to judge or tell you what to do, but not everyone has the same attitude about collecting.
we dont collect "for the sake of the community" and we dont hold ponies in trust for the sake of collectors as a whole....
The fact that the seller's name contains "Sundance" does not sit right with me. I know there's the Sundance Film Festival. . .but that would be a big coincidence, especially considering they're selling another pony (rehaired) and knew how to customize.While I live by the "its your pony, do what you want with it" rules, that just went way too far. Its only thing to customize truly baity common or even uncommon G1s, but rare ones? Uncustomized Ice Crystal and Fireball are up on eBay right now, $180 and $140 last I looked. The customizer knew their names, so obviously they could have very easily found out their worth. Heck I'm guessing they knew it since they made a point to mention their names. But still they destroyed rare, valuable collectibles. They could have restored the two if they need it or sold them how they were! I bet they'd have been able to afford at least a few truly baity non-rare G1 boys to customize.And this is coming from someone who opened a G1 (she was only in a bag, not in a box or on a card, but still I got heat for it).
You guys do know that Ice Crystal one wasn't originally an Icy, right? It's the wrong pose to be him. The Fireball one on the other hand... could have been a real Fireball ETA: The 'Ice Crystal' isn't even in either of Salty's possible poses, so that one must really have been a baity boy, possibly Barnicle, since I don't know if 4-Speed can quite match that color.