"Mark" your pony??

[zzzova]

I was reading about a girl that was going to give new hair to her ponys and several said that you should "mark" the pony if you do.
Well how should I mark it?

Thanks for the answers 

(i didn't find the one i was reading so i hope its okey that i made a new one ^^ )

[salemsparkler]

mark it with "re-hair" under one hoof for example.

xx

[maycrestmom]

yeah, I put DF on a hoof for manky SoSoft ponies I deflock... just a good thing as these toys can be around hundreds of years

[Sakuyamon]

I'd rather put a note on a string around its neck to avoid ruining the pony.

[StrawberryFair]

Well, it would take one heck of a skilled hand for someone to be able to cut new hair to look like a factory cut. You can always tell when a pony has been rehaired, both from this and from the new quality of the hair. Old hair is very differently textured simply due to 30 years of weathering.

If it was a custom she was referring to, many customizers (such as myself) add a symbol or initials on a bottom hoof as a "signature" of sorts.

[Firebyrd]

I'd rather put a note on a string around its neck to avoid ruining the pony.

Yes, and what happens if someone removes the note and then sells the pony again?  You don't know where these ponies are going to end up in the future or in whose hands.  I think it's simple politeness to mark a restore as such to help protect future buyers from people passing them off as original when they're not, because it /does/ affect their value.

[pop-girl]

I'd rather put a note on a string around its neck to avoid ruining the pony.

Yes, and what happens if someone removes the note and then sells the pony again?  You don't know where these ponies are going to end up in the future or in whose hands.  I think it's simple politeness to mark a restore as such to help protect future buyers from people passing them off as original when they're not, because it /does/ affect their value.

And unfortunately it has happened time and time again.

[naylastar]

Well, it would take one heck of a skilled hand for someone to be able to cut new hair to look like a factory cut. You can always tell when a pony has been rehaired, both from this and from the new quality of the hair. Old hair is very differently textured simply due to 30 years of weathering.

If it was a custom she was referring to, many customizers (such as myself) add a symbol or initials on a bottom hoof as a "signature" of sorts.

Ditto, I sign every custom I make under her hooves.

[Sakuyamon]

I'd rather put a note on a string around its neck to avoid ruining the pony.

Yes, and what happens if someone removes the note and then sells the pony again?  You don't know where these ponies are going to end up in the future or in whose hands.  I think it's simple politeness to mark a restore as such to help protect future buyers from people passing them off as original when they're not, because it /does/ affect their value.

Actually, the way I do  rehairs are easy to separate. I never glue the hair! So if somepony who dont know if its a rehair and want to know, its just to pull the hair. Quite a fail safe test which dont injure the pony itself. I also dont glue the head back on if I can avoid it and I like to make the hair longer than the original hair.

In any case I am not selling the few rehairs I have done, atleast not anytime soon.

[tehrin]

I've been writing on the bottom of mine with a fine point sharpie, detailing what I've done with it. Like if I've done a partial rehair, what parts were rehaired and how much.

[Firebyrd]

I'd rather put a note on a string around its neck to avoid ruining the pony.

Yes, and what happens if someone removes the note and then sells the pony again?  You don't know where these ponies are going to end up in the future or in whose hands.  I think it's simple politeness to mark a restore as such to help protect future buyers from people passing them off as original when they're not, because it /does/ affect their value.

Actually, the way I do  rehairs are easy to separate. I never glue the hair! So if somepony who dont know if its a rehair and want to know, its just to pull the hair. Quite a fail safe test which dont injure the pony itself. I also dont glue the head back on if I can avoid it and I like to make the hair longer than the original hair.

In any case I am not selling the few rehairs I have done, atleast not anytime soon.

But someone who isn't a knowledgeable collector isn't going to know from those things.  There was just a thread on this in the Corral, where someone had bought what they thought was a very nice Baby Lemondrop but it was a rehair.  Marking a pony on the bottom of the hoof in the case of restoration isn't a bad thing /because they've already lost much of their value/.  No one can see it on the bottom of the hoof when it's on display and it saves people from unscrupulous or unknowledgeable sellers. 

[Dyzarktarzk]

I've seen  a lot of customs signed (my only custom is still needing a signature... but I think it'll be sooner to go to my artists city to ask for it ).

With rehairs, paint retouches, I've seen written what was made on one hoof, and in one case (I think it was a total rehair) was carved.

Sakuyamon, I think it's a good idea to put a note on the pony, but as others have said, if you sell/trade/lost/etc. the pony, it can fall into someone who doesn't know/nor does care what's happened to the pony.

It's not bad if you keep them always, but while saying goodbye to them, some problems can occur.

And unfortunately, not all open their ponies to check the inside condition (me included), so checking the head is not always an option.  Even with loose heads, it scares me to behad a pony o.o
And a small note or mark isn't visible and does not bother =)

[ZennaBug]

I think if you rehair a pony, you should just put a small "RH" on the bottom of one hoof.  Any collector should know what that means 

[Pythia]

I'd rather put a note on a string around its neck to avoid ruining the pony.

Yes, and what happens if someone removes the note and then sells the pony again?  You don't know where these ponies are going to end up in the future or in whose hands.  I think it's simple politeness to mark a restore as such to help protect future buyers from people passing them off as original when they're not, because it /does/ affect their value.

Actually, the way I do  rehairs are easy to separate. I never glue the hair! So if somepony who dont know if its a rehair and want to know, its just to pull the hair. Quite a fail safe test which dont injure the pony itself. I also dont glue the head back on if I can avoid it and I like to make the hair longer than the original hair.

In any case I am not selling the few rehairs I have done, atleast not anytime soon.

So...the hair would just pull out? =/

To be honest, if I got a pony and brushed it's hair and it all just...popped out, I'd be pretty disappointed.

[pinkkittywinks]

usually the hair will hold in place, and can be lightly styled, but if you brushed it hard or washed it it would come out.

love pkw xxx