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Title: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 16, 2020, 09:46:17 AM
Hey guys, I just got a very INTERESTING (strange) G1 shirt off Taobao . . . you guys have to see this thing . . . :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMUxFdAaLJk

Featuring Surprise and . . . treacle?  (Show time!)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: banditpony on July 16, 2020, 11:09:17 AM
In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: dragonfly on July 16, 2020, 11:32:38 AM
Taobao is something else! There is always a surprise   :shocked: I've bought a few things on there, but it's kind of hard to buy using an agent from the US, plus their fees are a bit high.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 16, 2020, 01:16:33 PM
In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

There's another reason I think they might be legit, actually!  TSMLXLT is a brand name with their own chain of stores and I found an article in Chinese talking about how they would be collaborating with Hasbro (https://heckyeahponyscans.tumblr.com/post/619319629161136128).  The article also mentioned Wanaccessory's Hasbro collaboration, which is definitely legit, so I am thinking the TSMLXLT one likely is too.

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Here's the Google Translate version of part of the article.  Er . . . you tried, Google Translate, you tried.


 As one of Hasbro’s most popular women’s brands, Pony Pony combines the “girl heart” and “ fashion sense”, especially the retro image of Pony Pony, which has been favored by young women with today’s aesthetic trend. A series of cross-border derivative products have been launched continuously, capturing the “girl hearts” of batches of fashionable people.

  The local tide brand TSMLXLT has developed a group of fantasy girls’ adult women’s clothing based on the retro image of Pony Pony in the 1980s. These “salt and sweet” autumn wears let you quickly become a sweet and cool girl.


  Fairies in the “horse ring” should all know that TSMLXLT has created a Pony-themed marketing campaign this summer. Fairies who have been to the site have been crazy to call: What are you waiting for, buy it! The eye-catching theme window layout is simply Punching Holy Land, I heard that punching photos burst your circle of friends?
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on July 16, 2020, 02:13:28 PM
In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

There's another reason I think they might be legit, actually!  TSMLXLT is a brand name with their own chain of stores and I found an article in Chinese talking about how they would be collaborating with Hasbro (https://heckyeahponyscans.tumblr.com/post/619319629161136128).  The article also mentioned Wanaccessory's Hasbro collaboration, which is definitely legit, so I am thinking the TSMLXLT one likely is too.

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Here's the Google Translate version of part of the article.  Er . . . you tried, Google Translate, you tried.


 As one of Hasbro’s most popular women’s brands, Pony Pony combines the “girl heart” and “ fashion sense”, especially the retro image of Pony Pony, which has been favored by young women with today’s aesthetic trend. A series of cross-border derivative products have been launched continuously, capturing the “girl hearts” of batches of fashionable people.

  The local tide brand TSMLXLT has developed a group of fantasy girls’ adult women’s clothing based on the retro image of Pony Pony in the 1980s. These “salt and sweet” autumn wears let you quickly become a sweet and cool girl.


  Fairies in the “horse ring” should all know that TSMLXLT has created a Pony-themed marketing campaign this summer. Fairies who have been to the site have been crazy to call: What are you waiting for, buy it! The eye-catching theme window layout is simply Punching Holy Land, I heard that punching photos burst your circle of friends?


 :haha:
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: dragonfly on July 16, 2020, 02:23:18 PM
well, a lot of the things sold on Taobao and Ali are grey market items. It's a marketplace of sellers, and sellers may or may not be authorized resellers of products or brands. There certainly are a lot of counterfeits out there running around - if they don't advertise the name brand, or have a mis-spelled variant of the name brand, it's a clue.

You get the fakies that are clearly fake and inspired by the real thing, but they don't pretend to be the real deal in the first place. But then you can run into branded items that are either counterfeit or gray market that have some variation of the official, copyrighted / TM logo and brand name on them.

Sometimes sellers will pick up discarded seconds of legit items, sometimes they'll manufacture replicas using genuine patterns / materials or pilfered accouterments, some are made from the same factories or production lines as their "genuine" counterparts, sometimes they're the real deal either legitimately acquired or not-so-legitimately acquired. Unless the seller admits straight up it's a replica (which some do) or something is so badly done there's no mistaking it, you can't always be sure. The fun stuff are the franken-items which are a combination of authentic and counterfeit parts puzzled together.

Sadly, there are a lot of independent artists in the pony community and for other things whose work is stolen from DA or Art Station and emblazoned without authorization on clothes and products and sold on these sites. Takedowns and infringement claims are not easy to manage even for the big brands, so independent artists have a much greater challenge to protect their work.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 16, 2020, 04:20:23 PM
Yeah, tons of Moschino fakes on Taobao!  And artwork stole from fans.  But I do think the TSMLXLT products are legitimate.  The Surprise shirt stands out because it's so odd, but most of their stuff nails it.

One of the specific reasons I think they're legit is they also have licensed Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, NERF, and Lost Kitties shirts (all Hasbro properties) and I can't see a bootlegger organically choosing all those brands, you know what I mean?  Like making a bootleg NERF gun, sure, but not an expensive hoodie.  And the odds of a bootlegger stumbling across the "Lost Kitties" properties seems astronomical to me.  (Probably some bootlegger has before . . . but have they done it while also making NERF shirts?)  Definitely seems like the product of a deal with Hasbro.

But enough chitchat, let's look at another shirt!  Unfortunately this one isn't on Taobao (yet?) or I would have ordered it in an instant.

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Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on July 16, 2020, 06:03:01 PM
Yeah, tons of Moschino fakes on Taobao!  And artwork stole from fans.  But I do think the TSMLXLT products are legitimate.  The Surprise shirt stands out because it's so odd, but most of their stuff nails it.

One of the specific reasons I think they're legit is they also have licensed Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, NERF, and Lost Kitties shirts (all Hasbro properties) and I can't see a bootlegger organically choosing all those brands, you know what I mean?  Like making a bootleg NERF gun, sure, but not an expensive hoodie.  And the odds of a bootlegger stumbling across the "Lost Kitties" properties seems astronomical to me.  (Probably some bootlegger has before . . . but have they done it while also making NERF shirts?)  Definitely seems like the product of a deal with Hasbro.

But enough chitchat, let's look at another shirt!  Unfortunately this one isn't on Taobao (yet?) or I would have ordered it in an instant.

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I want this for the sheer comedic value
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 16, 2020, 06:06:07 PM
I'm laughing my head off at "Alicorn tosser"
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Fizzy Scrumptious on July 16, 2020, 06:10:01 PM
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ANNIHILATOR. wow. I actually love this.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 16, 2020, 06:26:22 PM
I'm laughing my head off at "Alicorn tosser"

I guess Glory is not a royalist.  BTW the text for the tail is "swishy swasher."  :P
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 16, 2020, 06:45:11 PM
I'm laughing my head off at "Alicorn tosser"

I guess Glory is not a royalist.  BTW the text for the tail is "swishy swasher."  :P
Tossing alicorns doesn't necessarily mean "not a royalist" :P
After all, Shining Armor was hardly overthrowing Cadance when he tossed her at the Crystal Heart.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 16, 2020, 06:55:57 PM
Oh, so like part of an exercise routine! :P
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 16, 2020, 06:56:39 PM
Or an Olympic sport!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Ponyfan on July 16, 2020, 07:11:14 PM
In regards to the tag, it doesn't have registered trademark symbols... So that's a bit of a red flag.

My tag that is similar also says My Little Pony brand. (brand in small letters under MLP). But it's a Japanese product, I'm not sure that matters.

I hate tags that look like the real thing. <_<

There's another reason I think they might be legit, actually!  TSMLXLT is a brand name with their own chain of stores and I found an article in Chinese talking about how they would be collaborating with Hasbro (https://heckyeahponyscans.tumblr.com/post/619319629161136128).  The article also mentioned Wanaccessory's Hasbro collaboration, which is definitely legit, so I am thinking the TSMLXLT one likely is too.

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Here's the Google Translate version of part of the article.  Er . . . you tried, Google Translate, you tried.


 As one of Hasbro’s most popular women’s brands, Pony Pony combines the “girl heart” and “ fashion sense”, especially the retro image of Pony Pony, which has been favored by young women with today’s aesthetic trend. A series of cross-border derivative products have been launched continuously, capturing the “girl hearts” of batches of fashionable people.

  The local tide brand TSMLXLT has developed a group of fantasy girls’ adult women’s clothing based on the retro image of Pony Pony in the 1980s. These “salt and sweet” autumn wears let you quickly become a sweet and cool girl.


  Fairies in the “horse ring” should all know that TSMLXLT has created a Pony-themed marketing campaign this summer. Fairies who have been to the site have been crazy to call: What are you waiting for, buy it! The eye-catching theme window layout is simply Punching Holy Land, I heard that punching photos burst your circle of friends?

:rofl:

Yeah, tons of Moschino fakes on Taobao!  And artwork stole from fans.  But I do think the TSMLXLT products are legitimate.  The Surprise shirt stands out because it's so odd, but most of their stuff nails it.

One of the specific reasons I think they're legit is they also have licensed Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, NERF, and Lost Kitties shirts (all Hasbro properties) and I can't see a bootlegger organically choosing all those brands, you know what I mean?  Like making a bootleg NERF gun, sure, but not an expensive hoodie.  And the odds of a bootlegger stumbling across the "Lost Kitties" properties seems astronomical to me.  (Probably some bootlegger has before . . . but have they done it while also making NERF shirts?)  Definitely seems like the product of a deal with Hasbro.

But enough chitchat, let's look at another shirt!  Unfortunately this one isn't on Taobao (yet?) or I would have ordered it in an instant.

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This shirt is funny  :lol: I can't decide if my favorite part is the alicorn tosser or the annihilator.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 20, 2020, 05:45:19 PM
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No disrespect intended towards Talk A Lot (or "purple Sweet Talkin' pony") but it blows my mind that she made it onto a shirt.  ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on July 20, 2020, 08:32:42 PM
For all the sweet and cool autumn girls.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 20, 2020, 09:47:35 PM
...now I'm wondering how much she tends to cost these days.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Shaz on July 21, 2020, 01:11:30 AM
Sweet Talkin' pony on a shirt yessss  :lovey:
She was in the retro colouring book too!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Esbayne on July 21, 2020, 07:00:01 AM
Lol, this is all hilarious! Love the bad translation, and that gold shirt, omg!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: banditpony on July 21, 2020, 05:42:49 PM
Here is a ton of TSMLXLT x MLP products.
https://detail.youzan.com/show/goods/newest?alias=272uqfrjq6rcf

There's also mr potato head, monopoly and transformers there.. (even Sailor Moon, lol).

I think that store is mobile only u_u; sniff sniff. I want all those cute things..
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 27, 2020, 07:55:28 AM
I just love that there's official, adult Mr. Potato Head merch.  I guess someone will wear it!

So I've already posted a lot of stuff about Wanaccessory's MLP line, but I wanted to show off this cute Bangles (I think it's So-Soft Bangles but it could also be Buttons) thing.  Snap-on accessory?  Not sure what to call it!

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They're meant to snap onto various Wanaccessory items, but I'm going to use it to decorate my pony shelves.  :)  I don't have it in hand yet but I'm guessing it's 3.5" to 4" long?

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So that's gotta be the Rainbow of Darkness that Firefly's carrying, right?  The Rainbow of Light is in a cute little locket.  Look how happy that pony is, flying that evil thing to Mount Doom or wherever. :P
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 27, 2020, 11:12:24 AM
Yeah, it's hard to tell if that's Bangles or Buttons. The streak in her mane being red makes me think Buttons, but the eyes look more purple than blue
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 27, 2020, 11:22:29 AM
What makes me think it's Bangles is when they drew the other Costume Wear outfits, three of the model ponies are Angel, Crumpet, and Hippity Hop.  So I think the other two are likely Taffy and Bangles, but it is a bit hard to say when you can't see their symbols.

Great point about the eyes, I didn't think of that!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Sunset on July 27, 2020, 04:59:04 PM
I just love that there's official, adult Mr. Potato Head merch.  I guess someone will wear it!

So I've already posted a lot of stuff about Wanaccessory's MLP line, but I wanted to show off this cute Bangles (I think it's So-Soft Bangles but it could also be Buttons) thing.  Snap-on accessory?  Not sure what to call it!

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They're meant to snap onto various Wanaccessory items, but I'm going to use it to decorate my pony shelves.  :)  I don't have it in hand yet but I'm guessing it's 3.5" to 4" long?

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So that's gotta be the Rainbow of Darkness that Firefly's carrying, right?  The Rainbow of Light is in a cute little locket.  Look how happy that pony is, flying that evil thing to Mount Doom or wherever. :P


These are all super cute!  Also love the t-shirts previously posted.  And nothing says 80’s like a pony with a rotary phone on her rump!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 27, 2020, 05:12:14 PM
Because I'm weak, I went back and ordered the Firefly and Sand Digger snap-ons today too.  :P  I also got a whole load of new My Little Lonies (the fakie Lego ponies) which I can't wait to show you guys!  Just need to take pictures!

In the meantime have a picture of some of my previous Lonies.

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IIRC the castle is ripped from a Disney Princess Lego set or something like that.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 27, 2020, 07:53:23 PM
how cute!!!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Galactica on July 28, 2020, 09:26:37 AM
I just love that there's official, adult Mr. Potato Head merch.  I guess someone will wear it!

So I've already posted a lot of stuff about Wanaccessory's MLP line, but I wanted to show off this cute Bangles (I think it's So-Soft Bangles but it could also be Buttons) thing.  Snap-on accessory?  Not sure what to call it!

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Oh wow I love these- especially THIS one!

I was looking at the full products and boy are they pricey!  But apparently they are licensed and the products were shown with Hasbro China- so they are legit! Pretty rare for Taobao...

I hope Hasbro USA re-uses some of that art...
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 28, 2020, 04:34:28 PM
Yeah, the Wanaccessory stuff is definitely licensed, some employees of Hasbro China were at their initial showing of their MLP line, which looked WILD.  Highly customized G4 ponies, giant G1 retro cut-outs . . . But it does mean it's pricey . . . The snap-ons are the cheapest thing I could find, I think they're the equivalent of . . .  $12 USD each?

Okay, but I did break down and buy this:

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It cost so much.  But I already have the Twinkle Eye pony one and I love it and . . . it's like, will they ever make something like this in the US?  I don't know.  So I went for it.

Um, just going to post a pic of the Twinkle Eye one again because I love it so much.  This is my absolute favorite piece of G1 backcard art, from the front of the TE backcard:

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Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Taffeta on July 28, 2020, 05:13:11 PM
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No disrespect intended towards Talk A Lot (or "purple Sweet Talkin' pony") but it blows my mind that she made it onto a shirt.  ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!

She's in the retro pony adult colouring book too :)

I've always assumed that was Bangles, since such time when I knew who Bangles was. xD
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Arkseil on July 28, 2020, 05:48:51 PM
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So that's gotta be the Rainbow of Darkness that Firefly's carrying, right?  The Rainbow of Light is in a cute little locket.  Look how happy that pony is, flying that evil thing to Mount Doom or wherever. :P


Oh my gosh I LOVE these. I tried going to this website and it asked for verification information before I could even look for items, is that normal?
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 28, 2020, 07:07:36 PM
It didn't used to be the case but yes, they implemented it a year or two ago, I want to say?  Maybe longer?  I used a translation app on my phone and navigated through the registration process.  It was pretty unremarkable.  They do ask for your phone number so they can send you a verification number to login.

I use Basetao (an importer) to do the actual shipping because most sellers won't send directly to the US.  But Wanaccessory might be an exception, not sure.  I just have Basetao ship all my stuff anyway, since I'm familiar with it.

I keep meaning to make a "how to use Taobao and Basetao" tutorial . . .
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 31, 2020, 05:30:10 PM
I got a new fakie off Taobao!  She's about 9" tall, quite large.

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Size comparison with regular Sapphire Joy and FS pink Celestia:

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So this pony is based on Applejack but also she has a bunch of extra cutie marks??  ALSO.  She has a sound function.  And oh boy, is it a doozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbl16mwrDU

Clickbait title:  "Pony's sound function button gets pressed and you won't BELIEVE what happens next!"

(Sound test begins at 2:00 if you want to jump ahead. ;) )

Edit: Oops, I said Sapphire Joy but I meant Sunset Shimmer.  Sapphire Joy is in the video, though. ;)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 31, 2020, 06:06:58 PM
I'm tempted to get her XD
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Delphian on July 31, 2020, 06:34:12 PM
I got a new fakie off Taobao!  She's about 9" tall, quite large.

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Size comparison with regular Sapphire Joy and FS pink Celestia:

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So this pony is based on Applejack but also she has a bunch of extra cutie marks??  ALSO.  She has a sound function.  And oh boy, is it a doozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbl16mwrDU

Clickbait title:  "Pony's sound function button gets pressed and you won't BELIEVE what happens next!"

(Sound test begins at 2:00 if you want to jump ahead. ;) )

The light up butt.  :haha: I'm dying.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: rybett on July 31, 2020, 08:16:09 PM
OMG!!!  If someone does a bulk order of those I NEED one!!!!!!  Hilarious!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: DreamvalleyMLP on August 01, 2020, 01:09:37 AM
I got a new fakie off Taobao!  She's about 9" tall, quite large.

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Size comparison with regular Sapphire Joy and FS pink Celestia:

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So this pony is based on Applejack but also she has a bunch of extra cutie marks??  ALSO.  She has a sound function.  And oh boy, is it a doozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbl16mwrDU

Clickbait title:  "Pony's sound function button gets pressed and you won't BELIEVE what happens next!"

(Sound test begins at 2:00 if you want to jump ahead. ;) )

Edit: Oops, I said Sapphire Joy but I meant Sunset Shimmer.  Sapphire Joy is in the video, though. ;)

AWESOME!! I spoiled the light up butt for myself by reading the rest of the comments before watching the video, but the sound effect was a hilarious surprise! Certainly a step up from "I would love it if you brush my hair"  :lol:

It's definitely one of the coolest fakies, great find!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Galactica on August 03, 2020, 03:44:59 PM
Yeah, the Wanaccessory stuff is definitely licensed, some employees of Hasbro China were at their initial showing of their MLP line, which looked WILD.  Highly customized G4 ponies, giant G1 retro cut-outs . . . But it does mean it's pricey . . . The snap-ons are the cheapest thing I could find, I think they're the equivalent of . . .  $12 USD each?

Okay, but I did break down and buy this:

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It cost so much.  But I already have the Twinkle Eye pony one and I love it and . . . it's like, will they ever make something like this in the US?  I don't know.  So I went for it.

Um, just going to post a pic of the Twinkle Eye one again because I love it so much.  This is my absolute favorite piece of G1 backcard art, from the front of the TE backcard:

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I was eyeing that for a LOOOOOONG TIME -  the art on it is SO CUTE!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on August 04, 2020, 06:29:41 PM
It is sooo beautiful!  Here's another pic of the TE one, on one of my pony shelves:

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The picture doesn't really do it justice, it's more vibrant (more in line with the pic on the blue background), but you can compare Starshine for scale, which is nice.

I thought about offering to buy them for other people, but when I sat down to figure the expenses, they turned out like this:

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Whoooo, that's pretty expensive!

If anyone is interested then let me know, but I would require a non-refundable deposit of $100, to weed out flaky people.  (I don't want someone suddenly changing their mind after I've spend $200 of my money to order one and get it shipped to me, lol.)  The $9 is just a guess, it might cost more or less $$ to ship from me to someone else . . . Obviously way more if they don't live in the US.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: banditpony on August 04, 2020, 07:19:57 PM
It is sooo beautiful!  Here's another pic of the TE one, on one of my pony shelves:

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The picture doesn't really do it justice, it's more vibrant (more in line with the pic on the blue background), but you can compare Starshine for scale, which is nice.

I thought about offering to buy them for other people, but when I sat down to figure the expenses, they turned out like this:

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Whoooo, that's pretty expensive!

If anyone is interested then let me know, but I would require a non-refundable deposit of $100, to weed out flaky people.  (I don't want someone suddenly changing their mind after I've spend $200 of my money to order one and get it shipped to me, lol.)  The $9 is just a guess, it might cost more or less $$ to ship from me to someone else . . . Obviously way more if they don't live in the US.

You should have people pay the full cost of the item in full up front, not a portion of it.

Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on August 04, 2020, 08:35:51 PM
You're probably right . . . It would suck if someone backed out and then I was stuck with something I didn't have a buyer for.  (Not sure if anyone is interested anyway though, ha ha.)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Wildshadow on August 06, 2020, 11:55:14 AM
NOOOO!! I WANT THAT SURPRISE SHIRT!  :whoa:

I didn't know what Treacle was and looked it up and I hate how I forget what site I saw that had Surprise's other known names in other countries and I could have sworn one of them looked like Molasses and maybe that's why it has Treacle?  :what: :wonder:
I'm pulling at weird memory strings because that's what has me wanting to call her 'Melissa" in some of my stupid head stories for several years  :blush:

Um, anyway...

Now I want some of those snap on things and NEW LONIES?!? CAN I THROW MONEY AT YOU FOR HELP GETTING THEM?!?!  :cry:  :wail: ;)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: gemini_pony on August 06, 2020, 04:51:21 PM
I got a new fakie off Taobao!  She's about 9" tall, quite large.

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Size comparison with regular Sapphire Joy and FS pink Celestia:

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So this pony is based on Applejack but also she has a bunch of extra cutie marks??  ALSO.  She has a sound function.  And oh boy, is it a doozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbl16mwrDU

Clickbait title:  "Pony's sound function button gets pressed and you won't BELIEVE what happens next!"

(Sound test begins at 2:00 if you want to jump ahead. ;) )

Edit: Oops, I said Sapphire Joy but I meant Sunset Shimmer.  Sapphire Joy is in the video, though. ;)

Oh I had a generic horse toy in 80s that play the same exact thing
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: fuzzysherbet on August 08, 2020, 02:59:35 AM
I got a new fakie off Taobao!  She's about 9" tall, quite large.

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Size comparison with regular Sapphire Joy and FS pink Celestia:

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So this pony is based on Applejack but also she has a bunch of extra cutie marks??  ALSO.  She has a sound function.  And oh boy, is it a doozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbl16mwrDU

Clickbait title:  "Pony's sound function button gets pressed and you won't BELIEVE what happens next!"

(Sound test begins at 2:00 if you want to jump ahead. ;) )

Edit: Oops, I said Sapphire Joy but I meant Sunset Shimmer.  Sapphire Joy is in the video, though. ;)
This has to be one of the best fakies I've ever seen, and it's solely because of disco butt william tell overture XD
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Shaiyeh on August 09, 2020, 12:14:10 PM
If you're in Scandinavia, I found the Stradivarius top! (there's a second one, too) :frolic:
https://www.zalando.se/stradivarius-little-pony-t-shirt-med-print-dark-grey-sth21d0p0-c11.html (https://www.zalando.se/stradivarius-little-pony-t-shirt-med-print-dark-grey-sth21d0p0-c11.html)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on August 09, 2020, 12:35:08 PM
Oh wow, I also love the Care Bears "positive vibes" shirt they have advertised at the bottom!

https://www.zalando.se/stradivarius-gluecksbaerchis-t-shirt-med-print-white-sth21d0p1-a11.html

So cute!!
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 09, 2020, 03:20:40 PM
Oh wow, I also love the Care Bears "positive vibes" shirt they have advertised at the bottom!

https://www.zalando.se/stradivarius-gluecksbaerchis-t-shirt-med-print-white-sth21d0p1-a11.html

So cute!!

:inlove:
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Carrehz on August 10, 2020, 07:19:04 AM
I got a new fakie off Taobao!  She's about 9" tall, quite large.

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Size comparison with regular Sapphire Joy and FS pink Celestia:

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So this pony is based on Applejack but also she has a bunch of extra cutie marks??  ALSO.  She has a sound function.  And oh boy, is it a doozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbl16mwrDU

Clickbait title:  "Pony's sound function button gets pressed and you won't BELIEVE what happens next!"

(Sound test begins at 2:00 if you want to jump ahead. ;) )

Edit: Oops, I said Sapphire Joy but I meant Sunset Shimmer.  Sapphire Joy is in the video, though. ;)

oh my GOD this is the best fakie ever :lmao: I dunno which I liked more, the disco butt or the music. lol
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on August 14, 2020, 01:05:42 AM
I just spotted this on a Russian sale site (https://prom.ua/p1128332678-poni-aksessuarami-kor.html) and I love it.

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Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 14, 2020, 09:09:13 AM
Nice colors, cute symbol and accessories. Not loving the mould.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on August 14, 2020, 02:58:59 PM
ooooo that one is CUTE
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on August 14, 2020, 03:33:03 PM
Guys, I forgot how great Russian fakies are.

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link (https://bigl.ua/p1162065821-poni-vida-aksessuaramizvuksvet?click_track_data=.eJwlzrsOgjAYQOF3-WcGKbVcNiK3CQsDRI0hUBpEtCUFYtH47mocT87yvWBUsl3YXPUteKZJ0IZsHWQawOr7WPed-A8bu5hYBkxyUYyDB03f3cCAWQ5cfLOQMg9oWzqhH-tlSJ2ddsNDRWzriHMaNUtiJmNDVwuHmu41ZnGGOGd-PlEkrjFVSVA8dRlkF10q0kbCn9NKPBj8IDPvpFq_kAm8EyIWPr8_zrk7Cw.4n6boVynNCkbVt525yh9yk5f5fI)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: NanoRuby on August 14, 2020, 10:39:41 PM
Wait, Cross Dress Party?! Haha, how did that happen? Guess someone got too reliant on Google Translate. Good for them for being (unintentionally) inclusive though?
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: CloudyGlow on August 15, 2020, 04:51:19 AM
Wait, Cross Dress Party?! Haha, how did that happen? Guess someone got too reliant on Google Translate. Good for them for being (unintentionally) inclusive though?
:lol:

How do I get an invite to this party?
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Taffeta on August 16, 2020, 10:13:40 AM
Guys, I forgot how great Russian fakies are.

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link (https://bigl.ua/p1162065821-poni-vida-aksessuaramizvuksvet?click_track_data=.eJwlzrsOgjAYQOF3-WcGKbVcNiK3CQsDRI0hUBpEtCUFYtH47mocT87yvWBUsl3YXPUteKZJ0IZsHWQawOr7WPed-A8bu5hYBkxyUYyDB03f3cCAWQ5cfLOQMg9oWzqhH-tlSJ2ddsNDRWzriHMaNUtiJmNDVwuHmu41ZnGGOGd-PlEkrjFVSVA8dRlkF10q0kbCn9NKPBj8IDPvpFq_kAm8EyIWPr8_zrk7Cw.4n6boVynNCkbVt525yh9yk5f5fI)

...Wait, that's a RUSSIAN fakie?

With that theme?
What now?

Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: LadyMoondancer on August 16, 2020, 01:01:25 PM
Even Russia's homophobic laws are no match for bootleggers, it seems!

(They were on Russian sales sites but I imagine they're probably for sale elsewhere too, since the packaging is in English . . . If anyone comes across the Cross Dress Party in a store, pleeeease let me know.  I have not seem them on Taobao so far and I want an invite to the party.)

These are on Aliexpress and I think they are going for an Animal Crossing vibe?  I'm pretty sure the real Cutie Mark Crew figures don't have noses.

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Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: maycrestmom on August 17, 2020, 07:22:32 PM
oh geez  that cross-dressing party fakie is the best  :lmao:

and thanks a million for the video of disco butt (I will never be able to listen to the william tell overture now without that lovely vision floating by...)
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Galactica on August 19, 2020, 10:02:49 AM
Oh those animal crossing pony/kids are cute-

I think I need a cross dress party pony.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 19, 2020, 10:26:20 AM
Guys, I forgot how great Russian fakies are.

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link (https://bigl.ua/p1162065821-poni-vida-aksessuaramizvuksvet?click_track_data=.eJwlzrsOgjAYQOF3-WcGKbVcNiK3CQsDRI0hUBpEtCUFYtH47mocT87yvWBUsl3YXPUteKZJ0IZsHWQawOr7WPed-A8bu5hYBkxyUYyDB03f3cCAWQ5cfLOQMg9oWzqhH-tlSJ2ddsNDRWzriHMaNUtiJmNDVwuHmu41ZnGGOGd-PlEkrjFVSVA8dRlkF10q0kbCn9NKPBj8IDPvpFq_kAm8EyIWPr8_zrk7Cw.4n6boVynNCkbVt525yh9yk5f5fI)

 The hair looks thin and scraggly.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: otocolobus_manul on August 21, 2020, 07:29:29 PM
According to the domain (.ua) they’re Ukrainian, not Russian ;) still very funny though! Cross-dress party... sounds like a political party. I’d totally want these if I had room for fashion style sized fakies.

EDIT: ok, so I went deeper down the rabbit hole of that Ukrainian site, and wow are there some real gems.

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More from Romantic Merry: some Ponymania fakies. Or, as the fashion style ones are labeled, Horse Mania. I don’t know why, but that’s really funny to me.

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Almost passed these by until looking closer and seeing that these are called “My Lovely Horse: I Am Bally”.

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Royal Wedding and Power Ponies fakies, otherwise known as HANDSOME APPEARANCE and SUPER HORSE. I’m not sure which I like more.

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 (https://ibb.co/BcGnKzX)

My Lucky Horse: the Model. “Take us home! With him, childhood is rich and colorful!” Honestly, though, I actually want these. They look pretty good for fakies, and I’d love to add some variety to my G4 seapony herd.

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Finally, these surprisingly awesome Nightmare forms of the Mane 6, and what appear to be fakies of that one Con exclusive fashion style Twilight no one bought.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 22, 2020, 07:39:08 AM
I like the blue merpony.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: otocolobus_manul on August 22, 2020, 10:13:07 AM
I like the blue merpony.

Yeah, she reminds me of Salina Blue, the blue seapony who was supposed to be Skystar’s sister alongside Haven Bay. We got Haven, we never did get Salina.
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on August 22, 2020, 01:16:11 PM
these fakies are AWESOME
Title: Re: Things my eyes have seen on Taobao, Part 2
Post by: maycrestmom on August 22, 2020, 08:37:55 PM
agree =

I found the nightmare fakies on aliexpress so picked up a fluttershy version - poseability and she lights up and is musical :-) so fun
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