I have a Nightglider found at garage sale in need of a tail.  I’m looking for an original G1 white tail in good condition. Might be willing to buy the whole pony if she’s baity, as Nightglider needs a few mane plugs donated too.

I was super excited early yesterday morning to find a hard to find childhood pony listed on Mercari, with accessories. I immediately bought her.

 Fast forward to this afternoon; the seller messaged me canceling the sale, saying she’s sorry but the pony sold elsewhere and she ‘forgot to take the listing ‘ down.  But I am suspicious- the deal was a really good price with the accessories.  I can’t find a sales record anywhere else of that pony, and I even did a reverse image search of the sale photo. I’m thinking she canceled and will resell elsewhere for more money.

It will take 5-10 business days for me to get my money back, plus I’m just super disappointed. Is this a common problem on Mercari? Do we have a bad seller list for there? I hesitate to use their name without more proof, but they sell a lot of ponies. I’m super bummed and would like to know of this is a known issue on that platform.

It was the last HTF pony I’m looking to replace from my lost childhood herd:(

Guilty!  I think, ooh, I’ll sell this one, I don’t collect her.  Then I notice the charms of that particular pony and decided maybe it should stay...

I like both the prizes and partner ideas! I would be happy to contribute a monetary amount or pony/ponies to award and swap.  I’ve shipped internationally a bit as well and would be game for that too.

Do you think storing things in plastic accelerates this? Similar to storing unripe fruit with ripe?  I sometimes wonder if offgassing/plastic breakdown can accelerate the process when in close proximity.  Not exactly like it’s contagious, just that it might speed the process up.
I’m thinking about buying unbleached muslin and using cardboard or wood for long term storage.  Of course the risk there is it isn’t waterproof :/

So,  I just have to share this news.  I've been having strange headaches for 6-8 months, above and beyond my usual migraines.  I finally went to my doctor about 2 months ago, and we started doing tests...

My gp ordered an MRI and referred me to a neurologist.  Saw the neurologist ~1 month ago, she said the MRI without contrast my gp ordered wasn't informative, and I would need another MRI with contrast, and a CT scan.  She was reassuring but we were trying to rule out an aneurysm or brain cancer....

Well, my results came in yesterday but the neurologist is out on maternity leave and the nurse was out sick.  Finally heard from her this morning.  CT and MRI with contrast let us rule out the big scary things like cancer or aneurysm!!!  I am so happy right now.  I've got a husband and young kids and I was just so worried.  We didn't tell anyone about the concern or testing; I didn't want to deal with their worry or questions.  I also didn't want my 10 year old to hear anything- she's a worrier anyway and I didn't want her freaked out.

So, TLDR I don't have brain cancer or an aneurysm, and this is one of the few places I can shout Yay! about it.   

Of my childhood ponies, SS Truly.  She was the one toy I took to school with me and I remember that still.
Of my adult collection I actually really love Dancing Butterflies.  I love the pose even though it has trouble standing, and she is so bright and cheerful.  She ties with NightGlider and Diamond Dreams- guess I like fancy symbols!

I have a little group I'll deflocking now (as time permits) due to their symbols being painted on...
Apparently some little one got frustrated not seeing the symbols clearly, and so decided to literally paint them on over the flock!  I tried soaking and water/soap but the paint seems very well set.  The ponies are lovely, though!
I too feel the pull of preserving the flocked versions, but I do hate how the glue yellows :/. I'll deflock  if it ruins my enjoyment of the pony.