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TCB => Trader & Shipping Support => Price Check Archives => Topic started by: Aliyahbetd on June 03, 2016, 12:03:40 PM
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I don't know the quality yet, I'm trying to figure out if I over-payed xD
But from the pictures they look in ok condition (not minty, with some marks, but pretty good i think)
Pretty Vision (The main reason I bought this lot!)
SS Magic Star (really wanted her too, and her flocking looks nice :) )
Star Shine
Cotton Candy
Bluebelle
Blossom
Butterscotch (may be flat foot version? Looks a bit smaller than the other three)
Baby Blossom
Morning Glory and Peach Blossom (no wings and peach blossoms hair looks frizzy)
Bowtie
Majesty
Sprinkles
BBE Tiddlywinks
Thanks!
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Hello! Mmmmm . . . I think without better information on condition your PCs may not be too helpful. These are all very common ponies, and most of them can really vary in price given their condition. Majesty and Starshine are pretty hard to find in good+ condition, meaning nice even white body, little or no glitter loss, and silky uncut hair. A really nice one could sell for $20, a so-so one for less than $3.
If these are all in more or less okay condition, then I'd give them an average value of $4/pony, aside from maybe $3 for Peach Blossom and $1 for BBE Tiddly Winks. So altogether that's around $50.
I'd love to see pics!
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Thanks ValeofSpring :) I offered $42 for them so thats more or less what i was thinking pricewise. I wont know what condition they are in until they get here, The pictures don't show too much. I see some marks and frizzy hair, but the seller said they hadn't cleaned them yet.
Im not too picky, so whatever the condition, I'm excited!
I hope its ok to post a link to the listing, since its finished
http://www.ebay.com/itm/142012067593?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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I think that was a great offer--good luck! I love the common ponies (much more than the rares), and it's always fun to clean up a lot. I'm sure you'll find some gems in there!
:)
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Well I got them and I think it was a bit of a bust xD. The Super white starshine that I was excited for turned out to have tons of stains and a badly smeared symbol on the hidden side. Ah well
Now that I have a better idea of their condition, could I have a revised P.C please? :)
Pretty Vision: Awesome! Her hair is soft and silky all the way to the ends, her symbols are perfect, and her mechanism works! She does have two small pen marks on a NDS hoof, but it seemed to fade a bit when I washed her, so hopefully a little elbow grease will take care of it. Otherwise, she seems really minty
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Magic Star: Deflocked. It turned out her hidden side was missing a large chunk of flocking, so I decided to just deflock her. I have to go back over her and get rid of the last bit of flocking (I was tired of scrubbing lol) She is in perfect shape otherwise. Is she worth anything deflocked? Whatever her value, she looks 100 times better :)
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Starshine: Bait :cloud:
Morning Glory: No wings, good symbols, no marks
Peach Blossom: No wings, Good symbols, no marks, but the ends of her hair is a little frizzy/dry
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Bluebelle: Great hair and symbols, but one age/ink mark on her side
Sprinkles: She is a really nice color, A pretty pink, and her head matches :) Her hair and symbols are great. She has two small age/cancer spots though. One on her check and one under her wing
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Baby Tiddlywinks: I think shes the peachy of BBEs, but she's in great shape with bright pink hair, clean eyes and symbols.
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The rest: Bait *sigh* Lots of mismatched head/bodies :cloud:
Ah well C'est la vie
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I still think you did alright for $42. Pretty Vision is the rarest of the lot and she seems to be in the best condition, especially if she still works.
I don't think deflocking Magic Star really raises her value, but she sure is pretty!
If you really wanted to get some of your money back, I'm SURE you could turn around and sell the rest as custom bait. You won't get a lot, but if you get $15 or $20 back, then you'll come out even for that Pretty Vision. She's great!
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Mismatched heads and bodies aren't as much of a flaw as you would think with G1's. Also you can correct some of it with sunfading and/or hydrogen peroxide.
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Thanks millenium0chi. Pretty vision was at the top of my wishlist, so I'm really happy to have her! She is such a beauty. I don't plan on selling any, the nice thing about that lot was every pony was one I didn't have :)
Thanks lovesbabysquirmy :) I was a bit nervous about sunfading for the first time (I have visions of my ponies all burning! xD) but, it's extemely hot and sunny here so I've got them taped and foiled on the patio!
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Let us know how the sunfading goes! I know it takes A WHILE, but if you get them looking nice, post some pics!
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Butterscotch looks like the repro FF, is she?
Good luck with the sunfading!
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Yep shes a repro. good eye! I've never seen on in person, so I was surprised when I picked her up, and saw she was so hard plastic!