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I'll be the weird one. I personally do find G1 MLPs to be rare. I think it's pretty subjective. That said... Sellers can ask what they want. Buyers will determine if a sale is to be made. *shrug*
Quote from: Pokeyonekenobie on August 26, 2020, 07:23:50 AMI get why some people think it isn't a big deal, but what if someone is looking for a pony as a gift and don't know that it's only supposed to cost $10? Back when I was collecting Beanie Babies (back in the 90s, when the craze was actually crazy), a new one came out that I wanted and it hadn't shown up at Hallmark yet. Well, my dad was on a business trip and found one in a shop for $60. He bought it for me. I found it at Hallmark less than a week later for $5. I never did tell him that because I didn't want him to feel dumb for paying so much for it. I quit asking him to look for any new ones after that because I didn't want him to pay that much again.I think if people are misrepresenting, they should be told because when people see "rare" and a high price next to it too often, they start to believe that commons like Cotton Candy are worth their weight in gold. One of my customs got a nasty comment from someone because they thought I had "destroyed" a "rare and valuable" big brother pony that was "easily worth $125" and "now it isn't worth anything." Um...it was a 4-Speed that some child had chopped off all the hair and drawn on with a sharpie. I paid $5 for it specifically to customize because it wasn't in salvageable condition. The seller on eBay who accepted my $5 offer clearly understood that but there are people out there who just have no clue. I remember the Beanie Baby craze well and how some were considered very rare and worth hundreds because they had a different kind of pellets in them or were initially hard to find because not many had reached stores. This also happens a lot with Barbie dolls. A lot of people that aren’t in to Barbie will list them as “rare 1966 Barbie “ because they just looked at the date marked on the back of the doll and assume that’s the date the doll was made when it’s actually the date that the body mold was made. I don’t think anyone is saying if someone decides to buy a $200 Cotton Candy because the seller lists it as rare that the buyer deserves to be taken advantage of. I had a similar issue with one of my customs. My pony persona Marius is Marius from Les Miserables as a pony. The artist that made him for me assured me that she would only use a G1 boy base that was beyond restoring. I was really happy when he arrived as I had waited a very long time for him. My artist posted him on Deviantart and one of the comments was they had “destroyed” a Big Brother and made it worthless. It made me very sad and took part of the joy of having my boy away. Ponyfan
I get why some people think it isn't a big deal, but what if someone is looking for a pony as a gift and don't know that it's only supposed to cost $10? Back when I was collecting Beanie Babies (back in the 90s, when the craze was actually crazy), a new one came out that I wanted and it hadn't shown up at Hallmark yet. Well, my dad was on a business trip and found one in a shop for $60. He bought it for me. I found it at Hallmark less than a week later for $5. I never did tell him that because I didn't want him to feel dumb for paying so much for it. I quit asking him to look for any new ones after that because I didn't want him to pay that much again.I think if people are misrepresenting, they should be told because when people see "rare" and a high price next to it too often, they start to believe that commons like Cotton Candy are worth their weight in gold. One of my customs got a nasty comment from someone because they thought I had "destroyed" a "rare and valuable" big brother pony that was "easily worth $125" and "now it isn't worth anything." Um...it was a 4-Speed that some child had chopped off all the hair and drawn on with a sharpie. I paid $5 for it specifically to customize because it wasn't in salvageable condition. The seller on eBay who accepted my $5 offer clearly understood that but there are people out there who just have no clue.
Basically I don't want to reward the lazy and greedy sellers who think that because they found a grimy peachy they're gonna make a fortune - and don't even have to wash or identify their item first. The better informed buyers are beforehand, the less that happens. And the happier a buyer will be.
OP seemed to indicate that price inflation was not allowed on the site/service they were looking at. So in that case, it should be on the seller, NOT on the buyer, to use reasonable pricing. Yes, buyers should do research. But at least in OP's case, I think the seller should be held accountable. So often sellers do not follow the rules of the sites they list on, and I think they should be called out for it.
Quote from: banditpony on August 26, 2020, 08:09:20 AMI'll be the weird one. I personally do find G1 MLPs to be rare. I think it's pretty subjective. That said... Sellers can ask what they want. Buyers will determine if a sale is to be made. *shrug* Well, rare in terms of comparison to the past, maybe, but in context with the collectable, not. It's how you determine the term really.I still think that it's very much about the buyer doing some research though.
I could care less. A little research never hurt anyone, buyers AND sellers alike.
It's very hard to tell people what they should charge for second hand items. I am unsure how that case can be proven for a second hand toy with a subjective value scale that is far from concrete.