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Title: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Icicle on December 05, 2016, 01:55:20 PM
Just looking about for ponies on eBay, like I do when I'm bored. I found a pony that was a grail of mine for a long while (when I was originally collecting years ago!) and I set it to watch. My husband decided to try and snipe it for me as a Christmas gift :lovey:. I present to youuuuuuu~!

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Night Glider (https://flic.kr/p/NE2mjJ) by incendiaryxwit (https://www.flickr.com/photos/icicle-hime/), on Flickr

Night Glider! She has some flaws (some eye issues, mainly on the NDS and a blue ink mark on her NDS.. doesn't stand right (though that might be from travel and the heat) and some yellowing hair..) but she is still so gorgeous and I am so grateful for her! Really reminds me how much I love the Posey pose.. since my Posey is quarantined to a case to keep her (and her hair!) as mint as possible.

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Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: ghouldilocks on December 05, 2016, 04:35:55 PM
I love Night Glider! Congrats, what a sweet gift!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Icicle on December 05, 2016, 04:41:01 PM
Thank you! I loved seeing pictures of her.. but now seeing her in person... man the pictures never did her justice!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 05, 2016, 04:44:14 PM
Nice!! Night Glider is one of my favorite g1s. There was even a Night Glider in an episode of G4!!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 05, 2016, 07:02:21 PM
 :cheer: :frolic: :faint:
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Spinky69er on December 06, 2016, 03:54:58 PM
She's a lovely girl! Congrats on getting her :)
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: KC8114 on December 06, 2016, 05:37:12 PM
Congrats!  She's a lovely pony.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: SpookyTrees on December 07, 2016, 12:09:06 PM
She's stunning! Congrats!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: EnaRocketQueen on December 08, 2016, 06:39:34 AM
Congrats, such a pretty pony.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Icicle on December 08, 2016, 08:55:31 AM
Thanks everyone :lovey:! I still can't believe I have her when I look on my shelf, hehe.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Shy Violet on December 08, 2016, 07:44:47 PM
She's beautiful and that's so sweet of your hubby! Congrats!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: kiwimlp on December 09, 2016, 12:25:04 PM
She is beautiful. Such an awesome Christmas present!  Congrats :cheer:
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Sweet_Stuff on December 09, 2016, 12:33:05 PM
Congrats to you! She and all the TAFs are darlings. :)
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: little.fox on December 13, 2016, 12:35:20 PM
Congrats on getting your grail, she's a stunning pony!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 13, 2016, 12:39:47 PM
What is the average price for Night Glider, I have seen it vary.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Icicle on December 13, 2016, 03:12:35 PM
Thank you everyone who I haven't thanked~. I need more TAFs now aaaaaaa.

What is the average price for Night Glider, I have seen it vary.
I by all means am not like an expert, but glancing through sold listings/current listings on eBay when I found this one were from $60+. We certainly won her under that benchmark, lol.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 13, 2016, 03:17:18 PM
Thank you everyone who I haven't thanked~. I need more TAFs now aaaaaaa.

What is the average price for Night Glider, I have seen it vary.
I by all means am not like an expert, but glancing through sold listings/current listings on eBay when I found this one were from $60+. We certainly won her under that benchmark, lol.

ok thanks, but what makes a pony a "grail"? I see that sometimes people only call super expensive ponies grails, but then there are some that are around 60 dollars. What makes it a genuine "grail"?
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Icicle on December 13, 2016, 03:23:13 PM
IMO, it's subjective? To me, in my situation, $60 or more is really expensive to me. But I think it's also a rarity thing, there were only two live listings when I found her, this one that was at $18 (oh, how I wish that's what it had ended at  :lol:) and another with a BIN for $120 or so. And I don't remember finding her a lot on eBay when I was originally collecting. Perhaps someone else has a better insight on the term? Just all I know, to me this is a pony that I had trouble find, at a price in my budget, so that's close enough as a 'grail' for me.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 13, 2016, 03:39:03 PM
IMO, it's subjective? To me, in my situation, $60 or more is really expensive to me. But I think it's also a rarity thing, there were only two live listings when I found her, this one that was at $18 (oh, how I wish that's what it had ended at  :lol:) and another with a BIN for $120 or so. And I don't remember finding her a lot on eBay when I was originally collecting. Perhaps someone else has a better insight on the term? Just all I know, to me this is a pony that I had trouble find, at a price in my budget, so that's close enough as a 'grail' for me.

alrighty thanks, I don't have anything that would be considered a "grail" then (I never thought I did in the first place), my most expensive G1 is my near mint applejack that I got for a little over 10 dollars  :blush: she may not be rare, but she is adorable  :frolic:

I'm not sure if I'd pay 60 dollars for a G1 pony, but that also depends on the pony.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Icicle on December 13, 2016, 03:42:19 PM
Yeah, there's very few ponies I'd spend that much on (or that my husband would let me, lol!). But I got Night Glider for $35 shipped, which was lower than the $120 BIN.. so I'm content with that!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 13, 2016, 04:47:18 PM
Yeah, there's very few ponies I'd spend that much on (or that my husband would let me, lol!). But I got Night Glider for $35 shipped, which was lower than the $120 BIN.. so I'm content with that!

That's actually a really good deal, if I saw a Night Glider for that much I might snatch it up, but at the same time, I am not a very serious collector for G1's.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: josiekat on December 14, 2016, 06:12:46 AM
That's awesome! Congrats on your grail!
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: ladybastilla on December 14, 2016, 08:18:06 PM
What an exciting and gorgeous Christmas gift.
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: ghouldilocks on December 16, 2016, 07:10:22 AM
Thank you everyone who I haven't thanked~. I need more TAFs now aaaaaaa.

What is the average price for Night Glider, I have seen it vary.
I by all means am not like an expert, but glancing through sold listings/current listings on eBay when I found this one were from $60+. We certainly won her under that benchmark, lol.

ok thanks, but what makes a pony a "grail"? I see that sometimes people only call super expensive ponies grails, but then there are some that are around 60 dollars. What makes it a genuine "grail"?

Icicle had a good answer for this, but I just wanted to add that grail status also isn't always about the collector value of a pony, but sometimes can even be a pony that you just never seem to come across, making it harder to find for you even if no one else seems to have trouble finding it lol
Title: Re: I got a grail for Christmas!!
Post by: Gingerbread on December 16, 2016, 12:06:49 PM
Congrats! She is one of my grails too :)

A grail is that pony that you really, really want, doesn't matter if the pony is Cotton Candy or Italian blue Lickety Split :)
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