I found a few G3s this morning at a flea market and washed them up when I got home. Dawn dish soap wash, 100% acetone nail polish remover for sticky gunk and tougher spots, then a plain water rinse and hair conditioner. I let the conditioner sit for a little while and when I went to rinse, my ponies had a white ring around their necks that definitely wasn't there before! I washed out the conditioner and ran an acetone soaked cotton swab over the white spots but it didn't budge. I'm thinking it's the neck glue, but I've never seen glue turn white before, only yellow. Paradise Palms also has a little bit of the white mystery around her symbol. Does anybody have some sort of idea as to what may have happened?

Hi, everyone. I'm not active on the Arena too much anymore but I just got the majority of my collection back after 3 years or so (long story!) and I'm in the process of cleaning and sorting everything.

When I won an auction for a Paradise Estate a few years ago, it came with the original box much to my surprise! But I don't know what to do with it, but I also don't want to throw it out. Here's the box as it is right now:

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I kept it like this in the room I used to have my collection in, up against the wall like that. All the flaps and such are there, but ripped in places. I thought about taping it up but I don't think I have the space right now. I can keep it as-is for now and tape it back into a box when I have more space, but I'm wondering what the community thinks, especially because I have no idea about the possible rarity or value of it. I'm open to all ideas, from not doing a thing to it to making it a piece of wall art!

Firstly, I would like to apologize if I put this in the wrong board, I don't post much 

Anyways, a few months ago I moved my room into a larger bedroom, but left my pony collection in the old room's closet, as there is plenty of space in there, and there would be nowhere to move them too in my new room. Plus, I am a closet collector, and only a few people know I collect, and for now I'd like to keep it hidden from anyone who comes to my house. Seems okay, right?

About a month ago, my ninety-something year old great aunt who is very sick moved in with us, and with her came a caretaker to watch after her. That caretaker moved into my old room and is currently using that closet.

Today I found out she is a smoker. She only smokes outside, but I'm worried about the smell that might cling to her clothes. Do ponies pick up smoke smell very easily? Should I move my collection out of the closet? And it's not just the smell I'm worried about; I snuck in there today to check on my collection and she has laid multiple garments of clothes on my original Paradise Estate box 

Am I just being overly paranoid, or are my concerns normal?

I got my first Argie at the fair a week ago, and she's the only pony I haven't cleaned up yet out of fear of ruining something on her  I've never had any Argies before, and I know you have to be careful with most Nirvanas. Is there anything I should avoid before washing her? Also, she has been rehaired.