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Title: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: bladed on March 04, 2012, 12:40:50 PM
I'm still wondering if these are legit.
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=12863562732
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Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: DaffyDilly on March 04, 2012, 12:51:54 PM
I doubt it because those gemstones would be one hell of a choking hazard, but they're pretty cool!
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: wystearya on March 04, 2012, 12:53:25 PM
They look like they must have been covered by hand to me.   Very neat looking!   But I kind of wonder about them being official Hasbro products.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: bladed on March 04, 2012, 12:57:25 PM
They look like they must have been covered by hand to me.   Very neat looking!   But I kind of wonder about them being official Hasbro products.
Me too. They are very cute, but another thing that makes them fake is where SBs mark is, there is coloured gemstones, but SB hasn't got a cutie mark yet.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: BrightIdea on March 04, 2012, 01:05:50 PM
I think people just glued rhinestones all over Sweetie Belle and Blossomforth and stuck them to a phone case in hopes of making money. I think these are customized.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: suppi on March 04, 2012, 01:06:44 PM
I'm tempted to buy the keychain because she's so awkwardly cute. lol
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: cesprins on March 04, 2012, 01:09:23 PM
That is one bedazzled pony!
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Shaiyeh on March 04, 2012, 01:12:49 PM
well, they aren't fake per se, rather custom ponies :)

that kind of case for iphones are very popular in for example Japan, it's called Decoden (decorated technology) :) (or just 'bling cases' if you're more familiar with that term)
(more examples of decoden in this tumblr: http://sototallylame.tumblr.com/ (http://sototallylame.tumblr.com/) nothing pony related, but oh-so-cute!)
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: MissSleepless on March 04, 2012, 01:13:32 PM
I think we had a thread about these on the old arena, opinions were mixed xD

You can get them on ebay and etsy too. But they are certainly not offical Hasbro.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Okiedokieloki on March 04, 2012, 01:13:51 PM
Pony bling! Cute, but waaaayy too glitzy for my taste
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: partypony566 on March 04, 2012, 01:26:35 PM
 :shocked: :blink: :shocked:

Bling.... + ponies= ZOMG NEED WANT NOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! :faint: :iconclap: :dribble: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: hathorcat on March 04, 2012, 02:08:05 PM
Yes...this is quite popular in Japan/China...there are a lot of sellers who will offer to bedazzle just about anything for keychains, mobile phone covers and more.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: tikibirds on March 04, 2012, 04:41:22 PM
I have seen similar ones on ebay - like a iphone cover that had 1/2 of a g3.5 stuck to it and the whole thing is covered in swarovorsky crystals. its pretty but kinda big for an iphoone cover
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: ZettaMomo on March 04, 2012, 04:45:40 PM
I have seen them before. I think they are pretty neat, but they are not for me. Which is kinda funny because I like decoden type things.
I have done something similar to this before with my glasses case. It takes a while and a lot of patients to do.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: wystearya on March 04, 2012, 04:46:21 PM
well, they aren't fake per se, rather custom ponies :)

that kind of case for iphones are very popular in for example Japan, it's called Decoden (decorated technology) :) (or just 'bling cases' if you're more familiar with that term)
(more examples of decoden in this tumblr: http://sototallylame.tumblr.com/ (http://sototallylame.tumblr.com/) nothing pony related, but oh-so-cute!)

OK, I have to ask..  Are the girls' eyes on this site really that big?   Are they just opening them super wide?  Is it photoshopped?   It just looks like some of these girls have abnormally large eyes!
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: ZettaMomo on March 04, 2012, 04:54:37 PM
OK, I have to ask..  Are the girls' eyes on this site really that big?   Are they just opening them super wide?  Is it photoshopped?   It just looks like some of these girls have abnormally large eyes!
Actually I believe they are a type of contact lense that kinda... makes your eyes looks bigger and have them opened up. They are considered rather unsafe to use because they can cause eye problems or even go blind.
Or it's just photoshoped. 
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: wystearya on March 04, 2012, 04:56:02 PM
Oh my!   I didn't know there was such a thing!   I won't even try normal contacts because my eyes are so sensitive.  I cannot imagine wearing something like that.  *eep*
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Okiedokieloki on March 04, 2012, 05:07:54 PM
well, they aren't fake per se, rather custom ponies :)

that kind of case for iphones are very popular in for example Japan, it's called Decoden (decorated technology) :) (or just 'bling cases' if you're more familiar with that term)
(more examples of decoden in this tumblr: http://sototallylame.tumblr.com/ (http://sototallylame.tumblr.com/) nothing pony related, but oh-so-cute!)

OK, I have to ask..  Are the girls' eyes on this site really that big?   Are they just opening them super wide?  Is it photoshopped?   It just looks like some of these girls have abnormally large eyes!

A few of them look photoshopped (I have a tutorial in a magazine somewhere that shows how to do this sort of anime effect). Some of them are a product of eye makeup and huge eyelashes
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: littlexflitter on March 04, 2012, 05:43:47 PM
I'm sure those aren't official, but I think they're kinda cute! I wouldn't pay for one myself, though; if I wanted one I'd rhinestone-coat my own pony. I can't imagine the rhinestones stay on very well, though...

OK, I have to ask..  Are the girls' eyes on this site really that big?   Are they just opening them super wide?  Is it photoshopped?   It just looks like some of these girls have abnormally large eyes!

Throwing my two cents in, most of those are circle lenses (contact lenses that are larger than standard lesnes and have a dark perimeter to give the effect of a very large iris), eye makeup, and camera angles. It's very popular for those fashions. (I have a few pairs of circle lenses myself, for fun, but I don't wear them quite like that~)
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: DazzleKitty on March 04, 2012, 08:08:15 PM
I like the blinged up Sweetie Belle! I'd totally hook her to my keychain.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: kittybethy on March 04, 2012, 09:42:26 PM
Wow!! That is weird!!
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: xeevee on March 05, 2012, 01:17:01 AM
They are basically customs.  Bejeweled toys are popular in China ATM.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Icecrystalline on March 05, 2012, 04:27:10 AM
I think they're not legittimate. They are reproduced by customizers with glued on rhinestones but they are pretty awesome! xx
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Nein on March 05, 2012, 04:46:30 AM
I think the photo of apple jack and apple bloom is stolen :huh:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=13008912952&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch8.taobao.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dmy%2Blittle%2Bpony%26commend%3Dall%26ssid%3Ds5-e%26pid%3Dmm_14507416_2297358_8935934&ali_trackid=2:mm_14507416_2297358_8935934,0:1330951475_4z6_311977994 (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=13008912952&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch8.taobao.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dmy%2Blittle%2Bpony%26commend%3Dall%26ssid%3Ds5-e%26pid%3Dmm_14507416_2297358_8935934&ali_trackid=2:mm_14507416_2297358_8935934,0:1330951475_4z6_311977994)
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: hathorcat on March 05, 2012, 05:41:00 AM
@Nein I think one of those pictures is Picklepuds - it was raised on a thread before and I think someone let him know...but if Apple cant stop counterfeit stores what hope do the rest of us have of influencing once seller and their pictures on a website in China!
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: majikarte on March 05, 2012, 06:53:52 AM
...I was excited for a moment. I've seen these before and I don't really like them. Maybe it would look better on a larger pony, but not the tiny G4s.
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: saply on March 05, 2012, 10:38:46 AM
OK, I have to ask..  Are the girls' eyes on this site really that big?   Are they just opening them super wide?  Is it photoshopped?   It just looks like some of these girls have abnormally large eyes!
Never underestimate the power of Japanese makeup.

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Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: SheRa-dude on March 05, 2012, 12:41:24 PM
If they are legit, they're probably targeted at the adult market. But I'm not convinced they're legit ;)
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: bladed on March 06, 2012, 11:26:36 AM
Yeah, they're obviously customs - but cute ones at that!
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Dee_Kary on March 06, 2012, 01:03:11 PM
Do that to a boy pony and Rarity will find his male muse / soulmate! XD :P
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Gingerbread on March 06, 2012, 01:46:13 PM
Never underestimate the power of Japanese makeup.
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 :bolt: Eep....that's just a tad scary...
Title: Re: More Taobao ponies!
Post by: Majesty on March 06, 2012, 04:41:17 PM
I doubt it because those gemstones would be one hell of a choking hazard, but they're pretty cool!

Yes and not only that but if they were real the pony would be the highest priced pony ever.
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