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Title: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: MaronaPossessed on July 25, 2012, 08:11:50 AM
So still on the hunt for my Pink Glitter Twilight Sparkle. I just do my usual searches on taobao...and one of these came up:

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 :shocked: :yikes:

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Post by: HawaiianRain on July 25, 2012, 08:14:27 AM
oooo frankenpony!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: reanna-mator on July 25, 2012, 08:18:37 AM
Sid's at it again! :O
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Post by: dxgirly on July 25, 2012, 08:52:29 AM
Ahahaha! These look so crazy, it's awesome! XD
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Post by: Desert Rose on July 25, 2012, 09:28:56 AM
I usually love all the Frankenponies but this is just scary lol XD
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Post by: Moss on July 25, 2012, 09:30:54 AM
That's... kinda disturbing, actually...
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Post by: majikarte on July 25, 2012, 11:46:20 AM
The more I look at them, the weirder they get...
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Post by: xdartfrogx on July 25, 2012, 11:59:09 AM
What a masterpiece! :lol:
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Post by: Water_Fire on July 25, 2012, 12:18:02 PM
WHUT?  :what: That freaks me out!
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Post by: butterflybuttons on July 25, 2012, 02:07:56 PM
:lmao: That is creepy!
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Post by: Tulips on July 25, 2012, 02:23:44 PM
Ahahahaha! Love it!  :lol:
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Post by: StarDragon on July 25, 2012, 02:26:04 PM
Someone's colorblind, lol.
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: hathorcat on July 25, 2012, 04:15:52 PM
Lol! You have to wonder where all of RDs heads are going - because so many of the Frankenstein blind bags seem to have RD bodies and random heads!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: hyenacub on July 25, 2012, 06:17:39 PM
Reminds me oooof...

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Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Vampasaurus on July 25, 2012, 08:46:12 PM
The green headed one looks like a sea sick rainbow dash XD
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Post by: hyenacub on July 25, 2012, 09:13:21 PM
seasick lol!!  She kinda does.  Wrong color hair though
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Nerdfins on July 25, 2012, 09:31:37 PM
I really like them!  Where do you do your Taobao shopping, because most sites you have to pay someone else to search for you. :(
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 25, 2012, 10:14:03 PM
Oh for heaven's sake... these are getting ridiculous!  *shakes head*
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: MaronaPossessed on July 26, 2012, 09:14:42 AM
I really like them!  Where do you do your Taobao shopping, because most sites you have to pay someone else to search for you. :(

i use google translate. and just search for hasbro with the chinese translation of "pony"

or just type in my little pony :P

Reminds me oooof...

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Insert this sound effect here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLjdQo1_a0I)
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Yurusumaji on July 26, 2012, 09:21:13 AM
IT'S ALIVE!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Loona on July 26, 2012, 11:08:12 AM
okay... I was about to write I will possibly have some difficulties going to sleep tonight after seeing the Frankenponies from Taobao, and then I saw this

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now I'm pretty sure I won't get a second of sleep tonight  :shocked: :scared:
the vision of the ones in the top and bottom right corner haunt me already :yikes:
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: BrightIdea on July 26, 2012, 11:40:49 AM
Man, usually whoever is mucking around at least picks heads that fit on bodies. What on earth are they doing?>_<  I guess it is one step better than selling headless ponies.

Edit: Aha,  I see, they are just selling these for really cheap amongst some other bad factory errors like "no eyes" and terrible smudges. Interesting.
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: hyenacub on July 26, 2012, 03:50:11 PM
Haha love the horror sound.  xD  Hey I could sell my mismatches.  XD
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: MaronaPossessed on July 26, 2012, 03:55:29 PM
Did my search by going with the keyword "hasbro" for my glitter pink twilight sparkle...

Now I'm no G3 or G3.5 expert but...is this a weird one?

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Because the hair just screams "Braaaains"

EDIT: Rest of them so far is just the brains color with different hairstyles. But let's play a game. Quick, which one stands out the most?

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You're welcome.
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: shabbychicdee on July 26, 2012, 08:14:44 PM
oh for goodness sake, they will try anything now since alot of peeps are buying the factory variants and paying heaps for them so they are trying to see how popular these will be  :P
 :X
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: BrightIdea on July 26, 2012, 10:26:30 PM
oh for goodness sake, they will try anything now since alot of peeps are buying the factory variants and paying heaps for them so they are trying to see how popular these will be  :P
 :X

Hehe, maybe they are testing the waters, but these are dirt cheap. Also every other variant pony sold on Taobao hasn't been more expensive than any regular pony, so I don't think they are trying to take advantage with high prices.  I think they are just trying to sell what would otherwise be garbage.
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: hathorcat on July 27, 2012, 03:39:26 PM
See what I mean! Why do they all have Rainbow Dash bodies!!! Where are all of Rainbows heads...

@MaronaPossessed - there are a whole series of G3.5 ponyville with removable and interchangeable hair :)
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Binny on July 27, 2012, 03:48:32 PM
okay... I was about to write I will possibly have some difficulties going to sleep tonight after seeing the Frankenponies from Taobao, and then I saw this

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now I'm pretty sure I won't get a second of sleep tonight  :shocked: :scared:
the vision of the ones in the top and bottom right corner haunt me already :yikes:

That little one with the huge head! XD
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Galactica on August 22, 2012, 11:37:04 AM
They are definitely trying to sell factory rejects and extra parts-  extra parts could be from a mold that is no longer made, or from batches that failed QC  (wrong colors, smudges or maybe the plastic did not bind correctly)
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: xkappax on August 22, 2012, 11:42:04 AM
Hilarious and simultaneously terrifying!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: khyron on August 22, 2012, 11:51:56 AM
If you place an order and plan to sell off any extras I'd be psyched to get a couple.  They look crazy fun!   :biggrin:
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Papelilla on August 22, 2012, 12:44:49 PM
okay... I was about to write I will possibly have some difficulties going to sleep tonight after seeing the Frankenponies from Taobao, and then I saw this

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now I'm pretty sure I won't get a second of sleep tonight  :shocked: :scared:
the vision of the ones in the top and bottom right corner haunt me already :yikes:

That little one with the huge head! XD

I can't get over that one, too!

 :yikes:
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: starflyer425 on August 22, 2012, 02:46:59 PM
reminds me of pinkie dash from a previous thread XD those things are creepy!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Wilford B Wolf on August 22, 2012, 04:09:29 PM
considering the ease of popping the heads off on blind bags.......
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Post by: kittybethy on August 22, 2012, 09:28:18 PM
Weird stuff!
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Post by: PolkaDot99 on August 22, 2012, 10:33:42 PM
OMG thats kinda creepy lol
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Rosencrantz on August 22, 2012, 10:36:19 PM
"Don't look at meeeeeee, I'm a monster!"
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: MnDancer on August 22, 2012, 10:46:36 PM
Reminds me oooof...

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Wow that's................ yeah
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Vampasaurus on August 26, 2012, 04:40:37 PM
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Hey guys! what's going on in this thread?
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: MaronaPossessed on August 26, 2012, 04:55:38 PM
Nothing that your eyes-err...head can take, Rarity
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Desert Rose on August 27, 2012, 02:11:18 AM
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Hey guys! what's going on in this thread?

Lol, looks like Rarity let herself go :P
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Majesty on August 27, 2012, 04:20:15 AM
See if those franken finds at taobao are directly from the factory, I don't think the assembly people can see correctly because obviously the head is off color from the rest of the body.  They attach it anyway. :P
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: blu_clouds on August 27, 2012, 05:28:54 AM
AHH!  I live in South Korea and early this year or late last year I went to a market in the capital of Seoul and there was a seller who had about 200 of these things!  I thought they were fakies!  This same seller had a million G3 Finger Paints and Thistle Whistle.  I think I might go back there this weekend and see if this seller has anything else from China.  Who knows what I might be able to find...it might be nothing, but who knows!?!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: therestornadosinmysoup on August 27, 2012, 09:18:49 AM
There's a pony collector in South Korea?! I looked for ponies there when I visited my brother almost 2 yrs ago now. I didn't find anything pony-related. It was just before G4 came out though. Good luck on your search!  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Galactica on August 27, 2012, 09:29:27 AM
Yikes! Poor Rarity!
Title: Re: Taobao Franken-find
Post by: Luxrayx on August 27, 2012, 09:34:41 AM
When i saw the right one i thought "Custom painted head." Can't quite explain the left one...
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Hey guys! what's going on in this thread?
Someone needs to go on a diet!
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