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Pony Talk => MLP Nirvana => Topic started by: WingedElf on February 23, 2015, 07:36:31 AM
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Hi guys :)
I was just photographing my childhood Thundercloud and I realised he is made in Thailand!!!! I can't believed I've owned him for almost 20 years and never noticed >.<
I looked at previous threads and saw that one other had been found, so he is possibly the second found?
He has quite a lot of issues e.g. hair cut, cancer spots, symbols scratches etc.
Does anyone know what he's worth? I'm probably going to keep him but it'd be good to know :P
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What a SNEAKY, SNEAKY pony!!! And hiding in your collection for all this time :P
I am going to guess at $400 plus for him with his flaws, though I don't doubt he might go for more :)
Love pkw xxx
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Wow nice find!!
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Amazing find!!!!!
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Congratulations on finding such a rare pony hiding out in your collection! :)
I wonder how many other secret Thailand boys there might be out there....... :wonder:
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Despite flaws he is still handsome. Congrats on your new (old) find!
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this is really so cool!! Congrats ^.^ ^.^ he is really cute :lovey: :lovey:
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what a find, I am so happy for you :) such a stunning guy
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Oh my wow! What an amazing find - how awesome!
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That is amazing, congrats! Not really sure on price as it's hard to know with these boys as there are so few, but I agree with at least $400.
I have no doubt there are others hiding out there too (sadly not in my collection as I already checked!)
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Whoa, 400 :shocked: What a nice find! He's a pretty boy despite his flaws.
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He's such a beautiful pony. Congrats on your hidden gem!
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Congrats he's so cute. He's my fav mountain boy :)
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Congrats! He looks fine, to be that old. :lmao: :)
I had an Italian Parasol and Lickety Split hiding in my collection before I found the nirvana forum. Sneaky ponies.
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WOW!!!! :biggrin:
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That's too cool! He's amazing. It's like winning the pony lottery!
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Great find in between your childhood ponies! Congratulations!
Remember if you decide to sell: you'll never have your childhood pony back, even if you find another one!
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Great find in between your childhood ponies! Congratulations!
Remember if you decide to sell: you'll never have your childhood pony back, even if you find another one!
Very wise words Tilly :heart:
Love pkw xxx
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oh that is an amazing story :-) love it for the fact he's been "hiding" in plain site
I totally echo don't sell a childhood pony unless your boy's true currency enables you to have even more amazing memories (as that is the point of living)
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Thanks guys :) wow $400 in his condition?! I am amazed! I was having a really rubbish time on Tuesday and this really brightened up my day :3
Great find in between your childhood ponies! Congratulations!
Remember if you decide to sell: you'll never have your childhood pony back, even if you find another one!
Don't worry Tilly he's not going anywhere :P but the thing with my childhood ponies is that I'm 25 and have been collecting continuously my whole life so I literally have hundreds of childhood ponies! My collection has been in storage at my mum's for over 5 years because I don't have space in my current house for even a third of them. So I've thought about it long and hard and I've decided that I want a manageable collection of 200-300 ponies that I can display with their accessories and enjoy rather than 800 in boxes. This does mean letting go of some of my childhood ponies :( but I figure someone should actually enjoy them rather than leaving them collect dust in an attic for another five years. I'm keeping all those I have particular memories with so I'll still have plenty of childhood ponies to appreciate :)
Plus, I'm using the funds from selling them to go to Japan in September so although I'll have a few less childhood ponies I'll have lots of exciting memories in their place :) and who knows, maybe I'll hit the jackpot and find a Takara!!!!!!??
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:hug: I believe the Thai boys can easily go for $600 plus, but it's so hard to judge as only one or at the most two of each have shown up.
MCM has a very good point about creating new special memories :)
I know you miss your collection :hug: if down sizing means you can enjoy your collection and have a special holiday then it's the right thing to do. Remember it's not something you have to rush.
Love pkw xxx
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Wow, that's some find, WE! If even you can have a Thai boy sneakily hiding away in your herd, I wonder how many other collectors with less Nirvana knowledge have them tucked up their sleeves?
Don't worry Tilly he's not going anywhere :P but the thing with my childhood ponies is that I'm 25 and have been collecting continuously my whole life so I literally have hundreds of childhood ponies!
This is my problem. I am SO sentimental about my childhood ponies that I haven't been able to bear to part with them, but I must have had literally 1500+ ponies by the time I reached my teens, including many, many duplicates, of course. Do try to keep the particularly special ones though, even if they're not the best condition or most valuable/collection worthy. A rare pony can (usually) be replaced for the right price. The nostalgia we feel for certain childhood memories is priceless and can never be fully replaced by a replica of the original toy.
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Oh that is SO incredible!!!! How amazing that there's a Thai variant!! (Thundercloud is (imho) the ultimate boy pony!) Even with his flaws he is stunning, the colours are beautiful :)
I second everybody else about not selling such a special pony. He'd have to be the only one in the world we know of? But I hope your endeavors to scale down your collection go well. It will be really rewarding to have them on display and able to appreciate them all the time :)