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Title: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Sunbow on August 01, 2016, 03:17:09 PM

Hi friends! I'm not sure if this is the correct thread to post this in, so sorry if it's wrong.

I was told by the people on MLPTP that this would be a more suitable place to ask about this particular item.

A while back I went to Big Lots and found one of those great big G4 "ponyzilla" ponies (the ones that are bigger than the fashion styles). This one is Fluttershy, however she has a mistake... she has no Cutie Mark, on either side! She is still brand new in her packaging and has never been opened. I was just wondering her value and how much she is worth?

Thanks for any help!

[Moving to the corral for you love pkw xxx]

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Pierlala on August 01, 2016, 03:39:26 PM

I am curious how you can see that she has no cutiemark on either side. What kind of packaging is it? Usually one flank is hidden by the back card or backside of the packaging. I know almost nothing about G4 but I am curious. Do you have a picture?

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: pinkkittywinks on August 02, 2016, 04:38:38 AM

I'm going to pop this over to the corral for you :) there will me more knowledge on her there I hope.

Love pkw xxx

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Sunbow on August 02, 2016, 04:44:54 AM

Quote from: Pierlala on August 01, 2016, 03:39:26 PM

I am curious how you can see that she has no cutiemark on either side. What kind of packaging is it? Usually one flank is hidden by the back card or backside of the packaging. I know almost nothing about G4 but I am curious. Do you have a picture?

The way the packaging is it makes it possible for you to move the cardboard a little bit and look at the other flank. It's kind of hard to get a picture of though, so here's some pics anyways:

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Post Merge: August 02, 2016, 04:45:12 AM

Quote from: pinkkittywinks on August 02, 2016, 04:38:38 AM

I'm going to pop this over to the corral for you :) there will me more knowledge on her there I hope.

Love pkw xxx

Okay, thanks!

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Pierlala on August 02, 2016, 04:52:49 AM

Are you certain it's a factory error and not just a "do it yourself" pony? Where you have to create a cutiemark for her? I seriously know nothing about G4, so I'm just guessing here.

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Sunbow on August 02, 2016, 05:43:23 AM

Quote from: Pierlala on August 02, 2016, 04:52:49 AM

Are you certain it's a factory error and not just a "do it yourself" pony? Where you have to create a cutiemark for her? I seriously know nothing about G4, so I'm just guessing here.

It's 100% a factory error. When I bought her there were several others of her kind sitting on the shelf as well (including another Fluttershy that DID have her Cutie Mark).

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Flitter on August 02, 2016, 07:34:02 AM

I get the impression that G4 factory errors like this are not worth any more than retail, and in most cases probably less than retail. There are a lot of flawed and "prototype" g4s out there and you'd need to find someone who is either into customizing that was going to wipe the cutie mark anyway or someone particularly into collecting oddities like this (which it seems there aren't many around anymore, but I could be mistaken) if you wanted to re-sell her.

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Taxel on August 02, 2016, 08:02:29 AM

I'm one of those weird collectors :P

Sadly I don't have any pony buying funds right now, or any real idea what G4 factory errors are worth, but I think this Fluttershy is awesome!

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: dragonfly on August 02, 2016, 08:43:42 AM

The factory error is not going to have much, if any, impact on value. You could ask for a premium of $10 perhaps over retail. Especially because the package itself is designed to be opened, there is no way to verify that somebody has not removed the symbol for the purposes of making profit on a fraudulent factory error. So if you ever trade or sell it, your buyer has provenance that you purchased her that way but that is likely to eventually get lost. Collectors would buy her for the novelty but probably not be willing to spend much above and beyond normal resale value for her.

Her value might be more significant in trades with like-minded collectors because then you can trade error for error, see what I mean?

I personally love factory errors ponies because they are almost always 100% one of a kind!

Title: Re: Price Check On factory Error Ponyzilla Fluttershy
Post by: Sunbow on August 02, 2016, 07:42:04 PM

Quote from: Flitter on August 02, 2016, 07:34:02 AM

I get the impression that G4 factory errors like this are not worth any more than retail, and in most cases probably less than retail. There are a lot of flawed and "prototype" g4s out there and you'd need to find someone who is either into customizing that was going to wipe the cutie mark anyway or someone particularly into collecting oddities like this (which it seems there aren't many around anymore, but I could be mistaken) if you wanted to re-sell her.

Aww. Well, I've never seen a factory error of this type of pony before. people at the MLPTP said that she may be worth more because of it.

Quote from: Taxel on August 02, 2016, 08:02:29 AM

I'm one of those weird collectors :P

Sadly I don't have any pony buying funds right now, or any real idea what G4 factory errors are worth, but I think this Fluttershy is awesome!

I'm not sure on value either. I'll probably list her on eBay and see if I get any bites.

Quote from: dragonfly on August 02, 2016, 08:43:42 AM

The factory error is not going to have much, if any, impact on value. You could ask for a premium of $10 perhaps over retail. Especially because the package itself is designed to be opened, there is no way to verify that somebody has not removed the symbol for the purposes of making profit on a fraudulent factory error. So if you ever trade or sell it, your buyer has provenance that you purchased her that way but that is likely to eventually get lost. Collectors would buy her for the novelty but probably not be willing to spend much above and beyond normal resale value for her.

Her value might be more significant in trades with like-minded collectors because then you can trade error for error, see what I mean?

I personally love factory errors ponies because they are almost always 100% one of a kind!

Oh... that's too bad. (Also I think she was marked down at Big Lots, as at the Dollar Store these types of ponies tend to sell for $10 - $15 if I remember correctly).
I don't really have much interest in trading for errors, unless it's G1 and I'm sure most people wouldn't want to trade her for one of those.