Back in May I posted a sale thread. I had someone offer to make me a pair of custom ponies in trade for a high dollar pony I had for sale. Communication was going well at the beginning. Then I didn't hear from her for a month or two. I wasn't too worried. In September she sent me an update with pictures. Great! Later that month I found a post she made in WYP that a very close family member had passed away. I posted on her thread that I was willing to wait a bit longer on our trade. But I haven't heard from her since and she hasn't even been on the Arena since December 1st!

I'm not out anything since I still have the pony we agreed to trade for and she was providing the baits for the customs. But I think I have waited longer than is reasonable even before her WYP post and it's been three months since then. I don't commission customs very often, so I'm not really sure. How long should I be expected to wait? If I decide to cancel our trade, how do I notify her? 

What is with all the stupid mustaches? I see mustaches everywhere I go. And I don't mean on men's (and some women's ) faces. I have seen mustaches on duct tape, stationary, tee shirts, pj bottoms, purses.... And NO ONE can tell me where they came from! It is some pop culture reference I missed? It's driving me nuts! Please, please, please tell me what the big deal is! 

After several years in storage, I finally decided to part with most of my Breyer collection. Can anyone tell me the best place to sell them? I *Really* do not want to go the eBay route, since they have made it way too complicated. Do Breyers sell well here on the Arena? Is there anywhere else I can sell them without too much hassel and a ton of fees? Suggestions? Ideas? Thanks!

My mother has always been supportive of my pony habits. (Shoot! She's the one who started me down this road when she bought me my first pony! ) She enjoys hearing about the latest swap I'm doing and what I'm putting in my partner's box and what I received in mine and yadda, yadda, yadda. She was actually really bummed out when the Arena had to stop allowing non-member from viewing threads, since she could no longer follow the brags. So I helped her set up an Arena account (She's clones-mom, by the way. ) and she's having fun following the Army Swap thread. So a few weeks ago she asked me who this one pony was. There was a picture posted of her on the thread. She described her and I told her who the pony was. Next thing I know she managed to find one for sale and bought her. Okay... sure, why not? Then she asks about another pony.... and she bought that pony. THEN, she asks me which boy pony goes with Applejack. Umm? Whichever one you like best? And yup! You guessed it! She bought some boy ponies! Today, she calls me up and tells me she just got G3 Star Swirl in the mail. Wait... What?! My mother knows the difference between generations now?!    So my mother's herd is growing quickly, but she seems to be having a blast! Welcome to the Arena Mom!

When you click on someone's profile it says Add to Buddy List. What is that for? What does it do?  Thanks!

Welcome to the "Little Army Swap!" The last two Army Swaps had some truly amazing results and I wanted to keep the momentum going. But with the Holidays fast approaching (among other things) there really wasn't time to launch such a long, elaborate and (admittedly) expensive swap. Some creative thinking on the part of fellow Arena member meshed my own personal pet swap, the Little Swap, with the Army Swap and here it is, the Little Army Swap! (I have borrowed some of the rules from the original Army Swap and tweeked them a bit.)

The Little Army Swap Rules!

1. Please read the rules thoroughly before signing up! A swapper can not withdraw once the swap begins.
2. You must be at least 16 years old (per Arena rules.)
3. You must have at least 10 positive feedbacks here on the Arena from trades or selling (not buying.)
4. The box you ship in should be NO BIGGER than a medium flat rate shipping box. (11 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2) That's the "Little" part of this swap!
5. Your package must contain ONLY ponies from your partner's want list. Ponies must have a combine minimum value of $25 (USD.) If your partner has a pose army try to avoid getting all the same pony. Customs ONLY count as extra unless okayed by your partner.
6. Your package should also contain a few extras and/or candy (or other treats) with a minimum value of $5 to $10 (UDS.)
7. You MUST be willing to ship internationally. Shipping IS NOT included in the $25 minimum for ponies or $5 minimum for extra. It is additional.
8. Please be sure to include a note so your partner will know who the box came from.
9. Since this is a Random Partners swap, please *Do Not!* PM your partner! It takes all the fun out of it.
10. You must check in regularly (preferable once a week) by posting on the thread.


References~
- References are only for trading and selling ponies.
- Ebay does not count but if you are short one reference it may help.
- References need to be from members of the pony community that can easily be checked
- You need at least 10 references.
- No first time swappers, you must have been in at least one swap before.


Shipping~
-Please do not ship before the deadline.
-You must ship your items in a box. No bubble mailers!
-You must ship by airmail if you're shipping overseas. (A tracking number is strongly suggested if available and reasonably priced.)
-Please keep your shipping receipt until your partner has received her/his box. (You may be asked to produce one if your partner's box is delayed.)


Dates~
-Sign ups until Wednesday July 18, 2012 or full
-Partners assigned by July 21, 2012
-Shipping time frame- beginning date October 20, 2012 deadline October 31, 2012


Pony Wishlists~
- Pose armies and set armies are allowed. But this means you could get doubles.
- No color armies, this is no color swap.
- Accessories armies are allowed, but you must also include at least one pony army as well.
- Your wishlist may not contain more than 3 different ponies/poses or two sets.
- You may combine sets, poses and single ponies but not more than 3 different armies.
- If you choose more than one pony you need to have an army of each of these ponies/poses already.
- Army means 3 ponies or more. This also includes variants.
- Choosing more than one pony/pose/set does not mean you will get some of every pony/pose/set. Your partner chooses the ponies you will get.
- If you have no pony army yet and want to start one with this swap you may only choose one pony/pose/set.
- Let me know if you only want the original pony and/or which variants.
- If your pony is a release in several generations please let me know which generation you want.
- No ponies that are over the swap amount, this means no Mimic armies for example.
- No super HTF ponies that only pop up like once in year.
- No MIB/MOC collectors
- Your wish lists are final. I can not take changes to them once they have been sent to your partners. Please keep this in mind.


Pony Condition~
-All ponies sent should be the best possible condition you can find. DO NOT send ponies that have flaws your partner find unacceptable.

 
To Sign Up~
1. Make sure you have read all of the rules thoroughly!
2. Please include "Little Army Swap" in the title of your PM.
3. Be sure to include
-your name
-your mailing address
-what country you are from
-your email address
-your wishlist
-the template below with your answers.


-Do you have a shipping preference? (I will try to honor as many as possible, but I can not guarantee it.)
-What were the last couple of swaps you were in? Who did you send to? Who did you receive from?
-Do you have any food or fragrance allergies?
-What kind of candy/ treats do you like? Any dislikes?
-Which pony flaws are acceptable/unacceptable to you?
-Please include pics of your pony armies.
-Please include any information about yourself you'd like your partner to know.

So who's joining us?
1. clones_rebellion --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
2. Ringlets --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
3. ChipsteRJ --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
4. hyenacub --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
5. Jahlila ---> Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
6. TwilightWhispers --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
7. michelle53 --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
8. Sternenstaub --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
9. seaponey --->Has Shipped! ---> Has Received! (posted brag)
10. Pinkamena --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
11. Saja --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
12. Princess-Sparkles --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
13. Summer-blade --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)
14. Raindrop --->Has Shipped! ---> Has Received! (posted brag)
15. NoDivision --->Has Shipped! --->Has Received! (posted brag)

I am checking to see if there is enough interest to begin the next installment of the Army Swap.

I am thinking of starting signups in about a week or so, with partners to follow shortly. The shipping dead line would be in about Mid November. The rules will be pretty much the same as before. (I'll add a link to the last swap at the end.) But I think I will eliminate the two levels and just have one instead since most of us went way above and beyond it anyway.   Thoughts? Comments?

Last Army Swap--->  http://mlparena.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=282345.html