I just realized that I only need a few more g1 puffy stickers to complete my collection. If you have the following, please let me know. I prefer good condition stickers, but its ok if they are no longer on the original backing.

Ponies:
Bowtie (pink hair variation sticker)
Trickles

Pony Wear:
Ready For Rainbows

Thank you!

This seller is not a pony seller, but since lots of people here have different interests & collections, I thought it was worth posting.

I bought a Teddy Ruxpin book & tape set from wadd5 on eBay. There was a minimal description & the picture cut off the top of the book. When the book arrived the top corner was severely crumpled & all of the pages were damaged, and the pages were coming lose from the spine. I messaged the seller & asked how we could work out this problem. He claimed that it must have happened in shipping (book arrived in a plain yellow envelope with no bubble wrap) even though there's a tiny bit of corner damage visible in the auction picture, and offered to send me a replacement. We're in the same state, so when nothing arrived within a week, I messaged him again. After that he sent out another book. The second one arrived today in worse shape than the first: the cover looks fine but half of the pages are torn off of the binding.  I messaged him again with this:
"Hi,
I received the replacement book today. While I do appreciate you sending a replacement for the first damaged book, I have to say that I'm really disappointed to find the second half of this replacement book is completely separated from its binding. Please see attached pictures. I ship & receive a lot of things, and I don't think this damaged happened during shipping. In the future, you may want to look over your items a bit more before sending them. I'm not asking for any additional replacements or refund. Best regards,"
Then I left neutral feedback: "1st book was damaged; sent replacement, also damaged. Poor attempt to resolve.". It's worth mentioning that he has had multiple neutrals & negatives in the last month.

Shortly after I got this message:
"this book was checked by multiple people why would I send another damaged book, when all I want is to make you happy.. you are damaging my seller dsr. I ask that you revise I paid shipping for t he second book, and didn't ask you to send back damaged. now I would like both sent back and will solve from there"

Umm?? Why would I pay to send anything back at this point? I already said that I don't want any more replacements or refunds. I'm considering this transaction a done deal & a bit of a loss for both him & I.

Then 5 minutes after he sent that message I got an email from eBay for a "keyword spamming" listing violation on one of my items. I have a strong feeling this guy is looking for ways to mess with me, since I've had very similar listings in the past & never had any violation notices.  I blocked him from bidding & further communication.

So, in short, this guy is probably a seller to avoid.

I have a bunch of Fairy Tails that I may sell (I'm not 100% sure yet, as most of them are from my childhood collection). I have a buyer interested in a few, but I figured I might as well do a price check on all of them. Most are in really nice condition, with minor flaws. The only one that has any more serious faults is the yellow bird w/ the telephone symbol. So Fairy Tails experts, please help me out. 

-Yellow bird w/ pink fuzzy tummy; lime green stand; white comb
(Excellent)
-Aqua/mint green bird w/ lavender fuzzy tummy; dark pink stand
(Excellent)
-Baby white w/ blue hair; blue egg; dark pink bottle; dark blue comb
(Excellent)
-white bird w/ ballet slippers; yellow stand; lavender comb
(Dirt marks under left wing - I need to try to clean her before selling - this may come off)
-Dark pink bird w/ candy canes; light aqua stand; white comb
(Excellent)
-Aqua/mint green bird w/ musical notes; pink stand; yellow comb
(Dirt marks on wing tips- I need to try to clean her before selling - this may come off; otherwise excellent condition)
-Dark pink bird w/ magic hat; pink comb
(Tail slightly frizzy at end)
-Pink bird w/ hearts in a heart shape; pink mesh bow
(Yellowish spot on back of body)
-Blue bird w/ moon & stars
(Yellowish spot on back of body)
-Yellow bird w/ telephone
(Hair & tail frizzy at ends; tail trimmed a few inches; something rattling inside)

Since USPS has made exclusions for international postage that can be purchased online, I recently updated all of my auctions so that I only ship to countries for which I can still buy online postage. (I work during the week & have a one year old, so trips to the post office are not easy or practical. I pretty much exclusively use USPS's "at home" services - printing postage & having packages picked up by my mail carrier.)

So my question is this: when you select countries/regions that you don't ship to, isn't eBay supposed to block bids/BINs from buyers in those countries?

I just had someone purchase an auction via BIN & *after* purchasing they asked if I will ship to their country. This is especially frustrating as I've already had 3 non-paying bidders in the last 2 weeks, and I have a feeling that I'm about to have a 4th.

Sold
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edit to add:
I decided to put her up on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121117771652
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Ok, this is kind of a sale feeler thread. 

I've been thinking of letting go of my Candy Carnival Blythe doll for quite awhile, but I haven't made the leap to officially putting her up for sale. She has never been removed from the packaging, aside from opening the outer box to get a better look at her (ie. she's still fully attached to the backing). I'd like to get $230 + shipping for her. I need to pay off a few upcoming bills, so I'm leaning more & more toward parting with this girl. If anyone is seriously interested, please send me a message.

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Since I see many people rehairing Nirvana ponies, I thought it might be a good idea to bring up this subject: How should we mark ponies that have been rehaired?

Collectors have divided opinions on whether or not to rehair a rare pony. Whatever the owner of the pony decides to do, it's important to make some kind of permanent "note" on the pony so any future owner will know that the hair is not original. Recently I have been cataloging my collection & found several rehaired ponies that I bought under the assumption that they had original hair. Its often hard to tell a really well done rehair from the outside.

So what should we be doing to prevent accidental sales of "restored" ponies when buyers think its original? (Please note: a pony can change hands many times & even though "seller A" tells "buyer B" the pony was rehaired, "buyer B" may not tell the next person they sell it to. I'm not pointing fingers, its just easy to forget when you have a large number of ponies.) Should rehairs be marked under the foot, and if so how? Does any one have any other recommended methods of marking a rehair?

I've upgraded several ponies in my collection. Before I sell the doubles, I want to be sure that they are properly marked, so they will only be sold fairly for what they are in the future.

I had an eBay buyer in the Czech Republic purchase 2 books (non-pony) from me. I shipped them on Feb. 23, and according to tracking they left the US on Feb. 26. The buyer is upset that she hasn't received then yet, and I've explained that they are most likely held up in customs. USPS tracking won't show anything after packages leave the US unless they are scanned in customs or when delivered.

So, I'm wondering if anyone has experience sending packages to the Czech Republic? Do things generally clear customs quickly or can they take several weeks?

I asked the buyer to wait 2 more weeks to see if the package arrives. If not, I will try to file an insurance claim. This is most frustrating for me because the books sold for $12 & shipping was over $55. If eBay/Paypal does force me to refund the buyer, I will be out of pocket a lot of money for shipping on a really low priced sale.