Hey guys! Anyone have any idea what Silver Swirl is going for these days?

I don't have a good camera but here is a pic of her:

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She is still pretty white and has both eye jewels. Her markings are pretty good with some rubs around the edges of her hooves and the tip of her horn. Her hair is pretty dry and needs combing. She comes with her original comb, with a bit of fraying of the gold elastic.

I have no idea at all what G2's go for, so any help would be very appreciated.

Hello toy collectable fans!

I'm looking for a particular Zelf character. Unfortunately this line of toys is no longer being sold in the USA. It's very hard being a collector of a toy line that is no longer available in your country! sigh.

The Zelfs are made by an Australia toy company, Moose Inc., and at the moment their biggest distribution is there. In Australia Zelfs are sold at: BigW, Coles, Myer, Target, TRU, ToyWorld, and Woolworth's.

(They also sell in the UK and Canada, but I believe this particular character is not found on shelves there.) I'm looking for the character Mary Go-Round, who looks like this (using a photo from online):

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If anyone finds Mary, I would be happy to pay you for her and shipping to the USA! I also have a big sale thread here and I wouldn't mind trading:
http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,378097.0.html

OR if you're looking for a USA-exclusive toy (MLP or otherwise) I could pick it up for you! 

Please let me know if you see her. She's darling and I would really like to have her!

I'm working on getting photos of most/all of this, but my phone does not take very good pictures so I'm having some trouble. In the meantime, here's descriptions and prices and please ask for any further info.


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HASBRO-MOLD FAKIES:
-white baby fakie with blue hair in G1 newborn mold (x2) - $3 each
-pale green baby fakie with purple hair in G1 newborn mold - $3
HOLD -white adult fakie in G1 shy mold - $4
HOLD -MOC G3 mold Pinkie Pie fakie with butterfly symbol (non-US) - open to offers


BAITS:
-G1 Baby Cuddles beddybye eyes - free
HOLD -G1 Sundance (tail out) $1
HOLD -G1 Majesty (no tail) $1
-FF G1 Butterscotch (covered with strange black marks all over, head is half-popped) $1
HOLD -G1 Glory (mane and tail are super soft and shiny, body is white, but symbol glitter is almost all gone) $2
-G3 Waterfire (detinseled, body has two chew marks) $1
-G3 Butterscotch (symbol removed) $2
-G4 Twilight Sparkle prepped (hair shaved, symbols and eyes removed) $1
-Blind Bag Golden Harvest (chew marks) - free


G1'S:
-Parasol1 - good condition, slight eye rubs, mark on NDS leg, symbols have about 90% glitter $5
-Parasol2 - eyes and hair good, symbols have about 60% glitter $5
-Flutter Honeysuckle - very nice, maybe some stray marks on body $5
-Beach Ball - okay condition, hair is very dry, symbols not scratched but didn't print exactly straight (one color is slightly off-center of the others, not sure how common this is) $8


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G2'S:
-MOC Clever Clover - open to offers
HOLD -loose Princess Silverswirl (dry hair, a few paint rubs on hooves and horn) - open to offers


G3'S:
-MIB Sapphire Shores $5


G3.5 PONYVILLE:
-Scootaloo & Pinkie Pie with interchangeable hair $4 together


G4'S:
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MIB:
-Snowcatcher $20
-Trixie Lunamoon $15
-Lyra Heartstrings $15
-MIP simple Lily $5

loose:
-Shine Bright Twilight Sparkle (from Target castle, still lights up) (x2) $5
-Twilight Sparkle (standard release, head/body mismatch) $4
-Pinkie Pie (standard release, crystal eye shine) $4
-Fluttershy (standard sad eyes) $5
HOLD -Lyra Heartstrings $6
-Princess Cadance (non-tinsel release) $5
-Rainbow Dash (glitter symbol from TRU pack) $5
-Trixie (glitter symbol from TRU pack) $5
-Pinkie Pie (glitter symbol from TRU pack) $5
-Sweetie Belle $4
-Scootaloo $4
HOLD -Apple Bloom $4
-Star Dreams $5

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Accessory Sets (complete except for ponies):
-Celebration at Canterlot Castle (2011) with Shine Bright Twilight Sparkle (no Starbeam Twinkle) $8
-Princess Celebration Bakery set (no Mrs. Cake or Twirly Treats) $2
-Sweets Boutique with Sweetie Belle (no Pinkie Pie) $6
-Sweet Slumbers set (no Applejack or Star Dreams) $2

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Equestria Girls:
-Rainbow Rocks Deluxe Rarity (doll only, all accessories included, no pony) $7

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Blind Bags/Mini Figs - $3 each:
-Daring Do/Princess Twilight/Rainbowfied RD set - $8
-Pinkie Pie (regular)
-Rainbow Dash (regular)
-Fluttershy (regular, new pose)
-Applejack (regular and neon)
-Twilight Sparkle (glitter symbol, neon)
-Rarity (rainbowfied)
-Sweetie Drop (neon)
-Flim and Flam (neon)
-Wonderbolts (neon, regular, etc.)
-Twilight Velvet (glitter)
-Sassaflash (glitter)
-Amethyst Star (glitter)
-Electric Sky (glitter)
-Barbar Groomsby (neon)
-Golden Harvest (neon)
-Lilac Links (neon)
-Caramel Apple (neon)
-Lily Valley (neon)
-Pepperdance
-Lemon Hearts
-Sweetcream Scoops
-Berryshine
-Peachy Sweet
-Shoeshine
-Grape Delight
-Crimson Gala
-Honey Rays
-Purple Wave
-Lilac Hearts
-Lavender Fritter


G4 MERCHANDISE
FUNKO:
-MIB 2013 SDCC Funko Glittery Rainbow Dash $26
-MIB 2013 SDCC Funko Glittery Muffin Pony $26

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Mini Funkos - $5 each:
-2013:
SOLD Doctor Hooves (black)
Lyra (black)
Bonbon (black)
Pinkie Pie (black) (x3)
SOLD DJPon3 (black)
-2014:
Discord (black) (x3)
Twilight Sparkle (black) (x2)
Rarity (black)
-2015:
Applebloom (colored)
Celestia (colored)
Shining Armor (colored)
Sweetie Belle (x2) (colored)


McDonalds Ponies:
-2011 Applejack MIP $3
-2011 Cheerilee MIP $3


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Enterplay Dog Tags - $3 each:
Series 1:
-#11 Discord (2013)
-#18 FiM Logo (2013)
-#19 Alicorn Amulet (2013)
-#20 Wonderbolts logo (x2) (2013)
-#21 Starswirl (x3) (2013)
-#22 CMC (x3) (2013)
-#33 METALLIC FiM logo (2013)
Series 2:
-#13 Scootaloo (x2) (2015)
-#15 Discord (x2) (2015)
-#18 Coco (2015)
-#28 Power Ponies (2015)


MLP POSTERS:
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-G3 mail order poster of Skycatcher (slight water damage) $1
-FiM Season 2 posters (2012 Walmart-exclusive, 4 different designs) $8 each
-full sized DJ PON3 poster from EnterPlay $7


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FiM Cameo Pencil Toppers - $3.50 each:
-Twilight Sparkle
-2 Rarity
-2 Rainbow Dash
-2 Applejack
-2 Fluttershy
-2 Pinkie Pie


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FiM Metallic Figures - $3.50 each:
-1 Twilight Sparkle
-1 Celestia
-4 Rarity
-1 Applejack
-1 Rainbow Dash


Misc:
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-rare MOC Applejack crystal keychain (x2) $16 each
-rare MOC Rarity crystal keychain $16
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-Felt Christmas Stocking (FYE 2012 exclusive, very cute!) (x3) $8 each
SOLD -TRU Lip Balm Pack with 5 lipbalms and Muffins Pony topper (RD removed) $5
SOLD -T-shirt with large cast (WeLoveFine, Size XL, worn once) $11



NON-MLP MERCHANDISE:

Skylanders (never used):
-Series 2 Double Trouble $7
-Series 2 Flashwing $7
-Series 2 Gill Grunt $7

MIB Zelfs:
-MIB 'Color Yourzelf' $21
-MIB S1 Angelala $15
-MOC Manny (x2) $8
-MOC Cupie $7
-MOC Sketalia $8
-MOC Finley $9
-MOC Pearleen $50
-MIB BFF set $30

Loose Zelfs:
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-BFF set $25
-Owlmanda $5
-Oceana $5
-Garney $6
-Luneanne $6
-Galaxia $5
-Clover (wingless) $25
-Tiny Zelfs: pearly Flitter, pearly Webina, normal Angelala - $3 each

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Breyer Wind Dancers:
SOLD -Westerly (pink) $5
SOLD -Mistral (blue) $5
SOLD -Gale (yellow) (x2) $5

Kid's Books - $2.50 each

Teddy Ruxbin:

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Pound Puppies:

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Rainbow Brite:

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Bernstein Bears:

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Garfield:

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Animorphs (1-22, plus 3 special editions)

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Serendipity Books:

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  I'm a little shy about tooting my own horn, but a couple people here on the Arena have asked me about my writing, so I thought I would start a thread. 

Do we have any other passionate writers here on the Arena? Please feel free to talk about your writing in this thread! Whether you write professionally or you just love fanfics, I would love to meet fellow writers!


As for me, writing has been my passion since 3rd grade. I remember a very serious discussion with the teacher where I got in trouble because I was 'reading too much' (instead of doing my school work lol) and I was so offended that I got in trouble for reading! I told myself right there and then that someday I was going to be a writer, and I would write stories for little girls who get in trouble for 'reading too much.'

Now I look back and laugh at the righteous indignation of an eight year old girl.   

As of right now I have a handful of short stories published in a local anthology series called Scribings.

Vol. 3:
http://www.amazon.com/Scribings-Metamorphosis-Jamie-Alan-Belanger-ebook/dp/B00DGS8M1W/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1459347730&sr=1-11

Vol. 4:
http://www.amazon.com/Scribings-Vol-Miscreations-Timothy-Lynch-ebook/dp/B00LNLGTSM/ref=la_B005SQ7DCY_1_6_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459348574&sr=1-6

Vol. 5:
http://www.amazon.com/Scribings-Vol-Inversions-D-L-Harvey-ebook/dp/B012E0BU1Q/ref=la_B005SQ7DCY_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459348574&sr=1-5

And here's a free ebook promoting the anthology series with one short story from each contributing author. Please download the free ebook if you're curious! It helps the sales of the other titles of the company if we get a lot of downloads
http://www.lostluggagestudios.com/books/EssentialGPS.php

Short stories are fun, but my real passion is writing for children. I'm working on several children's novels right now and my hope is to start shopping them around to publishing houses this year.

(I also worked in a publishing house for 3 years after I graduated college, so if anyone has any questions about how publishing works, I'd be happy to answer )

So what about you guys? I'm eager to meet new writers and start a discussion!

I realize this is not an uncontroversial issue, but right now I am SO EXCITED and I have to spread the news. SeaWorld has announced they are changing their views on keeping orcas in captivity!

The current orca population will stay living at SeaWorld throughout their lives, since most of them were born in captivity and can't be returned to the wild. But SeaWorld has put a stop to all captive orca breeding, so this will be the last generation of orcas kept in captivity at SeaWorld. SeaWorld is also changing the theatrical shows, where the orcas perform tricks for the audience, and instead will be putting on educational shows to teach people about how orcas live in the wild. Their enclosures will be changed to look more natural and less like swimming pools.

There's a lot of varying opinions on keeping large sea life captive for human education and entertainment needs, but this announcement makes me, personally, SO VERY HAPPY. I'm not demonizing SeaWorld's existence. I love a lot of what they do, including wild animal rescue and rehabilitation, and educating people about sea life. But I don't believe its right to keep whales captive in small enclosures to perform shows. Whales have always been one of my favorite animals, and I am proud that SeaWorld is taking this step and recognizing that people want to see these amazing animals respected and safe.

Go SeaWorld!

Soooo I'm a silly person and even though I've never purchased an ebay item mailed from Russia before, I thought it would be simple and went right ahead without doing any research beforehand!  Heh. Go me.

The seller ships worldwide, so that's not a problem. The item was purchased on Jan 25 and marked as mailed on Jan 26 but it says it's being shipped economy. Ebay says delivery is estimated between Feb 12 and March 4.

My only concern is... if the delivery does end up arriving around March 4, that puts it past the window Paypal allows for me to file a complaint. What is usual for this situation? Should I ask the seller for a refund if I get close to the end of the Paypal window, and tell them I will resend payment if the item shows up? Should I just not worry about it, because ebay will protect me even if I go outside Paypal's complaint window?

I know I'm still in the delivery time, so there's no cause for concern just yet. I'm just gathering info to be prepared ahead of time. As always, thanks for your advice, shipping experts. 

Hey guys! I thought I would spread the word here since I'm not having much luck on ebay. I'm looking to complete my collection of ceramic carousel horses designed by fantasy couture artist Nene Thomas. This set has been retired for a while before I discovered them, so I can't order them anywhere and I'm reduced to searching through sites that sell second-hand.

I've managed to find all but the last one two. The palomino is named Phoenix Gold. Here's a photo:

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And the zebra is named Moonlight Silver. Here's a photo:

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If anyone sees them for sale in a second-hand store or online, I will definitely pay you handsomely for either of them! I prefer MIB but I would gladly take loose as well.