Nu-uh.

All you need is a brillo pad.  No water, just the brillo pad, and cut it to a small square and scrub away at those conductors until they're shiny.

I keep some brillo in my camera bag at all times, because I shoot with a lot of old cameras that basically run on the same sorts of batteries that most toys run on.  Every so often, they'll corrode and need a quick scrub so the light meters will boot up. 

Quote from: MiRaja on July 07, 2013, 10:40:02 PM

It's an awful late welcome, but I was doing a random search and stumbled onto your post somehow, however, I see you're in Pensacola!  So am I!  Crazy!

haha Yes! I bought those ponies from you 

Oh, so THIS is your arena screenname.  Gotcha!  <3 

Okay, so, when I was here years ago, there was a seller named L11111111Y or something, but that said, I *swear* this seller is the same person.  The photos are identical, or least to my eyes.

But anyways, it was hit and miss.  She was always quick and the ponies were always clean, so I always bought.  However, I was kind of burnt of even buying ponies after I got into a ridiculous bid war over a Blueberry Baskets that she claimed was absolutely mint. 

She wasn't. 

I paid $80 for a Blueberry Baskets with crunchy hair and tail rust. 

My most regretted pony purchase, for sure.

But if someone could confirm for me if it's the same seller or not, I would like to know. 

I second those who have said 'no prices'.  I once looked at a nice piece of furniture (a compactum or man-robe for those who know what one is).  I asked the lady how much she wanted for it and she told me to make her an offer.  I offered her $50 (I am a second hand dealer so I know what things are worth) and she said 'oh no, I want at least $80 for it.'  *eyeroll*  Well, why don't you put that on it then???

But if you had offered 80, she would've said $110!

I just found this but, I'm thinking about it!  I'm in Pensacola, Fl, but I'm afraid I don't know too terribly many people, but as of the moment, I have so many ponies I'd like to trade or sell.   

As a seller...I can't STAND early birds and lowballers. My best friend and I used to do joint sales (my neighborhood banned them, hers didn't care), and we'd put NO EARLY BIRDS on the sign, and there'd still be people showing up while we were setting up...at 5:30 AM. The sign said it started at 7.

And we'd have the same people show up EVERYTIME and try to buy everything...like, "Oh how much for ALL the purses?" And we'd give a number, and they'd immediately lowball like crazy. Like we'd say $50 because there were a LOT of things and they'd go...$10. NOT KIDDING. They resell at the local swap meet on the weekends. They were really bad about the makeup I was selling (all new), and I finally said...its $20 for the whole box, I can make MORE selling the pieces individually...pay $20 OR LEAVE.



As a buyer...I hate overpriced items. I hate that they overprice things because they're "antiques". And I hate when a flier says toys and they have none.

Lowballers, ugh.  Exactly why I won't do a yardsale down where I live.  People are so freaking cheap where I live, it's asinine. 

I would have new, with tags clothing out, or near new ( I'm very gentle on clothes ) and for pieces with tags and such, they'd tried to offer me .15c.  No, seriously, that cheap.  I'm like, "No, $5, or I'm taking it to the thrift store for that." 

Then I had a crazy religious nut try to throw away some halloween jewelry I had for sale because it was scary and satanic. 

Yard sales around here, consequently, are absolutely worthless.  It's always Christmas junk and dishware that should've been canned. 

I looooove her.  I did not have her as a child, unfortunately, but she was the first perfume puff I bought when I started recollecting.  She's just an altogether lovely pony.

If only there was a perfume puff pony in Surprise pose, though!

I've never gotten any MOC MIP ponies but for a G2 Ivy in her baggy, which yes, I did unbag her, because I'm one of those people who believe and knows that in some situations, keeping something MOC/MIP can be damaging.

I have, on the other hand, gotten Mint in package dolls from the 1930's to 1950's, and my issue is that I can't take them out and display them.  I have *always* sold these on, because it just doesn't work for me.  I won't remove these items because I know how rare they are, so I instead pass them onto collectors who do appreciate it and do enjoy it.  Me, my dolls all sit up on the headboard of my bed.  I don't have the sort of space for display in mint in the box or the card.  Besides, I'm too touchy-feely.

I did once get a Japanese doll from the 1880's who still had her wooden box, but she had been removed from it on and off.  I did toss it, shamefully enough, knowing I shouldn't, given the rarity, but I'm extremely unlikely to sell this doll, and I don't have the space to store wooden storage crates. . .  It's bad enough I have a Geisha's wig in a wooden storage box that I want rid of and can't seem to find a buyer for.