I added a comment on Summers blog about this, asking what state it occured in.  I think we should be keeping an eye on Craigs List and local news papers as well as eBay. But, it's kind of important to know which state to be looking in.
I feel so horrible for the family this happened to.  What a shame the brother did this.  I really hope everything can be tracked down!

Holy cow you hit the Craigs List jackpot!  Congrats on an amazing find!  I can hardly believe you found one of the itty-bitty baby twins. 

Just finished up my last bit of shopping!  Now to box it all up nice and pretty and take some teaser photos 

Anyone else having problems viewing threads over at the old Arena?  It keeps redirecting me to the index here!  I'm copying/pasting this so whoever my partner is can read it and not have to deal with the freaky freezing issues.

Wow!  This thread really exploded while I was away during the New Years weekend.  I'll do my best to catch up, so this will probably be a sort of long post  visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 
 
 TEA all the way!  I'm a heavy tea drinker; I go through at least three cups a day and sometimes more. I have yet to find a kind of tea that I refuse to drink visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 My favorite has to be Celestial Seasoning's Imperial White Peach or their Country Peach.  I think I like just about anything that's peach flavored.
 
 McDonald ponies, baits, customs?
 
 I love customs! There are so many talented artists here and it's amazing seeing what people come up with;)  McDonald ponies would be great because I had to sell all of mine to pay the bills when I didn't have a job   Baits are totally acceptable because I LOVE to restore.
 
 
 Accessories?
 
 YES!  Especially a so soft rearing stand.
 
 
 Favorite Colors?
 
 Any shade of purple.  I also like green a lot.  I made my art desk/computer room area a magenta and lime green theme because they're peppy and inspire me to get things done.
 
 
 Candles, lotions, bath accessories?
 
 I'm a huge candle addict, but have two major requirements on them.  I won't burn any candle that contains lead in the wick because it's bad for your health to inhale the lead-laden smoke. The second is no essential oils in candles.  I am owned by a cat and cat's can't properly metabolize essential oils in any form, so I try to avoid those for her health.
 
 Lotions... Not so much. I like Burt's Bees lotions, but not really anything else.
 
 Bath accessories- Salts!  I'm a fiend for baths and love to add salts. Auria Cacia salts are my favorite, but I'm really not picky as long as they're not artificially fragranced (parfum on the ingredient label). Baths are my meditation and de-stressing time, so anything that helps with that is appreciated.


 Extras preferences
 
 I'm a pretty grateful person and appreciate any extras included. I prefer useful and beautiful things over kitchy dust catchers. My cat Misty loves boxes, so the box my swap stuff comes in is considered an extra!  Chocolates are great, as are anything ginkgo, dragonfly, Celtic knot, or raven related.  I also enjoy fairy gardening and am obsessed with moss and ferns.
 
 Pets? Kids?
 
 As mentioned before, a little snowshoe siamese kitty named Mist Luin, aka Misty.  She's my only child and I adore her to death =)  She's currently having some intestinal issues, so any treats for her would have to be freeze-dried meats, such as shrimp or chicken, or greenies. Feathers are her favorite toys, as are a stuffed Chewbacca,  and string.
 
 
 Will anybody be celebrating a birthday during the swap?
 
 Nope!  I be a July pony =D
 
 Do you collect anything else?

Dinosaurs!Dinotopia has been a huge influence on my life and that has shown up in a dinosaur collection that rivals the pony one.  Anything prehistoric is totally awesome =)


It's so neat reading everybodies likes and wants.  I wish I could send a box to more than one person because I keep seeing people post things and I'm all "I like that too!  I have xyz that I bet they'd love."  But no spoilers on what/who, because I don't want to hint at who my partner is 

I've been selling on Etsy!  So far, it's all been stuff that I've made.  I haven't listed any ponies on Etsy yet, so I'm afraid I'm no help about turnover there.

I'm totally through with eBay as well.  They really don't like small time sellers anymore and have done their best to drive us off.  Now, I sell here and at Etsy.  I'm currently in the process of building my own website to sell from, but that's nowhere near ready yet. 

Selling here on the Arena is really the best alternative to eBay.  You're far more likely to have a successful transaction, there aren't any final value or insertion fees, and you can use all of the pony lingo/jargon and know that you'll be understood!  Besides, it's great to know that something is staying within the community and will be cared for rather than torn up.

Goodwill rocks!  And congrats on the amazing finds =)  I LOVE finding near-new So Softs at the thrift shop.  That's how I got my Bouncy.  She's so perfect she looks like she fell off the card on the way to the thrift shop.

Now, I demand that you go back today.  And tomorrow.  You know the thrift shops don't put out everything and there's a very high chance of you finding more if you go back 

I picked up a couple boxes today too! They're adorable =D