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« on: August 18, 2021, 06:22:24 PM »
I hated all Dance ‘n Prance ponies from the moment I was made aware of them. As a kid, I absolutely detested them. I thought they were just wrong. I hated the ugly knobs. I hated the “trashy” accessories. I hated the entire concept.
Then, as an adult, I went to my first pony meet and saw one actually working in person. It was the funniest thing I ever saw! The vibrating! The tail! HILARIOUS. From that point on, I was hooked. Now I love them, but they have to be fully functional. Broken ones - nope. They have to work, and work well.
A similar thing happened with the UK Mummy pony. I had zero interest in that pony for years. I wasn’t into the whole look of the thing, and I found the giving birth thing just…squicky. However, at one point I was trying to fill in my UK collection holes, and the babies were cute. Right at that time the Mummy pony’s price was starting to really climb into the $200-$300 range, and had been creeping up for some time. I happened to see someone had one for trade, excellent condition, fully functional, and with the babies, and I happened to have what she wanted. I figured I should get it now before the price went up even more, especially since I could get it for no money, just trade items.
So I got it in. I loaded one of the babies and pushed the button. It shot right out like a fetus missile! Again, it was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. And again it was love at first sight(of the thing working).
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« on: July 05, 2021, 04:47:44 PM »
Remove-zit cream used to be the go to for stains on ponies. Everybody used it for stubborn stains, and everybody recommended it. It was touted as a miracle stain remover. I had a very skilled restorer friend even send me some to try out(I never did - the jar lid was stuck, and I was lazy). Now we’re seeing the long term effects of it. It takes a while for the real problems to show up, but once they do, there’s no fixing it. I have a TE Sky Rocket that looked pretty much mint when I got her. Then one day I looked over at her, and I see a huge bleached out splotch right in the middle of her forehead.
Acne cream creates time bombs in your collection. It might take a while, but it’ll get there in the end.
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« on: July 03, 2021, 10:08:51 AM »
Princess Silverswirl came with 4 barrettes: http://www.lavenderlagoon.com/1999silverswirl.htmlI’m not sure about a price for them. The market’s been crazy for everything lately. Even if it wasn’t, individual G2 accessories don’t come up for sale nearly as frequently as G1, and the collector base is much smaller. Rabid, but smaller. If I had to guess, I’d say somewhere around $2-5 each barrette. Hope that helps!
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« on: July 02, 2021, 02:08:54 AM »
There are some things I wish I knew as a new collector waaaay back in 1997:p 1) Do your research before you buy. You should spend some time on the ID sites just browsing to see what’s out there and what catches your attention. The MLP wiki is a decent resource, though there are many others: http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Main_PageAsk around for other general info sites. There are lots of other specialized sites out there for different generations, accessories, ponywear, petites, and lots of sub collections. Make a list of what strikes your fancy, but mostly just have fun discovering what’s out there. During your research, look around at what is available, and how much things cost. Sold ebay listings and price checks on this site can give you an idea of the general market. Knowing that can help keep you from making the usual new collector overpaying mistakes. 2) Figure out what interests you, and how you want to collect. Are you going for certain complete sets? Are you happy to pick and choose only the ponies that most interest you? Are you going to collect accessories? Are you interested in only mint ponies? Are you ok with flaws? Which flaws are ok/not ok? Do you enjoy restoring ponies? Are you interested in MIB ponies? What generations do you want to collect? What is your budget? How much space do you have? The more of these kinds of questions you answer, the less money you’ll waste on ponies you’re not that into, ponies you’ll have to upgrade later, or ponies that are overpriced. It’s very common for new collectors to buy up any cheap lots they find, and to increase their collection very quickly. You can get good deals if you’re willing to gamble, and you enjoy restoring ponies, but a lot of collectors end up having to upgrade early purchases when they get serious later. 3) There are a lot of experienced collectors here that are happy to help out, so feel free to ask questions. The pony community has been around for over 20 years, and there’s an incredible amount of knowledge here if the right person spots your question. 4) Paypal has lots of buyer protection, but only of you mark your payment as goods/services and NOT gift. Other payment options may or may not have buyer protections. Check thst out before you use them. I how that advice was helpful to you. Good luck!
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« on: July 01, 2021, 05:41:27 PM »
1) My collection is at the point where I need very few things(and I have an entire large closet stuffed with extras), so I like to buy only what I need. However, I do like to buy multiple things at once from the same seller to combine shipping and save.
2) I’ve been using Paypal for for pony purchses since pretty much as long as it’s existed. It does have some buyer protections that give me peace of mind. In 20+ years on ebay, I’ve never had to open a case with Paypal, but having that protection gives me the confidence to make larger purchases, and to give newer sellers a try.
3) I like non food items. I live in a hot area, so I’m not a fan of things that could melt and damage my items. Other than that, I love little bonuses! I also love fun packaging. One seller I used to buy from wrapped all her items like it was a present. Her packages were always fun to open..
4) I am very big into insurance. With all the postal shake-ups in my area, the mail goes crackers often. I’ve had delayed items, items that got sent to the wrong state, items that got sent to the wrong country, items that bounced around the country for weeks, lost items, damaged items, and every iteration of postal insanity known to man. I’ll often contact the seller and request better shipping/more insurance even if it’s not offered. If it’s worth paying for, it’s worth paying a little extra to make sure I get it(or the replacement value if it gets lost).
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« on: June 10, 2021, 10:27:48 AM »
I *believe* the standing Rainbow Dash was part of a set of three party favors/cake toppers. I love party favors, and buy them whenever I see them. I recall a set of three like that I got at Kmart back when G3 was new. From what I remember, what you see is what you get. It’s just a plastic pony. I think the other two ponies were Sunny Daze and Pinkie Pie, but I could be wrong. They were packaged on a card in a sort of diagonal line. I think they were somewhere around $3-$4 for the set. A quick search yielded no results sadly, but I’ll keep looking. I still have them I’m sure, but they’re probably buried with the rest of my G3 merch.
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« on: April 29, 2021, 09:49:02 PM »
I had a really long clothesline in my backyard. I discovered that I could use the clothesline to launch my ponies waaaaaaaay into the air. Flutter ponies worked best as they were small(more aerodynamic) and they had long, easy to grip legs.
This has resulted in a few of my child ponies having rope burns on their bellies, and random scrapes from concrete impacts.
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« on: April 23, 2021, 04:58:03 AM »
It is possible to find a nice Gingerbread. Incredibly rare, but possible. Restoring one that bad...probably not going to happen. I don’t think anything really takes out age spots, and most whitening techniques have an equal chance to make things worse as they do whitening for ponies like her. I think the only guaranteed way to get her pristine white would be to be a *really* good painter who can get the finish *perfect*, and reconstruct the symbol perfectly too. I ended up with a Nightlight that had some age spots painted over very well(discovered it cleaning, and boy was that a surprise), but if the whole body is discolored, it’s a whole body repaint. If you’re already planning on rehairing and repainting the symbols, that is an option. Some people can paint without leaving any brush strokes, but a spray gun would easier for the whole body.
Personally, of she was mine, I’d make a little display of things from/related to the trip I found her on, and make sure they were strategically placed to cover up as many problems as possible. The already mentioned ponywear idea is an option too, though some outfits might stain.
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« on: April 22, 2021, 03:01:45 AM »
Polymer clays(Fimo, Sculpty, etc) will eventually bond with certain plastics they come in contact with before they’re baked. It takes a little while, but I’ve had bricks of unbaked polymer clays melt plastic items that were left touching them for a while. I don’t know what effect it’ll have on the pony plastics, but it’s very possible it’ll do unfixable damage. Maybe not immediately, but any pieces or residue that remain after cleaning are a potential problem. It’s also possible for any dyes in the clay to stain the ponies.
My advice would be to pick up some extremely nasty bait ponies in the poses you want, and use them exclusively for mold making. A lot of collectors end up with some pretty wretched ponies, and you’ll probably be able to find something for cheap if you ask around. All you really need is for the body to be intact - stains, haircuts, and paint damage are irrelevant. You’ll want to get rid of any hair for these mold making ponies anyway. Hair will just mess up the molds.
Also, most people who make molds use silicone or other speciality mold making materials to make molds. Clay is probably not the best material for it. Different clays have different issues, but most of them are likely to make brittle, stiff molds that could break easily when removing the ponies you’re making. I’m sure there’s a lot of information online for mold making tips and recommended materials.
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« on: March 27, 2021, 04:33:16 AM »
Costume Wear used to be impossible to find. For some reason, it seemed to have had poor distribution in the USA. I tried(unsuccessfully) to find it for years in stores as a kid, and many other collectors I’ve talked to had the same experience. Possibly, its rarity is due to it being hard to find in the USA, which was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, market. It’s also the last ponywear line from the G1 era, and the later in a generation something is, usually the rarer it tends to be.
Most loose outfits I’ve seen from ebay were from Canada, so maybe they got more of them there. Then several years ago, a large quantity of MOC Costume Wear outfits were found by a seller in Chile, and they’ve become not exactly common, but much easier to get since then. I have quite a few Costume Wear outfits in my trade/sale bin, and they’re always popular.
As for other ponywear, I’m a huge collector of it. It can be a nightmare to collect since nothing is labeled as Hasbro(so you really have to know what you’re looking at), and there are a lot of variants for several outfits. This is especially true for Nirvana outfits(some Greek outfits can have up to 4 - possibly more - distinct variants), but even common outfits can have variants. Pony Royal’s cape has more shades than a color wheel. Some may be from fading, some may be from the dye lots, but it’s a mess trying to figure out. In The Center Ring has at least two distinct variants!
Ponywear is generally not one of the big money subsets of pony collecting. There are some high value outfits(mostly Nirvana), but many can be found for reasonable prices. Incomplete outfits and pieces can be pretty cheap, and ponywear lots can be a good deal. Unfortunately, several outfits have rare pieces that can be a major pain to get loose. Things that are small and/or delicate will give you fits to find loose. If you’re a completionist, MOC or complete loose outfits are probably the way to go. Tracking down a Galaxy Glamor hairband or a non-destroyed Pony Holiday hat is not for the faint of heart. But if you’re happy with almost complete, or you don’t mind a real challenge, assembling outfits from loose pieces can be done. Buying lots also tends to give you trade fodder for other pieces.
Some ponywear can stain when left on a pony for extended periods, and it can get stretched out, so I don’t recommend displaying it on a pony. Make sure you keep any velcro closed when storing it as it can snag on the fabric and destroy it(Something Old, Something New’s wedding dress is often a victim of this).
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« on: March 12, 2021, 12:41:12 AM »
That’s not regrind. Plastic degradation on white ponies is usually brownish. Regrind is only pink on ponies that are already pink-ish. It’s possible those pink spots are from the barrettes. I’m not 100% sure as there are fewer G2s in general, and I haven’t seen this particular problem reported before. It’s still quite possible.
Personally, I don’t usually keep accessories on ponies for display due to the potential for staining, and the chance of them getting lost. However, if I wanted to display the barrettes on a white pony, I’d use some carefully cut, low-stick paper medical tape applied to the back and any point that touches the pony(possibly including the inside of the clip that touches the hair) to carefully and discreetly make a removable barrier between the barrette and the pony. If you decide to go that route, make sure you get the tape that’s designed to be removed easily, otherwise you’ll be dealing with a sticky nightmare. Otherwise, I’d just display them separately.
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« on: February 24, 2021, 09:25:10 AM »
Each stacking toy has 5 colors. There are 4 rings and a base. For the purposes of stacking toy identification, the base counts as a ring, and just consider it part of the rings when I talk about “the rings” in this post.
Each stacking toy contains one ring from each if the 5 colors. There are no repeats of colors in a complete stacking toy(so no two rings should be the same color - and remember, that includes the base), and only the 5 colors from the “group” of 5 colors should be present in a correct stacking toy. As far as I’m aware, each set has a color or colors that are unique to that set. That color/colors appear in all stacking toys from that set, but the order of the individual toy’s rings is random.
There is some color overlap in some of the sets, but I believe each set has at least one unique color. So you can tell that a stacking toy is from, say the First Tooth set by the unique color/colors that appear in only in stacking toys from that set, but the order of the rings will be not be a set order. Therefore you can’t identify a stacking toy as coming from only one pony in a set a stacking toy because any pony in the First tooth set example that gets a stacking toy as their accessory will get a group of rings in a completely random order.
To identify a stacking toy, you have to familiarize yourself with the color groups of the different stacking toys(I forget offhand, and it often comes down to specific shades anyway, but some accessory sites have pictures), and then look for the unique colors to determine which set the stacking toy is from. Once you do that, you can assign it to any pony from that set(as long as its accessory is the stacking toy of course), and it’ll be correct. So any stacking toy in any ring configuration that has been identified as having all 5 colors belonging to the first set of baby ponies will go with Baby Surprise or Baby Glory. As long as all 5 colors are correct and present, the stacking toy can be assigned to either pony. This makes stacking toy identification considerably less painful than comb ID. Just ID the set and which ponies from that set get a stacking toy, and you can give it to any of them.
Occasionally, you will find a stacking toy unique colors that belong to different sets. These are “Frankensteined” stacking toys that were most likely assembled from incomplete stacking toys.
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« on: January 02, 2021, 11:09:00 PM »
Columbo is streaming for free on Peacock.
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« on: December 19, 2020, 10:27:50 PM »
If you can wait, I’d wait for the holiday rush to end before shipping anywhere. Every year the mail goes nuts around Christmas, but this year is much worse than usual. Some sorting centers have more than a month’s worth of backlogged packages with more arriving every day. https://www.inquirer.com/business/usps-package-tracking-delays-philadelphia-christmas-2020-20201218.htmlHopefully things will clear out by mid to late January. Until then, if you’re worried about package delays causing unhappy buyers and returns, I’d hold off on selling until the rush is over. It’s like playing Russian roulette right now. Some packages make it fine. Some get delayed by a few days. Some get hung up for weeks. You never know what’s going to happen to your package once it leaves your hands. I’d wait for the mess to clear out if at all possible.
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« on: December 14, 2020, 06:58:26 AM »
Ooooo, those look like fun stores to visit! Thank you for all the pics!
I’m not surprised by the prices. I’m not knowledgeable about the distribution of G1s during the 80s, but since they had their own line from Takara, I doubt many of the ponies we know and love made it over there. I also get the impression that cheap sources of used items(flea markets, goodwill type thrift stores, garage sales, etc) are less common over there. Most of those ponies were probably imported from elsewhere(likely the USA). I know a local vintage toy store often gets at least one regular Japanese buyer who comes in and cleans the place out of ponies. He’ll buy up every pony in the store when he comes through. I’ve unfortunately been in after one of his visits, and there’s nothing left. I’m happy to see where those ponies end up!
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