Opinions needed: Is she deflock worthy?

[moonflower]

Personally, I wouldn't as I think she looks too good to deflock but it's your pony and your decision.

[FantasticFirefly]

I'd deflock her! Her face is really rubbed, and there are patches on her body that look pretty worn down to the glue. She does look like she'll be a stubborn deflock though. Trading with current shipping prices JUST for that pony would likely be more then she's even worth.

*shameless plug* If anyone wants a decent fifi with very very minimal rubs but has some yellowing, drop me a PM. I still have an extra girl around.

[HollowZero]

She looks pretty great, honestly.

I deflocked a Paradise and still regret it.

[angela22]

Sorry, but personally I would say no - she is much too nice

[Sunshine]

Something like this has to be down to personal opinion but if you are hesitating, why dont you trade her to someone for their lesser quality Fifi? You get a deflock candidate and your trade partner gets a nicer SS Fifi for their collection?

I see this point... and I love it. So if anyone reading this would want to do that, please PM me (Sorry I know this isn't a trade thread, but, still)...

I feel all the "no's" are what I was looking for. I know that the Angel and Bangles I deflocked for myself were also NOT deflock worthy ponies, but Angel was a grail (NSS Angel), and Bangles always bothered me because she was "Flesh" colored with her flocking, but a beautiful pink under it, so... but then I looked at my own Bangles and realized that she had similar rubs (thankfully my flocked one is nicer than the one I deflocked).

Fifi may stay flocked and go into my store to find a new home, or onto trades to maybe find one I CAN deflock. I am dying to have her deflocked but, I don't want to take away a SS pony that other collectors would love to have in their collection. As mentioned... there ARE a finite number of SS ponies... deflocking them takes those away. Still I'll never hesitate to deflock certain bad ponies, heh - Ribbon, Lofty, Truly, Magic Star... because they seem so common. Fifi  -I just keep seeing her around $20 and that seems like a lot at the moment to "spend" on a deflocker... my personal Fifi has much nicer flocking but is missing her forelock... so, I kept them both because one has nice flock and one has nice hair but that needs to change and I need to either deflock or sell/trade.

Thank you all for the input. It's important for me to understand the general thinking behind other collectors with ponies. Sometimes I run into so many "overly picky" collectors that I just think any pony who's not 100% mint isn't worth trying to sell (Sorry picky collectors, I am one too, so I'm not trying to down-tote on pickyness!! Not at all! I totally understand wanting to have a certain thing a certain way!)

[Rainbowjuice]

I'd be more inclined to sponge bath her and reflock her bald patches
/late to the party

[FantasticFirefly]

Thank you all for the input. It's important for me to understand the general thinking behind other collectors with ponies. Sometimes I run into so many "overly picky" collectors that I just think any pony who's not 100% mint isn't worth trying to sell (Sorry picky collectors, I am one too, so I'm not trying to down-tote on pickyness!! Not at all! I totally understand wanting to have a certain thing a certain way!)

no offense taken. I see what you're saying. I'm not baiting less then perfect ponies, if I'm too lazy to do detailed descriptions or feel they're not worth the effort to sell one at a time I just group them together and sell as a lot to someone who will appreciate them- people LOVE those buys and they go quick!

[spookysage]

Good luck finding a deflockable Fifi, I'm sure you'll find a bargain soon enough! And this thread has also reassured me I'm not underly picky, at least when it comes to so softs.

[Sunshine]

to all -I do appreciate all this info. I think I might try to find a swap for her so I can feel less guilty about deflocking. If she was way more yellowed, or had a lot more rubs to her feet and sides perhaps I would just bite the bullet. But I'm now glad I asked here for opinions because... I think I might've had another experience like Bangles, where I LOVE her deflocked, but now I feel bad about deflocking her because I could've probably sold her...