Dutch Vlinder (Butterfly)

[applejackbunny]

I have a Dutch Butterfly Pony but she only has her cutie mark on one side of her rump. Is that unusual? I thought she was supposed to have it on both sides but I could be wrong...

It hasn't rubbed off or anything, it was just quite obviously never there in the first place, so she has purple butterflies on her display side but nothing at all on the other. Is this a factory flaw?

If so, is that a good thing or a bad thing in terms of her value to collectors? Not that I would ever sell her....I'm just curious!

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

AJB x

[partypony566]

I thought she has them on both sides?!

Oh and you have the CUTEST avatar ever!!!! 

[hathorcat]

First and most important I agree with party that is the most adorable avatar!

How unusual! I have certainly heard of missing symbols or missing parts of symbols in the past but Butterfly should have a symbol on both sides. So if you are certain its never been rubbed off or deliberately removed then it must be a factor error and she never had her symbol added - makes her very unusual.

I think the value can be a personal thing. For me it devalues her because I would rather have her in my collection in minty condition and when loose its very tough to prove a previous owner simply didnt take her symbol off with acetone.

However, that being said you may have collectors who feel her being a factory error actually adds value.

[applejackbunny]

Okay, thanks!
 
I have checked her since and she has butterflies only on her non-display side, not on her display side as I said previously, but they have definitely not been removed with acetone - there has just never been anything on her display side at all! There is absolutely no evidence of any tampering at all - just a plain yellow surface just like the rest of her!

I'm never selling her anyway so monetary value doesn't really bother me  - I love her just the way she is and perhaps even more so because she so unusual! I just wondered if anyone could shed any light on this strange lack of a symbol 

I'd be interested to hear from anyone else who has a factory flawed pony, which ones they are and whether they think they're more loveable/collectable for it, or whether you'd avoid them like the plague??

Oh, and thank you *sooooo* much for your lovely comments about my avatar!

Pony hugs,
AJB x

[hathorcat]

Its no where near as common in G1s as it sometimes seems to have been with G3s and G4s but you should be able to find some old pictures of similar issues as they do crop up - I guess when you consider the number of ponies produced the odds are good that some missed out on a certain colour or any colours when being stamped.

http://www.mlparena.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=166375.html
http://www.mlparena.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=114528/postdays=0/postorder=asc/start=0.html

[kittybethy]

She is such a pretty pony!

[Tiggums6]

I've seen an auction ages ago with a single-symbol Vlinder if that helps.