Re-pinking question and value

[hathorcat]

Baby Cotton Candy looks amazing A great job!

I agree with the above that often it depends on the collector. For some a perfectly restored pony holds the same value as the same pony with the minor issues [such as missing plugs or faded hair] as yet not fixed. But for others they would consider there to be less value in a pony which has had something "changed" in it - even if that change is to try and bring something back to its original condition/colour.

Personally I do think that any kind of restoration automatically devalues - but depending on the original condition of the pony that devalue can be very minor. For many common ponies - such as Baby CC, Posey, etc - repinking is not devaluing enough to affect the value on a pony which is relatively inexpensive to start with. On more expensive ponies - such as Tornado - then thats a different story and then I dont think a repinking restore is worth the potential devalue.

[mylittleponylover92]

Baby Cotton Candy looks amazing A great job!

I agree with the above that often it depends on the collector. For some a perfectly restored pony holds the same value as the same pony with the minor issues [such as missing plugs or faded hair] as yet not fixed. But for others they would consider there to be less value in a pony which has had something "changed" in it - even if that change is to try and bring something back to its original condition/colour.

Personally I do think that any kind of restoration automatically devalues - but depending on the original condition of the pony that devalue can be very minor. For many common ponies - such as Baby CC, Posey, etc - repinking is not devaluing enough to affect the value on a pony which is relatively inexpensive to start with. On more expensive ponies - such as Tornado - then thats a different story and then I dont think a repinking restore is worth the potential devalue.

Aw thank you 

Thanks for your views I completely get where you're coming from
I think this is like when I asked for a colour match for my Patches and people were like 'noooo dont rehair her she's so rare'! lol 

I'll probably have a think about whether I will re-pink certain ponies from now on, especially rare ones! Although most of my ponies are for me personally and unless one day my circumstances change so much that I have to sell then so be it! That would be the sad day! But I dont see that really ever happening so that helps 

All the ponies Ive done so far are ones you've described, so Im happy doing ones like that haha  although I have re-pinked a flower bouquet because I have 2 and liked one with pink hair lol 

[FantasticFirefly]

It's more of a concern if you care about value (buying to sell later, or trade later). I buy/collect for me alone, enjoyment, not for resale, so I pay the price I'm happy with, for what I want and clean it up the way I prefer. You did do a lovely job on Cotton Candy btw.

[hathorcat]

Honestly if you, like most, collect for your own enjoyment then i dont think it even matters in more expensive ponies. If re pinking makes you happy and you are  not bothered about valuethen you should re pink whomever you wish.

[mylittleponylover92]

It's more of a concern if you care about value (buying to sell later, or trade later). I buy/collect for me alone, enjoyment, not for resale, so I pay the price I'm happy with, for what I want and clean it up the way I prefer. You did do a lovely job on Cotton Candy btw.

That true! Yeah Im pretty much the same! Aw thank you 

Honestly if you, like most, collect for your own enjoyment then i dont think it even matters in more expensive ponies. If re pinking makes you happy and you are  not bothered about valuethen you should re pink whomever you wish.

Yeah that's the sensible view I might at some point going to have a think I'm lucky that most my ponies don't really need it

[applejackbunny]

How can you tell if a pony has re-pinked hair and not her original hair, if it's a good match?

Also, I'm interested to know how you can tell if ponies have been re-haired or re-glittered? I recently got a beautiful Tickle at a very reasonable price. Her body was perfect, but so were her symbols and hair and I admit I did find myself vaguely wondering if she wasn't in fact, mint, but that she'd been very beautifully restored (although the seller didn't mention this in the listing!). How can you tell?

This may be better as a new thread so I'll copy and paste if needed!  x

[PinkRosedust]

I personally don't see repinking the same way I see repairing paint or rehairing. The thing about repinked ponies is if you really don't like it you could just fade the hair again (but why bother lol?) =P I mean, it's still the same original hair under there...I am all about wanting ponies to be original - by far I prefer original frizzy hair to a silky rehair -  but I'd pay the same for a well-done repinked pony as I would a totally faded pony.

How can you tell if a pony has re-pinked hair and not her original hair, if it's a good match?

Also, I'm interested to know how you can tell if ponies have been re-haired or re-glittered? I recently got a beautiful Tickle at a very reasonable price. Her body was perfect, but so were her symbols and hair and I admit I did find myself vaguely wondering if she wasn't in fact, mint, but that she'd been very beautifully restored (although the seller didn't mention this in the listing!). How can you tell?

This may be better as a new thread so I'll copy and paste if needed!  x

Well you can start by asking the seller if they know anything about it. Of course they could just lie, but it's worth a shot if they forgot to mention that the pony was restored. Other than that, the best you can do is compare it to another mint Tickle and see if everything looks the same or not. There may be no sure way to know, unfortunately.

[hathorcat]

How can you tell if a pony has re-pinked hair and not her original hair, if it's a good match?

Also, I'm interested to know how you can tell if ponies have been re-haired or re-glittered? I recently got a beautiful Tickle at a very reasonable price. Her body was perfect, but so were her symbols and hair and I admit I did find myself vaguely wondering if she wasn't in fact, mint, but that she'd been very beautifully restored (although the seller didn't mention this in the listing!). How can you tell?

This may be better as a new thread so I'll copy and paste if needed!  x

Rehair: If its a really really well done rehair the only way to tell for certain is to pop off the ponies head. Even the best rehairers are going to struggle to recreate the factory weave that you find inside a pony with original hair. Again similar with the tail, are the original grip and washer in place?

Reglitter: The same type of glitter doesnt exist to purchase in stores now. You get very very close matches but nothing quite the same. Its like a 2 layer glitter with silver underneath and then another colour over the top. If you have another Rainbow pony then you should be able to tell by closely comparing the glitters.

Repinking: This is very tough to tell especially if the colour is a very close match and especially if the person who repinked her removed the tail to re pink and allowed the pink dye to soak down to the very roots of the mane. You really have to compare directly to a pony with a none faded pink - as although the colour matches of watercolour and rit are close they are not quite perfect.

[applejackbunny]

Great tips Hathorcat - I will inspect her closely and compare her with say, my Confetti. PinkRoseDust, I will ask her!

Thanks  x

[mylittleponylover92]

How can you tell if a pony has re-pinked hair and not her original hair, if it's a good match?

Also, I'm interested to know how you can tell if ponies have been re-haired or re-glittered? I recently got a beautiful Tickle at a very reasonable price. Her body was perfect, but so were her symbols and hair and I admit I did find myself vaguely wondering if she wasn't in fact, mint, but that she'd been very beautifully restored (although the seller didn't mention this in the listing!). How can you tell?

Its not quite a good match as Ive found out. Its not as warm as the normal pony pink! Thats why theres now the watercolour method which gets much closer to the original pony faded pink!

All you can do is ask the seller and compare her to other original pink haired ponies and other rainbow ponies! As its been said theres no way to tell really!

I personally don't see repinking the same way I see repairing paint or rehairing. The thing about repinked ponies is if you really don't like it you could just fade the hair again (but why bother lol?) =P I mean, it's still the same original hair under there...I am all about wanting ponies to be original - by far I prefer original frizzy hair to a silky rehair -  but I'd pay the same for a well-done repinked pony as I would a totally faded pony.

Yeah I do see what you're saying PinkRosedust! Its a good point

I'd prefer a pony with their original hair than a re-haired pony but at lleast with repinking its still the pony's original nylon - well, with mine it deffinitely is! lol