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I've started a little story in my head about this whole thing. The seller is the vindictive ex-lover of a very active pony collector. This was done by the seller to get back at the ex, as they know it would upset them to see.I have way too weird of an imagination
Quote from: Elisto on February 16, 2012, 08:01:42 AMQuote from: hathorcat on February 16, 2012, 06:22:42 AMwe dont collect "for the sake of the community" and we dont hold ponies in trust for the sake of collectors as a whole....Maybe you don't feel that way... Some of us actually collect to preserve the things we like, which kind of implies thinking about the larger collecting community, not just because we want it.If that's not your reason for buying ponies, fine, I'm not going to judge or tell you what to do, but not everyone has the same attitude about collecting.Wow...ok...I dont want to deteriorate into an argument here so I apologise for the use of "we" rather than "I"....but likewise this is a thread for peoples opinions and I respect other peoples so hopefully people can understand mine...which is that I simply think people's property is their own to do as they wish with...thats all I was trying to say. I just dont like threads that start bashing other people [what they do with their collections, what they pay for their ponies, what they make with their own ponies, etc etc!] thats all...and thats how this thread read "in my opinion". As I said I wouldnt do this myself and it makes me cringe....but I still think its the owners ponies to do as they wish with them. And with that complete off topic divergence...I offer my apologies for the segway on this thread and bow out...lol!
Quote from: hathorcat on February 16, 2012, 06:22:42 AMwe dont collect "for the sake of the community" and we dont hold ponies in trust for the sake of collectors as a whole....Maybe you don't feel that way... Some of us actually collect to preserve the things we like, which kind of implies thinking about the larger collecting community, not just because we want it.If that's not your reason for buying ponies, fine, I'm not going to judge or tell you what to do, but not everyone has the same attitude about collecting.
we dont collect "for the sake of the community" and we dont hold ponies in trust for the sake of collectors as a whole....
Quote from: Glacia471 on February 16, 2012, 08:47:20 AMYou guys do know that Ice Crystal one wasn't originally an Icy, right? It's the wrong pose to be him. The Fireball one on the other hand... could have been a real Fireball ETA: The 'Ice Crystal' isn't even in either of Salty's possible poses, so that one must really have been a baity boy, possibly Barnicle, since I don't know if 4-Speed can quite match that color.That's what I realized too! I was like, "where's Salty? I see Barnacle?" That's what I get for posting before looking at the picture. Also, since I'm here anyway: I agree that people get to decide what they want to do with their own ponies. If you wanna customize your Mimic - go do it, it's your property. (I wouldn't do it, but it's your pony, your choice.) But she didn't customize her own pony for herself; she customized it for sale. Her 'right' to customize exists, yes, but because she's put it into a public arena, she no longer has any right to say that people aren't allowed to be upset by it. And if you're just customizing a rare pony for the sake of money ... yeah, I can't agree with that. It's unwise, first of all (destroying a rare pony AND lowering its value, much?), and it's - I dunno, I hesitate to say 'unfair to the community,' but I would say that it's upsetting to people who collect these items. You wouldn't take a vintage video game that you hacked apart and turned into a clock and try to sell it to the video game collectors, would you? They want the game as it WAS, in a possibly-playable condition; they don't want some fancy clock you made with it.
You guys do know that Ice Crystal one wasn't originally an Icy, right? It's the wrong pose to be him. The Fireball one on the other hand... could have been a real Fireball ETA: The 'Ice Crystal' isn't even in either of Salty's possible poses, so that one must really have been a baity boy, possibly Barnicle, since I don't know if 4-Speed can quite match that color.
Quote from: hathorcat on February 16, 2012, 01:17:44 PMQuote from: Elisto on February 16, 2012, 08:01:42 AMQuote from: hathorcat on February 16, 2012, 06:22:42 AMwe dont collect "for the sake of the community" and we dont hold ponies in trust for the sake of collectors as a whole....Maybe you don't feel that way... Some of us actually collect to preserve the things we like, which kind of implies thinking about the larger collecting community, not just because we want it.If that's not your reason for buying ponies, fine, I'm not going to judge or tell you what to do, but not everyone has the same attitude about collecting.Wow...ok...I dont want to deteriorate into an argument here so I apologise for the use of "we" rather than "I"....but likewise this is a thread for peoples opinions and I respect other peoples so hopefully people can understand mine...which is that I simply think people's property is their own to do as they wish with...thats all I was trying to say. I just dont like threads that start bashing other people [what they do with their collections, what they pay for their ponies, what they make with their own ponies, etc etc!] thats all...and thats how this thread read "in my opinion". As I said I wouldnt do this myself and it makes me cringe....but I still think its the owners ponies to do as they wish with them. And with that complete off topic divergence...I offer my apologies for the segway on this thread and bow out...lol!I was simply objecting to your statement implying all collectors have or should have the same attitude about collecting. I would like to point out that I have never said one negative thing about a customizer, or criticized their choice of "bait", even if I disagreed with their decision. And I certainly haven't said anything like that here in this thread.My point is simply that it may be wrong to be hateful in a situation like this, but it's not wrong to feel upset by something like this either...people have a right to their ponies AND their feelings.
yeah... i was kinda mean... but from a financial standpoint i think they could have made more money with a reaaallly beat up mountain boy. :/ and i am sad about it... but i AM thinking about bidding so i can have a mountain boy... if it goes for cheap enough that is... then i'd probably make him look back to his original state.... but that's just what id do. I know it would be customizing a custom, but for the right price that may be the only way i will ever get a mountain boy.
Lol...and after all that I think we are actually both of the same opinion in the end.."its wrong to be hateful but not wrong to be upset"!! Cool...