Rehairing Nirvanas

[Pythia]

So, I'm just wondering what people's opinions are on the old rehairing nirvanas issue!
Do you rehair without a second thought? Are you adamantly opposed? Do you fall somewhere in the middle?

Personally, I don't really agree with rehairing nirvanas, but obviously it's going to depend on the condition. Completely bald, I don't have a problem with, but rehairing just because the original hair is a bit dry or has a bit of a trim does bug me.

I probably wouldn't buy a rehaired nirvana because I feel it takes away a lot of originality and authenticity from a HTF, sought after, collectible item, and I feel it is, essentially a form of customisation. Of course, there's always going to be exceptions to the rule! But for me, personally, I'd rather have dry hair or a hair cut than a rehair.
But in the end, any pony is the owner's property to do what they wish with.

So, how about you? Where do you stand on the issue?

[SeashellnBubbles]

I agree with you and right now I'm facing a bit of a conundrum, myself. I just got Peru Starshine in the mail today and i'm over the moon with her...she did take a *lot* of flat ironing to get her tail to being beautiful again since it was an absolute bird's nest when she got here
Unfortunately, though her mane is 3/4 perfect the green streak was severely snarled and frazzed and after doing everything i could with the flat iron, that section of her hair is about an inch shorter than the rest! So do i leave it, or should i have her green stripe rehaired? I was going to post a thread of my own, but since this thread essentially beat me to it...
Input from y'all Nirvana peeps would be very welcome!

[coinoperatedgirl]

Personally, to me it would boil down to what pony it was.  I'm in the process of rehairing a UK Applejack (in the collectors pose) that had an entire half of her mane cut down to the scalp - she's got a lovely body, she's pretty common, I don't plan on selling her anytime soon, and so I'm not worried that I'm destroying some priceless, expensive pony.  I gave some thought to filling in the empty plugs missing in my Greek Bluebell, but reconsidered it when I learned that it's common with Greeks.  Would I do it to my yellow Puruvian Medley with her crazy afro, or to something like a Ladybird or sitting Bow Tie who may have had a haircut?  Not a chance.

[Endocat]

If it where completely bald then I will rehair, if minor hair trim I leave.  I have given partial rehairs (matching colours where possible), and I use a method with no glueing, and easy to see inside head it is a rehair, and easy to remove new hair if undesirable. 

SeashellnBubbles - the green hair on Peru ponies is commonly like that.  I have a near mint Peru Starshine and her green stripe is fuzzy, rest of hair is like she was de-carded yesterday. 

[Sunshine]

I have rehaired two Nirvanas... both of them the same pony... the orange Argie Rock pony. The first one I got and she had a buzzed mane and her tail was fine. So, I was okay with her for a while... but then I found another Argie Rock pony with like 6 plugs at the base of her mane missing... so, I took the tail of the 1st pony, used it to rehair the second one so I had one with "original Argie hair" and because the first one was buzzed, I figured I'd rehair her. Issue is, that Argie pony doesn't have the same colors as like DH sells or anything, so I wasn't actually able to match her hair perfectly, but I made her close, crimped it as she had originally and did sell her at the Pony Fair this past year... but, unless the pony is like buzz cut and now I know I can match the color, I probably would pass on rehairing one.

Oh also, that's also meaning if I didn't buy a Nirvana SPECIFICALLY to rehair, which happens with other ponies that I want specifically but I just haven't really rehaired many Nirvanas because of their price.

[BerryMouse]

The Nirvanas I'd rehaired were all bald - so nope, no second thought
All my others with missing streaks or dry hair stay as they are.
That's how I handle it but I don't blame anyone for rehairing them all.
Your pony, your decision =)

[Nappercasper]

Personally I won't buy rehaired ponies. But I still feel if the owner wants to rehair there pony it is there choice and should not feel guilty doing so. Kids lopped of hair without a second thought... What's the real difference :/

[kitkatvintage]

I won't buy a rehaired pony. In the past I unknowingly bought rehairs that were not properly marked or disclosed by the sellers. I think rehairing ponies can lower the over-all integrity of collecting... there's a limited number of old toys in the world today & changing their original condition is irreversible. If I'm going to spend the money on a HTF pony, I want it in all original condition, even if that condition is less than perfect. 

[NoPonySpecial]

Your pony, your choice. Rehairing will always lower the value of the pony, as far as I know. Personally, I would gladly buy a re-haired nirvana, as long as the price reflects this.

[shelti]

I won't buy a rehaired pony. In the past I unknowingly bought rehairs that were not properly marked or disclosed by the sellers. I think rehairing ponies can lower the over-all integrity of collecting... there's a limited number of old toys in the world today & changing their original condition is irreversible. If I'm going to spend the money on a HTF pony, I want it in all original condition, even if that condition is less than perfect.

Totally Agree with KitKat on this.
If there was a standard for people marking them great but too many don't

[pinkkittywinks]

There have been quiet a few threads on this topic, here are a few you might find useful.

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,334598.0.html

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,301703.0.html

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,326742.0.html

Yes rehairing does decrease the value of a pony, but how much the value is decreased by depends on the pony that has been rehaired.

I think that most nirvana collectors prefer original hair, not matter how short or frizzy it is.

It is a very personal thing, whilst most of my ponies have original hair I don't mind a rehair.

I do restore and customise ponies. I will only customise a truly bait pony and when I restore I will do the minimum to the pony, such as I will only replace paint where there is paint missing. With hair I much prefer to condition and straighten a ponies hair over rehairing.

I do quite often rehair or fix up ponies for people and I will mark them. I have always tried to at least initialled any pony I've worked on, unless at the request of the pony's owner. I have had people get very angry with me for marking ponies before now, so I ask and then I have to put my trust in the person I am working for.

At the end of the day it is up to the owner what they do with their ponies. But I would encourage people to not rehair if they plan to sell the pony on and if they do rehair to mark the pony.

Love pkw xxx

[jjponies]

I normally won't re-hair a pony either. I would like the new hair look, but it's re-sale value goes down too much. I did have PKW do a re-hair for me, but it was on a common Italian Cotton Candy, and I had her change the hair to magenta. But this was because I wanted a "place holder"  until I could get the real deal. Of course she is marked re-hair on the bottom foot by PKW, which is totally fine to me. But to me that makes the Cotton Candy I have a "custom", not original. Later, I was able to get an original Italian Cotton Candy with the magenta hair and the price I paid reflects her originality. I also have an Italian blue Lickety Split that has a little mane trim. I will NOT re-hair her because then her value would go down to below what I paid for her, plus I like to keep them original like that. If it's only a couple strands, or a bald pony, I say go ahead and re-hair if you like it. I don't think it would affect value too much for a restoration, unless it was a super rare pony like Greek Ladybird or a South African pony and the like. Super-rare ponies should remain original.

[SeashellnBubbles]

I'm still debating rehairing the green...her tail came out Ok, but the fact that her mane is so smooth, soft and fuxe, and then *blammo* grotty green...I dunno. I'll send her off, i think and see what my miracle worker has to say about matching the color but I'd only do it with a matching green.

[Pythia]

I won't buy a rehaired pony. In the past I unknowingly bought rehairs that were not properly marked or disclosed by the sellers. I think rehairing ponies can lower the over-all integrity of collecting... there's a limited number of old toys in the world today & changing their original condition is irreversible. If I'm going to spend the money on a HTF pony, I want it in all original condition, even if that condition is less than perfect. 

This is pretty much how I feel about it.

There was a discussion on the MLP Arena facebook page recently where someone mentioned that they are going to rehair a couple of Argies with what a lot of people thought still had pretty good hair. It's just interesting to see people's differing opinions.
While I dagree that in the end, it's the owner's decision to do what they like with their ponies, I do think there ideally needs to be some kind of...community awareness and responsibility? If every pony that has slightly dry hair or a minor haircut gets rehaired, pretty soon there wouldn't be any full originals left!

[pinkkittywinks]

I'm still debating rehairing the green...her tail came out Ok, but the fact that her mane is so smooth, soft and fuxe, and then *blammo* grotty green...I dunno. I'll send her off, i think and see what my miracle worker has to say about matching the color but I'd only do it with a matching green.

What is it with the Peru green? It is so prone to going frizzy, it is also very delicate and you need to be REALLY careful using a flat iron when straightening it

Love pkw xxx