7-Tales country question *resolved*

[mul-ta]

I used to think the 7-Tales were manufactured at such a late stage that only China NPP versions of the ponies existed. All those I've ever held in my hands have been CNPP. However, I stumbled upon this Finnish newbie collector who claims (I say "claims" just in case because I haven't seen so much as a photo of her stamps) to own a HK 7-Tales Starlight that used to belong to her cousin (blog post w/photos, in Finnish). Anyone here got a HK 7-Tales pony? How about other stamp combos? Explanations anyone?

[hathorcat]

I would call shenanigans; by the time the Tales ponies came out all manufacture had switched to China. Is the owner not able to provide take pictures of her hooves? With Hasbro you never ever know...its always possible I guess there was a much earlier batch produced that we dont know about but that would be wow! 

[mul-ta]

Mystery solved - the HK Starlight turns out to be a canard. The owner replied to my PM on the Finnish forum, saying the pony is China after all. What a pity Thanks for dropping by anyways!

[hathorcat]

Dang and blast...it would have been an incredible find! On the odd occasion Hasbro is predictable.