I bid on and won (to my great surprise) an Ebay lot with lots of hidden goodies -- the kind of auction where there's just a big fuzzy picture of everything and you have to really look to find what's in there! One of the most fun kinds, in my opinion, since you're bound to be surprised. The seller said in his description that they were an estate sale find. The names of several girls are written on their hooves; I wonder if they belonged to a family or were a collection? Here are some shots of the ponies once they arrived, starting with a group shot:
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Some cool surprises -- a long-haired Applejack, FF Butterscotch, and a pony my sister dubbed "Perfume Puff Medley." Poor thing is in awful condition -- head/body discoloration, chew marks, hair is crazy. She's a good restore challenge.
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loginThere were quite a few fakies -- here are some of interest: 1984 Lanard and Remcos (including a donkey) . . .
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loginNice year three rainbow ponies! (They look wet because they were shipped wet . . . the seller was trying to be helpful because the ponies were very dirty, so he wiped them down.)
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loginWind Whistler is a good deflock candidate, and Twist, unfortunately, was wearing an outfit that died her pink in some places. Gingerbread is pretty good, but not especially white. Peach Blossom's eyes have turned blue, which is kind of cool.
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loginA Galaxy! Yaaaaay! I've wanted one for so long, and she doesn't have regrind issues! Her hair is better than it looks in this picture!
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loginA perfume puff whose name I can't remember and Jangles or Tangles. Her twin wasn't in the lot, but I've wanted her for a while, and soon I can find her twin!
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loginMail order Valentine's babies. The purple one has never been opened, but I think the white one has. I'm debating whether to debag her. She has a pink ribbon in with her; I have to figure out whose that is (pretty sure she didn't come with it).
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loginNight Glider and Munchy! It was a little sad to see Munchy's eyes have such terrible rubs (her other eye is just a little better). But at least I have one now.
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loginThese guys are one of the main reasons I bought the lot. Crumpet was hiding out in a corner in the last picture in the Ebay listing. Twilight seems to have stolen Banana Surprise's barrette. They have terrible flocking (except Twilight), as you can see, but that's
perfect for me! I've wanted an Angel and a Crumpet to deflock. Crumpet's halfway done, lol!
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