I'm moving to a nearby town this month, so this week, I've tried to take advantage of every day I'm still living in this comparatively larger city. Yesterday I took my bike on a long, scenic ride along the beach, and on my way back, I visited all the thrift stores in my path. I haven't always had much luck at these stores, but since this was one of my last days here, I figured I might as well make the most out of it.
One of the first thrift stores I visited had a McDonalds G2 pony in one bag of toys and a retro re-release G1 Minty in another, but I didn't buy either bag. In the last store I visited, however, I found a bag that had a couple of ponies in it that made me pause for a moment. Lily Lightly was in there, as well as an adorable light blue Remco unipeg fakie and a baby Lanard.
I could only see the back end of another larger pony that was pinkish and had cherries on it and seemed to be in the Tootsie pose. Since I'm planning to donate a CPK/Tootsie fakie I've been trying to get rid of for a couple of years now to a thrift store, my first thought was "Another CPK/Tootsie fakie? No way am I going to buy this bag of cute fakies just to get stuck with one of THOSE again." Then I took a closer look and noticed the familiar "Hong Kong" on the base of one of its hooves, then shifted the bag's contents around until I could see its head, and discovered that not only was it a genuine MLP, but it was Cherries Jubilee!
Of course, I ended up buying the bag after that (it didn't hurt that it was also 50% off).
Here's who I ended up taking home with me:
visitors can't see pics , please
register or
loginThe yellow G3 fakie is unmarked, and may be one of the cheapest ones I've ever gotten. Her hair is thin and slick, and the plastic in her body is so thin that in one spot, it's practically translucent! She might make good custom fodder, perhaps.
The pink Lanard fakie is adorable, and looks almost like she's just been taken out of her packaging: her mane and tail are still held to her legs with tiny rubber bands, her hair is carefully braided and she's wearing two tiny barrettes.
The unmarked Remco fakie's mane is immaculately braided, and it's tied with the same band as the kind on the Lanard fakie. Is this the way these fakies were sold, with their manes "pre-braided"? I've seen other fakies sold like this.
Lily Lightly's light-up mechanism still works, and she's in great condition except for some wild, slightly matted hair (which I'm currently conditioning) as well as a tiny bit of mysterious sticky stuff on her dress that I intend to hit with Goo Gone when I have access to it. I don't think I'll be keeping her, but hopefully there's someone here who might be able to give her a home.
CJ's hair is okay, but her body has a lot of spots and stains. I may have to pop her head off, since there seems to be something dark and splotchy inside her.
All in all, it was the best pony haul I've had in this city in a long time. It wasn't a huge find, but it was still nice to find a G1 as well as a couple of adorable fakies. It made one of my last thrift store expeditions a great one.
Guests: 559
Hidden: 0
Users: 4
