What's everyone's opinions on fakies? ((Photos added))

[retrogradenova]

So I find myself surrounded by fakies. And I'm not sure what to do with them. Last week was my birthday and my husband decided to get me some ponies. He found a lot on Ebay saying there was over 150 ponies. Though the seller did say there were "some" fakies mixed in. I counted maybe a dozen in the pictures and I rounded up to 2 dozen to be safe since not all the ponies seemed visible in the pictures but they mostly seemed to be G1 and G3. The way I figured it, even if there were 2 dozen or so fakies in the lot, over 100 ponies for $150 and free shipping wasn't a bad deal.

I got the box yesterday and wouldn't you know it, there were 72 fakies in the lot. My husband and I really aren't sure how 72 fakies equates to "some" in the sellers mind. It's closer to half. If you include the McDs and the 4 vintage plush ponies there are technically 92 hasbro ponies in the box so it's not quite half. But I'm severely disappointed. My husband tried to contact the seller last night and was met with lots of hostility. According to that person we should have asked them beforehand how many fakies there were before we bought the lot. Since going by the 7 photos they had posted with the auction I guess wasn't reliable enough. My husband compares this attitude to somebody's brand new car blowing up a block from the dealership. And when questioned why they didn't inform the buyer the car was going to blow up the dealer just says "You didn't ask."

Anyways now that story time is over. I have to decide if I am going to return these ponies or not. Based on the level of hostility we got I don't think the seller will accept a partcial return/refund. But I'm kinda loathed to give up the G1 and G3's that were in the box.  Are these 72 fakies worth keeping?

Are there people who have interest in buying/collecting fakies?
And how do people feel about customs made from fakies?

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If anyone has any idea hat some of these are it could be helpful in my decision making. I know two are remco and one is possibly a dg baby. I believe 4 are hasbro mold fakies.

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[nessa16]

Uh, sorry you're having such a bad time with that. That really sucks.  Hopefully, you can get it sorted out. I personally can't stand fakes at all but I have seen people who actively collect them or some that use them for customizing. Sometimes it's any, sometimes it's specific kinds. I don't know that you'll make much if anything on them though unfortunately.

It's crappy of the seller to react like that but I guess I'm not surprised unfortunately. I equate that with someone who feels self conscious because they know that they should have divulged the approximate, if not exact, amount in the listing rather than "a few". Especially because that is certainly more than a few!  Hopefully, the seller will settle down and/or accept a partial refund/return. If not, you could always open a case or bite the bullet and send them back if they continue to be hostile.

It really sucks to have ones birthday soured by such a rude person and disappointing amount of fakes in such a big lot.

[invaderhorizongreen]

Fake pony wise I am only interested in the remco ones.

[archidraca]

I have a large-ish fakie collection but mine are mostly Hasbro MLP and Hasbro MLP-like molds. DG babies, circus babies, lady babies, SHS, Princess Rinse 'n Spit, Crumpet, and baby MGR for my display with G3 and G4 fakies in storage. I don't do Remcos, Lanards, or Cabbage Patch but there are a number of people that do like them.

If you sort them by type and take pics I'm sure you can likely be rid of some of them. 

[kestral_kitsune]

what i've done with a lot that came with a lot of fakies is after I thoroughly cleaned them I donated them to a kindergarten/preschool/daycare for the kids to play with.

[Stormness_1]

maybe post a pic? There might be some great fakies in there, there are definitely some collectors here that might be interested!

[Leave a Whisper]

I love some. Won't touch others.

[retrogradenova]

Taking some pictures now. I can confirm there are two remco and possibly a dg baby among them. There are also a few that look like the remco but have no markings. Many of these ponies only say made in china or have no markings at all.

[buttonso]

Certain types of fakies have grown on me- I don't really collect them but some of them are awfully cute. I can never bring myself to get rid of ones that end up in my hands. :p

[Strawberry Swirl]

For me it depends. I like fakies that tread on Hasbro's property.

Taking real ponies and making molds from them, using Hasbro's art on their boxes, using fan art on boxes. Things like that.

[ghouldilocks]

I recently accepted that I like fakies, lol. But I'm much more selective about it than I am with actual Hasbro MLP. It looks like you have some cuties in that bunch, so even though it turned out to be a bit of a disappointment for you, I think you can at least make part of your money back by selling the fakies. 

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Goodness how awkward.  Do you have a link to the original auction?  Maybe those 7 pictures were really fuzzy...

[retrogradenova]

I do have the link to the original auction. I've looked over those pictures multiple times. The pictures aren't blurry. While I can pick out about 15 fakies in all the pictures. Quite a few ponies are fairly obscured by another pony's hair or their faces are turned away from the camera so all you see is their hair and maybe parts of their ears. I'd link the auction so people could see it for themselves. Perhaps I was just asking to be deceived and am not good at picking out fakies in photos. But I am not sure what the rules are on linking completed auctions.

[archidraca]

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[Lore-Lei]

Fakies are all I have in where I live honestly. Well, them and the latest Hasbro releases, but fakies are much more common and more advertised. I'd love to have a G3 molded one, just so I can have at least one G3-like pony.