White pony age marks.

[Rachel8125]

Anyone know why the white ponies seem to get more age marks? I'm thinking Gingerbread, Chief, BNG Bouquet. But then again I don't see many Princess Tiffanys with age marks! I'm thinking maybe it's the type of plastic used?

[Baby Sugarberry]

Likely down to plastic formula / supplier.  Certain ponies almost never crop up with some problems, while others are notorious for them. If it was just an age/storage/environment vector, that wouldn't be the case.  The more translucent whites seem to be more prone (early Starshines, Gingerbread, etc.) to both for age spots and burning. 

[Rachel8125]

Thanks, that was what I was thinking. It's such a shame that it's so difficult to find certain ponies without age marks.

[Duenia]

I sometimes wonder if it not only has to do with the plastic but what the location/weather was like when they were made. Like how some paints don't set right if it's super humid. I wonder if the same thing happens to ponies?

[sleepykris]

I think it has to do with the material used.  US Confetti is notorious for turning yellow and cancer, while I see a lot of Wedding Bells Confetti in pretty good shape.  It took me forever to find the US pose in good enough condition and she was fairly expensive compared to my other more mint condition ponies.  Gusty ponies seems to fare pretty well also. 

[Baby Sugarberry]

I sometimes wonder if it not only has to do with the plastic but what the location/weather was like when they were made. Like how some paints don't set right if it's super humid. I wonder if the same thing happens to ponies?

Doesn't seem likely given that certain ponies were produced over multiple years, and yet still seem to have commonality in their problems.  Where you do see a split, there's almost always an obvious difference to the plastic - see Starshine as a classic example, who must have had multiple production runs evidenced by variations in hair color / symbol size / underpaint.  Most Starshines burn when exposed to the sun, and also get age spots, and have a slightly milky, off white plastic type.  There are also Starshines (possibly mail orders, and/or just ones made at a different factory or supplied with a different batch of plastic) that are more opaque white, don't burn, and hardly ever crop up with age spots.