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Have you ever come across a valuable pony that to the untrained eye looked worthless? Maybe a beauty who just needed to be uncovered or a pony so rare any condition is of value? I find that sort of thing rather interesting. When I first started collecting, I was shocked to see how much a Nirvana could be worth with missing characteristics, and as I've been adding to my herd and bait box, I have been surprised what a simple spa day can do for a pony.I am planning on making a presentation on customizing, and I would like to include some education on ethical baits, so if I could use your pic to demonstrate the need to think carefully before altering older ponies, let me know.
I wish i had some pictures. I have some good examples of this. I'll try to remember this thread when I dig them up.Are you also including De-Flocking? (One of my pet peeves.) I've seen manyponies de-flocked in better condition than ones in my collection. I would have loved to traded up if someone didn't want the flocking. There are so many ways to clean and restore so soft ponies and so many more rubbed ones out there if you want a "clean" one.
All my childhood I wanted Glory, especially, but both Glory and Moondancer....Here they are as they are today, 20 years on:...My randomly, impossibly, "British" Glory and Moondancer
gabumon has a great link with bait reference.I go for ponies that are extremely common and have a haircut, chews, and other quite obvious flaws before I customize.I always check under their feet to see the stamps, and wiki reference to identify eye color, symbols etc... Sometimes even a common pony can have hidden variation.
My International Princess Sparkle! I got her in baity condition for about $2 and had a lot of fun fixing her up! Here a couple pics.I created a custom new saddle, cleaned her up, and now she lights up again! For a $2 investment I'm very pleased!