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I'm not a rich collector, and all but a rare few of my ponies have come to me from 'bait lots' in extremely poor condition. I personally quite like rehairs, and sometimes even prefer 'alternate rehairs' to 100% original ponies. That being said I would never sacrifice a mint, excellent, or even very good condition pony just for a rehair.The trouble with Powder is that her hair is right on the line of what I usually consider needing a rehair. It's not unfixably frizzy (or even frizzy at all), which would normally put a pony in the 'keep the hair' category for me, but it is faded and translucent and very dry feeling even after conditioner and overall makes Powder look to be worse condition than she actually is.visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginAt this point, I'm leaning more towards keeping the original hair. I don't think it's quite worthy of a rehair, even if I would like a properly white haired Powder in my collection. I'm sure a buzz cut Powder will come to me eventually.
My two cents on the debate: By not marking a pony you could be responsible for someone losing money or getting hurt. Don't think that it's not your problem and don't take it lightly.
I think she looks fine and dandy! I have noticed a lot of Powders seem to have slightly thinner hair than others so I'd say she looks normal.As for marking goes, I think the hoof works quite well. It's visible to the outside and doesn't show on display. Marking inside the neck plug might not work, since it's not obvious. If somebody receives a pony and they will notice the hooves are marked right away, while if they don't open the pony up or don't notice... Also, one point of making it permanent is so others don't remove it.My two cents on the debate: By not marking a pony you could be responsible for someone losing money or getting hurt. Don't think that it's not your problem and don't take it lightly.
Quote from: Safflower on June 24, 2018, 08:20:55 AMI think she looks fine and dandy! I have noticed a lot of Powders seem to have slightly thinner hair than others so I'd say she looks normal.As for marking goes, I think the hoof works quite well. It's visible to the outside and doesn't show on display. Marking inside the neck plug might not work, since it's not obvious. If somebody receives a pony and they will notice the hooves are marked right away, while if they don't open the pony up or don't notice... Also, one point of making it permanent is so others don't remove it.My two cents on the debate: By not marking a pony you could be responsible for someone losing money or getting hurt. Don't think that it's not your problem and don't take it lightly.Hmm, very true about the neck plug. I do wonder if there's some sort of marking material that could be used on the hooves that doesn't bleed into the plastic, perhaps, but is still permanent enough that it can't be removed easily. It's a very interesting subject! I'll have to do some research and see if I can find something.
Also, I want to add that marking a pony isn't just damage. It is useful, showing that this pony is not completely original. When people go in and mark ponies, they don't think "Hardy har har, I'm going to mess up this pony and scribble all over it for no reason!" It isn't just a mark. It saves people the trouble of scams or issues. It's there for a reason. Personally, having a mark that won't be seen on display preventing someone losing money or having issues is better than no mark and someone getting hurt and losing money. It's a fair trade. While you may not like it, it's selfish if you don't mark. You could be causing someone to lose money and get hurt.