Come to think of it, why are so many Sea Ponies so expensive?
I've been collecting Flutter Ponies and even the mail order one usually sells for about $30 but the Sea Ponies, especially the adult ones seam to sell for quite a bit, is it that the Sea Ponies are more popular so fewer people sell them?
The second edition Adult ones can not only be difficult to track down, but they are prone to many issues. Stinking like mildew, being filled with rust and mold, discolouring (even if never out of package) and having horrid hair. Two in the set have full fading pink hair, and Seamist has her fading pink stripe. So in good condition and complete some sell for quite a bit. If you'd like to get them for affordable prices they are out there, you just have to be a bit more patient and willing to clean up or restore a very gross or discoloured pony.
I paid between $75 - $125 per set with shells (sealed heads without rust/discolouration issues). Lower prices from bidding on worldwide shipping ebay auctions, higher prices from private sellers. About $15- $20 each at most for them loose pony only without shell sealed heads and clean inside (these were ebay auctions). Again, they sometimes get bid higher, but patients and they are easily found for better prices.
Sanddollar & Hightide come up for sale the most and are the
easiest to get at affordable prices. But yeah, ponies that need work as singles (no shells), I've watched plenty of ebay auctions that end around $15 for some of these girls.
The first edition adults um.... they are common, also prone to rust/mold/discolouring. for a set that needs cleaning you will not make much. I've managed to sell fully cleaned sets (involving removing the head, cleaning every spec of grime from the pony and removing any odors.) for about $30-$40. But I see them all the time for $7-$20 and without the shell I see them end for under $5 often.
