tripletreat said:actually the symbols don't even look real, the gradient looks like it's been done in photoshop or something.
I don't think it's photoshopped, otherwise we'd would have noticed it by now. And don't double post, just edit your post...
Anyway, as I was saying. It's very, very very very hard to recreate the lighting effect of a pony. More like, almost impossible and not worth it in the least unless this pony goes for well over $100. The symbols DO look real, they're factory-like and uniform; if they looked handpainted or stamped on, that would be different. The hoof heart is in the exact spot, the eyes match perfectly to Hasbro's... Personally, I say these ARE real ponies, and heck the tween might be but that tween just has too many problems.
Also, TENSIL. Do you realize how evil tensil is?! It's horrific, not only to yank out but to put in!
But, on the "Heart" gradient, as I'll call it, that pink/dark pink heart DOES look handpainted, most likely added on after the pony was done. I wouldn't be surprised if only the outline of the heart was added later, and maybe this pony just has an odd pink heart; possibly Hasbro was using it as a visual example like "No, it's missing something... Wait! Add a pink heart here" the pink heart is colored on "and outline it in darker pink..." and there's your outline. But, also, maybe the seller added it later on, or he/she simply recieved the pony this way.
Whereas the "Flower" gradient pony has a much more uniform flower symbol, and looks like the other flowers.
Not to mention, the Heart one looks like it's in a new pose, am I correct?
Either way, I highly doubt it was "photoshopped".