Regrets?

Yuixe

Yuixe

TE Mimic
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Ever get a nice minty rare pony, and when cleaning it, something goes terribly wrong?
Ever passed up a pony that you later found out was worth a lot?
Ever sold or traded a pony for something you thought was a great deal, just to find out later that you got ripped off?
Ever miss a really nice second-hand find by a short time because of something that could have been avoided (like leaving the house two minutes earlier)?

If you have any pony regrets, any at all, spill them!
I know I have my fair share.

When I took my Sunrise Song out of the package, there was blue ink on her non-display side. I tried to remove it very carefully with nail-polish remover. Soon enough I realized that it had dripped onto her symbol and dissolved part of it. I still haven't found another Sunrise Song because I got that one in the mail, and I live in Canada where Sunrise Song currently doesn't even exist.

She was one of my favorite G3s as she resembled Mimic. I still have her, and I have repainted her symbol, but it's not the same.

In my eyes I ruined her. Now I can't even look at her.. :cry:
 
I've had a handful or more sad pony stories but the absolute worst was about a month ago. I was at a Goodwill and I got caught up in looking through a stack of CDs. I headed back to the toy area and i saw a lady walk up to some toys laying on the floor and pick up and MIMIC. Sure, she was grungy and tail-less but it broke my heart! She also took Ribbon, Truly, Tex, and baby lickety Split. I asked her if she was a collector and she said no, that she was getting them for her kindergarten class. THE HORROR! I told her I was a collector and she said "that's nice" and walked off. I searched through the rest of the toys.. but she got the only ponies there were =[. Now when I think about iit, i wish i hadn't stopped to look through the cds..
 
I had a blue berry basketts in my trade box and never really gave her a second look till someone was interested in her. I cleaned her up and she was the close to perfect and her hair turned out just right. And then I traded her off :? I still want to kick myself about that sometimes.


when I first started collecting again I took some MIB ponys my pack rat mom had saved out of there packages :roll: I am brilliant sometimes!
 
Last summer (before I was a member here) there was a PILE of G3 ponies at a local thrift store - I was there in search of other things & since I don't collect G3's I walked right by them.

Looking back now I regret it, because I could have been able to help out some other collectors!

Don't worry - Next time they'll all be coming home with me!
 
I sold (I think her name was meadowstreams or something) a yellow pony with blue hair and dragonfly cutie mark, she was an early 3rd gen pony.
I don't know why I sold her, not atall.
And I think she was unique, anyway,her mane and tail were very curly unlike any other version of that pony i'd seen.


I also sold sparkle works,(who I badly want back.)
 
re

Selling my complete sets of WW and SW's....

Selling my MINT Mimic for $30......

Selling my near complete set of So Softs... Mint Crumpet, Mint Twilight, Mint Angel.... so sad.

Selling my Mint condiiton set of Second Edition Rainbow ponies...

Basically selling off the majority of my collection... Ill probably never own some of those ponies ever again.

Jennifer
 
i cry every time i think of this. back in like 1996 i went to a garage sale, they had like a hundred ponies and acc and playsets for like $25. i didn't have enough adn my mom wouldn't let me borrow it so i had to walk away. :cry:
i sold punzie before she got so pricey, i sold her for $80 :cry:
i sold my complete jewelry babies set for $120 also before the prices went up. i had to sell them but it hurts when i think about it. :cry:
 
I had a cleaning-accident with an Italian Parasol. That was 3 years ago. An other collector told me, that she cleans all her ponies with a toothbrush. She told me it wouldn´t hurt the symbols. I tried it for myself. It worked very well, expect form my Italian Parasol. There was a big scratch in the symvbol after brushing her with the toothbrush.

**Snowflake**
 
I saw a Punzie for $50 on ebay going out. I was a new collector, and didnt know her value. I thought that price was ridiculous. Then all the days I passed by Starcatcher at Walmart thinking I want her but dont need to spend that $10.
 
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