Ok...I ll admit that I am very very bad and even if I have a poor transaction i seldom find myself able to leave negative feedback...however I think the proverbial "camel and straw" happened with a pony i purchased about a month ago

First comment on this is that although she only arrived with me this week - that is NOT the sellers fault its my local post office - 6 houses with similar names in a rural bit of Scotland - basically we all get one anothers mail! In addition she was packaged well and postage was reasonable - so no complaints on that front.

However here is her description

Eyes are bright with no wear or rubs
Cheeks still have pink blush
Hair is very shiny and smooth (one of her best features)
Stamps and glitter display strongly with some minimal rubbing (~80% good)
Very clean with NO tail rust!
Head and tail still attached firmly, no rattling, appears original washer is in place
Very lightly played-with condition
No major blemishes or discoloration - Very good shape!

curse the lack of daylight in this country and the fact i dont have my good camera with me...but here is my little issue on her front left leg - just above the bottom of her leg and around on to underside her foot she has some pretty obvious highlighter/regrind.

So here is my question after all of this waffling - should i have expected this from the auction? did i miss something? or am i right to be a little annoyed?

Well, she states no major blemishes, but her idea of major might be diffrent from yours. I'm a picky collector so I'd consider it major. Was it in the auction photos? I'd send her an email.

I don't think the seller intentionally falsely represented her. I think they didn't realize this spot would be a problem. Most people don't realize how particular collectors are. However if you are dissatisfied you should let them know so they can learn and be more careful with their listings in the future. Perhaps a partial refund could be negotiated?

Sorry to hear Gusty was not as glowing as her description. Sadly, most people who list ponies only talk up the good points and play down what some collectors would label a serious blemish.

As Sarahlacewing suggested, perhaps you can contact the seller for a partial refund?

I hope your next pony purchase will be a happier one.

Is it something that can be seen without turning the pony over? I can't tell from the pictures. I myself am guilty of sometimes forgetting to look under pony hooves... I try to remember but it's just one of those things that I have a tendency to overlook! And I am a fairly picky collector who looks over everything and describes any ponies I sell in great detail.

Anyway, if it's something you can't see unless you turn her over, I don't think I would make a big deal out of it. Like Sarahlacewing said, most people don't realize how particular collectors can be about their ponies!

Also, was the spot visible in the sale photos?

honestly if it was just under her feet it wouldnt bother me in the slightest - i have other ponies with marks under their feet and when describing things i forget this to...its more because it was crawling up her leg than anything else

i think i ll just let the seller know she wasnt as fabulous as the description and make a note to myself to not buy from them again - its not really bad enough to ask for a refund or even get into an argument over it...its just one of those i was looking forward to as she was an upgrade and then she wasnt as nice as i had hoped

and @Freeindeed - majesty however is PERFECT...is it worrying that she was the last G1 I needed to complete my us collection...talk about leaving one of the most common to the end lol!

I don't know much about restoring but isn't something like that somewhat easy to fix by sun bathing or whatever?

It just looks so minor and so low on her body. Seems like something you can somehow bleach out or something.

Oh and yeah, the description should've mentioned it :-/ But you know, some people wouldn't consider that major I guess.

nope not fixible...its regrind/highlighter - oh well the search goes on for that illusive gusty - i ll no doubt trade her on at some point now!

Oh well, that's a shame. I didn't know those pink marks couldn't be sun bleached...

If I ever come in contact with a minty Gusty I'll let you know!

thanks so much RPB!

i live in scotland we dont get sunlight! lol or at least it feels that way from late August through to late May anyway!

It doesn't seem too bad to me... But I'm not all that picky.

And the mark can be sunfaded, I actually also have a gusty that had a pink highlighter mark on her foot, about as big as the one on yours. It faded out nicely

Behemoth wrote:

It doesn't seem too bad to me... But I'm not all that picky. And the mark can be sunfaded, I actually also have a gusty that had a pink highlighter mark on her foot, about as big as the one on yours. It faded out nicely

it isnt bad i agree - its more the point it wasnt mentioned that is a little annoying - the seller sells at lot of ponies so its not as though its something they may have been unaware of as being an issue but as above i guess the consensus is that i am being a little over fussy...

i would guess the mark you had was out and out pen then rather than the change in plastic this one has - honestly though i dont get enough daylight strength to even try!

Best of luck with sunfading. You might want to let the seller know that those pink stains are something that should be disclosed.

hathorcat wrote:

Behemoth wrote: It doesn't seem too bad to me... But I'm not all that picky. And the mark can be sunfaded, I actually also have a gusty that had a pink highlighter mark on her foot, about as big as the one on yours. It faded out nicely it isnt bad i agree - its more the point it wasnt mentioned that is a little annoying - the seller sells at lot of ponies so its not as though its something they may have been unaware of as being an issue but as above i guess the consensus is that i am being a little over fussy... i would guess the mark you had was out and out pen then rather than the change in plastic this one has - honestly though i dont get enough daylight strength to even try!

well as far as I know, white ponies don't turn pink randomly (like regrind), so yours has to have some sort of pen or highlighter mark. The sunlight over on the east coast is somewhat pathetic during this time, but I'm still having luck with sunfading ponies. In fact, I just turned a gingerbread from a tan color to a nice bright white, and this was almost a week ago. There's still some hope! It would take a while for that to come out but Its worth the wait but if you really don't want to take the time to do that, since the mark is in an obscure place, it wouldn't really be seen on display, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Or, you could put some shoes on her

and i also get annoyed when sellers leave out details important to the collectors, it's happened to me a couple times. But trust me, your pony isn't bad at all, it could be a lot worse! It could be rusty, moldy, smell like cigarettes, have makeup colored in with sharpie..... But i'm assuming it's not by the way you're describing it, so.... At least you have a really great pony!

I'm sorry to hear your pony wasnt as good as the description I would do as the others suggested - contact the seller , say something positive about the transaction, but mention that while you like the pony,you were a little disappointed to find highlighter marks on the pony's leg that werent mentioned in the auction. Then see how they respond .
If this is someone who sells lots of ponies then they really ought to know to check them better
About the sunfading - that does look like pink highlighter to me. I also live in the UK and ( although the weather does suck here) I have had lots of success sunfading ponies with much brighter, pinker, highlighter marks than those, so dont give up on her yet