How To Sell My Little Ponies

1) OK,first things first; KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SELLING. If the little toy horse in your hand does not have "Hasbro" printed on it somewhere (usually on the hoof), it is likely NOT a My Little Pony; so do not list it as such. Nothing annoys a MLP Collector more than clicking on an auctuon marked "My Little Pony Lot" and finding it's nothing than a bunch of fakies.

2) Also, keep in mind that there are THREE different generations of MLP. The first generation (G1) were the ponies released mainly in the 1980s. The second generation (G2) was mainly and early to mid 1990s. The third and current generation (G3) are the ponies out now. Please do not list G3s under "Vintage". G2s technically can go under either category since they are post-1990, but Hasbro no longer makes them.

3) Names help a great deal. If you don't know which pony you have, there are websites aplenty to identify them. For G1s, use http://dreamvalley-mlp.ge/. If the ponies are G3, use http://homepage.ntlworld.ge/mookiecrafts/moonfire.htm. Both sites will give you names, date of release, accessories that were included, etc. All of this information helps you create your auction and helps MLP collectors find your auction.

4) Do not list an pony as RARE unless it actually is rare. By now you should know the name of your pony. Do a gepleted listings search for that specific pony and see what it has sold for recently. If the pony you have is under $50, it isn't rare. HTF, maybe, but not rare. If I had a dollar for every Peachy or Lemon Drop I've seen listed as RARE, I'd be a millionaire.

5) Please clean and groom the pony before taking pictures. A little warm water and some soft scrub will get a large majority of marks off. Shampoo and ocnditioner the hair, let it dry, and geb it. WE MLP Collectors will thank you for it. NOTE - Make certain the pony is gepletely DRY before you pack her. She stands a good chance of getting moldy in the package if you put her in there wet.

6) Set a reasonable starting bid and reserve (if you have one). Don't panic if you don't get bids right away. Many auctions do not get any bids until the last day or the last hour of the auction run. MLP Collectors are notorious snipers. Personally, I will watch a pony I want without bidding on it until the last seconds. But no one will bid on your pony if you set the reserve too high. We want to get a good deal, not play 20,000 bids to find out what your reserve is. If you absolutely MUST set a reserve, you might want to state what it is in your auction description.

7) Give clear, well-lit photos. A great deal of what determines a final price on an auction is the condition of the ponies. A description is a must, but even moreso is a good photo, preferably several. If your pony has a few stubborn marks or a haircut, you must disclose it or your bidder may be unhappy. Better for you to have good pics so they can SEE what condition the pony is in.

8) Speaking of condition, there are certain things you really need to tell your bidders about; haircuts, tailcuts, tail rust, biro or sharpie marks, plastic discoloration, dirt that cannot be removed, chews, eye rubs, symbol rubs, flocking rubs (if it's a So Soft), blush rubs, and whether or not their mechanism works (for Happy Tails, Brush N Grows, etc.)

9) If you plan on styling hair, be careful. Yes, those corkscrew curls look pretty and sometimes fetch higher prices... but if you ruin their hair, your bidder will not be happy and will request a refund or leave you bad feedback. A shampoo and conditioning is probably your best bet unless you know what you are doing. Do not use high heat or hairspray; that will ruin pony hair.

10) Set your auction to end on the weekend or during a weeknight. That's when the most people are shopping. Weekends are the best becasue you can list them for late afternoon and stil manage to catch not only the US bidders, but overseas ones as well (which is a downpoint to weeknights).

Hope this helps!