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Here are answers to the commonly asked questions about where to resell Painted Ponies, and what their current value is:

When collectors choose to resell their Painted Ponies, we recommend doing so on eBay. There is also a Facebook group, which was set up by Painted Ponies collectors and is not monitored by The Trail of Painted Corporate Office, where you can offer your Painted Ponies for sale. Here is a link to that Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PaintedPoniessellbuyswapauction

To find the current perceived value of your Painted Ponies, we suggest searching on eBay for the same figurine with a similar edition number. If you have an eBay account, you can look up what that particular figurine has sold for recently, and that will give you an even more accurate perceived value. 

 

holli bronaugh from Arizona wrote on March 12, 2012:
Thank you for your response to first question. I have 2 pictures of the Trojan Horse one, and one is at the Elpaso airport and one in Carlsbad. Do you know if this horse was at the Elpaso airport in 2002? Thank you, Holli
Response From Trailmaster:
It probably was, especially given the proximity between El Paso and Carlsbad.
Susan from Hudson,, NY wrote on March 11, 2012:
I'm about to bid on a Tony Curtis sigened Shiloh pony, but the COA isn't signed by him. It's signed by the CEO of the company. The seller states he bought it out of the vault. Should I bid? I really would love to have an autographed Shiloh from Tony Curtis!
Response From Trailmaster:
I think what you are about to bid on is a Shiloh figurine that was purchased from the Vault, and that came with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by me. This is a legitimate figurine, but is not an autographed Shiloh actually signed by Tony Curtis. It so happens that we do have a few Shiloh figurines autographed by Tony if you want to contact Rikki, our Director of Special Sales, at our toll-free number, 877-459-5701.
holli bronaugh from phoenix, az. wrote on March 11, 2012:
About 10 years ago Carlsbad, NM had many of the life sized horses on display. Was this 2001 or 2002?
Response From Trailmaster:
Carlsbad was one of the communities that participated in the first Trail of Painted Ponies public art exhibition in 2001. The artists there did a fantastic job, in effect putting Carlsbad on the "art map" of New Mexico. A number of their original Ponies have been crafted into figurines, including Five Card Stud and Wildfire.
Dedra Baker from Yukon, Oklahoma wrote on March 11, 2012:
I have Item # 12271 Autumn Dancer Pony # 02488 But I cannot find the edition # anywhere on it. Can you help me figure out what the edition number is so I can put it on my registry.
Response From Trailmaster:
This Pony was part of the special Four Seasons Collection. A single edition of 20,000 were produced for each of the seasons, so the number you are seeing is the casting number within that edition.
Shannon from Australia wrote on March 08, 2012:
Hello, Ever since i started collecting painted ponies, there has always been one that i wanted but could never seem to find. I am looking for the "fireman pony" so i was wondering if you knew of any for sale or anyone that could possibly source one for me, preferably a 1E as my collection is only made up of 1E ponies, thanks Shannon
Response From Trailmaster:
I checked and we have several low edition "Fireman Pony" figurines in The Vault. If you contact Rikki, Director of Special Sales at info@trailofpaintedponies.com, she will be glad to help you.
Debbie Martinez from Orange, TX. wrote on March 03, 2012:
When submitting a photo of a painted pony for a competition entry (such as the American Paint Horse competition) I know that you need front,back and both sides of the horse, but I also wanted to know: 1. Does the horse need to be photographed on a white background, or does that matter? 2. What size do the photos need to be? Thanks so much for your help, ---Debbie
Response From Trailmaster:
For the purposes of the competition, two side views will be sufficient. As for the background, use a background that is clean and does not distract or compete with the design. As for file size of the photographs, 500 kilobytes would be ideal.
Kelsey Henry from Pennsylvania wrote on March 01, 2012:
Does The Trail of the Painted Ponies take model suggestions from the general public? I am submitting a design for the APHA model contest, but I may also have another design or two that could be made into models. Thanks!
Response From Trailmaster:
By "model suggestion" do you mean position of the horse? If so, send it along, we'll take it into considereation. We currently have five forms we use - standing, walking, running,rearing and regal. If you have a suggestion for another form that will translate into a dynamic and versatile "canvas," we very well may include it.
Susan Nixon from Conway, Ar. wrote on February 22, 2012:
Several years ago I was given the pony Golden Girl as a gift. The pony has a black tag but a red box-even tho the info on the tag and the bottom of the box match. Can you tell me why the box and tag are different colors?
Response From Trailmaster:
I can only guess there was a mix up at the store where "Golden Girl" was bought. But it shouldn't matter since, as you say, the tag and the box match up.
Mike Shipley from New York wrote on February 21, 2012:
I would like to suggest a few modifications or updates to the Registry. When you click see my collection. Could the Edition and the Pony Number be in their own Column, also can you add a column that lists the item number. There is also not a way to put PRE in the edition since it max's out at 2 characters. There is also no option to shows the figurine is part of the 4 seasons collection as they have no edition number. I also have the snowflake pony 2E with no Pony Number written in, is this of any extra value? Thanks for taking the time to read my suggestions.
Response From Trailmaster:
We will take your suggestions into consideration and see if there is an easy way to accomodate them. Having a Pony with a missing edition number is an anomaly, and unless a collector makes a point of collecting anomalies, it really doesn't add to its value, in our estimation.
hilary johnston from australia wrote on February 20, 2012:
i was just wondering why the four paper art submissions don't have a base on them any more?
Response From Trailmaster:
Because we found that some people wanted to get creative with the shape and design of their bases, and removinig the base from the submissions made this easier.