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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.

Bernd SchÃ¼tte from Schortens, Germany wrote on November 19, 2011:

Hallo, IÂ´m a reseller of Painted Ponies in Germany. I buy my ponies by Enesco, Greatbritain. But I canÂ´t get all your Products there. So my question is: Is there a possibility to buy the products directly, which I canÂ´t get by Enesco? Greatings Bernd SchÃ¼tte Stummeldorf 1 26419 Schortens Tel: +49 4423 6751

Response From Trailmaster:

Thank you for your interest in the Painted Ponies. Yes, there is an International Division of Enesco that operates separately from its representative in the UK. I will have someone contact you directly.

Everett J. Roberts from Tacoma Washington wrote on November 18, 2011:

Love your horses, long time purchaser however, in the case of patriotic theme horses what attention is given to detail about the protocol of the flag. two horses recently viewed show one with the American flag and the stars on field of blue pointed to the rear of the horse, secondly another one with a saddle over the American Flag. both are violations of the code of display, nothing above or on the flag should ever be shown plus the the field of blue is always to the front.

Response From Trailmaster:

We apologize if anyone finds our Patriotic Ponies offensive, as we are unaware of a "code of display" that applies to artistic expressions that incorporate the American flag. Please forward any relevant information. Thank you.

Cathy Gonsowski from Illinois wrote on November 16, 2011:

Will any of the Fall contest winners become a Trail of Painted Ponies figurine for sale to those wishing to add to their collections?

Response From Trailmaster:

That's one of the ideas behind these competitions: to give new artists the opportunity to create Painted Pony designs that will be crafted into figurines.

cecile weidrich from Joshua Tree California wrote on November 15, 2011:

Two Items in the vault my grandaughter wants are autographed and signed ponies What is th difference between signed or autographed?

Response From Trailmaster:

A "signed" figurine features the signature of the artist on the base, but is outside the Autographed Edition, meaning it is not hand-numbered and does not come with a Certificate of Authenticity. When we use the term "autographed" this means it is part of the Official Autographed Edition, and is hand-numbered and does come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Ruth McCoy from Oak Hill, Ohio wrote on November 11, 2011:

I really enjoy reading the stories and articles in the E-Magazine. Since you now have an E-Newsletter are you going to stop publishing the monthly E-Magazine?

Response From Trailmaster:

You can find the November E-Magazine on the lower right section of the Homepage of our Website. A lot of people enjoy reading this feature so it will be continued on a monthly basis.

Lea Ann Howell from Palestine Texas wrote on November 11, 2011:

I four horses on a shelf and they broke certain pieces off when the shelf fell, They are very old ones. Can they be repaired or replaced?

Response From Trailmaster:

Sorry to hear about the accident. Unfortunately we do not have a Horse Hospital for Painted Ponies, nor a repair kit. Perhaps a local crafts store could be of help.

diana delph robinson from florence ky wrote on November 03, 2011:

I have 2 painted pony heads that are book ends Do you still make them?

Response From Trailmaster:

I think you are referring to the busts we made back around 2005. While they weren't designed as bookends, they certainly could serve that purpose. No, we haven't produced busts in quite awhile, and for the time being we don't plan to make any more. So hold onto those. They're rare.

Christine Master from Erie, Pa wrote on October 29, 2011:

Will you ever do a ceramic pony in the rearing mold? To date all have been resin.

Response From Trailmaster:

I'm never going to say never, but I will say not at the moment, and the main reason is this. Just as lower legs are vulnerable to breakagae on real horses - Remember Barbarosa? - the same holds true for figurines. Resin equates with strong bones.

Jasmine from Alberta, Canada wrote on October 26, 2011:

The pony that I am interested in getting has a base that looks legit and reads this: THE TRAIL OF ----------------- PAINTED PONIES 1E/ Item no. 12301 Keeper of the Sacred Fire Artist: Cheryl A. Harris TM and Â© 2009 The Trail of Painted Ponies Inc. A westland giftware stamp Handcrafted in China So I am basically wondering, what does it mean when a pony is a 1E but has no figure number after it? Or when a pony has no figure number at all? Thanks!

Response From Trailmaster:

From the way you describe the bottom of the base, it would appear to be "human error." Because each Pony is hand-numbered, not stamped, on very rare occasions the edition number is inadvertently missed.

Christine Master from Erie, Pa wrote on October 24, 2011:

This isn't a question. I just wanted to thank you for FINALLY doing a purple pony! I did order Storm Rider as an autographed pony and so looking forward to getting him. I hope you will use that same mold for other designs in the future. In fact it would be fantastic if you came out with that mold in the Paint Your Own Pony Kit along with the standing pony too.

Response From Trailmaster:

Thank you. There are two schools of thought, one being that we should stick to our four forms and let the Painted Ponies showcase their creative possibilities, and another that we should "break the mold" from time to time with something dramatically different It would be interesting to see what other designs would work on the "Storm Rider" form.