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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. 

 

Annette E Keyes from Blackfoot, Idaho wrote on February 01, 2018:
is it possible to have a person name put on the childrens prayer pony
Response From Trailmaster:
At this point, the easiest way to do that would probably be for you to have someone add a name to the figurine yourself, using a marker that could be provided by a local crafts store.
Kellie from Calif USA wrote on January 31, 2018:
Is there a difference in value for Trail of Painted Ponies made by Enesco and those made by Westland Giftware?
Response From Trailmaster:
Not an intrinsic difference in value, other than that the Ponies manufactured by Westland Giftware are older and have been retired for quite some time. But then we didn't start adding title plaques until we transitioned to Enesco..
Matt Melton from Kentucky wrote on January 21, 2018:
Do you paint custom ponies for people?
Response From Trailmaster:
Yes, we have artists who have created special Ponies for people that celebrate special occasions. If you would like to explore this possibilty, contact Rikki at: info@trailofpaintendponies.com
Michelle Stockdale from Australia wrote on January 18, 2018:
Am I right in assuming that the Large 15 inch Masterpiece Collection piece of War Cry is retired? Can you tell me the number of them that were produced? Thank you.
Response From Trailmaster:
This large figurine was released and was only available in 2010. It has not been officially retired, so we do not have the final edition number at this time.
Melissa from Kentucky wrote on January 17, 2018:
I am trying to register my ponies on the site and, for some reason, it will not add Big Ben. It added all the others without a problem.
Response From Trailmaster:
We tried to register it and it worked fine. When registering a figurine, start with the item number 4027951 and the figurine image and information should automatically populate.
Mitch Gill from Near seattle wa wrote on January 16, 2018:
I have number 12271 Autumn Dancer. It has a date of 2008 and the artist name of Mike Dow but here is the strange part...there is no numbers on it at all. I have looked everywhere but nothing. If interested I can send a picture.
Response From Trailmaster:
The artist who created this piece is Mike Dowdal, and he was the Art Director at Westland Giftware when they were manufacturing Painted Ponies. It appears that for some reason - human error, most likely - the numbering process on this figurine was overlooked. This makes it an anomaly, but does not really add any particular value to the piece.
Brandie Frederick from Texas wrote on January 16, 2018:
I have item number 1549, 5E/61563. I’m interested in selling it. I’d like to know it’s worth please.
Response From Trailmaster:
As you can see, it's impossible to decipher your question.
Larry from Medford, OR wrote on January 11, 2018:
What is the difference between ensco and Painted pony ensco. Price seems to be about half less? Amazon has Blk Jack for 25 or 69?
Response From Trailmaster:
Enesco is the name of the company that The Trail has a manufacturing and distribution agreement with. We create the designs, they produce the figurines and ornaments in their manufacturing plants, and they also have a sales force that distributes the Ponies. One of their customers is Amazon, and apparently sometimes Amazon neglects to reference The Trail.
Christine Colvin from Hartly, Delaware wrote on January 09, 2018:
I have pony English Holiday, Item #4040991, issue 1E001. Can you tell me the significance of this issue #?
Response From Trailmaster:
If I understand this question correctly, you are asking about the Edition Number and Casting Number. It appears you have a First Edition, Number 1, which is a very valuable Pony.
Irene Hasenack from Colorado wrote on January 07, 2018:
Will more Snow queen figurines be made available?
Response From Trailmaster:
Unfortunately, we do not have plans to create more Snow Queen figurines. It is always hard to know how popular a figurine is going to be with collectors, and with this piece we seriously under-estimated, which is why we ran out of stock so quickly.