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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.

Elsa from Montana wrote on April 22, 2015:

If your pony has been accepted to the collection, do you as the artist get a copy of the design?

Response From Trailmaster:

Artists whose designs are crafted into a figurine receive a $500 honorarium, plus five very low edition complimentary copies, and the right to purchase as many more as they want at a wholesale price.

Jean Lummis from South Jersey wrote on April 22, 2015:

I have a Zuni Mare with the name plate upsidedown. Are there any other mistakes reported? Is it worth anything?

Response From Trailmaster:

When there are mistakes like this - and this is the first of this kind we have heard about - they generally do not add perceived value to a Pony.

Julie from Michigan wrote on April 21, 2015:

I have a pony and it got droped. I needto find a replacement or at least the name. can someone help me

Response From Trailmaster:

The name of your Pony should be on the underside of the base. To find a replacement you can either type the name into the Search Feature on our Official Website Store, or look on eBay for a seller who has it available.

Roberta Cruz from Fargo ND wrote on April 09, 2015:

I love the contest winner pony of the baby fawn. Will this one become a figurine I can buy?

Response From Trailmaster:

This Pony has won a lot of hearts, and we will seriously be considering it as a future figurine.

Denise from GA wrote on April 02, 2015:

The new Spring ponies are really great. Will the Trail consider doing a Groom pony?

Response From Trailmaster:

If the response to Wedding Pony is strong, that would make sense.

kim from Indiana wrote on April 02, 2015:

I know that the first 12 castings are "Blue Ribbon" figurines. But is that the first twelve from every edition or just the "1E"? Could a 2E 00010 be a blue ribbon?

Response From Trailmaster:

No. The Blue Ribbon Edition is the first twelve castings of the First Edition only.

Roberta from Fargo ND wrote on April 02, 2015:

Will a figurine becoming out of the contest winner who did the fawn?

Response From Trailmaster:

Look for the design with a fawn on it to come out in the winter of 2016.

jimmie sheppard from florida wrote on March 30, 2015:

when will the 2015 spring ponies be available and will the Ghost Riders in the Sky be included in this group?

Response From Trailmaster:

Check back on April 1. As for "Ghost Riders in the Sky," this is a terrific design that we want to translate into a figurine, but there is so much detail that the best way to accomplish this is with a decal on a ceramic Pony. We are currently exploring this possibility, so stay tuned.

Lisa from Arizona wrote on March 26, 2015:

I have noticed several Trail of Painted Ponies with edition numbers but no serial numbers on them up for sale on eBay lately. Why would there be no serial number but an edition number (ie: 1E/___ )on a horse? Thank you, Lisa

Response From Trailmaster:

Because each Painted Pony figurine is hand-numbered, and because thousands are crafted, unfortunately there are human oversights that manage to get through the inspection process. That's what's happened here.

Diana Mullen from Florida wrote on March 22, 2015:

I was at a wolf preserve and in their gift shop they had a painted pony with a wolf running along the side of the horse up into the neck. I do not know the name of the pony and I cannot find it on your web site. Do you have it?

Response From Trailmaster:

I think the Pony you're asking about is "Twilight Hunters," which was created by Lori Musil. This is a retired Pony, and is sold out on the official store. There are several available on eBay, however.