Windstone Tags do you leave them on or not?

I think that pieces which came with tags should keep their tags. That said, judging by the responses to Melody’s blog post about discontinuing tags, a number of people have removed tags from their Windstones or will be removing them. Some people really dislike the tags!

I am not thrilled about a collecting universe with “Windstones before tags”, “Windstones that came with tags” and “post-tag Windstones”, but that is what we now have. I would suggest leaving tags on Windstones for a while at least, until we see how the collecting world responds and whether tags are valued.

Agreed.

I personally do think it *can* hurt the value of a Windstone that is supposed to have tags (All the current GB’s) because so many people do make a big deal of it at this moment in time.. I’m a lot less likely to get a Windstone if it is missing it’s tag, in part because I do collect both because I absolutely LOVE my collection.. and in part because of the value of the collection (The value is how I can justify what I spend, lol!) – Mind you, when my ex kept trying to get me to sell my collection because he liked the dollar signs a lot more than the collection, I would all but physically injure him ;p but it’s good to know my collection can pull top value if I absolutely needed it to.
Something to consider with things like the Em Pea and Amethyst hatchers.. if the first batch came with tags, you now have proof that they’re first batch pieces, which means the first ever released of that sculpt… which may eventually add to their value, doesn’t seem like much right now… but who knows what time will do with that… and it may be the case that collectors treat tags as something no one cares about, or it may may make some pieces even more valuable.. that’s the funny thing about a collectors market, sometimes it’s the fine things that make the biggest difference.. and it’s totally unpredictable! lol

On that note.. I’m sure there are a TON of people who don’t care too XD

I think as time passes it will be impossible with most items to know if it originally came with a tag or not. This will probably make “missing” tags a moot point (at least on all non-stone-finish items), except with buyers who think all windstones come with tags. I occasionally see ebay auctions where the seller mentions the missing tag, when it is an item that could have been made before tags were introduced. White dragons for instance were made before and after tags were introduced. Amethyst dragons were made after tags were introduced, and they will be made now without tags. Future GB’s will not have tags, so you wont know if yours was supposed to have a tag unless you can identify it in a group photo of a batch made before tags were retired! (and someone would have to make note of which batches were made before tags were retired). Same with LP/ebay items. If the LP/ebay item was made before tags were introduced, it probably should have a tag, but any made later won’t have tags. That’s a lot of information (dates, batches, etc) to keep track of.

I personally only find the “batch” of an item worth noting if there is a color difference between batches.

I tend to take tags off my production pieces, and leave them on OOAK pieces, though that’s not totally set in stone. I knew the moment I opened my GB wolf that she was staying with me, forever, and I snipped the tag off then and there, whereas with my poad, I knew that trading later would be tempting, so I left it on. On my ebay griff, I doubt he’ll be going anywhere anytime soon, but I left it on because it’s easy to hide under his big bottom. My baby kirin’s however…she doesn’t hide it, and it’s probably only a matter of time.

Eventually, if I like something enough that I know it’s not going anywhere, I snip the tag. *shrugs*

I hate the tags, but I don’t remove them myself. I will say that I would rather have a piece with a tag vs one that has had the tag cut. It looks damaged to me at that point.

I really dislike that the tag on the baby kirins keeps them from sitting properly.

I’ve never felt strongly on the tags vs. no tags issue. I’ve kept all of the tags on the pieces that originally came with them – I fold them up underneath and they barely show if at all. Several of my pieces are from the time before tags (or felt pads even, for a few!), but I don’t think this affects their value. Whether or not a piece has a tag isn’t a dealbreaker for me when I’m looking to purchase. Actually, I consider having the original box to be more important if the piece is big and heavy.

For me and im sure for other collectors as well, what ever a piece came with it becomes part of that piece and part of its value. I will not remove my tags ……….But @ 1st i wasnt liking the idea of the dicontinuing of the tags and now to me it doesnt matter. It is how the piece comes . BUT i will not remove the tags from my pieces that came with them and enjoy the ones that now come without them.

I’ve never felt strongly on the tags vs. no tags issue. I’ve kept all of the tags on the pieces that originally came with them – I fold them up underneath and they barely show if at all. Several of my pieces are from the time before tags (or felt pads even, for a few!), but I don’t think this affects their value. Whether or not a piece has a tag isn’t a dealbreaker for me when I’m looking to purchase. Actually, I consider having the original box to be more important if the piece is big and heavy.

Zelda couldn’t have said it better. Me too.