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Sense Windstone will no longer be putting tags on store items, I was wondering if anyone has started removing tags from their items at home from their personal collections.
I have a friend who is removing most of the tags on her pieces….. And I was wondering if anyone else will be doing this also?
Does having the tag on a Windstone even matter anymore at this point?
Thank you for your input. 🙂
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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.
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! lolOn that note.. I’m sure there are a TON of people who don’t care too XD
I’m going to leave mine on, don’t want to upset a buyer who does want the tag when I’m selling something….the tags do bug me a bit but like I said before I’ll leave them on…
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4. September Raffle Prize 2022 AHD Male GriffinI 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.
Hopefully once people get used to no tags, it simply won’t matter any more on the resale market, but realistically, I’m not sure I care. I don’t collect to “ZOMG, look at all the shiny tags!” LOL I collect only the pieces I want to have, and I cherish them. If they fetch 10% less each when I’m dead because “oh horrors, the tag is gone!”, I won’t be around to worry about it!
I guess because I remember the collapse of the Beanie Baby market, I can’t get too fussed over whether or not a piece has a tag. I have at least a large box of Beanies with oh-so-carefully preserved tags that are essentially worthless. In the end, these sorts of things aren’t a wise investment. And I suspect that the lack of a tag won’t stop most collectors from picking up a piece that they really want, especially a one of a kind (GB, eBay, or store Special) or very limited one.
(Somehow I seriously doubt that I’d lack for offers if I yanked the tag off my copper lap today and put her in the classifieds or on eBay. They’re just too rare an item, there’s always several people looking for one. While someone might want to knock $50 off the price because there was no tag, someone else would quickly outbid them because there hasn’t been one for sale in a year. Condition of the sculpt FAR outweighs a tag. Heck, a box outweighs the tag in my mind, especially on a lap, OW, Scratcher, or other piece notorious for breaking in shipment.)
My .02 worth, all the smaller sculpts in the house will eventually lose theirs, though I’m not going out of my way to yank them off. As tags get bent or scuffed or whatever, I’ll probably pull them while cleaning. The bigger sculpts I don’t tend to move as much, so their tags may last longer.
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 agree with pretty much everyone else. Buyers will always set criteria based on their needs and interests, but given how tough it already is to determine if something is truly missing a tag vs never had one, or in the case of my lavender young oriental, the tag was in his box but not attached to him from the moment he arrived…tags are an unecessary complication that don’t really add or detract to the value of a Windstone except to the extreme collector typically (NOTE: I would recommend AGAINST removing tags from any that are sclupts or colors that are considered/classified as rare, ebay, artist, or even LP or gbb pieces, esp. if you’ve valued the collection for insurance, or think you may someday want to sell for max possible value). Not having tags to start with is very OK with me since they didn’t have tags when I first started collecting either!
I only care about a tag as a buyer/trader if it helps prove the sculpt is both Windstone and ‘real’ and/or because the presence and condition of the tag can also be a good indicator at times of a piece’s overall condition, past treatment/storage environment, and general age for some sculpts, like most of the original white dragons.
I will note that all my pieces will continue to keep their tags when present, and I will continue to keep them pristine condition same as the sculpt itself just because I personally prefer keeping my collectible treasures in the same condition they were in when I bought them, plus I did find it helpful to be able to say they were in mint from factory condition when I had to value the pieces for home insurance coverage.
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 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.
Rather than cut it, you can pull it out from under the pad without leaving a mark. Then you firmly push the pad down and it looks like it never had a tag to begin with. It’s even easier with the small pieces because the length of string under the pad is very short.
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.
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I don’t like tags but I only take them off the small sculpts. On the small guys it’s hard to tuck it under and then it often make them wobble so off it goes. The big ones they don’t impact much so I just leave them. I don’t think I’ll be changing my methods but I definitely won’t miss the tags.
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’m a tag yanker – when all yank fails, I cut. The fact that the tags are now history just makes me happy.
I do keep the tags of the smaller pieces in the boxes, though. I haven’t decided if I’ll get rid of those quite yet.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmI’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.
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