Hello arena!
I wouldn't call myself a collector. I did have a massively massive collection a few years back and I still have a few left that I really should sell off. The problem is I hate selling!
I also did keep about 100 of my favorites (variants and whatnot), but the collection I sold was well over 2000 ponies, including every G1 made in the US. Fun times while it lasted!
Anyway, now I have 2 little girls who love ponies and are very into the cartoon. I love that my almost 2 year old can identify all the characters, too cute! She says her favorite is "Ray-bow Gash" and my oldest likes Princess Celestia best.
The new forums look wonderful. Kudos to the mods! I know you guys work hard and it looks great (especially the me being able to login part!).