So, which pony changed your mind?

[Marlin]

I was just having a glance at my ponies, and my gaze momentarily rested upon G1 Cotton Candy. So pink. So simple... (even really common as far as ponies go) and gosh I love her!


When I first started collecting, I remember looking at the Collector Pose ponies thinking, nah... their pose is a bit ugly... I won't go there. But then, when I caved and got my Cotton Candy, I just fell in love with originals and the pose... how’s that for a 180? (further, in a couple of months, I had managed to obtain the whole set!!! - obsessive much?!)


Pretty Vision was the same. At first I was a bit unaffected by the Brush'n'Grows... but after winning her inadvertently in a bulk lot and fixing her up with the intention to sell on, she changed my mind! I couldn’t do it! I couldn’t let her go! And now I'm on the look out for the rest of them (with only a couple to go before completing the set).


Got me thinking as a thread starter - which pony changed your mind about a particular set?

[Evening_Moonstone]

Minty changed my mind about G3.
I didn't like any of the G3s, but then I saw holiday version Minty with her cute little accessories, and I had to have her.  And then I got Marshmallow Coco as well. ^^  But Minty's my favorite G3.

[okapishomapi]

I can't think of any off the top of my head....but I keep waiting for it to happen with BBEs

[Eviecorn]

My story with G4 toys:  I originally bought a Rarity only to bait her because I thought it'd be interesting project fodder.  Well, she sat on my desk for days ... and over those days of staring at her, I fell in love with her and couldn't bring myself to do it.  Fast forward to now, where my pony room is loaded with the little squirts. 

[OctoberFlash]

G3 Minty made me think a lot different about the G3 donkey pose. It looked so odd to me, but when I saw it in real life, it was just adorable.

I also think Firefly changed my mind about G1 ponies in general. Since I started getting into ponies because of G4, G1s looked so odd to me, but I loved Firefly's pose and color combo and decided maybe G1s aren't so bad. Now I have a big list of G1s I want!

[10yearbazooka]

Surprise, Moondancer, Minty and Firefly changed my mind about G1's, at first I wasn't interested in them but now I have a list of ones I want.


I also started to like G2's after seeing Ivy, Clever Clover and Copper Glow. There's also a G2 pony I don't know the name of that got me curious about them, it's white with a blue mane.

[ZettaMomo]

Sounds silly, but Peachy changed my mind about G1 ponies. I had mostly G3 and G4 ponies and I wasn't too sure about getting G1 ponies. I bought Peachy as a bait because she had this big cancer spot near her neck. When I got her I felt so sorry for her that I just had to try and clean it up (This is before I knew cancer couldn't be cured).
After trying to clean her i got attached to her and just couldn't bait her. Now she is my favorite G1 pony. Even though I don't particularly care for the collector pose ponies I still love her.

[Bellevi]

Gingerbread changed my mind about TEs. Now I love them! I still have an aversion to Party Time and Speedy, if only because they're so prone to regrind.

[PonySeeker128]

Mine was mimic, I didn't think I would get into the TE ponies but after I got her something about them captivate me and I kind of feel like I might need more, as well as more g1s.

[sarafina]

Minty changed my mind about G3.
I didn't like any of the G3s, but then I saw holiday version Minty with her cute little accessories, and I had to have her.  And then I got Marshmallow Coco as well. ^^  But Minty's my favorite G3.

Marshmallow Cocoa was what changed my mind about G3s as well!  I grew up with G1s and bought a few G3s when they came out, but I didn't really fall in love with them.  I stopped following G3 releases altogether.  While perusing the Arena once, I came upon a picture of Marshmallow Cocoa and felt that old pony-buying excitement again!  Now I'm particularly partial to G3s, especially all the Winter ponies.

[Babushka]

I found a G2 Seabreeze, and even though I am selling her, I can no longer think of them as lizard ponies.

[josiekat]

Autumn Skye and Kiwi Tart did that for me for the entire G3 line. Star Song did it for the G3.5 line.

[Oneleo1]

I snagged a NM Woosie for a swap....I was not fond of that set at all.

but Woosie changed my mind! Now I am looking for another NM Woosie...

[SkyCakes]

Well I really didnt like BBE until I saw one particular one: sleepie pie. I just like white ponies with blue hair. So I have a full set of them even the scarier ones like baby frosting is in my herd.

[Chi]

BBEs... I thought they were awful until I saw a baby Half Note with her full little ballerina outfit. I still find most of them creepy, but it just looks so cute with that outfit. I don't have a baby Half Note of my own yet, but I hope to soon! (With the outfit, of course.)