Your pony "rules"

[partypony566]

When I buy some I always then sell some others, this is why my collection is small but manageable

[nhal039]

oh pony rules
First it was none over $10, then $20, then $50 is ok... now I barely think about parting with $150
Second rule... only G1s... I say that with 100 g3 now in my cabinet

The only rule I stick to is they must be nm although I don't mind rehairs
Also no eye rubs... thats a big pet peeve

[Tancho]

Mine was always that I only collect G1. Now I have the full set of wave 3 blind bags... Go figure!
My aim is to have every G1 (I mean character, not from each country, variant etc) and to collect as many variants of Confetti as possible. The only thing I can't tolerate are hair cuts and masses of ink.

[Daiyuflower]

All of my ponies must be near mint, and I only collect G1 and G4    A few G3s have made their way into the herd, but I don't plan on getting any more. 

[hathorcat]

Alas I am not in the land of no rules

It started thus
1) Only "childhood ponies"....nope broken
2) Only a couple of shelves of ponies...nope broken
3) Only a bookcase, ok maybe a couple of bookcases, of ponies...nope broken
4) Only one pony from each set...nope broken

Now...we just go with all the ponies [and the accessories, backcards, leaflets and paperwork]....thank goodness I try my best to not stray too far from G1

[klein]

- Stay within the pony budget 

- All ponies must fit unto one bookshelf later amended to two, currently at three with expansion unto fourth imminent... now they all must stay in their designated corner in the doll room.

- I only collect some G4s... okay all G4s, I suppose a few G3s wouldn't hurt and like G1s that I used to have as a kid (and maybe a few I wanted as a kid).. where did those G3.5s and that one G2 come from?

- No blindbags... now I easily have 100 of them

- Absolute max budget of $75 per a pony, it's supposed to be less than $50 but I had to go over that for the SDCC 2007 pony and a MLP friend or two. Custom plushes don't count...

- Buy locally available G4s in stores only unless I have a deal on a preorder, no resorting to eBay etc unless it is an international exclusive.

- Any and all duplicates are to be given as offerings to the zilla (my daughter), the door to the doll room is to be locked at all times to prevent said zilla from helping herself to mommy's ponies. Even though she has far more MLP than I, she is not above expanding her collection through via the theft of my ponies granted she is only four.

- No trading cards, Nirvanas, custom FiM plushes, any type of gigantic merchandise that I don't have space for and I'm only allowed one shelf total of customs mlp

[klein]

oops double post   I mean I forgot one... yes.

- Obtain all Applejacks!

[Henpatch]

ONLY G1s....any country......best condition possible.......price must be right (?)
I did detour into G3s for my granddaughters.......but stopped that about as quickly as they did!
G1s then - that's it!