Are G3s becoming scarcer in thrift stores?

[LadyMoondancer]

Usually when I visit Value Village (also known as Savers in some areas) they have several baggies full of G3 ponies.  But the last time I visited--none!

The last G3s were made in 2009, eight years ago.  Is the window for G3s being common in thrift shops slowly closing?  And do you think they will see an uptick in value once they are less readily available?

[orangepeachmango]

perhaps. though as far as I know, some g3 merch and products are still being made by hasbro, so i think that might bring down overall value of the generation. My vv has nothing BUT g3s usually. and fakies galore..
im sure like any sort of "older" toy line, the more time that passes, the higher prices can rise. I think g3 still has a bit more time to go before it gets really pricey, imo.

[Leave a Whisper]

Probably, I mostly end up seeing fakies and g4s.

[Galactica]

Maybe the flood is finally starting to dwindle-  for sure I've seen way more G4s.

[invaderhorizongreen]

I am lucky to find any gen of ponies at my thrift store, they will get a rush of them, then long dry periods.

[Emberfly]

I hardly ever see ponies in the thrift stores, but when I do, they're usually G3 and G4, often with equal numbers of each.  I just saw about 10 G3s in a thrift store the other day.  Can't find a G1 to save my life, though. 

[lordalexander74]

Could be. I immediately buy any older gen pony at any thrift store/flea market I'm at. Found two dozen G3's at a thrift store in Crossville TN last year, haven't seen too many since.

[LightingElectricDream]

Same..my boyfriend found G1s at our good will..I've never even seen a g1 there..besides a puzzle that I saved.

G3s I don't buy unless I feel like one of you guys would want it. And G4 forget it..however I did find a SCC DJ Pon 3.

[orangepeachmango]

I am lucky to find any gen of ponies at my thrift store, they will get a rush of them, then long dry periods.

My vv has this problem too :  (  sometimes I'll find three or four g1s in one week and then months of fakies and g4s.

[Kikwifluff]

I think (at least near me, in CT) my Savers rarely has ponies now  it's mostly G4 when they do have them.

[invaderhorizongreen]

I did find some gen 1 ponies at the thrift recently, it was two years at that point though.

[LunaMoonCustoms1212]

g3s are definitely the most common around here, I see so many that I only buy them if I particularly like them.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Yeah they are sort of dwindling. Most common in TS near me are McD's and G4. But g1-g3 are still found often

[Thunderwing]

Of course they are - in 20 years it will be as rare to find a G3 in a thrift shop as it is to find a G1 now.

[Wardah]

I still find them but not as frequently as before. I think they were still recent enough that a lot of collectors left them behind for kids to find but these kids still haven't outgrown them yet.