35th Anniversary Collectors Pony's - Part 2!

[QuillHeart]

Anyone find them when they haven't been listed as in stock on Brick Seek?

Congrats to everyone who has found them!

Would honestly love to know this as well! Been checking brickseek as well, and everything is still listed as "out of stock" everywhere I look. When I found my rainbow ponies, that system listed them as "in stock" but with the fact that some people have found them now, it makes me wonder how responsive their system actually is. Whether I should actually start going and bugging customer service about whether they even know about the shipments or not? Any advice?

[Taffeta]

Today on the shelf in John Lewis I noticed the price tag for the Collector Ponies was missing. Both Rainbows and Collector Ponies were still there though. The staff also have a photo of the tag at their till because for some reason it never scans, even though they have told me more than once that they are selling a lot of them and should know the code by heart. I am reassured that when I go in, it's clear ponies have moved. The missing tag may just be because someone took it to scan at till and never put it back. I noticed that the Rainbow tag had a date on it of 16th August so I guess that's when they officially came on shelves.

I asked them about further lines. The response was that they expect they will probably get wave 3, but they have no idea when that might be. Given Glitterball's timelines, it might not be till February in the UK, but I will live in hope. I can walk to John Lewis

Boxes still only English language. Names are cardboard, not stickers. The Collector Ponies have the expanded window, the Rainbows don't. Go figure.

[QuillHeart]

I might just end up having to do what I was planning on doing anyway. Which is try to wait until the beginning of October, or late in this month to check again. Of course, I'm checking places like brickseek as regularly as I can, to try to check the inventory ahead of time, but that only seems to make me more impatient.

[Whippycorn]

Still no sign of ponies in my John Lewis, Taffeta

[Taffeta]

Still no sign of ponies in my John Lewis, Taffeta

Yeah, sister has said there aren't any in Oxford's either (unless that's where you are)...so I wonder if it's all branches or just regional? We don't have one in the area my parents live, I don't think...maybe Shrewsbury but that's miles away...I am wondering if they've only been seen in the South East so far...

Do you have a toymaster affliliate? They are meant to stock them from the end of September. Some already have them - I saw them in Epsom but none in Ealing, so I guess it's a bit early. It's not for sure all branches will carry them, but the toymaster people I spoke to said from the end of Sept it should be possible to check stock online...

[Whippycorn]

I'm in Yorkshire, so it could be that they haven't migrated up here yet. There aren't any Toymaster affiliated stores either near me. I might have to make a trip to York at the end of the month.

I'm just being impatient after seeing everyone's photos! 

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Okay it doesn't look like anyone else has posted the 7-language boxes so here's mine:

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[Taffeta]

That...is quite something O.o. That ought to give some indication, then, of where these ponies ought to be on sale...right?

[Ponyfan]

Someone mentioned the name stickers on some of the Rainbow pony boxes. I just checked mine and the bilingual boxes have the name stickers and English only boxes have the names printed on the cardboard. That 7 language box is really interesting too.  Looking at the unicorns and pegaus ponies boxes it looks like their names are just stickers also.

I couldn't figure out why Moondancer and Twilight both had blue brushes until I realized that the brushes are supposed to match their tail ribbons.
You can kind of see it in the pictures but both Moondancer and Sunlight have neck gaps.


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[Leave a Whisper]

Okay it doesn't look like anyone else has posted the 7-language boxes so here's mine:

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That's neat!

[aria_elwen]

@lovesbabysquirmy thank you for posting yours. I've been at work last couple of days and haven't had the time.

Might be an odd question but is yours only the Starshine in that packaging? I've only got two Rainbow ponies and both are in different packaging. Of the two Starshine is the only one in the 7 language package. I just find it slightly amusing.

[Taffeta]

I'm in Yorkshire, so it could be that they haven't migrated up here yet. There aren't any Toymaster affiliated stores either near me. I might have to make a trip to York at the end of the month.

I'm just being impatient after seeing everyone's photos! 

I missed this before, sorry :/ If they're part of the autumn/winter wave then probably they are migrating upwards. Go harass some people xD. Tell them they have them down south, why not up north!

I didn't see any retro ponies when I was in Sheffield the other week, although admittedly I didn't have a lot of time to look. Maybe they really just haven't got there yet. I'm sure they will! If you're in the York vicinity that's even further North so it seems they're not there yet.

(Also, York is an awesome beautiful city, so if you have an excuse, why not )

[lovesbabysquirmy]

@lovesbabysquirmy thank you for posting yours. I've been at work last couple of days and haven't had the time.

Might be an odd question but is yours only the Starshine in that packaging? I've only got two Rainbow ponies and both are in different packaging. Of the two Starshine is the only one in the 7 language package. I just find it slightly amusing.

No, my Moonstone is in the same packaging as well  

[achab1984]

I hope to add the other three Rainbow ponies soon! I have stopped collecting but want to add these ones to my collection.

[LadyMoondancer]

Anyone find them when they haven't been listed as in stock on Brick Seek?

Congrats to everyone who has found them!

Would honestly love to know this as well! Been checking brickseek as well, and everything is still listed as "out of stock" everywhere I look. When I found my rainbow ponies, that system listed them as "in stock" but with the fact that some people have found them now, it makes me wonder how responsive their system actually is. Whether I should actually start going and bugging customer service about whether they even know about the shipments or not? Any advice?

Brickseek isn't run by Target, which might be part of the reason for the inaccuracy.  I'm not sure how they get their data, they must tie into Target's inventory system somehow?  Although, I guess that does go back to Target's inventory system being inaccurate.

Does the unicorn / pegasus set have a unique DCPI or just the "master" retro one?

Edit:  Never mind, found their DCPIs on MLP Merch.  Bless that site.

Glory - 086-00-2877
Moondancer - 086-00-2879
Sunbeam - 086-00-2878
Twilight - 086-00-2876
Firefly - 086-00-2874
Medley - 086-00-2875