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She's not, just uncommon and sought after. 'Rare' really only applies to certain mail orders and international exclusives, most of the time. There are few store releases that can really be termed rare.
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 28, 2018, 02:06:46 PMShe's not, just uncommon and sought after. 'Rare' really only applies to certain mail orders and international exclusives, most of the time. There are few store releases that can really be termed rare.That's a bit misleading. 98% of "International" exclusive Releases are store releases. All of the ones that command high prices come in that category. (On another note: The meaning of international : "existing, occurring, or carried on between nations.")@LAW - Hip Hop & Baby Splash? I think Splash is harder/more expensive. A lot of the last year of release are a bit obscure. But finding Hip Hop with intact wheels is probably harder now than in the past? It does seem like green ponies get a lot of attention.I think it's also important to mention that rarity is also relative to location. I've had maybe ten or twelve Ice Crystals from the wild here, but never a Powder or a Medley. But Ice Crystal is considered rarer than both of those *shrug*. Prices ultimately factor in a lot of things:-Geography (available in my area?)-Popularity (is this pony a favourite/strongly sought after?)-Availability (was this pony shortpacked/released over multiple years/via mail order/through club/in a limited release/at the end of line?)Going back to the start topic - $5 is great for Leaper. He had limited geographical availability (as did TAF Buttons actually) but he was sold in the US and Canada which is the biggest market (thus more produced). While I don't think fewer of him were made, there is a strange thing with green (and yellow) ponies that they often end up a little pricier due to collector demand. Maybe an assumption that pink ponies are more common? With the Playtime Baby set in the UK, I know they were sold to stores in boxes of I believe 24, which would mean 4 of each pony (at least according to hasbro catalogue...?) If the same was true for the Playtime Baby Brothers, then they all should be equally common except the 2 who were sold in Europe and the US (Paws/Drummer), so clearly personal preference is playing a big part in this somewhere along the line...
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 28, 2018, 02:06:46 PMShe's not, just uncommon and sought after. 'Rare' really only applies to certain mail orders and international exclusives, most of the time. There are few store releases that can really be termed rare.That's a bit misleading. 98% of "International" exclusive Releases are store releases. All of the ones that command high prices come in that category.
It was more about the misleading comment that store release ponies were never rare or expensive,
Quote from: Taffeta on June 29, 2018, 01:00:45 AMIt was more about the misleading comment that store release ponies were never rare or expensive, Read my post again - I did not say 'never'. I said 'few'.
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 29, 2018, 02:44:47 AMQuote from: Taffeta on June 29, 2018, 01:00:45 AMIt was more about the misleading comment that store release ponies were never rare or expensive, Read my post again - I did not say 'never'. I said 'few'.And 100% of non-US ones plus a fair few N. American ones is not few.
I think it's also important to mention that rarity is also relative to location.
Quote from: Taffeta on June 28, 2018, 04:00:19 PMI think it's also important to mention that rarity is also relative to location. I don't quite agree with this. In the past, yes. Now, not really because the internet allows us to buy / sell worldwide. It would of been nearly impossible for me to find an Ice Crystal as a kid (Lived in a rural midwest town)... but now I can find quite a few listed on eBay.Anyway, congrats OP ^_^I've been searching second hand for that pony for years! It's really awesome when you can get a "expensive" pony for a good price!
@Baby Sugarberry, sorry, I wasn't totally coherent - I meant 100% of rare non US ponies are store releases.
Quote from: Taffeta on June 29, 2018, 12:40:52 PM@Baby Sugarberry, sorry, I wasn't totally coherent - I meant 100% of rare non US ponies are store releases.Okay that makes more sense, yes. Only US/Canada had a significant Mail Order program from what I understand. The UK had very few, and most of their 'promos' were associated with the Activity Club or magazine freebies, right? I think most of the discrepancy here is because we're all using different definitions of 'rare'. It's sort of a poor word choice, all told. For me (and that will not be for everyone) rare implies something of which there are very few existing, whether or not that same something is considered valuable, though rare is often concurrent with both valuable and desirable.
Quote from: banditpony on June 29, 2018, 05:34:18 AMQuote from: Taffeta on June 28, 2018, 04:00:19 PMI think it's also important to mention that rarity is also relative to location. I don't quite agree with this. In the past, yes. Now, not really because the internet allows us to buy / sell worldwide. It would of been nearly impossible for me to find an Ice Crystal as a kid (Lived in a rural midwest town)... but now I can find quite a few listed on eBay.Anyway, congrats OP ^_^I've been searching second hand for that pony for years! It's really awesome when you can get a "expensive" pony for a good price!Thank you! I didnt know at the time he was rare! I also got A few along with him one other is a bit rare i think she is a greenish see threw pony?