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The subject of decarding upsets me. It's the same as taking a pony you don't like and cutting its hair off because you don't like that pony. It doesn't mean someone else wouldn't cherish that pony. Joking about vandalising something that another collector might see as their grail is, in my view, not good. Just because we're talking about ponies in package doesn't change the fact that these are just as much collecting goals and treasures as any other pony item. So to answer your question, I like backcards and boxes, and I collect them for nostalgia's sake. I am also a historian and believe in preserving what can be preserved for the future. I believe in 'do no harm' where my ponies are concerned. Also, as a UK person, the UK carded ponies are often a lot harder to find. One decard may make that pony extinct in MOC form. My big focus is to get all my childhood ponies MOC or MIB because I didn't keep a lot of the early cards. At least 2 of those childhood ponies probably don't exist MOC, and even if they did come up, I won't be able to afford them. But I would like to have a chance of getting the others, on the cards and with the names I remember, rather than on US cards.So that's my reason why.There's no logic in buying MOC for monetary investment reasons as you have to spend money to get one and they don't really appreciate in value in a reliable way over time, it's hard to call what will and won't retain value. I would personally like to display mine, but I don't currently have space (I have around 100 I think, so I would need space). But for me it's entirely about the memories of being a child and seeing them in stores.I admit that the threat of them being decarded makes me kind of wary about ever selling any of my MOC collection ponies. There are some UK packaged ponies which I don't own but know people who do own them, and knowing that they are safe in the hands of people who value them and keep them as is makes me relieved. It means there will be stuff for the future.None of the justifications for decarding really pan out in the long term, either. People say they won't sell the ponies, but most do, and for much less than they paid for the MOC. Decarding obviously reduces the supply so increases the cost of other MOC ponies for other people. A good example is Argentinian or Greek ponies, whose original MOC prices were dirt cheap until people kept taking them out of packages and now look at the price range. Also, it means we lose evidence of accessories, especially if there are regional variations, and that impacts on the information we have. Websites are not tangible or permanent. In 20 years I've seen a lot come and go, and information is always lost in between. But a MOC item is a tangible physical item that does not lie. It is a way of preserving for the future information about this collectable.And of course, the cards have so many clues on them - to issue, release areas, all kinds of things can be learned from pony packaging. And I find that stuff interesting too.Obviously a collector has the right to do what they like with their own pony items. But just because you have the right to do it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good thing to do. We don't live in Toy Story. Ponies do not need to be saved from their bubbles and boxes. And the idea of reliving childhood for me makes no sense. I mean, kids cut pony hair and scribble on ponies and leave them outside in sandboxes or forget them at parks...unless someone is intending on doing all of those things as well, then surely they're not really reliving childhood at all...
I don't go out of my way to get anything in box, but I have a few G3s and a G1 ponywear NIP. The G3s were a gift and I'm keeping one for nostalgia and display. The G1 ponywear was because I wanted a backcard that was complete as possible, and it was only $12. Most of my other NIP toys are simply because I haven't opened them yet, like my baby Furby and Star Trek action figures.
All of my G1 ponies are loose. I do have some G3 MIB and all of my G4s (except the movie baby sea ponies because I bought duplicates) are MOC/MIB. 99% of my doll collection is also NRFB/MIB. To me a G1 MOC/MIB/MIP pony is very special. There are hundreds of loose G1 ponies but how many MOC ponies are left? To me it is owning something that is still just like it was when it was in stores and knowing that it is still new. It's hard to describe it exactly in words. Right now I only own one MOC G1 ponywear set but I'm hoping very soon to have another G1 item MOC. When I got back in to collecting it was my dream to own a MOC pony. By that time most of the cheap MOCs had been sold and I figured one would always remain out of my reach. I happened to get lucky with the MOC Pony Wear. I have cringed when I've heard of people saying they decarded MOC G1 ponies just because they decided they "wanted to see what they looked like off the card, couldn't stand seeing them on the card" etc.. (I have actually seen people say that) I also have never forgotten what someone said years ago that eventually the MOC ponies will all end up in someone's home/collection. What if you decard the last MOC pony there is of a certain pony? Ponyfan
Collecting a ton of MOC ponies is way too pricey for me, but I would at least like to have one or two MOC/MIB pony in my collection for each generation eventually! Right now I only have an MOC G3 Pepperberry.
Quote from: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on July 11, 2018, 09:03:08 PMCollecting a ton of MOC ponies is way too pricey for me, but I would at least like to have one or two MOC/MIB pony in my collection for each generation eventually! Right now I only have an MOC G3 Pepperberry.Oh wow I just saw what Pepperberry looks like and she's gorgeous. Congrats on getting her
Quote from: WaterDraw on July 11, 2018, 09:21:01 PMQuote from: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on July 11, 2018, 09:03:08 PMCollecting a ton of MOC ponies is way too pricey for me, but I would at least like to have one or two MOC/MIB pony in my collection for each generation eventually! Right now I only have an MOC G3 Pepperberry.Oh wow I just saw what Pepperberry looks like and she's gorgeous. Congrats on getting her Thank you! She was a local find at a secondhand toy store, that I get a lot of ponies from! I don't have her loose yet though, hope to get a loose one someday too! She is a beautiful pony!