what are common ponies you don't have or took forever to get?

[CactusBloom]

Even though G3 is my favorite and I collected them a lot when they were out....

I never have owned a Pinkie Pie.

I just didn't really like her during G3's run and always assumed I'd get one eventually, but never made it a priority, and I never ended up getting her. Now I hope to add her to my collection!

[nhal039]

I just got squeezer, I have wanted her for years

[Shy Violet]

It took me forever to get baby Blossom, Minty, Snuzzle, Twilight and I still need Posey.

I wonder if because the ponies are widely available we get a bit more picky about which one we choose to join our collection, whereas the rarer ones we accept whatever we can find?

I think this has a lot to do with it.

Another reason it takes me longer to get some common ponies is that I'm more likely to find them locally in thrift shops so I don't shop for them online and pay higher prices plus shipping. With my luck I'd find them the following week for $2 at the thrift store. Which has happened to me several times. 

[Beldarna]

It took me around five years to get Applejack. She was one of the four ponies I wanted but never got as a child so I was really keen on getting her, but she took forever finding herself home to me. I have yet to find regular Sunlight, Bluebelle, Butterscotch and Minty as well. So far I only have the anniversary ones.

[milkywaymochi]

Skyflier. I've searched and searched, but I just can't find her anywhere. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since she wasn't sold in the UK, but I found most of the other y2 and y3 earth/unicorn/pegasus ponies fairly easily. Sunlight, surprise and twilight all took a while, but I have all of them now, except skyflier, (and the second set of rainbow ponies apart from confetti) and it's driving me crazy!

[Einhornbaby]

Moondancer! And Medley!

[caseysealia]

One I don't have would be Surprise, who I'd like to get this year since I have baby Surprise. One that took a while would be Sparkleworks. In 15 years of being a fan I never got her, but I've ended up with 2 in the past couple months!

[poniesthatsparkle]

I'm very surprised I don't have a Peachy yet. Knowing how common she is, I find it odd that I haven't found her during one of my many flea market trips. Sure, I could just buy her on eBay but I know she'll pop up locally someday.

[SkyCakes]

actually I think the collector ponies were the ones that took awhile to get 4 or 6 of them I dont remember. I do remember feeling excited when buying them but it took like forever to get them and knocked the wind out my sails. I was a newbie buyer on ebay at the time so that is how I lived and learned.

[Skeen]

G1 Minty, both versions.  I keep passing on them because I think they're overpriced or covered in pindot.

[ranka]

It took years for me to get a Peachy but then they starts piling up. 😀 I dont have a Cotton Candy or Butterscotch yet.

[Khoufu]

Never owned or even remember seeing Peachy irl until I got the 35th anniversary show stable last year.

[Kikwifluff]

I don’t have a Tootsie yet, lol.

[Sunset]

I’m still missing Confetti, (US) Flutterbye, and Starflower.   And I’ve wanted Starflower for a while.

[Ragamuffin]

I never acquire ponies just to have them, it's always someone I WANT.

Uh, except the collector pose ponies I guess. I like Butterscotch, Minty, and Snuzzle, but they're not must-haves for me. So I never had the urge to buy one despite them being like, The Very First My Little Ponies. But when the 35th anniversaries came out, I NEEDED to get these because woah, REPROS! I didn't think the Basic Fun ponies would've have lasted this long so I acted as soon as possible.