Sought after/Hard to find G3?

[Marlin]

I've always been a die hard G1 fan; rather steadfast and never keen to venture. Nor frankly ( ) did I really care for other mlp generations.

I have however always had a soft spot/tolerance for G3. And it seems that tolerance has turned more into a keener interest... or rather... she's rather cute... oh, I like her colours... hmm, nice symbol...

Dang it... now my collection is growing 

So, you G3 lovers, as I join your ranks, catch me up on years of ignorance! I'm familiar with the strawberry reef guide on rare ponies, but I'm interested to know what sort of lays beyond that in terms of which ponies collectors have generally found to be popular/sought after/harder to find, based on both store/mail order release and your collecting experiences - both baby and adult ponies.

 

[Ragamuffin]

Exclusives are always going to be hard to find! Holiday ponies were released at Target... Anchor's Away is a sought after pony because she was released in a playset at Costco... there were some Super Long Hair ponies that came out at the end of G3 that were European exclusive... Port-o-Bella is another store-exclusive pony that's sought after but I think her price has come down over the past years a little bit.

[Marlin]

Ooh, yes... Port-o-bella has caught my eye - super pretty    And by holiday ponies do you mean the valentines day / winter / xmas themed ones? I'm rather keen on those, too! 

[Ragamuffin]

Ooh, yes... Port-o-bella has caught my eye - super pretty    And by holiday ponies do you mean the valentines day / winter / xmas themed ones? I'm rather keen on those, too! 

Yes! All of them! The Christmas ones especially are popular, Snowflake especially. Mistletoe is my personal favourite.

You need to look at Pumpkin Tart and Abra-ca-dabra too!

[Pumpkin_Tart]

I definitely agree with ragamuffin and marlin. For rare G3’s names, I would definitely say super long hair Beach belle and Caribbean delight.  International HTF ponies would be Rainbow bubbles and snowdrop swirl. You probably saw that page on strawberry reef for rare ponies but that is a good reference. One thing that G3 did was make several variations of the same pony but not as many as G4....
Good luck with you collecting! 

[freezestime]

Oh oh! Crowning glory! She was released with 2 other exclusive ponies during a black friday sale through Walmart! I've never seen her online and I don't recall seeing her on here yet.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

It's funny that the SDCC ponies are so readily available, but i haven't seen Caribbean Delight pop up yet.
Snow'el II is particularly elusive and expensive. The Halloween ponies are harder to find for me than most of the Christmas ponies. I also had a bit of fun trying to find a well-priced Autumn Crisp.
Birthflower ponies are harder to find than the birthstones. I'm not sure if certain months are rarer than others but as a whole the birthflowers are rather difficult to track down, but I've seen the birthstones in a few G3 lots.

[Leave a Whisper]

Winter Snow
Port-o-bella
Ribbons n Hearts
SDCC Ponies
Caribbean Delight
Rosie Posey
Heart Bright
Starflite
Snow 'El (Pegasus)
Art Pop Ponies
Fair Ponies

[LadyMoondancer]

The birthflower ponies can be harder to find.  (The birthstone ponies are easier to find.)  Hard to get all of them since there are 12!

[Marlin]

Oooh.... there are some lovely ponies being suggested here!

I think I definitely want to target these winter and valentine ponies - I am a bit of a sucker for those themes. And Pumpkin Tart is adorable!

You know, I think I may have had some beginners luck on something... Those three black Friday ponies... I may have those on route in a lot that I picked up... Are they really quite hard to find?

[Pumpkin_Tart]

That’s great! I would say that they are in the hard to find/ not common range costing from $15-20 which is great for a G3 because most only go for a few dollars and take forever to sell..Good luck on you pony hunting!🎉

[Leave a Whisper]

The big Stylin Ponies are more on the uncommon side. They do pop up a bit more frequently however. I'm still looking for Cheerilee.

[Taffeta]

Some of the Breezies are also more annoying than others. If you are into Breezies.

[Marlin]

Lol - I'm not sure I'm ready to branch out into Breezies just yet 

What about babies? Are there some trickier to find than others?

[Leave a Whisper]

Lol - I'm not sure I'm ready to branch out into Breezies just yet 

What about babies? Are there some trickier to find than others?

Not sure, although you may have probs finding Babies Tea Lily and Wave Catcher without the unfortunate  hair  rot issue.

There are also plenty of stunning and unique common ponies as well.