Would you rather...Pony Edition

[Jorgito93]

 Probably Punzie since I don't mind rough ponies and I'm really not into MIPs, there's no point to having a pony if I can't touch it for me. If I got Red Roses I would probably end up selling her.

[Ponyfan]

Red Roses. I only have one MOC pony and would love to have a MIB one. I'm actually not a big fan of Rapunzel (dodges fakies)  and since I would have to pay someone to restore her I'd rather get Red Roses.



Ponyfan

[Sunset]

Red Roses for me.  I have never tried rehairing. 

Besides, only a serious G1 pony collector would pay $60 for a wrecked pony.  You would have to recognize that specific pony and know that she is worth significantly more.  So there is a good chance that she may still be there in two weeks.  I guess is it would depend on how many collectors are in your area.

[otocolobus_manul]

I don't rehair or collect MOCs, so I'd just end up selling whichever one I got. I think Rapunzel is still worth more in terrible condition than Red Roses is MOC, so I'd go with her.

Though I might then ask someone I know to buy Red Roses for me and just pay them back with interest once I sold Red Roses online... I mean, we'd both come out richer for it.

[SaraMari]

This situation would never happen to me because 1. I refuse to shop at thrift stores that charge prices like that 2. If I think I might find ponies/am out hunting I take more than 60$ cash and 3. I have a couple credit cards

But given this hypothetical it would be hard, I already have a nice red roses I found in the wild and I don't rehair. Hmm I'd probably lean more towards red roses because the box would be cute to have

[katrine2309]

Red Roses. I never really liked Rapunzel, and I’m not into customizing...

[Broken Irishwoman]

I'm a traitor, because if I had $60, I'd buy Sylvanians instead. They are my latest sin.

If I had to choose between those two though, I'd pick Red Roses. I really, really, really don't like baity ponies.

[BubbleTea]

darn Nicole 

[SkyCakes]

I would buy MIP red roses and sell or trade her for a better pony down the road. But I guess Im like that I want my ponies to roam free.

[Griffin]

Even though I have no issues with restoring and could do so, I don't like Rapunzel enough to justify that price tag - even if I would try to sell her off after the restore. I'd take Red Roses for sure.

My thoughts exactly! I'm not the kind of collector who's interested in generating maximum profit. Both restoring and selling ponies takes time and effort, and I've never been interested in Rapunzel when there are much prettier ponies out there, so I'd much rather buy a beautiful MIP pony that I can add to my own collection. Even better if leaving Punzie behind meant that some other collector had a chance of finding her and being thrilled!

Excellent question, though

[nessa16]

darn Nicole 

  This actually happened to me with a Mimic I found at a thrift store.  I still got her and sold her to another collector for a reduced price.  I already had her and I figured someone would love her.  That's where the inspiration for this question came from.  Darn Nicole!

[BubbleTea]

darn Nicole 

  This actually happened to me with a Mimic I found at a thrift store.  I still got her and sold her to another collector for a reduced price.  I already had her and I figured someone would love her.  That's where the inspiration for this question came from.  Darn Nicole!

Lol!!! I had no idea!

[Khoufu]

Tbh I'd buy the Popple. I've never found one in the wild.

[nessa16]

Tbh I'd buy the Popple. I've never found one in the wild.

Really?! I have 2 or 3 I found at the thrift. No one really seemed to want them when I tried selling them awhile ago either.

[Taffeta]

Tbh I'd buy the Popple. I've never found one in the wild.

Not for $60, though, right??

I've never had to make that kind of tough choice in real life, but I did have the chance to buy two MOC baby sea ponies from a trader at the toy fair one time. They were weirdly on Dutch/French card with US artwork - not stuff you find in the UK normally - and he wanted something like £60 each for them - but I didn't have anything like that much on me and we negotiated because he'd had them a while and wanted rid of them. I was lucky and didn't have to choose between them...

I love baby sea ponies MOC and it was a card I didn't have, so I was happy to take them home. Still don't know quite how they got here though.

But whenever I buy something at the toy fair that's like that, I always worry that I'll find something 2 stalls down that's even more awesome and will no longer have the money for it!