Is having an army of ponies selfish? let's discuss

[kingluke]

Hello everyone,

Watch me open a can of worms after christmas!

So, armies. I saw somebody with an army full of harder to get ponies. Of course, they are free to purchase whatever they want, yet i can't help but feel that it might be a little, well, selfish?
To get a rarer pony and buy them even tho you already have her. Slimming the change of someone who doesn't have her yet...

I think having an army has its appeals, but like an army of ice crystals seems selfish to me.

What do you think?

Please let me know.

Cheers,

Luke

[RoseNoire]

I don't mind, as long as they are being preserved in a safe place. Plus they will get passed down to other collectors eventually.

[kingluke]

I don't mind, as long as they are being preserved in a safe place. Plus they will get passed down to other collectors eventually.

That's very true.

[Hannah66665]

It can be frustrating to see someone with twenty identical ponies that aren't variants when I'm desperately trying to find one, lol. I haven't been actively collecting in years due to funds and space issues... but I can remember some of the armies I saw really turned me off of even trying to obtain my most wanted G2s. Just one baby Swirly or Princess Crystal... 

[BlackCurtains]

Collecting is selfish no matter what - that's the point None of us NEED plastic ponies in our lives.

I have a small army of Raincurl and even though she isn't HTF or rare, I don't feel bad about it. If someone has an army of Ice Crystals they shouldn't feel bad about it either.

I've said it before and I'll always say it - my collection is not community property. No one should feel bad or feel obligated to *not* collect whatever it is they want just because someone else doesn't have what they have.

[Broken Irishwoman]

Yes, it's selfish, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. If you have an army of a pony I really want I will be wildly jealous like there's no tomorrow, but that's not your problem. And it shouldn't be!

Collecting is selfish no matter what - that's the point None of us NEED plastic ponies in our lives.

I have a small army of Raincurl and even though she isn't HTF or rare, I don't feel bad about it. If someone has an army of Ice Crystals they shouldn't feel bad about it either.

I've said it before and I'll always say it - my collection is not community property. No one should feel bad or feel obligated to *not* collect whatever it is they want just because someone else doesn't have what they have.

All of this!!! Well, except the Raincurl army, I wish.

[Zapper]

I think it's selfish to take ponies away from the target audience like buying up en masse and/or scalping to get collector cash while the kids stand in front of empty shelves (hyperbolically speaking).

I don't care if people have thousands of dollars to spend on plastic horses, that would be the common entitled adult fan thinking: "I make my own money and kids don't, so I am the more valuable customer" - no.

So long story short, if it's still on shelves I have an issue with armies. Or more precisely, bulk buying.
I don't really get mad if a collector spends 10000000 on a Mimic squad. I pity them. It's like in The Last Unicorn where an evil lord captures all unicorns in the sea.
He had the ultimate army of rares but nobody liked him for it

[SpacePinto]

Well, technically it is a little selfish, but who is going to stop you? I know I would hate having more than one pony of the same name because of my OCD, so I just stick to the "one of each" principle myself

[kingluke]

Both are good points. I really like reading everybody's opinions.
I'm not gonna start an army.

[Sparkle Pony]

It's fine as long as you let me buy just one from you.

[Leave a Whisper]

Nope.

Post Merge: December 27, 2019, 07:05:48 AM

I think it's selfish to take ponies away from the target audience like buying up en masse and/or scalping to get collector cash while the kids stand in front of empty shelves (hyperbolically speaking).

I don't care if people have thousands of dollars to spend on plastic horses, that would be the common entitled adult fan thinking: "I make my own money and kids don't, so I am the more valuable customer" - no.

So long story short, if it's still on shelves I have an issue with armies. Or more precisely, bulk buying.
I don't really get mad if a collector spends 10000000 on a Mimic squad. I pity them. It's like in The Last Unicorn where an evil lord captures all unicorns in the sea.
He had the ultimate army of rares but nobody liked him for it

In the distance
Hear the laughter
Of the last Mimicoooorn

[Carrehz]

Well, perhaps, but hey if you have the cash and desire to build an army of, I dunno, Re Unicornos or Mimics or whatever, then who am I to stop you? Said it before, I'll say it again: as long as your collection makes YOU happy, then that's all that matters, who cares what others say or think. I hate the "collections are community property" line of thinking, it's terrible.

[Leave a Whisper]

Plus don't forget that armies are, more often then not, common, cheap ponies. I was positively astonished the first time I saw pictures of Cannibal Cow's Cherries Jubilee army.

Or ponies that you couldn't sell for a penny, from lots or pack-ins. Twilight Sparkle won't leave me alone.  I've had 5 of the little buggers! Do you hear me? 5!! I only kept one TS to customize.

I am on my way to having a small army of RD. I have a Magical Scenery, a Pearly mer-Rainbowdash, I plan on reobtaining G3 RD and I'm snagging the Retro M6 Pack because they're probably the last horsey ponies Hasbro will ever do. Because they suck.

Who is going to be gritting their teeth in jealous rage over ponies that everyone and their dog has?

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Nope.

[otocolobus_manul]

It can be frustrating to see someone with twenty identical ponies that aren't variants when I'm desperately trying to find one, lol. I haven't been actively collecting in years due to funds and space issues... but I can remember some of the armies I saw really turned me off of even trying to obtain my most wanted G2s. Just one baby Swirly or Princess Crystal... 

I second this. It’s not morally wrong, but it can be frustrating, haha. I also don’t see the point in buying a dozen of the same exact variant, but to each their own