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Dealers sweep second hand markets too...
Some areas in the US are honestly the same way. I've only seen one (maybe 2) G1s out in the wild of my area and the daughter of a lady that I went to church with had them (It was Scoops) and I saw wanted to ask her mom about the pony (couldn't ask the kid because she was under the age of 5 at the time).Other than that I have only found two G3s at a Garage sale one year... So it really does depend on the area too. Both of our Goodwills never have anything really worth it and I can't go often sadly (one barely has any toys when I go to it to start with)
Around where I live in the US, which is quite a poor place, you *can* find G1 ponies in thrift shops, but they're usually up for 5 dollars a piece because they're old. Personally, I find a lot of G3 and up(and fakies which I do actually collect.) figures in plentiful supply going thrifting because they're not considered old and 'therefore must be really valuable.'
A lot of UK charity shops also now list ponies on ebay.
So yeah, to sum it up, the luck in the UK seems dry. Especially in small towns.
I'm not sure if this applies in the UK but I get the sense that college towns, cities with universities seem to have better variety of toys donated. In contrast to regular rural towns. I think it might have something to do with extreme childhood toy clearouts?? as kids go off to college? Or maybe it's just the size of town? 100K or larger population? I think if you have 2 or 3 thrift shops in town your odds are higher too.
Post Merge: April 29, 2018, 06:01:46 AMQuote from: sd_dreamcrystal on April 29, 2018, 05:47:54 AMSome areas in the US are honestly the same way. I've only seen one (maybe 2) G1s out in the wild of my area and the daughter of a lady that I went to church with had them (It was Scoops) and I saw wanted to ask her mom about the pony (couldn't ask the kid because she was under the age of 5 at the time).Other than that I have only found two G3s at a Garage sale one year... So it really does depend on the area too. Both of our Goodwills never have anything really worth it and I can't go often sadly (one barely has any toys when I go to it to start with)There is quite a few chairty shops (Goodwill equivelent) near my house so i often scour them hoping for anything worthwile, literally never found anything lower than a G3! i often see videos and posts from US citizens with these absolutely crazy hauls and im just like how?! totally feel your pain!
I haven't found a wild G1 in years. I go look every now and then, but pretty much a waste of my time.
I've had great luck with secondhand sales apps, too, so you should maybe look into those! Often, people selling secondhand don't always know what they have and don't bother to do research on the value.
And try to trade with as many UKer's as you can find on this forum, that helps. You can't be at every single carboot sale and neither can they...
US resident here but I wonder if it’s easier to find them at antique/flea markets than in thrift stores these days. Because those instances are specifically for older items right?