Rarest and most expensive G1 Ponies(US released)

[Sukey]

I'm just curious to what are the rarest and/or most expensive G1 US released ponies? Price ranges and pics, too would be great! Thanks!

[FullMoonFever]

Probably Rapunzel the mail order pony.  That's my guess.

~Jenn

[Skeen]

Rapunzel and Sweet Scoops, not to mention SS's charm, are probably the most expensive US ponies.  Rapunzel isn't necessarily rare though, just expensive and sought after.  SS is usually much harder to find. 

MO pink Sprinkles is quite hard to find too but I'm not sure if she's rare or just passed over because she looks just like Firefly at first glance. 

[mlp_loving]

My first guess would be Rapunzel as well. She was a mail order pony. I usually see her for around $600-$650.

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I rarely ever see the momma and baby mail order set either. I've seen them on Ebay once I believe. The price was around $200-$250.

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This is actually the first I'm hearing of Sweet Scoops. 
http://www.ponyology.com/mlp/sweet-scoops

[lunar_scythe]

Mail order there are a few that are really up there: rapunzel($400-700), sweet scoops($200?), and the birthday babies gametime and sugercake, lil cupcake and sweetcake are all up there at $100+

Store sold ones mimic ($85-150)and diamond dreams($50+) are both pretty high, along with SS crumpet, TAF night glider and TAF munchy all over $40, too.
My prices may be off, those are just off the top of my head so someone else may be able to give you more accurate prices.

[mlp_loving]

Oh yes, Baby Sugarcake and Baby Gametime. I've seen them for $350-$550.

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[Pheasant]

What about the Surprise Twins Mommy? I've only ever seen her up for sale three or four times over seven years of collecting.

[Skeen]

What about the Surprise Twins Mommy? I've only ever seen her up for sale three or four times over seven years of collecting.

I'd say her babies are far rarer.

[flyawayraven]

What about the Surprise Twins Mommy? I've only ever seen her up for sale three or four times over seven years of collecting.

I'd say her babies are far rarer.

Wasn't she technically a UK only release?

[Taffeta]

What about the Surprise Twins Mommy? I've only ever seen her up for sale three or four times over seven years of collecting.

I'd say her babies are far rarer.

They weren't released in the US. They were released in 1994 by Hasbro International, in the UK and continental Europe, after the US line stopped. She's rare, the twins are rarer - because they're TINY xD. You can see in this image they're barely the size of her hoof:
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I think Sweet Scoops > Rapunzel on rarity.
I haven't seen her on ebay with her charm, so it's hard to know what price she would fetch complete these days.

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 (By the way, anyone who knows, is that her original ribbon in this picture or..? I got her with it, but I've never known for sure if she had a ribbon >< and I know the charm ribbon is replacement.)

I still think Baby Sweetcake is the most impossible pony though possibly not the most expensive US pony. I have been trying to get her for a long long time, and now she's way out of my price bracket...but still not in Rapunzel territory.

Regarding store ponies - Mimic still seems to hold the flame.

[flyawayraven]

Thanks for the info Taffeta! Really glad we have your UK pony expertise to call on.

In my opinion the MO Mommy and Baby set is still pretty high up there. Well, certainly out of my price range anyway. >_>

Edit: And I want to say someone recently sold a Sweet Scoops with charm and she was around the $500 mark but I could be waaaaaaay off the mark.

[ClosetAvalanche]

Ug, yes on the sweet scoop charm. I'm still looking for one with the original cord.

[Pheasant]

Thank you for the clarification, Taffeta - I was under the impression they were a U.S. release. I'll go back under my rock now. :p

[prancingstag]

I think we've got nearly all of them by now... Red Roses sticks out to me as a very sought after store-release, not sure what pricing on her would be like though. The Mail Order TAF Babies seem to be up there around the $80 mark at least, too.

Mail Order playset ponies (Peachy, Lemon Drop, Majesty, Sprinkles, Baby Tiddly-Winks) can be difficult to find/figure out that they are MO by virtue of not being very different from their commonly released counterparts (and for pink Sprinkles, being mistaken for Firefly). The common lookalikes tend to keep their prices low in return though.

[Taffeta]

Thank you for the clarification, Taffeta - I was under the impression they were a U.S. release. I'll go back under my rock now. :p

Nooo, I didn't mean it that way xD I was typing this and chatting and watching TV so if it came across badly that's why xD.

It's just the reason she's so htf is that she's sold in limited countries at the end of line there. That was all xD.