I'm so far behind! But there is a new interview this week!
Personal Interview-Where did you get your user name?I have been a fan from Barnacle all my collecting life and I am female, so lady
How old are you?46
Do you go to school or work?I am in between jobs at the moment
What are your hobbies?Collecting MLP, going to fleamarkets and I love going out for lunch/dinner for delicious food.
I also like doing board games like Trivial Pursuit. And for relaxation on PC Hidden Objects
Do you have any pets?I have 2 cats: Spike a 12 year old British Shorthair mix and Mamma Mia a 9 year old European shorthair
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?San Francisco, it's just like my hometown Amsterdam. Cultural, openminded and friendly people
Do you collect anything other than ponies?Nothing else
Ponies-How long have you been collecting ponies?I have started to collect officially end 2002, begin 2003. But I got my first ponies in the 80s. Lickety Split as first.
Why did you start collecting ponies?I had a rough youth and wasn't able to take my collection with me. So my grandparents stocked them for me. When it was possible I took them in my apartment. And started to collect the ponies I never got in my youth. Finding out there was a lot more to collect
Who is your favorite pony and why?Barnacle. The pirate pony always on the hunt for treasures. And for me it's the treasures of life
Who is your least favorite pony and why?When writing, no pony comes to mind
Who is your favorite pony from another country?I love my Argentinian protoponies
Who is your favorite fakie?haven't got one
Who was your first pony?Lickety Split
What pony did you get recently?My latest items for private collection and not for selling are Tiny Tin Minty G3 and a G4 towel. And some upgrades but I don't see them as new
What is your favorite generation?G1
What is your favorite part about collecting?The hunt and finding something unique and I love going to conventions meeting other pony fans
How big is your collection?All 4 gens together I guess about 1500 ponies but I haven't counted in ages.
What do your friends and family think about your collection?They like what I do and are very supportive. If I am going to a convention one of my friends take care of my cats.
Do you still play with your ponies?No, just displaying and messing around
What rare or popular pony makes you ask why!?Yeah why are the South Africans so expensive
If you could have any pony remade in a different generation, who would you choose and why?Barnacle in another gen would be nice
What has been the worst part about collecting?If someone snatches a pony in front of my nose. And skyrocket high prices because it's mlp
What is your ultimate collecting goal?Completing the basic collections of the gens
What is your biggest collecting accomplishment?I found a Piggy Fresita and G2 Spanish Seabreeze for the 2nd time. Getting the G3 Breast Cancer promo ponies.
What is your biggest collecting regret?Haven't got one
Who is your grail pony and why?I would love to have a South African or a Greek pony in my collection
Do you have it?Nope
Do you prefer loose or MIP ponies?Loose
Quick! Close your eyes and grab a pony! Who did you get?No pony in the reach of my hand
Are you a customizer?No. I did make a custom once
Would you ever be?Its too precise for my hands
What do you think of custom ponies?I think they are very beautiful and some could be official ones
What are acceptable and unacceptable pony flaws, in your opinion?Unacceptable, cut hair and dirt is just fine
Would you rather have a bait pony or a fakie?bait
Do you watch pony shows/movies? yes but not actively
Which ones?G4 and G5 most
Do you read pony comics?No
What is the worst thing you've ever done to a pony?Let them catch dust and sunlight
Fill in the blank!"I wish Hasbro would
think a lot more about the collectors ""When I was new to ponies I didn't know
there were so many ponies ""I think more ponies should have
been different instead of the same range of ponies"