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Title: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: milko on November 05, 2018, 04:18:45 PM
I've been looking for so long in the same thrift store for good ponies, but all I ever see are Mcdonalds G4+G3.5s and many many weird looking fakies but today I found Princess Primrose!!  :shocked:
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She doesn't seem to be in very bad condition at all! She has a few marks here and there but it doesn't look like anything that can't be fixed pretty easily! (other than the cut portion but I don't mind too much since I'll be keeping her) :biggrin:
I didn't do anything to her yet, the photos are straight out of the bag.

I also found some G3s which aren't my favorite gen but they are pretty cute!
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Gardenia Glow II
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Magic Marigold
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And Jazz Matazz sporting a very short faux-hawk
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I don't know very much about G3 ponies, but after cleaning them up I'll probably trade them and customize Jazz (unless anyone wants her? I'm also not sure if she's rare or not so if anyone knows please let me know!)

I'm definitely keeping Primrose though since she's the first G1 I've had since childhood!  :biggrin:
I'm so happy I found her
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on November 05, 2018, 05:00:46 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: faespirit on November 05, 2018, 05:16:52 PM
Great find, I love the princess ponies!  :frolic: The only thing close to "pony" in the thrift stores near the town I live in are porcelain horse dolls. I've been hoping to find some retired ponies there for a while. Btw, I have her UK counterpart Princess Ruby who is not really much different.
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: achab1984 on November 06, 2018, 07:18:48 AM
Congrats on your new ponies! I love your background also! :)
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: aquamarinemolly on November 06, 2018, 08:10:54 AM
Woot! Congrats on your first G1 thrift find, and princess pony too! :cool:
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 06, 2018, 08:12:53 AM
What great finds! Princess Primrose is beautiful. :lovey: She's one of my favorites.

Your G3s are cute too. :D
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on November 06, 2018, 12:01:53 PM
Congratulations! Nothing beats the thrill of finding your first G1 in the wild. Mostly what I find around here are Mc D's G4s and G4 in general. So G1s and even G3 are rare, great finds.
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Safflower on November 06, 2018, 12:24:42 PM
It's amazing to find a G1 in the wild :D Congrats!
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 06, 2018, 12:46:09 PM
Jazz Matazz looks cute with the haircut.  :) And congrats on the Princess! Thrift finds are wonderful!
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: milko on November 06, 2018, 08:46:29 PM
Congrats!
Thanks!   :biggrin:

It's amazing to find a G1 in the wild :D Congrats!
Yeah! It’s so hard to find any 80s toys at this point, I was lucky with a carebear recently too though so hopefully my luck will keep going!  ^.^

Congratulations! Nothing beats the thrill of finding your first G1 in the wild. Mostly what I find around here are Mc D's G4s and G4 in general. So G1s and even G3 are rare, great finds.
Thank you!
Yeah same here! Most of the G3’s are still mcdonald’s... and usually in a very sad state  :(

What great finds! Princess Primrose is beautiful. :lovey: She's one of my favorites.

Your G3s are cute too. :D
She really is! I love the pink and turquoise or blue colour schemes on ponies, they’re so cute  :blush:
Yeah! I’m starting to like them a bit more as I get to look at them up close!

Woot! Congrats on your first G1 thrift find, and princess pony too! :cool:
Thank you!   :biggrin:

Congrats on your new ponies! I love your background also! :)
Thank you! I put it together really quickly just got the photos lol!

Great find, I love the princess ponies!  :frolic: The only thing close to "pony" in the thrift stores near the town I live in are porcelain horse dolls. I've been hoping to find some retired ponies there for a while. Btw, I have her UK counterpart Princess Ruby who is not really much different.
Thank you! There are so many of those porcelean horses here too  :lol: I always see them in the windows of old women’s houses haha but some of them are pretty cute...
Oooh I looked at Princess Ruby’s wiki page and yeah it looks like the hair length is the main difference, I think she looks nice in either style it’s nice to have the choice between the two  :biggrin:

Jazz Matazz looks cute with the haircut.  :) And congrats on the Princess! Thrift finds are wonderful!

Haha yeah she looks pretty punk doesn’t she?   :lol:
Thank you! They really are exciting I hope I can keep finding more


Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: NightGliderSA on November 07, 2018, 11:07:57 PM
Hooray, congrats on finding your Princess! That's a great find for your first  :)

And watch out for those G3's, they can sneak up on you and before you know it you are collecting them too
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Taffeta on November 08, 2018, 03:47:57 AM
Just to stop this becoming a myth, Ruby and Primrose are the same pony. Hasbro sold them with different names and accessories. Hair length etc can be a variation from factory (though the OP's one has a hair trim) due to the time of production for the UK market being slightly later than the US, that's all.

On topic, finding any G1 in a second hand situation is amazing, lots of congrats for that. I'm sure she'll clean up nicely :D I love the Princesses, they're a great set.

Re Jazz Matazz, it's maybe possible her hair had a rotting incident and the rest of it was cut to match up with the missing section. Jazz Matazz is known for having problems with the pink in her hair breaking and falling out with age...so that's a possible explanation. I am not sure how rare she is in general, but in my opinion in that condition what you do with her is your choice. Some people sometimes rehair her to fix the damage, but it's just as viable to make her into something else I guess...

I haven't seen that version of Gardenia Glow before.
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: kiwimlp on November 08, 2018, 06:10:01 PM
This is a great brag :happy: I  love reading about G1 ponies still showing up 'in the wild', and especially to a collector who hasn't found one before.  What a great stroke of luck!  I hope you are on a roll now and your pony luck continues :happy:
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: milko on November 09, 2018, 07:02:34 PM
Hooray, congrats on finding your Princess! That's a great find for your first  :)

And watch out for those G3's, they can sneak up on you and before you know it you are collecting them too
Thank you! Yeah I know! I’m not sure I would’ve seen her so easily if it weren’t for the raised symbol haha  ^.^
I’m going to need more shelves if it comes to that!

Just to stop this becoming a myth, Ruby and Primrose are the same pony. Hasbro sold them with different names and accessories. Hair length etc can be a variation from factory (though the OP's one has a hair trim) due to the time of production for the UK market being slightly later than the US, that's all.

On topic, finding any G1 in a second hand situation is amazing, lots of congrats for that. I'm sure she'll clean up nicely :D I love the Princesses, they're a great set.

Re Jazz Matazz, it's maybe possible her hair had a rotting incident and the rest of it was cut to match up with the missing section. Jazz Matazz is known for having problems with the pink in her hair breaking and falling out with age...so that's a possible explanation. I am not sure how rare she is in general, but in my opinion in that condition what you do with her is your choice. Some people sometimes rehair her to fix the damage, but it's just as viable to make her into something else I guess...

I haven't seen that version of Gardenia Glow before.
Oh that’s interesting, thank you for that information!

Thank you! I gave her a pretty basic wash and she came out very clean already! Only one mark didn’t come out and it’s not too noticeable  :satisfied:

Oh that would make sense, I’ll probably eventually just rehair her, other than the hair she’s in pretty good condition I think i’d feel bad using her as a custom at this point after thinking through it.

This is a great brag :happy: I  love reading about G1 ponies still showing up 'in the wild', and especially to a collector who hasn't found one before.  What a great stroke of luck!  I hope you are on a roll now and your pony luck continues :happy:
Thanks you so much! I hope so too!  :biggrin: :biggrin:
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on November 14, 2018, 05:58:09 PM
Super nice finds there, congrats to you.
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: milko on November 24, 2018, 12:19:02 AM
Not sure if the right thing would be to make a new post, please forgive me if it is but:
bumping to say I found 5 more G1 ponies (and one G2 mcdonald’s pony)  at the same thrift store!!  :shocked:

As soon as I saw the beddy bye eyes I nearly had a heart attack (and not out of fear LOL) I’m still so shocked
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Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Safflower on November 24, 2018, 08:55:15 AM
Congrats! Baby Surprise looks so cute :)
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: milko on November 24, 2018, 12:05:20 PM
Congrats! Baby Surprise looks so cute :)

Thank you! She really is! I hadn’t seen the chartreuse hair colour in person before I got her and it really is magic looking (fingers crossed it doesn’t stain more than it already has though  ^^; )
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Safflower on November 24, 2018, 12:18:58 PM
Congrats! Baby Surprise looks so cute :)

Thank you! She really is! I hadn’t seen the chartreuse hair colour in person before I got her and it really is magic looking (fingers crossed it doesn’t stain more than it already has though  ^^; )
Ah, the chartreuse hair! It's my favorite hair color, it's just so neon :D You're right though, it does stain...
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: milko on November 24, 2018, 01:47:06 PM
Update on my update! I went back to the thrift store because I realized I had seen something I didn’t recognize at first:
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SEAPONY FLOATIES!  :shocked:
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They were in a bag of baby teething toys.... I’m really glad no baby got to them, I doubt that plastic is baby safe for one thing....
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Safflower on November 24, 2018, 03:56:42 PM
Nice! It looks like Water Lily has her float now :D
Title: Re: My first ever G1 thrift find!!
Post by: Shy Violet on November 24, 2018, 08:31:33 PM
Yay! What a great find,, she's beautiful! Congrats!
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