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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: starstrider on May 21, 2018, 02:55:52 AM
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I just won two of my grails at auction (YAY!) and both on the same day, but they were NOT CHEAP. I just spent an entire week's worth of pay on two ponies, and even I am wondering if I'm completely out of my mind. :shocked: I have about $23 to live on until next Thursday when my pay comes through (BOO!). :huh: My brain is desperately trying to justify this outrageous expense when I'm already up to my eyeballs in debt, and although I really REALLY wanted them so I could complete the set, I know I should never have bought them as they were WAY out of my budget.
Please help make me feel better by telling me about some of your most expensive pony purchases in your collections! Which ponies came along which you simply couldn't walk past, even when you knew you couldn't really afford them? And how long did you have to live on ramen noodles before you recovered financially?
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I've bought expensive ponies...
but I have always saved up for them, because I don't believe to be in debt for non-essential things. I always make sure that I have a steady flow of income, a hefty emergency savings, an additionally a casual savings for "fun stuff" be it a toy, food, or whatever. Money first, then pony.
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My most expensive official pony puld have been haven bay.
The ponys i have spent the most on would have to be the greek fakies. I paid around $200 for them
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I don't spend so I put myself in a financial hole, but I have had the pony purchases that made me close my wallet for quite some time afterwards. I have been fortunate to have gotten almost all of my biggest price tag ponies as gifts for various events like Christmas, graduation, my wedding, and the odd birthday. There was one glaring exception to this, and it's bugged me for years.
For a very, very long time, the most I ever spent on a single pony was for a MIP SS Windwhistler. I had wanted that particular pony since she first hit the stores in the 80s, and she was top of my list to get once I found ebay back in '97. She just didn't come up at all until one day - there she was! Someone had stuck a finger under the bubble at the bottom to get the sticker out and it was stapled closed at the bottom, but she was MOC enough for me! Unfortunately, there were a couple of hard core MOC collectors scouring ebay at the time, and nobody ever won against either of them. Most people just gave up when either of their names came up on the bidders list(which you could see usernames back then). I had never seen anyone succeed in outbidding either of them, and the crazier of the two marked *my* Windwhistler!
Well, I found out what it took to outbid the biggest MOC nut on ebay when I won that stupid pony. I'm not sure, but I may have actually been the only person to straight up outbid her during her reign as queen of the MOC ponies on ebay. I'm not sure about that, but it's entirely possible if she bid on her other auctions like she did on the one I went for. I'm not going to give an exact figure because it's pretty awful(but boy do I remember it down to the penny), but I got my darn pony! A childhood quest was finally at an end! It went so high that another seller must've taken notice and put a truly MOC one up a few days later. The crazy lady who ran me up won the second one for less than an 7th of the price I paid for my partially open one:/
I wasn't desperate afterwards, but I did steer clear of ebay for several months, and my "entertainment/fun things" budget was shot for a while too. It was a pretty dull time at my place for a while. Lots of evenings in, playing old video games and watching my old tapes instead of going out and doing things. I wasn't on only ramen afterwards, but my "it's the weekend - I want a treat" meals from my favorite restaurants didn't happen for a while either. I did manage to get my hands on a few pizzas that were $5 for the whole thing on Tuesdays, but other than that I stayed home and cooked my own food:/
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25 dollars for a lot of 5 ponies
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I think for me that was around $90.00 for the mom pony and the tiny baby twins.
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7 USD for a single G2 Berry Bright. :/ Cheapest one at the time I could find on Ebay.
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I have bought some pretty pricey ponies the last few years, being lucky to save that much money. I have also gotten a few as gifts when my hubby teams up with my parents for Christmas and birthday gifts. My most expensive one was Greek Lambiditsa (Easter Candle sitting pony). My first most-expensive was pink-haired Venny AJ. Others have included Piggy Snuzzle (gift), Baby Sugarcake (gift), Argie Sprinkles, and Greek Baby Minty.
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My collection is in its infancy, but I have spent around £10 pounds on a lot of 4 common ponies before (Including postage). I tend to buy ponies in lots as apposed to singularly as its more economical. I don't mind ponies that are imperfect and I don't have many of them anyway, so chances of doubles are low at this point!
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I wasn't desperate afterwards, but I did steer clear of ebay for several months, and my "entertainment/fun things" budget was shot for a while too. It was a pretty dull time at my place for a while. Lots of evenings in, playing old video games and watching my old tapes instead of going out and doing things. I wasn't on only ramen afterwards, but my "it's the weekend - I want a treat" meals from my favorite restaurants didn't happen for a while either. I did manage to get my hands on a few pizzas that were $5 for the whole thing on Tuesdays, but other than that I stayed home and cooked my own food:/
So satisfying when you finally get that really special grail, isn't it? WW is gorgeous. Bidding wars are the pits though. I always promise myself I won't exceed X amount bid, but in the dying seconds of the auction and bidding war heats up, certain lines get crossed :P I think I'll be steering clear of eBay for a few months after this. Am absolutely stoked to finally get these grails I've been chasing literally for years, but it's wiped me out as far as pony budgeting goes. I would have been okay if it had just been one grail, but two on the same day at the same time? Brutal. Will be spending a lot of time hanging out at home and living cheaply for the next few months! Netflix and sleep, methinks.
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Congratulations on your lovelies.
Not counting customs or lots, $40.
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I don't spend so I put myself in a financial hole, but I have had the pony purchases that made me close my wallet for quite some time afterwards. I have been fortunate to have gotten almost all of my biggest price tag ponies as gifts for various events like Christmas, graduation, my wedding, and the odd birthday. There was one glaring exception to this, and it's bugged me for years.
For a very, very long time, the most I ever spent on a single pony was for a MIP SS Windwhistler. I had wanted that particular pony since she first hit the stores in the 80s, and she was top of my list to get once I found ebay back in '97. She just didn't come up at all until one day - there she was! Someone had stuck a finger under the bubble at the bottom to get the sticker out and it was stapled closed at the bottom, but she was MOC enough for me! Unfortunately, there were a couple of hard core MOC collectors scouring ebay at the time, and nobody ever won against either of them. Most people just gave up when either of their names came up on the bidders list(which you could see usernames back then). I had never seen anyone succeed in outbidding either of them, and the crazier of the two marked *my* Windwhistler!
Well, I found out what it took to outbid the biggest MOC nut on ebay when I won that stupid pony. I'm not sure, but I may have actually been the only person to straight up outbid her during her reign as queen of the MOC ponies on ebay. I'm not sure about that, but it's entirely possible if she bid on her other auctions like she did on the one I went for. I'm not going to give an exact figure because it's pretty awful(but boy do I remember it down to the penny), but I got my darn pony! A childhood quest was finally at an end! It went so high that another seller must've taken notice and put a truly MOC one up a few days later. The crazy lady who ran me up won the second one for less than an 7th of the price I paid for my partially open one:/
I wasn't desperate afterwards, but I did steer clear of ebay for several months, and my "entertainment/fun things" budget was shot for a while too. It was a pretty dull time at my place for a while. Lots of evenings in, playing old video games and watching my old tapes instead of going out and doing things. I wasn't on only ramen afterwards, but my "it's the weekend - I want a treat" meals from my favorite restaurants didn't happen for a while either. I did manage to get my hands on a few pizzas that were $5 for the whole thing on Tuesdays, but other than that I stayed home and cooked my own food:/
I enjoyed reading about your ebay journey. There are those super rich determined people out that that "stalk" ceetain products. It is super frustrating.
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Like 17$-20$ bucks on some of the old G4's. ouch.
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My most expensive official pony puld have been haven bay.
The ponys i have spent the most on would have to be the greek fakies. I paid around $200 for them
@Pyrodarknessanny So far you're the only person who had admitted to spending triple digits for a pony! Apparently everyone else has managed to assemble their collections on a shoestring budget. :P
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Sealight with her shell for $40, I think.
If we're going beyond just regular ponies, then I got Twibot for full price at TRU shortly after Christmas, so that was $130. But Sealight is my most expensive regular pony so far.
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Congratulations on your grails!
The most I've ever spent on an individual pony was £20 for MGR Sparkler a few years ago, even that is over what I'd normally limit myself to for spending on a pony. Things tended to get expensive when I found a few ponies I liked one after the other, but I'm more restrained now!
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$25 ish for Holly Dash! I've spent around $50 on G1 lots on ebay, but Holly Dash is the priciest in my collection.
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My most expensive official pony puld have been haven bay.
The ponys i have spent the most on would have to be the greek fakies. I paid around $200 for them
@Pyrodarknessanny So far you're the only person who had admitted to spending triple digits for a pony! Apparently everyone else has managed to assemble their collections on a shoestring budget. :P
That's cause we may faint if we reveal it to the world, lol.
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My most expensive official pony puld have been haven bay.
The ponys i have spent the most on would have to be the greek fakies. I paid around $200 for them
@Pyrodarknessanny So far you're the only person who had admitted to spending triple digits for a pony! Apparently everyone else has managed to assemble their collections on a shoestring budget. :P
That's cause we may faint if we reveal it to the world, lol.
Right? ^_^;
I feel like when you spend money on rare ponies / nirvanas-- there's some modesty there too.
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The most I spent on is the huge g3 Frilly Frocks plush in the period she was able to get through the points. I paid 100+ dollars from ebay and at least 50 dollars on shipping and customs.
If I want to buy something expensive I make sure I have the money or just skip it.
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Ooo I think my most expensive one would be around $90? Greek lemon drop, bought her a bunch of years ago when she went for more. I have 2... :lookround:
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The most I've spent on a single pony? $25 for a nearly complete Tiffany, and around as much for a very fuzzy Paradise. One may have included shipping. My grail budget is $30 including shipping and my non grail budget is $20 including shipping.
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I will not disclose the sum of money I spent on Rapunzel but I love her. She just has some certain air about her I look at her and she knows she is special. I also went through a period of buyer's remorse but she isn't going anywhere. -_-;
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I've spent the most on Mountain Boy Sunburst so far. I'd like to find Lightening too, but haven't seen him low enough for my tastes. :)
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as an entire lot, I got around 12 ponies for $55ish from Goodwill online auctions. For a single pony I spent around $14 for a Summerwing Sky Dancer (was in mint condition with no wing creases, etc.)
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Ohhhh! I love your new ponies. I think my most expensive pony expense was buying the Collector's set at Target. Those ponies add up.
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I think I spent around $110 for an almost mint Mountain Boy Ice Crystal. I saved up and got lucky to find him at the pony fair one year so I wouldn't have to add shipping to that total. =)
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The most I have ever spent on a pony was right around $150 for a MIB Sheertrimmer Dream Beauty! I enjoyed having her in my collection but sold her off recently. She was nice and I sure hope the new owner is a collector that will treasure her as much as I did. :)
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I have a couple customs that cost approx $100 each. Those were big time splurges, and they are simply gorgeous, and I love them now, years later, as much as at time of purchase. But as far as regular MLP goes, probably a Nightlight with some small flaws for idk, $60 or so, is the most I have parted with for one single pony. I might consider spending more to get my hands on a Daddy Sunbright, though... 🤑
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I think my German Raindrop and Argentine Baby Moondancer both cost me about $45 each.
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My first MOC G1 pony :)
Ponyfan
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My MOC Steamer that I got for $45. I got lucky with a BIN listing on eBay.
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I will not disclose the sum of money I spent on Rapunzel but I love her. She just has some certain air about her I look at her and she knows she is special. I also went through a period of buyer's remorse but she isn't going anywhere. -_-;
OOOOHHHH, RAPUNZEL! :lovey: You must be so proud! She's such a beautiful pony, I've seen two recent auctions for her and the starting bid alone was out of my budget :P She is such a special pony, congrats on her! Yes, I am fully familiar with the pony buyer's remorse. But once you unwrap those precious ponies and hold them in your hands, you know you'd do it all over again ;)
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Those alt birthflowers are just gorgeous, Starstrider.
I have to admit I haven't ever put myself in a position where my day to day living expenses (or my family's for that matter) were compromised, but the largest amount I ever spent on a single pony was $50NZ on Dutch Star on a local auction site. That was early in my collecting and I shrink at spending that kind of money on individual ponies now.
Then again, I did splash out on a My Pretty Pony last year, complete (box and all accessories bar one ribbon). But I called her a birthday present to myself. She set me back well over $100NZ once shipped from overseas.
My irony is, is that I rarely allow ponies to individually cost me over a personal, set amount once I had made back a bit of money on the extras I may have got in the same lot. Then I discovered Fashion Star Fillies and all my rules went out the door. Never in my life have I spent so much money on plastic, inanimate objects :blink: Why? I honestly couldn't say.
But I have Janis. And I am happy :P
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I paid around $130 each for Greek baby Bowtie, Lil Sweetcake and Brazil Baby Gusty. Apparently that's a number I'm comfortable going up to according to my purchase history.
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My most expensive official pony puld have been haven bay.
The ponys i have spent the most on would have to be the greek fakies. I paid around $200 for them
@Pyrodarknessanny So far you're the only person who had admitted to spending triple digits for a pony! Apparently everyone else has managed to assemble their collections on a shoestring budget. :P
A thing is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it.
And I have an eye for the more werid and rare things when it comes to vintage toys i suuppose
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I don't think I could personally justify paying more than £100 for a pony. I usually buy cheap and frequently baity ponies, but sometimes I splash out! My most expensive pony was Mountain Boy Tornado, I think he cost around £70, plus some rather expensive postage as he came from Sweden. My most expensive pony-related purchase was the Greek baby buggy with its original box. I love that thing <3.
I have to say, I'm all for spending heavily on your hobbies, as long as you don't end up in serious financial straits because of it. £100 might be my pony limit, but I've spent over £300 on a first edition antiquarian book before (and that was actually a bargain, it usually goes for ~£500). Another book I carefully stalked on eBay until it came down from £500 to £250. After all, what price can be put on happiness and the satisfaction of owning an excellent collection of things you love?
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Starglow. She was R450 - South African Rands - which is about $35-00. This isn't so bad for a Glow 'n Show pony by these day's eBay standards I don't think. She is at the post office waiting for me to fetch her right now as we speak(?) - type?
I have wanted a Glow 'n Show pony since I was small, so this will be a lifetime wish come true for me. I can clearly remember sitting on my bed and looking at pictures of them and wishing... But this is a LOT for one single pony when you consider that I didn't pay that much for either Night Glider or Scandanavian Truly.
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I spent $325 for a very nice Rapunzel. Note that was about 15 years ago lol. I have also been in the $150 range several times.
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I've got a price I don't want to put more for ponies (around $60) but I did get fairly over, up to double that price for some extremely wanted & htf ponies. Also, I crossed the line several times now, for Nirvana's or rare ones.
I never kept my words when it comes to budget vs somethin' I really want :blush:
Also I do assume I'm not picky and took ponies with flaws in order to drop the price.
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I will not disclose the sum of money I spent on Rapunzel but I love her. She just has some certain air about her I look at her and she knows she is special. I also went through a period of buyer's remorse but she isn't going anywhere. -_-;
OOOOHHHH, RAPUNZEL! :lovey: You must be so proud! She's such a beautiful pony, I've seen two recent auctions for her and the starting bid alone was out of my budget :P She is such a special pony, congrats on her! Yes, I am fully familiar with the pony buyer's remorse. But once you unwrap those precious ponies and hold them in your hands, you know you'd do it all over again ;)
Yes shes special. :) Though I am really not proud. I just grateful I do have her.
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I don't believe I've paid more than $50 on anything pony-related. I believe the most expensive thing I bought was the Canterlot/Seaquestria castle.
For a single pony, I paid $25 for TAF Yum Yum. That's just about my limit for most ponies.
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I think my most expensive was MIB Play n Care baby Lickety Split. I had her as a child, and I really really wanted her. It's over 10 years ago, and I have only seen one more MIB for sale since, and my was in pristine condition, so I'm still very happy with her :)
The pony that brought me to a smaller financial crisis was my MOC spanish baby Lemon Drop. Not my most expensive, but I had bought a car at the same time, so I hadnt adjust my budget for the extra costs of gas and payments for the loan. And of course she arrived broken. It has been one of my greatest grails almost since I started collecting, and I was heartbroken when she arrived. :(
Most expensive ponybuy though, is, although cheap per pony, a lot of money to spend at one time. It was 14 MOC/MIB, and a bunch of MOC clothing, including MIB Princess Amber with dragon. But at that time, I had money saved, so at least no financial crisis afterwards. :P
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I think I spent somewhere around $65 at the time new for in box SDCC Muffins (though she ended up having box damage) I kept her :P
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I paid $160 for a MINT Peruvian windy. She’s one of my faves!
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Ummmm I think like $100 on MOC G1 Twins?
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With all the budget minded people on this thread, I'm wondering who keeps winning those stupid expensive auctions on ebay:p
I won't post what I paid for that MOC Windwhistler(it's pretty shameful), but I will admit to buying a $200 lot of ponies and accessories to get a hat I needed to complete a ponywear outfit once. It was a sweet lot, and it had a bunch of other nice stuff in it, but I was really after the hat. Had the hat been by itself in its own auction, I still would've paid $200 for the thing. I call it my $200 hat - it just came with a few bonus items:p And I did the exact same thing again just a few months ago, this time for $250. I bought an entire lot of Brazilian ponies just for a hat. A different hat this time, but I still just wanted the hat. I'm very serious about ponywear. I also have a pile of Brazilian ponies for trade/sale now:/
This topic should've been posted on the Nirvana forum. That's where the South African and Takara pony buyers hang out. I've got a few big-ish ticket ponies, but those ponies take the cake!
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The most I ever spent for a pony was around $90? This was a few years back when funds were a lot better. It was a grail pony. ^.^
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I spent 200 dollars for a HUGE lot. It was worth it, so many ponies and accessories and playsets! If you worked it out, I think each item was below two bucks.
As for one pony, I think it was 13 bucks for a good condition Magic Hat.
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With all the budget minded people on this thread, I'm wondering who keeps winning those stupid expensive auctions on ebay:p
I won't post what I paid for that MOC Windwhistler(it's pretty shameful), but I will admit to buying a $200 lot of ponies and accessories to get a hat I needed to complete a ponywear outfit once. It was a sweet lot, and it had a bunch of other nice stuff in it, but I was really after the hat. Had the hat been by itself in its own auction, I still would've paid $200 for the thing. I call it my $200 hat - it just came with a few bonus items:p And I did the exact same thing again just a few months ago, this time for $250. I bought an entire lot of Brazilian ponies just for a hat. A different hat this time, but I still just wanted the hat. I'm very serious about ponywear. I also have a pile of Brazilian ponies for trade/sale now:/
This topic should've been posted on the Nirvana forum. That's where the South African and Takara pony buyers hang out. I've got a few big-ish ticket ponies, but those ponies take the cake!
Which hats were they?
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Most ever cash dropped on a large lot of G1: $200
Most ever cash dropped on a single G1: ~$30
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I bought myself a graduation present after I graduated last year: MOC Argentinian Rockin' Beat Tuneful! That was definitely the most I've spent on one pony but I used graduation gift money and she was a really good deal. :D No regrets!
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Right now the one that will be the most is my Dutch Baby Dolphin I'm making payments on. The others I have bought were for very good prices or were half gifts from friends, like Lightning ThunderCloud and Tornado, and Mexi Rainbow Firefly.
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Re Unicorno and Sweetie Blue, not sure who was more expensive..
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(the blue one)
I should take a photo of them together sometime, lol.
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The first hat(my $200 hat) was the hat to the Costume Wear, Academy Award. This was waaaaay back in the day, well before that seller from Chile flooded the market with MOC Costume Wear outfits. I had spent a good chunk of my childhood looking at the brochure with the Costume Wear outfits pictured, but I had never been able to find a single sign of any of those outfits anywhere. I don't know what the distribution for the outfits was in the USA, but almost every loose Costume Wear outfit I saw came from Canada or overseas. The lot it came with was a sweet lot. $200 was a deal for that lot back then, let alone what a similar lot would go for now. It had a ton of mint ponies complete with all accessories and their backcards/boxes, and a bunch of other complete outfits too. But it was that hat I really wanted!
The second hat was the little paper Brazilian Party Time party hat. Anyone who seriously collects accessories probably knows how well paper accessories survive. It looked to be in excellent condition, and the rest of the lot consisted of what appeared to be excellent condition ponies and their mint outfits. It looked like I'd be getting my hat plus a bunch of great trade fodder. When I got it, the condition wasn't quite what I had hoped. The whole box must've been stored somewhere musty, and most of the ponies have had haircuts:( Several of the ponies had some crusty thing going on that I had to deal with as well. I've been working on getting the stink out of them(it's pretty bad), and I hope that I may be able to get the outfits at the very least to a point where they're acceptable. But I did get my hat, and that's what I really wanted. It's got a bit of water staining, and it stinks too:( I'm working on the smell, but other than that it's in pretty good condition. I wouldn't say no to an upgrade, but it's highly unlikely that I'll be able to find one. I've been after that hat for over 15 years.
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Most expensive pony..
I think that would be Steamer. I want to say he ran me $20?
I see people have talked about bidding wars. Hoo boy are those a pet peeve of mine. Specifically, bidding wars waged by affluent bozos who come barging into an auction and drive the bidding up crazy high... when it's not even rare, and there are several Buy It Now listings they could have gone after instead (often for less than the winning bid) if they were willing to drop that kind of money on it!
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Long time ago. LSPP in the box. I think I paid around $850.
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I've suppressed how much I've spent on my expensive ponies. I know I've paid over $100 for the giant blank Pony Project pony, who is my most expensive G3 though I certainly paid less than most people I know who have her. MOC Argentinen Rockin' Beats Tuneful and Half Note both were over $100, Surprise Twins mum and babies were exactly $100. I've paid around $100 for some of the Li'l Litters Nursery Families also.
The main thing I remind myself is that while I have indeed spent a lot of money on ponies, I have paid much, much less than the value of at least half of my entire collection. The value of my collection as a whole is easily triple what I paid for them. The Pony Gods have been very kind to me so I don't feel bad about buying a very expensive pony every few years.
And to think that there was a time when I thought paying more than $15 for one pony was insane!
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Rapunzel, $500 (in payments). Then I think Spain Milky Way, Sweet Scoops/pendant, a few Brazilians, and the pink birthday baby. I have a lot that hovered around the $100-$150 point and don't remember their exact prices.
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Mine would be a custom Princess Cadance plush. I paid $260 for her.
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If we're talking lots, I spent $200 on a lot of playsets, accessories and ponies. And I said earlier I spent $130 each on a few ponies, I realized I'm thinking in CAD so is USD it would be less.
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My overseas-sourced grails - I think I paid $70 including shipping for my first ever Nightglider, then a while later I got TAF Buttons for a little bit less.
I felt a bit disgusted at myself afterwards, :lol: but they were worth it! :lovey: :lovey:
Most of my other G1s are not in mint condition, I am happy to rehome them or restore baity ones, thus I only pay smallish amounts for them, usually under £10 if possible.
I may venture over this limit to help build my Honeycomb army (if they are in good condition) - but I already have enough so I am not too fussed :P
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My most expensive single pony was my beloved Fireball - and he was on the limit of what I am prepared to pay for a hard-to-find pony (high 10s of british pounds). However, there are only a couple of expensive ponies on my wish list so sometimes you just have to go for it.
He's worth every penny to me as I really really wanted him and he makes me smile every day standing proudly at the front of the cabinet. He was still much much less than you'd need to drop on a decent pair of shoes or other such frippery though so I justify his price like that :)
In the grand scheme of things I've had the luck to find some lovely ponies in lots that were less than I would have been prepared to pay for them so it sort of evens out.
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$400 for Rapunzel back in 2014 as she was the last pony to finish my US collection. It was a buy it now so I went for it and glad I did considering what she can go for now. I spent more than that on pony lots years ago where I was able to get the twice as fancy babies, tux and magenta satin' and lace.
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Brazilian Paradise, if we're talking single loose pony. I wanted Paradise since I was a kid and even wrote stories about her. But the Paradise I wrote about doesn't exist :/ and the Brazilian one is the closest that does. Because we didn't have SS ponies in the UK, I always imagined her without fur :)
I have been extremely lucky with a lot of my loose ponies, though. It all balances out in the end.
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Long time ago. LSPP in the box. I think I paid around $850.
I would spend that and more for her...just saying. Last needed G3 pony for me.
Many many years ago...I spent a majority of my tax refund (around what dragonfly paid for LSPP MIB) on a G3 Rosey Posey with the card (which I cant find now because its in a safe place somewhere in my house/basement). At the time, there were only about 100 known available. A few years later an overseas person started selling a bunch of them in baggies with no card so she became easier to obtain for less money
But Id spend it again. No regrets.
Second pricy pony was $90 for the TAF Pony Project pony. Planned purchase. Again, no regrets.
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Long time ago. LSPP in the box. I think I paid around $850.
I would spend that and more for her...just saying. Last needed G3 pony for me.
Many many years ago...I spent a majority of my tax refund (around what dragonfly paid for LSPP MIB) on a G3 Rosey Posey with the card (which I cant find now because its in a safe place somewhere in my house/basement). At the time, there were only about 100 known available. A few years later an overseas person started selling a bunch of them in baggies with no card so she became easier to obtain for less money
But Id spend it again. No regrets.
Second pricy pony was $90 for the TAF Pony Project pony. Planned purchase. Again, no regrets.
What is LSPP?
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I purchased Anchor's Away for $30. She wasn't what I expected... Her tinsel is stretched and she doesn't shine like she did in the listing photos ._.
I was able to snap up an official MOC Holly Dash for $25. And then I just splurged on a G4 Rainbow Flash and Starswirl pair which was over $100. And Applejack's puppy. Applejack's puppy took more precedence than the ponies, ha!
I am so happy that I was able to get these.
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With all the budget minded people on this thread, I'm wondering who keeps winning those stupid expensive auctions on ebay:p
I know, right? Apparently you and me and just a few others here appear to be paying too much for ponies, everyone else seems to find them somewhere cheaper! :lol:
It's hard being a collector in a country like Australia, where the US Dollar is considerably stronger than our local currency, because by the time you factor in the currency conversion AND the outrageously expensive international shipping costs, a single not-super-expensive pony which may originally have cost $10 USD often ends up costing $30+ Australian dollars. That's per pony. Consider that any rare ponies purchased overseas in USD or GBP once converted to AUD will end up cost one third to double as much as it would for someone buying the pony who lives in the country of origin.
And countries like Australia have a much smaller market for ponies for sale locally, and 9/10 times the only ponies for sale are super common and not the ones you're looking for. Which means you ship in almost every pony you want. I've probably imported 94% of my collection, as those ponies just do not come up for sale here. Like, ever. So many international collectors operate at a disadvantage due to their geographical location as well as the currency conversion expenses. If I lived in the US or Europe I am certain I could afford twice as many ponies as I can now. Everything just costs so muh money to bring to Australia >_<
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Currency conversion does play a huge role in these kinds of decisions, as does import duty for a lot of folk.
When the currency here crashed after the brexit vote it became much more expensive suddenly to buy ponies from overseas.
£ is still a bigger unit of currency than I think pretty much anywhere else, but that doesn't always matter in real terms. In the past I can remember times when you could get £1 being $2 USD and then it was nice to buy from the US - but now it's a lot weaker than that :( At one point it was $1.28 USD to the £. That was really bad. I think now it's around 1.4$ USD to the £. The Euro is also really strong in recent years so that's not a great exchange rate either. And after we leave the EU, who knows if we'll have custom fees there as well :( I am buying from Europe while I can, basically :/
I rarely buy in AUS$ or $CAD but I do remember both are smaller units of currency than the $US.
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I spent $30 on mint in box G3 Candy Cane.
From reading some posts in this topic it sounds like that was a lot to spend, but I had a lot of money to throw around back then so I'm fine with it.
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I spent $30 on mint in box G3 Candy Cane.
From reading some posts in this topic it sounds like that was a lot to spend, but I had a lot of money to throw around back then so I'm fine with it.
Candy Cane *gets teary eyed* The one pony I really regret selling in my purge. I got her new as a kid. $30 is twice as much as I see other NIB winter g3s
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Long time ago. LSPP in the box. I think I paid around $850.
I would spend that and more for her...just saying. Last needed G3 pony for me.
Many many years ago...I spent a majority of my tax refund (around what dragonfly paid for LSPP MIB) on a G3 Rosey Posey with the card (which I cant find now because its in a safe place somewhere in my house/basement). At the time, there were only about 100 known available. A few years later an overseas person started selling a bunch of them in baggies with no card so she became easier to obtain for less money
But Id spend it again. No regrets.
Second pricy pony was $90 for the TAF Pony Project pony. Planned purchase. Again, no regrets.
What is LSPP?
I want to know too! What/who is this mystery thing/pony?
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LSPP = Licensing Show Pinkie Pie
http://www.ponytopia.com/2003-3/profiles/03_pinkie_pie_ls_profile.htm
She was a very limited release special pony given out when the G3s were first starting.
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My most expensive pony was my Flutter Pony, Morning Glory. She still has her original wings and her factory curls and she's in mint condition. She even came with her ribbon, comb and sticker. I think I payed £21 Inc postage at the end!
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Long time ago. LSPP in the box. I think I paid around $850.
I would spend that and more for her...just saying. Last needed G3 pony for me.
Many many years ago...I spent a majority of my tax refund (around what dragonfly paid for LSPP MIB) on a G3 Rosey Posey with the card (which I cant find now because its in a safe place somewhere in my house/basement). At the time, there were only about 100 known available. A few years later an overseas person started selling a bunch of them in baggies with no card so she became easier to obtain for less money
But Id spend it again. No regrets.
Second pricy pony was $90 for the TAF Pony Project pony. Planned purchase. Again, no regrets.
What is LSPP?
I want to know too! What/who is this mystery thing/pony?
LSPP is Licencing Show Pinkie Pie. She has 'Licencing Show' written on her symbol, but I am not sure if she is different in any other way?
She's pretty limited in number so pretty rare and expensive if she comes up.
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$80 NZD
for baby shovels and sandcastles full set up including bows,bottles,nappies etc
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My Spanish Masquerade in whizzer's pose 😬🤐
You don't wanna know 😂
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Such beautiful ponies, congrats! I think $80 is the most I've spent on a single pony. I did bid a little over $200 on a lot that had Baby Sugarcake in it but I lost the auction. And I cried :P But it was for the best because I really didn't have the money to spend lol.
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Macau Jenny for around 60USD. Next on the list is NBBE baby Ribbon for 40 usd. She was my grail when I was a kid, so when I got into ponies again as an adult I stalked eBay to find her. I was away for the weekend the auction ended, and since this outdated the smartphones with quite a lot of years I had my sister bidding for me. It was nerve-wrecking, but I got her! (Or rather my sister did!)
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I bought an entire lot of Brazilian ponies just for a hat. A different hat this time, but I still just wanted the hat. I'm very serious about ponywear. I also have a pile of Brazilian ponies for trade/sale now:/
This topic should've been posted on the Nirvana forum. That's where the South African and Takara pony buyers hang out. I've got a few big-ish ticket ponies, but those ponies take the cake!
Ouu Brazilians you say? I'm really want Brazil NSS Windwhistler - don't suppose you have her for sale?
And haha, yea so I'm one of those Nirvana buyers, but I had to hard limit myself to no more than $500 per pony. So no Africans or Takaras for me! My most pricey was baby Greek Minty and my collection is worth about 5 grand all told. Which for a nirvana collector is actually remarkable self control! Well that's what I tell myself LOL
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I think I spent £40 on Dutch Baby Schoolbag. I also paid a bit for German Sweet Clover but I can't remember how much. I haven't bought much in the last year or two and got most of my collection 4-5 years ago. I was lucky and paid £35 (Lightening, NM) or £40 (Ice Crystal, fore lock trim otherwise great) for my my Mountain Boys and I'm just debating whether to buy a third one but they are more expensive again at the moment. I got lucky with a great swap partner who got me Nightglider but I can't remember what we spent, I think she was very generous or had a spare or something. I think the biggest lot I bought was working with an Ebay seller in the USA. I persuaded her to use ordinary mail not the GSP, so I finally got the Melody and Twilight I always wanted. Individually those ponies were OK value though. I'm just trying to think If I've ever gone really crazy. I think they have just added up a lot over time.
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I bought one of the 18" blank project ponies. If I remember rightly she was $150.00 or something like that.
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I think I would/Could spend $150+ on a Daddy Sunbright (or Daddy Berrytown or Daddy Meadowsweet) if the timing were right (taxes or ebay sales on uptick), but so far i THINK the most I have spent was $80 on a TAF Baby Sugarberry and she is one of my absolute fave ponies so she was worth every Penny.
I was fortunate to get her through a friend who let me do 2 installment payments...I think if I could do more installments plans I would do a LOT more spending on pricey ponies but thats not how teh world works ha ha, so on average I would say I spend $50-$75 on grail ponies when they come up (like TAF babies, UK/Euro exclusives (I am USA based) etc...
I have a couple customs that cost approx $100 each. Those were big time splurges, and they are simply gorgeous, and I love them now, years later, as much as at time of purchase. But as far as regular MLP goes, probably a Nightlight with some small flaws for idk, $60 or so, is the most I have parted with for one single pony. I might consider spending more to get my hands on a Daddy Sunbright, though... 🤑
I think I may or may not have spent close to $50 or more on customs, they are works of art worth that and more! EVERYPONY seems to be after Daddy Sunbright!!!!
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Daddy Sunbright and Daddy Berrytown are seriously two of the hardest European/UK ponies to find.
I actually also don't know anyone who had them as a kid, though obviously some kids must...o.o
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Mine was my MOC Gusty (US NSS release) for $155. That was a huge pony purchase for me as the majority of my collection came from thrift stores and flemarkets over the years.
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Sunburst is my single most expensive pony. I paid $50 for him cuz he was my fav of the mountain boys. I almost got myself in deep bidding trouble once when i discovered goodwill auctions and saw a lot that had all the US boys with thier accessories and a bunch of other ponies. I bid war up to $250 before i got control of myself. Im pretty sure the lot went for at least $500
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Aside from customs? Dazzleglow. One of my childhood favorites cost me 40 smackaroos. Worth it though.
One of my customs cost me around ohh I think $125
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I recently bought an Italian Nirvana Sparkler (the one in the collector's pose, pale blue with dark purple hair) for $150.
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Single most expensive pony purchase? 80$
I'm fortunate in that 99% of my collection is thrifted. That isn't really an option these days for G1.
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The most expensive for me I think are in US Dollars:
Peruvian Baby Blossom - $45
Brazillian Shy Pose Gusty - $55
Munchy - $50
Jenny - $50
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With all the budget minded people on this thread, I'm wondering who keeps winning those stupid expensive auctions on ebay:p
I know, right? Apparently you and me and just a few others here appear to be paying too much for ponies, everyone else seems to find them somewhere cheaper! :lol:
It's hard being a collector in a country like Australia, where the US Dollar is considerably stronger than our local currency, because by the time you factor in the currency conversion AND the outrageously expensive international shipping costs, a single not-super-expensive pony which may originally have cost $10 USD often ends up costing $30+ Australian dollars. That's per pony. Consider that any rare ponies purchased overseas in USD or GBP once converted to AUD will end up cost one third to double as much as it would for someone buying the pony who lives in the country of origin.
And countries like Australia have a much smaller market for ponies for sale locally, and 9/10 times the only ponies for sale are super common and not the ones you're looking for. Which means you ship in almost every pony you want. I've probably imported 94% of my collection, as those ponies just do not come up for sale here. Like, ever. So many international collectors operate at a disadvantage due to their geographical location as well as the currency conversion expenses. If I lived in the US or Europe I am certain I could afford twice as many ponies as I can now. Everything just costs so muh money to bring to Australia >_<
I completely agree starstrider, in South Africa we have currency conversion rates of $1-00 to ZAR13-00 and up. So I have to times the lot price by at least 13, and that does not include shipping. The British Pound is worse, for that I have to times by just over 17. We do have a limited amount of ponies for sale locally, but their prices have doubled in the past year.
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My most expensive pony is this beauty:
Macau Jenny
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When I found out about her, she jumped up to be my number one grail. I bought her for 60$ a couple of years ago. She is just so beautiful and special :inlove:
My second most expensive purchase isn’t a pony so much, but definitely pony-related!
Puffy stickers!
Baby Gusty & Baby Ribbon
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I bought them together and the total was more than I’ve used on any pony :lookround: I really wanted them though!
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The most expensive pony I've bought was Night Light, I believe she came to around $103. Second most expensive is my funko Celestia, which was $90.
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that...is a really good question. I buy most my ponies thrift, so.....hm.....probably my massive Sparkle TY Pinkie Pie, which says $24.95 on her tag. My FUNKO vinyl collectibles come in close second, which I think were $20 a pop at Hot Topic?
I can't fathom spending more than $20 on one pony, especially if it's small.
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Probably one of my mountain boys has been my most expensive purchase -- some of of them have been around the $115 range (can't remember their exact prices). I'd wanted them for a long time, and I'm happy with the amount I spent on them. I *think* I would consider spending more for Ice Crystal (the last one I want) or one of the birthday babies, but there aren't many ponies I would spend much more on. Groups of ponies, however, I've spent more on, mostly because when you do the math you're spending less per pony. I think the most I spent for a lot was about $700 (it included all the TAF babies with their ribbons and lots of other ponies that made it well worth the price). Sometimes my sister and I will go in on a lot together if it's expensive/risky.
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Night Glider and Buttons have been the most expensive ponies I have bought so far at $35 each. The seller (I have bought from them on a few occasions now at a collectible swap meet type place) had them tagged at $50 but since I was buying quite a number of ponies on both those days they let me have them for $35 each. Amusingly (before I bought those a couple months ago) I had spent $25 each on a couple other ponies and I thought that was pushing it.
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With all the budget minded people on this thread, I'm wondering who keeps winning those stupid expensive auctions on ebay:p
I know, right? Apparently you and me and just a few others here appear to be paying too much for ponies, everyone else seems to find them somewhere cheaper! :lol:
It's hard being a collector in a country like Australia, where the US Dollar is considerably stronger than our local currency, because by the time you factor in the currency conversion AND the outrageously expensive international shipping costs, a single not-super-expensive pony which may originally have cost $10 USD often ends up costing $30+ Australian dollars. That's per pony. Consider that any rare ponies purchased overseas in USD or GBP once converted to AUD will end up cost one third to double as much as it would for someone buying the pony who lives in the country of origin.
And countries like Australia have a much smaller market for ponies for sale locally, and 9/10 times the only ponies for sale are super common and not the ones you're looking for. Which means you ship in almost every pony you want. I've probably imported 94% of my collection, as those ponies just do not come up for sale here. Like, ever. So many international collectors operate at a disadvantage due to their geographical location as well as the currency conversion expenses. If I lived in the US or Europe I am certain I could afford twice as many ponies as I can now. Everything just costs so muh money to bring to Australia >_<
I completely agree starstrider, in South Africa we have currency conversion rates of $1-00 to ZAR13-00 and up. So I have to times the lot price by at least 13, and that does not include shipping. The British Pound is worse, for that I have to times by just over 17. We do have a limited amount of ponies for sale locally, but their prices have doubled in the past year.
Just to say that being in Europe is not really that advantageous. I mean, there are so many ponies that are not available here in all countries so trying to track them down is a pain.
And the cheap auctions are always the US only ones.
Our exchange rate to $ and Euro has been shot since the Brexit vote, there's the problem of customs duty which we might soon have for Europe as well as the US/everywhere else...and then there's the GSP.
US ponypeople are the truly blessed ones. No import duty, plenty of ponies within the US to choose from...cheaper prices overall for new stuff :/
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Somewhere under 60 dollars shipped for a G1 Moondancer plush, with tags and the comb still intact. She is also clear white! Some eye wear, and the symbols have bled. But considering what a similar one shipped from USA would have costed with shipping and customs, she was well priced.
But for regular ponies it's somewhere 29-ish dollars shipped. Both Star Hopper and mexican Baby Northstar each costed me that amount. Sparkle ponies weren't sold where I live so 20€ + shipping was a good price for her at a local auction site - especialy considering she is nearly mint! Just has the previous owners initials on her hooves. The glitter inside her is well balanced too. The mexican Northstar looked good on the pictures but hasn't yet arrived so I can't say for sure. 1/3rd of her price was just shipping.
Also I payed something like 23 USD for a mysterious G1 Morning Glory, sold to the seller as authentic winged, but the seller wasn't sure. Turned out the wings were good quality reproductions. I decided then to search myself a Forget-Me-Not, put the wings on her, and now am attempting to sell the Morning Glory. It didn't end up that bad after all.
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Either my Peru Peg. Blossom or Baby Milky Way. SO WORTH IT!
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Mommy Pony!
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Just to say that being in Europe is not really that advantageous. I mean, there are so many ponies that are not available here in all countries so trying to track them down is a pain.
And the cheap auctions are always the US only ones.
Our exchange rate to $ and Euro has been shot since the Brexit vote, there's the problem of customs duty which we might soon have for Europe as well as the US/everywhere else...and then there's the GSP.
US ponypeople are the truly blessed ones. No import duty, plenty of ponies within the US to choose from...cheaper prices overall for new stuff :/
Try being Canadian.
We got the same ponies as the US but far fewer of any given pony, no real exclusives. Shipping is an arm and a leg, anything over 20$ gets hit with taxes, customs, import duty handling (fees often total more than the item!), we're excluded from US only auctions despite being practically on top of each other, and our dollar is worth less. There's no way I could come close to affording my G1 collection today if I hadn't started back in the early 90's.
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Just to say that being in Europe is not really that advantageous. I mean, there are so many ponies that are not available here in all countries so trying to track them down is a pain.
And the cheap auctions are always the US only ones.
Our exchange rate to $ and Euro has been shot since the Brexit vote, there's the problem of customs duty which we might soon have for Europe as well as the US/everywhere else...and then there's the GSP.
US ponypeople are the truly blessed ones. No import duty, plenty of ponies within the US to choose from...cheaper prices overall for new stuff :/
Try being Canadian.
We got the same ponies as the US but far fewer of any given pony, no real exclusives. Shipping is an arm and a leg, anything over 20$ gets hit with taxes, customs, import duty handling (fees often total more than the item!), we're excluded from US only auctions despite being practically on top of each other, and our dollar is worth less. There's no way I could come close to affording my G1 collection today if I hadn't started back in the early 90's.
Ah yeah. You guys have it rough too. :/ In the early days having exclusives really helped with filling all the gaps. But you do at least have a chance of finding some of the cool MO ponies in the wild, which is really unlikely here.
I think it's just back to that same thing. US ponypeople are really blessed...
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Just to say that being in Europe is not really that advantageous. I mean, there are so many ponies that are not available here in all countries so trying to track them down is a pain.
And the cheap auctions are always the US only ones.
Our exchange rate to $ and Euro has been shot since the Brexit vote, there's the problem of customs duty which we might soon have for Europe as well as the US/everywhere else...and then there's the GSP.
US ponypeople are the truly blessed ones. No import duty, plenty of ponies within the US to choose from...cheaper prices overall for new stuff :/
Try being Canadian.
We got the same ponies as the US but far fewer of any given pony, no real exclusives. Shipping is an arm and a leg, anything over 20$ gets hit with taxes, customs, import duty handling (fees often total more than the item!), we're excluded from US only auctions despite being practically on top of each other, and our dollar is worth less. There's no way I could come close to affording my G1 collection today if I hadn't started back in the early 90's.
Ah yeah. You guys have it rough too. :/ In the early days having exclusives really helped with filling all the gaps. But you do at least have a chance of finding some of the cool MO ponies in the wild, which is really unlikely here.
I think it's just back to that same thing. US ponypeople are really blessed...
That they were.
While we did have most of the Mail Order offers, Canadian shipping was far more expensive even back then so you just don't find nearly as many MO's 'in the wild'. The postage and handling was often similar to the cost of just buying a pony from the store, so I'd imagine a lot of parents just went 'no, I'm not getting you that' like mine did. I only had one MO pony as a kid - Lucky, because he was a boy and that was deemed unique enough to justify - but I did get other things like MO Spike and the baby pony outfits, since they were a decent value.
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I can't really think of any ponies I've spent a good amount on...I would think the most I've spent is around $25, and that would be for the SDCC Muffin Pony. I was fortunate enough to get a few slighty sought after ponies for cheap - Nightglider for $16, 2xSDCC :muffin: Ponies for retail, a glitter Funko Luna for retail (ordered one, lucky enough for it to be a glitter!). I feel like there should be a few I spent more on, but I guess not...Ponies are sort of my cheaper toy collection.
Oh wait! I remembered, the HQG1C ponies. I think PepperJack is the most I've paid up til now. He was $35? $38? Something like that...
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I traded Moomin mugs with a Moomin collector to get my Ice Crystal, and we agreed on a trade worth $95. That makes him the most expensive pony in my herd :lol:
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A G3 Euro Exvclusive Winter Snow with her charm. I think she was $45..
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I spent my largest amount of money on two Alt birthflowers too! :biggrin: It was years ago and, judging by the prices now, I think I paid way over the odds for them, so yeah, a bit of regret there.
However, the way I see it is this: over the years, I've spent way under for many, many ponies, securing decent bargains for most of them so...I believe it balances out :)
The second biggest spend was on...you've guessed it - Mimic (also years ago)! I just adore her and tbh her price has remained pretty much the same since then, in the UK at least so I'm not really fussed about that one. She's worth it anyway :P
My advice is just enjoy them and don't think too much about the cost. Maybe you can enjoy recouping some of it with a few bargains!
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Rapunzel....as a graduation gift to myself. No regrets. :biggrin:
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ver the years, I've spent way under for many, many ponies, securing decent bargains for most of them so...I believe it balances out :)
My advice is just enjoy them and don't think too much about the cost. Maybe you can enjoy recouping some of it with a few bargains!
I think that's great advice!!
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I don't think I've ever spent more then $10 on a pony since I usually get then from thrift stores
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Mommy Pony!
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Oh. My. God. Mummy and Baby pony! Rapunzel! Baby Gametime and Baby Sugarcake! Too much cute - cannot compute! And oh my goodness, what an investment you've made in your collection over the years. Uber grails, my goodness. Super pony envy happening right now!
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I paid $300 for a German NBBE Baby Heart Throb back in 1999 or maybe 2000. This was about when she was first discovered.