Has anyone ever tried to stop collecting?

[Shenanigans]

A little while ago I tried to stop collecting ponies. Even thought of selling them except for few that I really love. But... I can't do it! I just love the whole collecting experience and I love MLP! I keep telling myself that I don't need to spend any more money on plastic horses, but I can't resist it. They make me so happy and I just love getting that one pony that I've been after for so long! I adore them and I don't think I could ever part with them My attempt at ending my collection ended in buying more ponies! 

[BlueChaos]

I have. I actually gave it up for 10 years.  Finding a couple of G1's at a yard sale brought it all back.

[kissthethunder]

I tried....didn't work. AT ALL

[DazzleKitty]

No, but I've burned out and stopped collecting for several years at a time. I always get the interest back. I learned my lesson from selling my old collection and regretting it that I should never part with my ponies again.

[gabumon]

I try to stop every month!!! but I can't

[hathorcat]

No...I know you can never say never but I will hope its not something I would ever consider stopping doing - there is too much to collect or learn or discuss. Even after all these years its still lots of fun for me.

But I do understand that a lot of people feel the need to take some time out and it is possible to be pony overloaded.

[Calico_Star]

Stop? But I haven't caught them all yet

At this point, I don't think I could really stop. I'm still having too much fun collecting. I'm sure I'll get to a point where my interest dies down and I stop for a while, but I don't think I'll permanently lose interest in them.

[hathorcat]

Stop? But I haven't caught them all yet

*visualising Calico with a giant pony butterfly net*

[scarletjul]

No. 

Actually, there have been months where I haven't bought any ponies (except the ones that I find thrifting) because I go through collecting "cycles."  But I haven't actually tried to stop collecting and I don't think I will, unless I completely run out of money.  It's too much fun. 

[DaffyDilly]

I could maybe stop at some point in the future, but I'd never sell my entire collection again unless I needed the funds (even then I'd keep some).

Like others, I have sold off my collection in the past and regretted it.

Recently I haven't spent as much on ponies as I used to, mostly because my want list is down to the higher cost end and I can't really afford to splurge.

[ButtercreamDream]

I've stopped actively collecting for years at a time, but I always end up finding someone selling their G1 collection, and I get into it again.  I've only ever parted with a few of my G1s, other than my non-childhood doubles which I sell and trade.  I kept thinking my kids would play with them one day, and then I came to the point where they are too rare for the kids (and I would cry if they gave them hair cuts), so I started collecting G3s for them.  I might be on to G4s or G5s by them time I actually have any kids who are old enough for them.

[Desert Rose]

I did stop collecting at one point (well almost).

When I was 20 my life changed quite abit and thus my pony collecting interest faded. Or well, it didn't get prioritized anyway. I still picked up a pony here and there in the stores, but that was it. A HUGE difference from earlier when I religiously checked Ebay every day for good pony deals and bought several ponies online and every single one in the stores as they released new ones.

I never had a single thought about selling my collection though. Even if I were to stop buying ponies completely I could never part with the collection I cherish so much. I've had too much joy from collecting them and even if my interest were to completely fade away I'd still remember all the joy they brought me while aquiring them

It was actually only about a month ago that my pony collecting interest came rushing back to me to be honest. And I'm loving every minute of it, learning all about the new ponies, getting involved in the comunity again, re-learning everything I once knew about the MLP's, watching the old and new shows again... I think it's safe to say I will never cut ponies out of my lfe completely considering how much I'm enjoying everything around them

[Koudoawaia]

Haven't tried that with ponies yet but I have with my Lion King collection. Right when I decided I had plenty of Lion King stuff, I found the small Kovu and Kiara plushies at WalMart. =p Maybe I'll never stop completely collecting that either but it definitely has slowed down a lot.

[wystearya]

I have, for the most part.   I rarely buy any MLPs anymore, though I am on a list for the Comic Con Ditzy Doo Hooves pony.   I still love the ones I have, but for a long time now I haven't had the desire to actively collect.   I've also been slowly selling off some, and I have not yet regretted it.  I love MLPs, and there are some I won't ever sell.  But I can see a point where I may stop buying altogether.   I enjoy my G1 ponies and my G2s, I have some nice G3s and a few G4 ponies I like.  I even have a couple of the G3.5 ponies too!   But yeah, I have essentially stopped collecting for now.    >> I may someday get renewed interest, I won't rule that out.  It's just at this point in my life I don't see any more active MLP collecting for a while.

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Is there some reason when I typed Pony hooves it changed to Ditzy Doo..?   Has the one name been deemed offensive? 

[Malicieuse]

Nope. I always kept my collection close but i did have a couple of "breaks". One was at the end of the G2 era. I think that was mostly because back than i couldn't look up any kind of info and i was kinda collecting "on my own". Being part of an online community helps a lot when it comes to collecting. XP
The second time was around the core 7 era but that was because there really wasn't a lot in stores back than...(I still mostly buy my ponies in stores.)