Ponies you don't really care for but buy to complete a set

[Jupiter]

 Do you buy ponies just to complete a set,even though you don't really like them that much?

 I want to have all the regular release US G1 ponies, but there have been a few I bought just to have the whole set but I don't really like that particular pony that much. My most recent one was Taffeta. I had been stalking her on ebay for a while, waiting for a decently priced one. But after winning her I thought...I really don't like the way she looks that much. I kinda feel the same way about the other princess ponies that have the tinsel forelock...which is probably why I cut off my childhood Pristina's  tinsel cluster back in the day.

 I also don't really like the flower fantasy set all that much.. but I ended up with one from a lot once and so I am always looking for a good price the other two to eventually buy them.

[Shenanigans]

I try not to do that and to only collect ones I like despite how bad I want to complete the set! I'm trying to complete my Twinkle Eye set and I just had Mimic and Bright Eyes left. I never actively searched for Bright Eyes because her colors always put me off. But I went ahead and bought one so I'd just have Mimic left and I actually like her when I held her for the first time

[Zombelina]

I also try to stick to just the ponies I really like and pretend sets don't exist, so I don't have to worry about completing them. But it's hard 

When I went through my collection after getting back into ponies, I was very firm with myself about not keeping ponies only because they filled out sets. Rule: If I don't like her on her own, I don't keep her, lol. I find I do appreciate my collection a lot more when it's only ponies I love.

At least that's my theory... And yet I have a couple of So Softs that ought to go, according to my supposed rule And I want all the Sparkle adults because I have all the Sparkle babies... even though I don't really like the orange ones... Sooo... 

[terabithianprince]

I'm really fussy about which ponies I like with the exception of baby ponies so I try to complete baby pony sets but I split up other sets,

[InkyMilk]

The Blind Bag Glitter Twilight Sparkle. I had no interest in any of the glitter ponies and Twilight is my least favorite. However, after I found glitter RD by chance and received glitter Pinkie Pie on my birthday...okay, now I NEED Twilight to complete the set!

Actually, I was gifted a ton of the Blind Bag ponies on my birthday, which, along with the ones I already owned before then, I kind of want to just go ahead and get all 24 now. I had intended only to buy my favorites, but now that I honestly think I'm only about 3 ponies away (including the previously mentioned glitter Twilight Sparkle) I figure I may as well go for the whole group!

[little.fox]

Nope. I'm not a complete-ist, I don't worry about getting the full set. The only full set I own is the activity club babies. However I would like to complete the 1:st rainbow ponies, I genuinely like every pony in that set.


Edit to add: forgot about the 1983 "mane 6", I do have those girls!

[hyenacub]

I don't collect sets, so not really. 

[nhal039]

I use to collect set but I really dislike poseys pose so broke my sets to get rid of them. Medley and dutch singalong were 2 that stick to mind that I really didnt like. Now I dont collect sets but it was very hard to get over not collecting sets.. old habits die hard I guess

[Taxel]

I'm not a set collector, except maybe with baby/newborn ponies. I stick to ponies I like, because I can't afford/just don't want to buy everything just for the sake of owning it.

[xeevee]

yep, and there will be more.  I don't hate any of them, but for example, Mimic was a bit of a meh, but she was the last of the twinkle eyes I needed, and I saw her for a reasonable price so I grabbed her.  I am a gotta have em all collector.

[Gonzo]

I dunno about Twinkleshine at the moment, but I guess I'll end up acquiring her down the line (hopefully before she gets horribly expensive).

[STLGusty]

I am a gotta have em all collector.

Same here!   There's no real pony I don't like though; I enjoy them all!

[zzzova]

I like completing sets, I have 6 so far
My Baby Pony set just happend by chanse when I just got started, I bought them seperate and than saw that they were from the same set ^^
The baby ballerina set I needed cus my sister and I had one each when we were young. I had 9 of them (from lots and such) before I sold the duplicates xD
And when I found my old Beautiful Bows and needed the other ones ^^ I dont like my Bangles but that 'cus she is in reeeaaly bad shpe >.< I'm so getting a new one!


I cant say I wouldn't buy a pony I dont like, 'cus a bought an Apple Jack for my Big Mac custom xD but still I don't like spending money on things I don't care for :p

[hathorcat]

I am a gotta have em all collector.

Same here!   There's no real pony I don't like though; I enjoy them all!

This for me! I "will" have them all...and although there are some I maybe love a little less than others...I dont dislike any...all ponies are welcome here.

[SkyCakes]

Same here!   There's no real pony I don't like though; I enjoy them all!

This for me! I "will" have them all...and although there are some I maybe love a little less than others...I dont dislike any...all ponies are welcome here.

I totally agree with that. I do have ponies im a little less fond of in a set. However, I see something positive in every G1 I see. Though I am a gotta have every G1 pony I see type of collector. So I think I shall be busy for the next 3000 years.