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Pony Corral / Re: Where is everyone finding these amazing pony hauls?!
« on: April 29, 2018, 06:07:36 AM »
Quote from: Taffeta on April 29, 2018, 05:55:50 AM
A lot of UK charity shops also now list ponies on ebay.
I have noticed that too. Fair play getting the most for your chairty but let me get these sweet deals please!  :cry:
Noticed your signature, are you the curator of the mlp scrapbook? its helped me tons with identifying and understanding the UK timeline :)



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Quote from: Sweet Stuff on April 29, 2018, 05:56:53 AM
So yeah, to sum it up, the luck in the UK seems dry. Especially in small towns.
Tbh i live in a city (Liverpool) and its dead here too? My home town is quite small but i have better luck there because i think people are less inclined to be bothered to sell their things (lots of posh people)

Quote from: gabumon on April 29, 2018, 06:05:44 AM
I'm not sure if this applies in the UK but I get the sense that college towns, cities with universities seem to have better variety of toys donated.  In contrast to regular rural towns.  I think it might have something to do with extreme childhood toy clearouts?? as kids go off to college?

Or maybe it's just the size of town? 100K or larger population?  I think if you have 2 or 3 thrift shops in town your odds are higher too.

Its possible, as i said i live in Liverpool, theres 4 universities round these parts but second hand stores full of trash, perhaps i would have a better luck if i went to uni in a high income area  :drunk:

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Pony Corral / Re: Where is everyone finding these amazing pony hauls?!
« on: April 29, 2018, 05:58:43 AM »
Quote from: Taffeta on April 29, 2018, 04:42:23 AM
Dealers sweep second hand markets too...

Ugh totally agree! I often see listings on ebay and other such places where someone has very clearly picked a lot of ponies up at a charity shop and are just selling on for profit with no real passion for mlp or vintage toys...

When I was a child I collected the old style polly pockets and probably since 2009? I have only seen one of those in the wild too... priced at 40 pounds...  :cloud:


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Quote from: sd_dreamcrystal on April 29, 2018, 05:47:54 AM
Some areas in the US are honestly the same way. I've only seen one (maybe 2) G1s out in the wild of my area and the daughter of a lady that I went to church with had them (It was Scoops) and I saw wanted to ask her mom about the pony (couldn't ask the kid because she was under the age of 5 at the time).

Other than that I have only found two G3s at a Garage sale one year... So it really does depend on the area too. Both of our Goodwills never have anything really worth it and I can't go often sadly (one barely has any toys when I go to it to start with)

There is quite a few chairty shops (Goodwill equivelent) near my house so i often scour them hoping for anything worthwile, literally never found anything lower than a G3! i often see videos and posts from US citizens with these absolutely crazy hauls and im just like how?! totally feel your pain!


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Quote from: mewthemew on April 29, 2018, 05:55:27 AM
Around where I live in the US, which is quite a poor place, you *can* find G1 ponies in thrift shops, but they're usually up for 5 dollars a piece because they're old. Personally, I find a lot of G3 and up(and fakies which I do actually collect.) figures in plentiful supply going thrifting because they're not considered old and 'therefore must be really valuable.'
I'm at uni currently and where i live could be considered to be a poor area, and its the same here, g3 and g4 sometimes but thats rare too, people sell rather than donate to make a bit of money and really i dont blame them?

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Pony Corral / Where is everyone finding these amazing pony hauls?!
« on: April 29, 2018, 03:15:26 AM »
I started collecting G1 in Jaunary so granted I have not been on the scene for too long but something I have noticed is how impossible it is to find any ponies past G4 in second hand shops?

I think this might be a UK problem as other collectors I know from the UK have similar bad luck with finding vintage toys of any kind  :what:

So I put this to you, how is vintage toy hunting, particularly MLP in your area? Has your luck changed in recent years?
I personally think it might be a thing with us Brits to want to sell off our old things rather than donate, ebay is full of G1 listings and none are that cheap either :cloud:

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Introductions / An Introduction
« on: April 28, 2018, 12:14:24 PM »
Hiya!

My name is Emily and I live in the UK.
I have a general interest in vintage toys but my G1 pony collection is probably my biggest, I am not too interested in any Gen past G2 :blush:
I enjoy finding old ponies and giving them a good clean and give them the retirement they deserve  :) I have a Tumblr account where I share pictures of my collection here: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/pastel-parade  :P
I hope with being a part of this community I will meet fellow UK collectors I can befriend because right now I have no one to share this hobby with! I also hope to gain knowledge from you veteran pony restorers out there  :cool:

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