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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: JasonP on June 24, 2018, 06:53:24 AM
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I never collected ponys actively, but they have accumulated over the years (mostly from friends who thought it was funny because I really like horses), and since I joined this place in search of a custom, I've been somewhat tempted to actively start collecting them... Does anyone have any tips on how to get started? Like where to buy, what things to pay attention to, which ponys to start with, etc?
I have around 90 G1s and 150 G3s, so I was thinking of sticking with those generations.
How did you start collecting? Where do you buy your ponys from? How do you decide which one to buy next?
Thanks for any info ^^ (or pony collectors stories)
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Lots of good questions and it sounds like you've a great start point collection :)
Have you identified all the ponies you already have?
If so, maybe a start point might be to look at the sets they come from and see if there are others in those sets you'd like to get to complete groups.
Otherwise, I would advise looking at ponies but not prices first. Basically decide what ponies you like and what you want and make a list...and then find out if you can afford them. Sometimes people get too blindsided by value but it should be that you collect the ponies you really like...
The same obviously applies to the ones you have - deciding if you want to keep them all. You might find people who will trade if you have ones you don't like.
It's harder to find them in the wild now but second hand sales in your area, also toy and antique, collector fairs are quite good for G1. I find G3 still at carboot sales and second hand sales quite a lot. Charity shops or thrift stores.
Then ebay, but ebay can be expensive. And places like this too :)
I've collected on and off since I was a kid. I had my first pony just before I turned 3 (Rainbow Windy). I stopped for a bit when I went to secondary school at 11, but then restarted at about 12 or 13 with second hand sales. That was the late 1990s when they were more common. I got online in 1997-8 and I've collected on and off ever since. :)
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I have not identified any... They're just there. I know they all have names and they were all on the packages, but I threw them away long ago... Is there some kind of list where I can find the names?
Where do you find information on sets?
Or where do you check for ponys that you might like?
I've seen a lot of nice ones around here, but I'm always unsure if they are real ponys or custom ones xD
I'd like to keep all the ones i have... the G3s are all ones I got packaged so they're in great condition, and the G1s are ones my mom bought (either for herself, or for me because I was the only one of her sons who accepted ponys as legitimate toys xD), so they have a lot of sentimental value... and they are also all in good condition, I think. Though people's idea of 'good condition' seems to vary a lot when it comes to ponys...
I checked on ebay, but there is so much I didnt even know where to start. I'll try the antique stores and charity shops. We have a lot of those over here.
Oh wow, that's such a long time... I also got my first pony when I was around 4 xD I still have it. It's blue with a brush and a mirror as symbol. No idea what it's called though... How many ponys do you have meanwhile? How many ponys does one need to qualify as a real collector?
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I would recommend getting very well acquainted with Mylittlewiki. On the g1 tab it has identification help, lists of ponies by year, playsets... it's super helpful! Before I even bought any I just browsed it for fun, and it inspired me to make the leap :) For ebay G1s, you'll wanna look up "mlp g1" or "my little pony g1" on ebay (and search pre-1990) for the best assortment of purely toys! Sounds like you have a magic message (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Mirror_Mirror) pony btw... she's a cutie!
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When I started my collection I did a list of those I found particularly pretty.
Then I goes after thoses (ebay and other second market internet place) plus I started hunting in the wild (flea market, thrift shop, etc). The idea is: I bought online only rare/HTF ponies in my country and I collect what comes to me from the wild.
Sometimes, I get a serie I really love and decide to complete it, so I hunt thoses ponies prior.
In fact, the best way with starting, is to choose a first line and stick to it. Once a first goal is archieved, you can go to a next one. Etc. Like: Do you want ALL the ponies? Only one specie in particular? Only some series? Only thoses with themed symbols? Color? Etc.
Another good thing to know is: do you want each pony comb/accessories? Are you picky?
It could help you found the right add to you.
Start also by ID all thoses you got, it may help you to found the series that come with and define your taste ;).
Info can be found on several MLP sites like My Little Wiki or Strawberry Reef or the Ponylans Press, but they are many others.
And the most important: enjoy yourself and your ponies :biggrin:
Edit: And make pony friends!
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A real collector is mindset not number of ponies :) I think 2 ponies counts as a collection ;D
There are a bunch of websites for ID. The most popular is the My Little Wiki.
http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
I noticed you're in Austria so you might have some European ones. My website is UK based (link in sig) so may help too. There are some ponies which were only sold in Germany and Austria as well.
Strawberry Reef has a by-colour guide for G3s. It's not great for G1 accuracy, and has a lot of errors re European ponies for G1, so I wouldn't use it for that. But it's good for quick ID for G3s.
http://www.strawberryreef.com/Index/Color/index.html
So there are some places to begin :D
My instinct with the description was maybe Twisty Tail, but she has a brush and comb...and Mirror Mirror does have a mirror, but not a brush??
http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Twisty_Tail
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I know my little wiki and strawberry reef are good places to find ponies by color or body type. I keep a running list of ponies on my pc, and update it when I get the chance. I also have guidebooks, and typed out want lists by year, and pony types to make it easier.
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Wow... I had no idea the pony world was so large... The littlewiki looks like a really great place to get started. I can't believe something like that actually exists xD
Oh, I was wrong about the pony... It's not a mirror, it's a brush...I always thought it was a mirror... Shows my eye for detail. Twisty Tail. I'm going to write it down. Thank you ^^
Ah... there's so much information here, I don't even know where to start.
I don't think I'm much into accessories, though I have a lot somewhere in a pony box... Do people collect the accessories too?
I think I like the G1s best, so maybe I should start there.
Does anyone know the average price for ponys? Approximately?
Does it help to make a list? I'm generally a large fan of lists, and I have all the ponys picture documented so maybe I could try that?
(thank you all so much for the replies, by the way. I really appreciate it ^^)
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Yes they are people collecting accessories. I know some that wouldn't thinks their collection is complete without them and are hunting even the tinyest and HTF ones.
Also, they are people collecting more of the merchandises or playsets, etc. It really depends from a collector to another.
That's why building a collection is personnal to how you want yours to be, as many, many collectors do not share the same way. There's no good or wrong, as it's up to everyone to be happy with their goals of course.
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Yay :) One pony ID down! Twisty Tail is a really pretty one as well :D
Lists are good. I am really bad at organisation but I have just about got my collection organised into lists now and it helps, esp when I need to check if I have a pony. I remember with G1 but I don't always with the others.
Pony prices vary wildly from pony to pony and it isn't always logical. Some are very cheap, some are very expensive, but they can be ponies from the same set. That's why I suggest leaving prices till you have targets. Then you can post a list of pony names you're interested in and get some input on them :)
People do collect accessories. Some accessories are very common and cheap, others sell for more than the pony. Again, it's specifics.
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For the most part, I thrift. I go to Goodwill, Value Village, a couple other thrift stores around here, and hunt for ponies. I'm a pony collector who buys whatever I find thrifting if I don't already have it, so most of the time I end up coming home with at least one new addition, be it an actual pony or some sort of merchandise. Of course the most common finds are G4 ones, so if you are just collecting G1 and G3, it'll likely be less common to find stuff you want while thrifting. I also recommend going to any antique malls you have around and seeing if there's any vendors there who sell ponies consistently.
eBay is a great way to find specific ponies you're after, I don't have my own eBay account yet though so I rarely get ponies here since I have to ask my dad to do it for me and then he has to take said money out of my bank account, haha. But that's a pretty good way if you're after specific ponies, and you can always buy some lots, too.
Wow... I had no idea the pony world was so large... The littlewiki looks like a really great place to get started. I can't believe something like that actually exists xD
Oh, I was wrong about the pony... It's not a mirror, it's a brush...I always thought it was a mirror... Shows my eye for detail. Twisty Tail. I'm going to write it down. Thank you ^^
Ah... there's so much information here, I don't even know where to start.
I don't think I'm much into accessories, though I have a lot somewhere in a pony box... Do people collect the accessories too?
I think I like the G1s best, so maybe I should start there.
Does anyone know the average price for ponys? Approximately?
Does it help to make a list? I'm generally a large fan of lists, and I have all the ponys picture documented so maybe I could try that?
(thank you all so much for the replies, by the way. I really appreciate it ^^)
Some people collect accessories! I don't actively search for any since I don't really have much room to display accessories, most of mine are just in storage. I would love to display them when I have more space. Price varies a lot depending on the pony. Many go for around $10, some around $20 or so. Some ponies are over $100 on average. I think it'd be a little hard to calculate a general average, it varies a lot! Depending on pony, condition, etc. As for documenting your collection, it can certainly be useful! Though I keep putting off updating it further, I use an app on my phone called Snupps, which is an app for taking photos of and writing down information on items in your collections. I've really got to work more on mine still.
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I guess that makes sense.
First thing I'm going to do is name all the ones I have and put them in a proper list xD that should take a while... I'm sure in the process I will find some others that I might want. Though I'm still unsure what to go by. Maybe I'll just go by whatever I find?
Here in Austria we have this website where people sell their old stuff - I just checked there and theres a whole lot of ponys on there. I'm really amazed. I think I'm going to take a closer look at that. When I search for 'my little pony' it shows over 1000 results...
What do you list them according to...? Color? Generation? Pose?
Yeah, eBay would probably be a good place once I know which ones I want specifically. Generally I buy a lot on ebay, but I'm not a great fan of the shipping prices... So it would need to be a very special pony xD
Somehow I'm not such a big fan of G4s because they are so small... Theyre the size of a G1 head xD But yeah, we have those in stores here everywhere.
Sadly we don't have any malls like that around here, I think, but we do have that one website I mentioned. I think I might be able to find something there.
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Ponyland Press is also a great resource!
When I look for ponies it's always by generation first, then by name. Or, since I mostly collect orange ponies I'll just look for 'my little pony orange' or even 'orange pony'.
As you go through the ones you already have, see if there are some you like more than others, then look up what set if any they're a part of. You might find you like the whole set and that'll be a good starting point. Or maybe you'll be like me and only want to collect a certain color, or a certain theme like Space ponies or Weather ponies :)
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Orange ponys... I have a few orange ponys xD but only G3 ones... Are there a lot of orange ponys?
I think the set thing is a good idea. I already found a few on the my little wiki site, but I'll definitely try the ponyland press too, thank you.
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Also, one other tip for you going forward - the year on the hoof is the year of the pose/mould. Not necessarily the year that pony came out. A lot of people have issues with that when they start because a pony from 1990 might have 1985 on the hoof and then it's harder to identify.
And if you really get stuck, you can ask for help :)
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Thank you! I was so confused about this. I was trying to find the name on the little wiki page based on the year on the foot... and that wasn't working at all. This explains everything. Thank you very much. You've saved me a lot of time and confusion xD
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Thank you! I was so confused about this. I was trying to find the name on the little wiki page based on the year on the foot... and that wasn't working at all. This explains everything. Thank you very much. You've saved me a lot of time and confusion xD
You are welcome :D
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Could someone maybe tell me the name of this pony? O_O I can't find it... I've searched everywhere. I'm trying to make a list of all my ponys but can't find that one... X_X
Thank you!
okay I give up... nvm. I cant figure out how to post a picture here O_O
this pony: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RkFTnpGjaZLeKKYK9
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That's the beautiful Bluebell (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Bluebell). :) She wasn't sold in the US -- alas! -- so she and her setmates (http://www.ponylandpress.com/europe/uk/flower.shtml) are often tucked away on the "European Exclusives" pages of MLP ID websites. Maybe that's why you missed her?
If you ever want to put a picture in your post, first upload it somewhere like Imgur or Flickr, then paste the url between [img] tags.
Best of luck with your collection! Owning over 200 ponies is an incredible "start"! :bigups:
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That's the beautiful Bluebell (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Bluebell). :) She wasn't sold in the US -- alas! -- so she and her setmates (http://www.ponylandpress.com/europe/uk/flower.shtml) are often tucked away on the "European Exclusives" pages of MLP ID websites. Maybe that's why you missed her?
If you ever want to put a picture in your post, first upload it somewhere like Imgur or Flickr, then paste the url between [img] tags.
Best of luck with your collection! Owning over 200 ponies is an incredible "start"! :bigups:
I'll use this opportunity to shamelessly plug my site again *grins*
http://www.etherella.com/scrapbook/
Simply because I don't separate European ponies out like they have the plague like a lot of other sites do. Being serious for a moment, most websites are US-centric but Europe had a fair amount that the US didn't have and vice versa. It makes it harder often for people in Europe (including the UK) to use them for IDing ponies because they're only filed logically if you live in the US or Canada.
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Oh, that makes so much sense. Thank you very much ^^
I've come to realize I have a few european ones... Which I guess makes sense. I think I'll use your site from now on, Taffeta xD Maybe it'll be easier... I still have a good 50 ponys to go.
I had the imageon photobucket, but somehow that wasn't working...
Thank you so much for your help!
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If you get stuck, just post a picture of your collection shelf/pile and we'll probably be able to ID every pony for you. There are a lot of members who know just about everyone by heart.
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If you get stuck, just post a picture of your collection shelf/pile and we'll probably be able to ID every pony for you. There are a lot of members who know just about everyone by heart.
This too. It's also good to use a range of websites as sometimes one will have an answer and another won't :) I'm glad you're getting through your long list!
Photobucket images are problematic now because they changed their whole system and invoked pay for use services. So linking an image to here and posting it now from there doesn't really work, sadly.
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If you get stuck, just post a picture of your collection shelf/pile and we'll probably be able to ID every pony for you. There are a lot of members who know just about everyone by heart.
This too. It's also good to use a range of websites as sometimes one will have an answer and another won't :) I'm glad you're getting through your long list!
Photobucket images are problematic now because they changed their whole system and invoked pay for use services. So linking an image to here and posting it now from there doesn't really work, sadly.
PB reversed its stupid decision, now images work again ;)
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Sounds like you were off to a grand start anyway. :p
Go to id sites
Compile a list
Ask for price ranges
Set a budget and stick with it
Buy what you like
Accept that these are older toys that come with problems and even if you get something mint/near mint, it may develop problems anyway.
Search garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores etc. you may be pleasantly surprised.
Have fun
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That about photobucket makes sense... I was really confused there when I saw that they suddenly wanted money, but now it seems to work again... sort of...
There's seriously people who know that many ponys? xD I havent been able to memorize a single one so far... But I already identified 176 ponys. I'm so proud. Although some of them are the same but in different poses? Or from different countries? Especially the G1s... it's crazy how many different ones there are of the same pony O.o
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That about photobucket makes sense... I was really confused there when I saw that they suddenly wanted money, but now it seems to work again... sort of...
There's seriously people who know that many ponys? xD I havent been able to memorize a single one so far... But I already identified 176 ponys. I'm so proud. Although some of them are the same but in different poses? Or from different countries? Especially the G1s... it's crazy how many different ones there are of the same pony O.o
When you've been collecting for a certain amount of time, you can recognize a lot of ponies by seeing them.It's just something you learn as you go.I don't think anyone started collecting and could immediately identify any pony you showed them.
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Yes, that makes sense... but there are so many of them. Does anyone actually know how many in total? xD
I was wondering about something else... I have a few ponys where I have two identical versions, except one has a darker symbol and the other a slightly lighter one... Are they still the same pony?
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Yes, that makes sense... but there are so many of them. Does anyone actually know how many in total? xD
I was wondering about something else... I have a few ponys where I have two identical versions, except one has a darker symbol and the other a slightly lighter one... Are they still the same pony?
This could have a lot of explanations, they could be different versions or just the same version that faded for example.If they have the same symbol they are the same pony, just maybe not the same version of that pony.
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
Nah, if they have the same symbol they are both Posey.I don't know that much about variations but i'm sure someone here will be able to answer you about that.
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Alright, thank you very much ^^ I'll just call them Posey I and Posey II for now...
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
Posey does have a recognised symbol variation (magenta rather than pink) so in a way Posey I and Posey II would really work for them xD. Also you're in Austria, so there's good chances of ones made in Italy as well (which the UK and US and other English speaking countries generally didn't get for some reason..?)
There are minor variations in symbol colouring and symbols can fade (Posey is a key example of fading symbol in the paler version) but if in doubt, best to keep both ;)
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
Posey does have a recognised symbol variation (magenta rather than pink) so in a way Posey I and Posey II would really work for them xD. Also you're in Austria, so there's good chances of ones made in Italy as well (which the UK and US and other English speaking countries generally didn't get for some reason..?)
There are minor variations in symbol colouring and symbols can fade (Posey is a key example of fading symbol in the paler version) but if in doubt, best to keep both ;)
...How could i forget about the Italian version when i'm swimming in Italian ponies ?
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Ah yes, again the weirdness of different ponys in different countries... Its like with coke xD we get a sugar reduced version here that doesnt taste as good as the one in america o.o its totally unfair. And I'm not talking about the diet or zero one, I mean the regular one... so lame.
I guess I'll just keep all my doubles then ^^; i have the same thing with Lickety split, lemon drop and peachy o-o And also tootsie... though with that one I already checked and it says one is an italy and the other a hong kong pony.
Do you guys keep doubles?
Are you from italy, Jorgito? Cuz your name sounds somewhat... not english xD
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Ah yes, again the weirdness of different ponys in different countries... Its like with coke xD we get a sugar reduced version here that doesnt taste as good as the one in america o.o its totally unfair. And I'm not talking about the diet or zero one, I mean the regular one... so lame.
I guess I'll just keep all my doubles then ^^; i have the same thing with Lickety split, lemon drop and peachy o-o And also tootsie... though with that one I already checked and it says one is an italy and the other a hong kong pony.
Do you guys keep doubles?
Are you from italy, Jorgito? Cuz your name sounds somewhat... not english xD
I'm french, but my nickname is related to part of my family being spanish.
I usually don't keep my exact doubles (same pony from the same country that isn't a variation) but i keep ponies that are the same but from different countries. They can really be different and beautiful (like Italian Tootsie or Macau Butterscotch, some of my favorite g1 ponies in my collection).
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
Posey does have a recognised symbol variation (magenta rather than pink) so in a way Posey I and Posey II would really work for them xD. Also you're in Austria, so there's good chances of ones made in Italy as well (which the UK and US and other English speaking countries generally didn't get for some reason..?)
There are minor variations in symbol colouring and symbols can fade (Posey is a key example of fading symbol in the paler version) but if in doubt, best to keep both ;)
...How could i forget about the Italian version when i'm swimming in Italian ponies ?
So common you stopped noticing it? Like when you walk down the same street every day and don't notice the same bush because it's always there? XD
I would like to be swimming in Italian ponies. I have always had a soft spot for them and their goofy expressions.
@JasonP - some people keep doubles, even sometimes a lot of the same pony (known as 'armies'). Some people trade or sell their doubles. It's one way to get ponies not sold in your area.
The ones you list are pretty common for symbol colour variations. Lickety Split also has a couple of releases in continental Europe (made in Hong Kong) and also Italian versions. Italian Tootsie is I think always white, but there is a white HK version that was only sold in Europe and a couple of other places and a green HK version sold here in the UK and in the US and Canada. And there are Spanish versions of Tootsie who are green as well.
So if you wanted, you could literally build a wall of variations xD.
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Oh, french. Awesome ^^
So if you had one with a lighter and one with a darker symbol, you would keep it? I feel very inclined to keep them both... They look somewhat different... although not really... I'm conflicted.
Taffeta: armies?? xDDD Maybe I should do that. How awesome would that be? Having 200 of the same pony? If anyone here has one, show me a picture? 8D
Italian ponys have different expressions?
O__O thats a lot of variations... The only difference i noticed in tootsie, is the darker symbols...
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
Posey does have a recognised symbol variation (magenta rather than pink) so in a way Posey I and Posey II would really work for them xD. Also you're in Austria, so there's good chances of ones made in Italy as well (which the UK and US and other English speaking countries generally didn't get for some reason..?)
There are minor variations in symbol colouring and symbols can fade (Posey is a key example of fading symbol in the paler version) but if in doubt, best to keep both ;)
...How could i forget about the Italian version when i'm swimming in Italian ponies ?
So common you stopped noticing it? Like when you walk down the same street every day and don't notice the same bush because it's always there? XD
I would like to be swimming in Italian ponies. I have always had a soft spot for them and their goofy expressions.
@JasonP - some people keep doubles, even sometimes a lot of the same pony (known as 'armies'). Some people trade or sell their doubles.
That must be it.If you like Italian ponies, come live in France because that's litteraly all i see from french sellers that aren't collectors. I was amazed to see someone selling an HK Skyflier among other ponies i wanted not too long ago and immediatly bought them since i only ever saw Italian Skyflier here.
JasonP : i don't know how to describe them, but their eyes don't really look the same as the "normal" HK ponies, which makes them look different and pretty cool
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What does Macau mean?
oh, I dont think I ever noticed that... But I'll take a look xD I also have an italian and a hong kong Cherry jubilee or whatever that ones called. they also have different colored cherries
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
In a way. If for example you got the White Tootsie from Italy, you'd call her Italian Tootsie and your regular green Tootsie, Tootsie, or US Tootsie.
If you had a pony that was re-released in a set with a gimmick, you might say Posey for the Earth Pony release and SS Posey for the So-Soft release.
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What does Macau mean?
Macau is a region in China, some ponies were made there and are stamped Macau under the hoof.
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SS Posey... Gosh, that would sure have a different meaning in my country xDDD wow. But I understand what you mean.
Theres a green tootsie? I have two white ones... one says hong kong and the other italy... What do US ponys say on the foot?
Oh... Macau. I understand. I dont think Ive ever seen one of those
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SS Posey... Gosh, that would sure have a different meaning in my country xDDD wow. But I understand what you mean.
Theres a green tootsie? I have two white ones... one says hong kong and the other italy... What do US ponys say on the foot?
Oh... Macau. I understand. I dont think Ive ever seen one of those
US ponies say Hong Kong or China under the hoof.Your white HK tootsie is the european release apparently, since the US version is green.Italian Tootsie was also white.
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Oh. It's too bad we don't get american ponys here... Do you get any in france? I only seem to get european versions of everything
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...Do different versions have different names? Or should I just call them... Posey I and Posey II? xD
I can't seem to find anything regarding that on my little wiki
Posey does have a recognised symbol variation (magenta rather than pink) so in a way Posey I and Posey II would really work for them xD. Also you're in Austria, so there's good chances of ones made in Italy as well (which the UK and US and other English speaking countries generally didn't get for some reason..?)
There are minor variations in symbol colouring and symbols can fade (Posey is a key example of fading symbol in the paler version) but if in doubt, best to keep both ;)
...How could i forget about the Italian version when i'm swimming in Italian ponies ?
So common you stopped noticing it? Like when you walk down the same street every day and don't notice the same bush because it's always there? XD
I would like to be swimming in Italian ponies. I have always had a soft spot for them and their goofy expressions.
@JasonP - some people keep doubles, even sometimes a lot of the same pony (known as 'armies'). Some people trade or sell their doubles.
That must be it.If you like Italian ponies, come live in France because that's litteraly all i see from french sellers that aren't collectors. I was amazed to see someone selling an HK Skyflier among other ponies i wanted not too long ago and immediatly bought them since i only ever saw Italian Skyflier here.
JasonP : i don't know how to describe them, but their eyes don't really look the same as the "normal" HK ponies, which makes them look different and pretty cool
Well, we didn't get HK Skyflier either here. Actually, I have found Italian Surprise and Heart Throb here (once each) but never the HK versions, so that's even true for the UK where we had neither release. Lots of people holidaying in South France, I imagine... XD But I would be really happy to find any Skyflier here, to be honest. Never seen her here in the wild in any form. Powder either. :(
I did get a lot of my Italian ponies from either Austria, Holland or France :D
My French is pretty rusty. I used to speak it pretty well but now not so much - now when I try to speak French, random Japanese words get mixed into the conversation (as I discovered on visiting Lille one time from London) and that's awkward to explain, not least because I'm very obviously not Japanese...
It's very unusual to find So Soft Ponies in Europe. They weren't sold here - I don't think anywhere in Europe, so ones that show up have travelled...
There indeed a green Tootsie :D
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Re American ponies - there are some ponies sold predominately in the US and Canada. Some sold all across the world including Europe and America. Some sold in different regions of Europe (ie Western Europe minus the UK, Scandinavia and Norse Countries) and some sold in other places like Brazil, Argentina, etc...which are made in those countries.
Ponies are complicated. ;) But about 70% of the ponies available in the US were also available in Europe. And about 70% of the ponies we had in Europe were available in the US. Not necessarily the same ponies, but it's about that. :)
People tend to call all ponies sold in the US "US Ponies" but most of them were sold in other places.
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Oh. It's too bad we don't get american ponys here... Do you get any in france? I only seem to get european versions of everything
Well as i said earlier i'm swimming in Spanish and Italian versions of ponies that have those versions, so the only US ponies i find are ones that don't have european variations
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Oh. Many of the ponys I have were bought in south america, where I grew up... What ponys did they have there? US ponys?
But again, many ponys were also bought in austria or england, after i moved there... o.o But i dont remember which came from where. I only have one so soft pony, but I've been unable to identify it so far.
Where do you guys get foreign ponys from?
I would really like a piggy pony xD they are so awesome.
That tootsie looks so different... I want one O_O I've never seen one like that. Not that I've seen that many ponys, but you know...
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A lot of South American countries made their own ponies. I suggest you take a look in the Nirvana forum for more about those :)
What colour is your So Soft Pony?
Green Tootsie is very common in the UK and the US and Canada I think as well. Maybe try UK ebay? I don't think she'd be very expensive there :) She's a lot more common than the white one.
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Oh awesome, I'll try the uk ebay. Thats not so far so maybe the shipping wont be so expensive.
The so soft is... white? or cream colored? beige? I dont know... with blue hair and three red dots.
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Oh awesome, I'll try the uk ebay. Thats not so far so maybe the shipping wont be so expensive.
The so soft is... white? or cream colored? beige? I dont know... with blue hair and three red dots.
This is an obscure guess because her proper colour is pale pink but I have seen ones yellowed with age so...given the dots, could it be Buttons?
http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Buttons
UK postage isn't too bad to Europe :)
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yes, thats the one! I cant believe you recognized that... O-o how many years have you been looking at ponys? xD
Why am I a fakie pony? xD what does that status change accoding to? I want to be a piggy pony...
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yes, thats the one! I cant believe you recognized that... O-o how many years have you been looking at ponys? xD
Technically since I was 2, so 34 years, but as a collector since 1995 xD. My sister (who also collects) and I got very good at spotting and identifying a pony from a hoof or a horn a row of tables away so we could get there first ;)
I'm glad my guess was right :D But it was really more the symbol than the colouring since ponies can discolour but symbols are usually pretty distinctive. She's the only one with the dots (they are buttons, officially, but under the fur they look like, well, dots). Also, I've had a discoloured one in my trade box quite recently, so I thought it might be her :)
Buttons is pretty. She's also quite popular I think as a character in the animation.
Why am I a fakie pony? xD what does that status change accoding to? I want to be a piggy pony...
Status changes happen with number of posts though I think at some point you can ask the mods for a special title. I don't remember how many posts that is though.
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wow, thats a long time... and youre still so passionate about ponys? Does your sister also collect, or do you collect together? how many do you already have??
Ive never seen the series, but good to know I have a popular pony xD
now I'm a custom bait pony... that changes so quickly. I cant wait to be a piggy pony. it'll be awesome
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wow, thats a long time... and youre still so passionate about ponys? Does your sister also collect, or do you collect together? how many do you already have??
Ive never seen the series, but good to know I have a popular pony xD
now I'm a custom bait pony... that changes so quickly. I cant wait to be a piggy pony. it'll be awesome
We both come into it and then take a break, it's not like we're always 100% on the ponies but we always come back to it, both of us in different ways. We collected together as kids so there are ponies she has that I don't and vice versa but I don't feel the need to get them. I don't know how many we have altogether. Quite a lot...
Right now her ponies are in storage because she has no space where she lives, but she's lately started buying ponies and coming to ponycon again...so I guess she's going to fill the non-space with more ponies now...
And I can only do the immediate recognition stuff on G1. I'm pretty hopeless on the others and rely on the expertise of people here often :) That's the beauty of the community, everyone has stuff they know and stuff they don't and it's a good place to find things out.
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Yeah, i guess it comes and goes in phases. I'm in a phase right now xD but its great that you guys still stick to it after such a long time. It seems like a very nice, stress relieving hobby.
The ponycon is in england, right? or was it already?
I deffinitely understand the space thing o.o i have them all in cabinets but if i get more, I have no idea where to put them. Where do you keep yours? Ive heard some people saying that its not good for them to be in glass cabinets because of the sun?
Yeah, this place seems really great to ask all sorts of things xD I'm still amazed that ponys have so many fans...