Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Leikin on January 26, 2020, 12:01:55 PM
Title: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Leikin on January 26, 2020, 12:01:55 PM
I know there are quite a few merchendise collectors out there, so I'm curious to hear how you collect. Do you buy Everything pony merchandise, or do you focus on special things, like only puzzles, rubbers and so on, or do you focus on merch including a particular pony only?
Let me see those merch Collections! I want to drool! :biggrin:
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 26, 2020, 12:50:27 PM
My mom accidentally started a G4 merch collection for me by buying pony stuff she thought was either cute or weird. I've amassed quite a bit of G4 related things. I don't have pics and most of it is put away since I don't have room but my favorite things are a Yatzee game. The dice tumbler is a big Rainbow Dash and the dice have cutie marks instead of numbers. It totally weird and awesome.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on January 26, 2020, 01:03:26 PM
I buy whatever speaks to me! I like useful items, and my Mom has a hand in picking up pony things that she sees that I might not have yet.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on January 26, 2020, 02:02:46 PM
I just pick up a very few items if I like the artwork. For example I have the G1 Bubbles alarm clock and maybe some G1 sowing cards. I love colouring and story books. For G4 I have a carry case and some stationary.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Deep Purple Crystal on January 26, 2020, 03:16:57 PM
As a sift through this site's archives probably reveals, I've been collecting the G1 comics (both UK Egmont runs) for several years now (I've basically lost count at this point, but I thiiiink I have around 32 remaining to complete both the MLP and MLP&Friends runs... ah, Baby Lickety cloning issue, why do you continue to evade me?), although my pursuit of this... lofty goal has led to some unexpected side acquisitions, most notably a pile of UK Activity Club merchandise I received in a lot a while back (including luminously illustrated wall friezes, drawstring bags, the 1987 calendar and the UK variant of the Adventures in Ponyland game complete with playing tokens for Mountain Boys Sunburst and Lightning). It's an overall rewarding collecting sidebar, although the interim between notable lots can elapse into months and the coveted set-completing issues which do emerge from the ether can fetch comical prices ($31 for MLP & Friends 26... surely you jest) before subsequently disappearing for the next two years or so. The magic wishing bananas, bizarre set origins ("JEWELS! JEWELS IN YOUR EYES!") and Majesty antics are well worth the price of admission though.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: lordalexander74 on January 26, 2020, 04:10:17 PM
Started collecting G4 ponies a year or two after it started. Focused on grabbing at least one of every unique character, I don't have room for every release of the Mane 6. Got a small army of G4 Applejack toys though, cause she's my favorite of the mane 6.
Ran out of room mostly, I can make some room rarer variations I don't have yet. Harder to find toys like prototypes, factory errors, and the funko Hikari Rainbow Dash line (Two variations of which I have yet to find on Ebay)
Lately I've came across several older gen MLP toys, again avoiding duplicates. From a toyline perspective, I prefer older MLP toys, they look more like equines than recent G4 molds.
Other than that, I really don't have much room for pony loot anymore. Got a handful of high end custom plushies, and am grabbing convention mascot plushies whenever I'm at cons.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on January 26, 2020, 04:36:28 PM
I have all sorts of merch in my collection, but my favorite kinds are books and greeting cards.
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Post by: Ragamuffin on January 26, 2020, 05:07:12 PM
Mostly print media, like books, but I'd love to collect things like birthday/holiday cards, stationary, and Valentines! :biggrin: I just love looking at the art... The G4 trading cards and whatnot don't interest me, though. I have a few cards from way back when but it's all screencaps from the show... nothing very exciting.
I have a small goal of owning every MLP video game physically. I only have three right now (Friendship Gardens, G3 PC Playpack, Puzzleventure), but they're all pretty cheap to acquire. I'm not going out of my way to buy any right now, but if I ever get in the mood to buy one, it's not too hard.
I also would like to collect Christmas ornaments... mostly the G3 ones because they're so pretty! But the recent G1 Hallmark ones are nice too.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Shaz on January 27, 2020, 01:30:24 AM
I have a weakness for sticker books, especially if they're in foreign languages (I know, I'm strange). My favourite at the moment is my G3 Croatian sticker book. All the ponies have Croatian names! I also have G1 sticker books (from France, Germany, Venezuela and Argentina), some random G1 stickers without a book to live in (they're from Portugal), a German G3 sticker book, and a couple of G4 sticker books (in English, I bought them new). I also have G1 storybooks in Chinese! So cool! Basically, I just can't resist anything involving books/stickers/foreign languages :)
I also pick up anything G1 that I find in charity shops, so I have a couple of mugs, some Lickety-Split earmuffs (sadly too small for me to wear comfortably), and a cute blanket for a dolls' crib with Bow Tie on it.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: mlp4me on January 27, 2020, 06:00:29 AM
I dabble in whatever I find... Mostly just local stuff that I've gotten at thrifts. I broke down and bought party items online because I do remember having a mlp theme b-day part at McD's back in the day...
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Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Rychu on January 27, 2020, 10:11:28 AM
I pretty much just collect plushies in any toy line i like. Whether its care bears or mlp or some other toy line. Plushies are my go to :)
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Taffeta on January 27, 2020, 10:43:32 AM
When G1 stuff was plentiful at carboots I amassed all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff and even though I've rehomed a large amount of that now (space/priorities/etc) I still have some cool things in my collection. But I wouldn't say I have any kind of overall organisation about the stuff I kept. I have all the stuff I can find from my childhood and then whatever appeals and is easy to store beyond that.
We have a lot of plushies. The only ones I care about are my Honeycomb, my sister's PJ cases and the baby plushies, but neither sister or I can remember which others belong to whom and she doesn't want to sell them so they're all in the attic somewhere except those mentioned above. (I have a G3 SweetSong Plush and a couple of BAB as well but I don't really count them as merch).
I do have almost all the comics, I'm missing mostly MLP&Friends comics because I never had them as a child. I have all my club material from when I was a kid but am missing bits from the years I wasn't a club member. I have a lot of pamphlets from the UK and various other places but am still missing the one for baby Ribbons and Hearts. I have a lot of backcards (if they count) but still have some gaps.
From my childhood I have things like my Surprise pencil sharpener shaped like a padlock and my Skyflier scissors. Also a hairclip featuring Summer Heatwave (remember also having tropical pony socks as a child but think they didn't survive)...the shoebox to my childhood pony trainers (box is flattened but survives, shoes don't). I also have some Christmas cards and a birthday card from when I was 6 with Heart Throb and Baby Heart Throb on it. And then I have (I think) a couple of stickles (I certainly had Skyflier and someone else at one point) and a puzzle with Glory on and a few other things like that. There's a nightgown somewhere with ponies on, and some pyjamas and slippers that came from carboot sales.
And three bicycles. Which I would love to rehome but the possibility of doing so is very limited given that I have no intention of posting them.
Some of my merch mentioned above are pictured in this thread from ages back now. http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,371674.msg1438506.html#msg1438506
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Skeen on January 27, 2020, 12:35:44 PM
For G1 and G2, anything and everything. The weirder/more obscure, the better.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Einhornbaby on January 27, 2020, 01:40:00 PM
for G1 : any thing I can get ! <3 I LOVE G1 stuff! Favourite piece : a paper mobilee picturing some ponies (Princess Primrose, Cocoberry, Family Apple Delight, Twist and Chief), a working sewing machine and a doll pyjama picturing Pinwheel! for G2 : hm dont have anything besides the McDonalds ponies (do they even count as merch?) and the figure that came with the PC game (+ the PC game). I wont mind adding more! G3 : weird things mostly or at least stuff thats not soo common. My favourite piece is a "ByeBye BooBoo", its a cooling pack for kids picturing Skywishes. I also love my SnoCone maker! G4 : well, I have some... or lets say I have lots of stuff. But ... hm, Im not buying much anymore because of the sad quality I mostly find. My favourite piece is a pink set containing a jug and some matching cups. Plastic but cute! I also like that little neck holder cushion for kids.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Carrehz on January 27, 2020, 02:00:18 PM
I like weird (semi-)obscure figures, like the G4 Chupa Chups or the various Busy Books. Stuff that's super wonky but with its own certain charm. Also I seem to have accumulated a small pile of retro-G1 pajamas :B
Other than licensed toys (figures, ornaments, etc), I don't really collect merch. I'm not a flat collector in general - I know it's ridiculous for a lifelong toy collector to say "what am I going to do with that stuff?", but that's honestly how I feel about flats! XD I guess the idea is to just keep it and look at it, and that's exactly what I do with the ponies themselves, but somehow it feels different to buy, say, stationery just for the sake of it. x) THAT SAID I do pick up stuff if I find it in the wild, so I've got some repro G1 notebooks, old G1 books from charity shops, etc.
I guess you could say, I'll buy merch if I run across it and like it, but I don't go out of my way to look for it (in general).
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Post by: starrynights on January 27, 2020, 04:48:13 PM
Anything with princess luna on it. Random figures, too Otherwise I tend to be fond of odd things like cups and stickers
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Post by: SkyCakes on January 27, 2020, 05:22:33 PM
I love G1 merch I dont have a ton but some items that I still have. As in a G1 wallet set. G1 blossom pony bank. Stuff like that. I don't mind merch but im running out of space ugh.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Elfpony on February 01, 2020, 04:54:25 AM
Space is an issue, of course, so I stick mainly to birthday party supplies and stationary/stickers, all gens. At some point I’ll actually get the birthday stuff displayed, but the stickers are the bane of my collection existence. I hoard them and never seem to find the time to actually sort through what I have. But I do love them.
Elf
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: freezestime on February 01, 2020, 06:16:55 AM
Space is my biggest issue for all my collections.
Biggest collection: My husband Sanji from One Piece collection, and while I'm not actively working on it, I'll probably be working on it until I die.
Currently and mostly buying: MLP, collecting all ponies that match my aesthetic throughout every gen (excluding G3.5) but have a soft spot for G2. Will only collect the ones I want so it may eventually end.
Current toyline I'm collecting: LoL OMG dolls that match my aesthetic, Shopkins and Cheeki Puffs as my main ones.
Toyline I collected and loved since the beginning: Monster High! I loved them since day 1! There's certain dolls I want but I'm not objecting to finding ones and taking them home and completing them. Except G2, don't like them but I yearn for the day that G3 is announced; presuming it's like the first gen with something new!
Other things I collect: Sailor Moon, vintage Polly Pocket, Num Noms, Q Posket, Bratzillaz, Bratz, Barbie (90's-10's), Toy Story, La La Loopsy, Smooshy Mushy, hoping to expand into Japanese Kawaii culture so this list may grow.
Edit: The actual items I'll collect are the dolls/ponies, also collect books, bags and plates/mugs.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: tikibirds on February 01, 2020, 06:21:59 AM
FOr G1 - I like stationary like stampers, stickers, paper, books. I dont have a lot of space so nothing too big.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: starstrider on February 02, 2020, 03:17:57 PM
I love all G1 MLP merch. Am especially fond of of the bedsheets and pillow cases, doona covers and curtains. Also love the porcelain ponies, as well as the coffee mugs. I don't know why I love those things the most, but I do.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Ponybookworm on March 22, 2020, 03:17:28 AM
You can probably guess by my username what merch I prefer: useful stuff &... books & UK comics!!! Ponies come first, but Pony literature comes second, unless I'm working on a project. I'm always after books I don't have yet, or comics & magazines I'm missing. For G4 I prefer IDW in books to comics, & have some IDW books. Eventually I'll ad my literature wantlist up here... G2 merch I'm pretty much after anything I don't yet have.
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Post by: kingluke on March 22, 2020, 05:50:00 AM
I got some artwork and I think owning a mug would be nice but one otherwise I don't really collect merch.
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Post by: goddessofpeep on March 22, 2020, 04:40:22 PM
I collect a lot of merch, but I’m particularly fond of birthday party stuff. Especially party favors! I had a pony birthday as a child with the plates, tablecloth, cups, bags, favors, and the whole nine yards. Every time I see those Glory plates or the little ball game favors, I think back to that birthday:)
I also got the baking set for Christmas one year. I still have the whole set - including the cookie cutters! I used them to make pony cookies for a a pony meet I hosted.
I have all sorts of random stuff besides that. Stickers, stationary, colorforms, UK Club stuff, and everything else you can think of.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Esbayne on March 22, 2020, 04:47:42 PM
I don't do too much outside of like, maybe posters or clothes. I have one set of G1 pajamas and a G1 shirt. Somewhere I have a BF poster... Otherwise, I just stick to the ponies themselves.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on March 22, 2020, 08:09:04 PM
I only ever bought one t-shirt with Glory on it. We don't get much merch around here.
Title: Re: What kind of merchandise collector are you?
Post by: Moonbreeze on March 23, 2020, 02:44:48 AM
Everything G2!
Most of it is featured here: http://www.lavenderlagoon.com/merchandise.html