So... it occurred to me that if you consider the first ponies I bought (G4 Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie) I've been buying ponies for about 5 years now. When my husband and I moved to our new apartment a year ago I thought almost immediately that the walk in closet off of our bedroom would make a perfect mini pony room! I worked on it for a while, deciding what I can afford to use the small space for, and in the end, over the past year, arranged it to display my G1 and G2 ponies. And now that it's been about five years since I walked into Toys R Us and bought me some ponies, spawning off the rebuying of my childhood ponies and joining this forum, it seems to be a good time to share the fruits of my labor. So here we go.

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Here's the view when you open the door!
(That's a baby lemon tree on the floor... sheltered from the cold and bare of its leaves for the winter...)

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Misc. goodies. I love my porcelains!

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I don't have many G2s. Also, my MOC G1! <3 Glittering Gem is not actual MIB at all, but she likes to hang out in her box.

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Babies!

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Some nirvanas and a custom. I love Posey.

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I'm trying to leave gaps for ponies I still need.
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So Soooooft. This is the set I'd like to complete next.
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Some very special girls here. My dad found Quackers at a garage sale!
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Some wonderful ponies here, including my precious Night Glider...
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Two of my favorite sets in one shot!
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Another favorite set!
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Plushieees.

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On the far wall is a smaller shelf with playsets and merch.
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The nursery is at the bottom!
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There's my Soft Sleepy Newborn up there, and My Pretty Pony peeking!

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SO MANY PONIES.
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"Hi there!"
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I love this shot. Sundance looks so darn cute.
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There's only room for so many Sea Ponies in the tub...
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"Welcome!"
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Petites! A very new addition to my collection.
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I love my books and puzzles.
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Thank you everyone, for being a great community and helping me build my collection.

eBay has been so good to me lately! In December I got my first MOC for $15, and later a massive lot which included Crumpet for a great price. And now, this lot arrived just the other day, which I snagged for only $50!

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Everyone needs some cleaning up before I put the doubles up for sale, but this is definitely a great lot for that price. I'm so excited to have Baby Up Up and Away. Keep scanning eBay people, there's still treasure to be found.

Ebay has been really good to me lately. First I won my first MOC pony for only $15, then found a very interesting lot that included a Crumpet in excellent condition, plus a lot of other treasures! Thought I'd share!

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Love this girl! Her packaging isn't in perfect condition, but for the price I'm not complaining. The seller actually posted two baby ballerinas, but I only bought one. Thought I'd share the luck. Hope whoever got the other one will be a loving pony mommy.

Next, the lot! I posted about this in the Corral, and I was surprised when it arrived so fast!

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Here's everything together! Not a bad snag for $60!

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First, the book and tape! The book has seen better days but I think it's mostly complete apart from the cover. I'm not sure about the tape yet, I have no means to test it out yet.

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Petite stuff! Not in great condition and with a lot of accessories missing, but I'm still happy to have all of this. Also, a random barette featuring Medley! It's broken but a fun little addition to the lot.

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Stuff I already have plus a double of one of the petites, and will eventually be for sale. If you can believe this, Medley was filled with rice and dried peas or something. My theory is that someone had it in their mind to use ponies as secret storage for seeds for the upcoming apocalypse.

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Fakies. The top two are labeled Remco, the other two have no labels. They looks to have had interesting lives.

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Ponies, in varying condition. We'll see what I can do with Sundance. Lickety Split has a trim and her hair is totally white. On the bright side her flocking might clean up okay and is fairly complete. Ribbon might be a good deflock candidate. Not sure yet, it's pretty complete but is kind of thin and matted.

Now, best of all...

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CRUMPET! Lucky for me she looks to be in the nicest condition of anything here. Her hair feels a bit dry but I think with some conditioning it'll come out nice, and her flocking is great. I'm so happy to have her in my herd and she looks so beautiful. Feeling so lucky.

[I decided I need to move the rest of my ponies in a hurry. There are 21 G1 ponies including Star Swirl and Love Petal in this auction, starting at just $20. Go check it out, I need some quick cash! ]
http://www.ebay.com/itm/21-My-Little-Pony-G1-including-Star-Swirl-and-Love-Petal-Various-conditions-/272677214754?hash=item3f7cd41a22:g:rxcAAOSwaEhZHhC3

HELP!

I HAVE TOO MANY PONIES!

Any pony labeled "bait" is buy one get one free (of equal or lesser value). If you buy any non-bait ponies, you may choose one bait pony for free, just pay shipping. Help me get unburied from all these ponies!

And please, if you see something you like, feel free to make an offer. I'm very amicable toward interested customers and if you see something you can't live without, I'll likely be more than happy to help you out. And if you have any questions about the condition of these ponies, please ask.

I'm open to offers on all of this. Mostly I just want to get rid of these, and a large number of my ponies are commons or in not great shape, so feel free to pitch me reasonable offers.

NEW 4/8

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Star Swirl $20 Slight rubs, slightly faded hair.

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Fancy Mermaid $25 OBO Pearly coat and symbol are fine, but hair is frizzy. SOLD

Love Petal
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Just a small rub to DS eye. $25 OBO

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Princess Dawn $5 SOLD

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Buttons $5 Nice hair, but matted flocking.

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$2, yellowed body, rubbed and rusty symbols

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Christmas baby, $3 SOLD

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Tootsie Hair and tail trim $3

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Sundance A, B Various marks, should all be removable. $2 each

Parasol
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Frizzy hair $2 SOLD

Combs
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.25 each BOTTLES, NECKLACE AND BOTTLE SOLD

Diapers w/ box
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$1 each

Dragon and Sunsuit sticker, no backing
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$1

Sundance A
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A few spots, trimmed hair $2

Sundance B
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$3

Cotton Candy
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No tail BAIT $2

Princess Royal Purple C
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$4

Lemon Drop
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Faded symbols, no tail.

Majesty
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Head/body mismatch, age spots $2 BAIT

Cherries Jubilee HOLD
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$4

G2 McDonald's
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Fair condition. .50 each

Sprinkles
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Pink marks from shoes on hind feet. $2

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Cotton Candy $2 Hair trim.

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Sunlight, $3, head/body mismatch

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Cuddles $2 Thin mane?

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Blue Belle BAIT $1 Pink splotches

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Wave Runner $5 Hair trim? Frizz SOLD

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Snuzzle BAIT $1 Chewed ear, no tail

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BBE Lickety Split $2

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Peachy BAIT $1 Body only

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Coco Berry 2 $4 Faded hair HOLD

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BBE Sundance $2

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Northstar $2 Dingy flocking, tail trim

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Sprinkles $2 Cancer BAIT

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Baby Ember $2 Head/body mismatch

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Sky Dancer 2 $3 Stain on leg

Totsy Pony
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Needs cleaning. $2 SOLD

Remco Pony 1
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Missing hair, dirty. $1 SOLD

Lanard baby
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Kind of dirty, frizzy hair. $1

Remco 2
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Dirty. $1

Buddy L Pony
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Doesn't work? You may be able to fix her. $2

Princess Rinse n Spit
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Sparse hair, markings on side. $2 SOLD

Fakie
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So dirty! Take her home and make her happy. .50

G3 and 3.5
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G3s $2 each or take the whole lot for $10

G4
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$3 each

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MOC Pinkie Pie $10

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Ponyville etc. .50 each

FAKIES

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Large Cabbage Patch fakie, $1 or free with purchase

other
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Steven Universe minis $5 each or both for $8

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Howl's Moving Castle mini figures. Witch figure has a broken foot, will need to be reglued, has been displayed. $5

Coming soon: Fancy Mermaid pony!

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Actually, I think it's his now.

So, a little while ago I was at a thrift shop and found the shell of a Show Stable... no accessories, rather yellowed, with a piece broken off the roof and a crack in the wall. I still couldn't force myself to leave it behind! I already have a Show Stable in better condition, so now it's kind of... taking up space. I'm sure that other collectors have had this problem. I don't know if I can bring myself to "release" it back into the thrifting world. I feel like there must be someone who could still make use of it.

I have been meaning to revamp and update my sales page. I would be willing to offer it as a "free, just pay shipping" option, or free with a number of pony purchases. Do you think even that is a viable offer? I wouldn't mind some insight from the community, since it's G1 and I'd like it to go to a good home even if it isn't in good shape.

It's a little bit messy, but... well, necessity is the mother of invention. I'll probably work out how to make it look nicer later. I just don't have a ton of room to display my G1s in my walk-in closet, so I've needed to get creative.

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This actually works pretty well. The "cups" hold a baby sea pony mold pretty snugly. The back of the carton is pinned to the shelf, and the weight of the ponies in the front makes the front sag a little bit, creating a slightly tiered look. What do you think?

So... a few years back I bought a "bait box" lot on eBay. Most of them were actually okay enough for me to consider them viable additions to my collection, but a few were rather hopeless. One was this Cloud Dreamer:

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The poor girl. Not only are there the issues you can clearly see, but she had some rust in her, and her head was broken off unevenly, so most of the plug was still glued to the body.

I didn't even wake up this morning with the intention of finally fixing her-- I'd instead thought about working on a custom, but once I got out my box of craft stuff and I remembered poor Cloud Dreamer, I got her out and went to work. The fact that I already had white Dollyhair helped!

The result isn't perfect. I'll admit that... I've only repainted symbols twice before and they were much simpler ones. But I can at least display her now, and the fact that I worked hard on her makes me love her despite her issues.

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All in all, I:
Retailed her
Cleaned her body
Fixed up her hair
Repainted her symbols
Glued her head back on

Tell me what you think, I'm open to constructive criticism. One issue was that the white paint of her large cloud came out a little uneven and despite my best efforts I had to struggle not to get it to run. Who knows how long it'll be before I have to restore a symbol, and I'd like to continue to improve.

So excited!

So every year since I started collecting, I treated myself to something a bit rarer on my birthday. Mimic, Baby Princess Sparkle, TAF Buttons, Clover, and now finally it came that I used the occasion to buy TWO very special ponies.

I already had Star Glow from an eBay bargain, and the incredible blue hearts Dazzle Glow from a lucky BIN, and now thanks to Sunlight I have the whole set! I never thought I would finish this set so soon, and yet there they are on my dining table!
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I'm looking forward to when it gets properly dark so I can turn off the lights and view them in their full glowy majesty. <3

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