I love love LOVE cleaning up G1 ponies. It's massively satisfying giving them new life when you know they haven't seen daylight for 20 odd years.

I guess that's why I made the crazy decision to buy this lot:

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There aren't even that many I want for my collection, but just the idea of cleaning them made it SO worth it. For the most part they'll all in nice condition, just filthy. The only big downside is that they came from a smoker's home...they smell pretty awful. Any tips on how to get the smell out of the plastic? I'm thinking a scrub in bicarb.

There are some rarities among them...can you spot a rather special baby on the top of the pile? I paid roughly £2 a pony, which seemed like a good deal! (even if it amounted to a lot...)

The lovely seller said he thinks their accessories are also in the attic in a separate box, and if he finds them he'll send them on, free of charge!

Now then, off to the spa

EDIT: More photos!

There are 70 different ponies in nice condition

31 doubles of ponies

and 19 ponies which I would consider bait

Here are the 70 different ones!

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(note Fizzy's eye creepily glowing in the background)

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Cat just HAD to get in the photo, haha

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I can't believe that Baby Sapphire has her original bracelet! I really hope that her necklace turns up too - fingers crossed the seller finds a box of accessories to accompany these gals.

Hey all!

I'm looking to buy Flower Bouquet, if anyone has her available. I'm pretty fussy when it comes to ponies, so preferably near mint with pink and silky hair. She's my grail pony so I'd like a real beaut for my collection!

Please PM me if you're looking to part with one

xTic_Tac_Toex

Hello all!

I'm thinking of attending UK Ponycon this year (my first time!) and having a stall. I was wondering if anyone with past experience could give me some basic advice on what to expect and how to get the most out of the day.

Hopefully see you there!

XTic_Tac_Toex

[moving to Corral ~ many thanks ~ hathorcat]

Oh my goodness, where do I even begin with this! So a couple of weeks ago I saw an advert online for a lot of '30 Vintage My Little Ponies'. The picture was taken in a suitcase, so it was very unclear what the contents were:

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But I actually based my decision to buy on the fact that the pink rump to the right looked like it could belong to Twin Mommy (yep, I now ID pony behinds!) I didn't get my hopes up, but 30 ponies for £50 seemed a really good deal to me, so I just went for it.

The seller was lovely, they were her childhood collection and she was happy to rehome them to a collector. She also informed me that upon counting them when packing, there were actually SEVENTY-FOUR.

After what felt like forever, they finally arrived:

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MAHOOSIVE box.

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Hey there guys!

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Chaotically tipped out on my bed

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I WAS RIGHT! It WAS Mommy's rump, and look who she has with her! I couldn't actually find the babies at first, and thought that they must have been lost, but after a good rummage they emerged. Aren't they sweet?

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Some family ponies

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This girl is my favourite of them all, especially with her original bow!

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Jazzie with her walkman

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Princess!

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Winged babies

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Rockin' beat ponies complete with original ribbons and guitar brushes! What are the chances?

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Some babies! (and I daresay a couple of rare ones in the mix)

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Seashell and Bubbles

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Even MORE babies!

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And so as not to hold you in suspense any longer, Nurse ponies. Two of which have their original nurse hats!!! What is this madness? I feel like I've just dug up a dinosaur or something.

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Two unicorn babies

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Flutters

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Applejack with baby

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Bowtie and baby

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Seaside ponies

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Glittery symbols

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Sundae Best

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Collector's Pose

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Trotting pose

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Random combos as I got near to the end of the pile

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Unicorns

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Food related

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Tootsie and Snowflake(s)

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Cherries Jubilee plush!

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Getting random at this point

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More randomers. Poor Northstar has a bad case of snooze/pindots! Any cleaning advice?

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The coolest fakie I have EVER seen. Her wings have liquid and glitter in them! Anyone know who she is? I can't see any markings.

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Not many accessories, but I think the number of ponies makes up for it Anyone know who the aprons go with? I assume the food symbol ponies?

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Even some old books! I love the bath sea pony one.

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Group shot!

Time for operation clean-up. There are some obvious baits, but a lot of these girls having amazing potential and are just in need of a scrub and hair wash. I'm very happy with my girls! Some will be up for sale in the next couple of weeks, so keep your eye out on the For Sale - For Auction page.

Suppp everyone!

I received a really nice lot of ponies in the post today:

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,336607.0.html

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I've spent what feels like *forever* sorting through the accessories and matching them to ponies. I now have a small lot left, and was wondering if people could help me ID them?

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I also have lots of ribbons, and am not sure which are genuine/aren't? My suspicions are that the top three are ordinary ribbons, and the rest are real. I'd love some advice on that, and if you can think of which ponies they go with in the pictures, that'd also be appreciated.

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I got these ALL from the same seller, so hopefully all of the ribbons go to ponies in the pictures!

Thanks

I thought it'd be fun to have a collaborative thread where you can post your ultimate bargain! Here are the three easy steps:

1. Where did you find your bargain pony/ponies/merchandise - a thrift store? eBay? in a bin?!

2. What was the bargain price? This obviously varies, i.e. getting a rare pony for $10 may still be a massive barg!

3. Post a picture of your beloved pony.

Me first!

1. I found a pony at a car boot sale a couple of weeks ago. I rarely find anything, and wasn't massively hopeful. I walked past a bag of soft toys, when my mum pointed out a sparkly tuft of hair which was poking out. 'Could that be a pony'? she says, getting all excited. I dig my hand in and pull out...G1 Twinkler! In mint condition, no rubs and great hair.

2. She cost me a mere 30p. Not bad going!

3. And here she is:

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P.S, the pillowcase she's stood on was another car boot find. WITH the duvet cover, like new as if it had just come out of the packet in the 80s, £1.

Looking forward to seeing all of your treasures!

[nudging this over to the Pony Corral for you - kiwimlp ]

Have you ever had an experience where you've seen a pony out of your grasp or beyond redemption? I have a funny little anecdote from my childhood years involving G1 Gusty.

I live in the UK, and when I was little I frequently went to Bristol Zoo. In the zoo they had a section which was there to raise awareness about environmental issues. There were massive, oversized bins, which they had made glass-fronted - almost a cut-out-and-look-inside sort of thing, to reflect how wasteful people are with chucking stuff out.

Behind the glass were piles and piles of decaying rubbish and...a poor Gusty! With a missing horn, looking very sorry for herself. Everytime I went there I tried to persuade my parents to tell the zoo keepers to take her out so I could bring her home and 'nurse her back to health'.

It never happened, and I haven't been there in years...so who knows, she may still be there! Poor little Gusty.

Anyone else have a pony woe to tell?