I've been collecting ponies for over 20 years now and started with G1. I then started to buy G3s when they were in the shops and never thought I'd bother with G2. However, I now have a large G2 collection as well. Then when G4 came out, I just had to get all those cute little ponies!

However, I have decided, having seen the G5 designs, to stop at G4 and focus on filling in all the gaps in my existing collection and appreciate and care for the ponies I've got, rather than keep on and on collecting.

At what point do you think you will stop? Will you ever? Are there certain gens you will never collect? Do you like G5 enough to continue collecting those or will you collect them purely for completeness? Will you continue if there's a G6, G7, G8...?

I'd love to hear your thoughts! 

If you have any of these MIB that you'd like to sell, please let me know. Thanks! 

I just went through my G1 collection to inspect each pony for rogue marks that could be gently removed by using acetone on a cotton bud. These were most often just random specks of paint for which acetone works perfectly, and I've used it before and heard on here many times that others have used it successfully (being careful, of course, to avoid any painted areas on the pony such as the eyes and symbol). I've literally never had any issues with it at all.

However, there were three ponies today that did NOT respond well to the acetone  These were Sweet Pocket, her UK counterpart Singing Pocket and Snowdrop (the German Flower pony). In each case there were a couple of dirty marks or a fleck of paint where I went straight in with the acetone cotton bud to remove (having previously treated dozens of other ponies similarly), when, to my horror, their actual body colour came off as well!  I could instantly see the purple and yellow of the dye on the cotton bud, and on the pony there was left behind a small pale spot that had been stripped of its dye 

Now, I realise there are many seasoned pony ppl on here who may be throwing up their arms in horror at what I've done (tbh the damage isn't bad - you'd have to be really scrutinising the pony in pure daylight to see it - I caught it immediately and stopped), but I genuinely didn't know the dye/colour (or whatever) could come off a pony's body in that way! And I've literally never heard anything like that being discussed on here...

I thought I'd better tell everyone what happened in case anyone else is planning to use acetone on these particular ponies. My advice is please DON'T!

I had to make myself a nice cup of tea and watch an episode of Line Of Duty in order to get over it  UK folks will understand.

I know I'm not going to be alone here, but l'm seriously concerned now that I'll simply never be able to afford my remaining few G1 ponies. The prices are ridiculously off the charts at the moment...

So, that's my question. Is it just "at the moment" or do you think this is a trend that will only worsen? Will prices just go up and up, or will they level off, or even drop, again?

I realise that Ebay prices go up and down, and over the years I've seen plenty of that (and bought ponies at too high a price only to find them much cheaper years later). But this feels different to me...

What do you think? Also, why is this happening?

Apologies if this has already been discussed - I did a quick scan and didn't see anything...

Did Nirvana ponies come with ribbons? And, if so, is there a list of which ribbons went with which ponies? I'd love to match them up with the original colour ribbons...

Hi everyone, just wondering if plasticiser leakage is more common in Brazilian ponies than in other Nirvanas...?

I have a range of Nirvanas all in a box and they've been in there for years. Occasionally I get them out to have a look at them and the last time I did that I discovered that both my Brazilian ponies are leaking but none of the others are.

I've separated them from the others and am letting them air dry. Hope that works!

Thanks!

Does anyone have any of these and would they be willing to ship to the UK?