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« on: August 06, 2012, 06:00:22 AM »
I always considered Etsy an art/custom sale site (Am I wrong though? Correct me if I am  )
I think you should stick with Etsy for your custom stuff to be honest. A lot of custom and official stuff gets mixed up on Ebay.
You are not wrong - Etsy is probably most known in many communities as being a place to sell art/handmade items. But Etsy is actually also really huge on vintage stuff. I do see a lot of ponies listed on etsy, but I have no idea if they sell or not. I love etsy though, much more than ebay and I would consider putting ponies up on etsy, but I will probably never sell anything on ebay. I guess it all depends on the price you set as well. Etsy isn't an auction house, like ebay. You set your price and that is it, so I'm thinking if you are setting the items too high you will have trouble selling there. It might be easier to get attention on etsy as well. It seems like pony-peeps are getting more and more interested in using etsy, so that is a good thing too. Good luck!
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« on: August 06, 2012, 05:30:20 AM »
I'm a bleeding heart collector. I buy the ones I love and I also tend to buy the rescues and baits.  I'm also the type to feed strays when I see them lol
I just love that description! A bleeding heart collector 
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« on: August 06, 2012, 02:35:01 AM »
I'm not a completionist, unless you count wanting to complete my wishlist, and I don't consider someone who wants to complete a few sets or certain things a completionist. To me, a completionist wants everything of whatever generation they collect (accessories, backcards, stickers, etc aren't required in my mind). There's a huuuuuuge difference between wanting to have compete outfits and wanting every G1 released in the US, and I don't even find them comparable. But that's just me, and you can of course call yourself whatever you want. 
Sure, there is a difference - I am not disagreeing with you on that. I just find it interesting that our collections are so different from one another, and I just wanted to point out that there might be different kinds of completionists. I have always thought about completers like you do. The ones that want to collect every pony there is. But being an accessory junkie - I started to think that there might be different levels of being a completionist. I'm not so much concerned with the terms used (we can call it accessory completers instead, I don't mind  ). I am more interested in the fact that we have so different collections, but maybe the same urge that motivates a collector to get all G1 ponies is the same that motivates me to buy all accessories for my ponies? I just found it interesting that I feel the need to buy pony shoes to complete the outfit, when I just really don't like pony shoes. But I truly think it is fun buying them, and having them with the outfit makes me happy (now I sound crazy, but I hope you understand what I mean!) I was thinking that the same feeling was true for those who collects i.e. all G1 ponies?
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« on: August 06, 2012, 02:14:28 AM »
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« on: August 06, 2012, 01:33:32 AM »
I have always thought I was not a completionist. I never felt the need to have all ponies, or even all the ponies in one set. Simply because I only wanted the ponies I really, really liked or the ponies that fitted in my collection. I have been away from the pony-community for some years now, and when I got my self back into it a couple of weeks ago it really hit me. I might not be a set-completer or a generation- completer, but none-the-less I AM a completer.
Already when I bought my first pony as a grown-up I was a completer. The first ponies I bought was Firefly, Glory, Blossom and baby Bowtie. To complete my childhood collection - as I already had Baby Firefly, Baby Glory, Baby Blossom and Bowtie. The second thing I made sure off was that all my ponies had all their accessories - down to their backcards and stickers (which is still an on-going process...). The same thing happened with my pony wear - even though I don't particularly LIKE pony shoes I just had to have those too, because they completed the outfit. My ponies NEVER wear any pony shoes, but I still need to have them.
So from thinking I wasn't a collector that worried about completing, I might be the "worst" (or maybe best!) kind of completer of all. It is not just about buying the pony, but getting everything that is associated with that pony too. So even though I only have around 35 ponies in my collection I have a TON of stuff for them all. Even the stuff I don't like, just because it belongs to the pony ( it sounds so wrong when I write it like that, but I hope you guys understand what I mean).
So how about it? Maybe, on some strange level, all collectors are completionists? I thought it would be interesting to hear all your thoughts on how you collect? Is it only ponies, or are you like me, collecting accessories and pony wear, puffy stickers and backcards as well? What is important to you in your collection? What motivates you to buy the MLP things you decide to buy?
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« on: August 06, 2012, 01:05:02 AM »
Oh! I just bought Hopscotch and the dress for Megan and outfit for Sundance in the Sweet Dreams Megan and Sundance Pony Wear!! Yay! Superhappy!
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« on: August 05, 2012, 03:05:04 PM »
You do take great pictures of your ponies! I am a huge fan of photography myself so it is always fun seeing others who share that hobby! I haven't seen that many pictures of MLP on flickr (I am not good with the search button though). I hope you don't mind me adding you on flickr so I can keep a look out for your pictures
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« on: August 05, 2012, 01:14:57 PM »
oh wow - that is an army of Gusty! I love that pony - she has such vibrant colors, yet so simple. I totally understand why you would want an army of her! Can't wait to see the next addition to the herd!
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« on: August 05, 2012, 01:02:54 PM »
great find! And they cleaned up so nice!
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« on: August 05, 2012, 12:54:09 PM »
I would also just mark them "as is", but that might of course reduce the likeliness of selling in some cases. Maybe mark the lots after their condition. Put only mint ponies in one lot, and ponies with only minor flaws in another and ponies with more major flaws in a third? Depending on which ponies they are of course, you can price the lots differently after their condition? It is always a hassle to sell unwanted ponies, especially if you are busy, but I have learned that in cases where I just don't have time, but still need to sell due to space for instance, I just have to be prepared to sell them cheap. In most cases I just decide to put the whole selling on hold until I have time Oh, and it could be an idea to put up a trade post if you are interested in trading. I find it much less time consuming to trade, than to sell Good luck!
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« on: August 05, 2012, 10:12:47 AM »
My wantlist ( I have highlighted my most wanted):
Backcards:
Baby Glory - Card version (in really good condition only)
Baby Ribbon -Play and Care version (Box)
Ripple - US card
Bowtie - UK version, with the CP Bowtie
Morning Glory
Rosedust
Peach Blossom
Cool Breeze
Starry Wings
Tuggles and Toddles (UK backcard for Sticky and Sniffles)
Fancy pants baby Splashes - UK backcard
Brush n' Grow Ringlets
Gypsy
Gusty - Movie Star backcard/Scandinavian backcard
Ponywear - UK Rainy Day backcard
Puffy Stickers on original backing:
Ripple - original backing
Gusty - original backing
Gypsy - original backing
Buttons- original backing
Hopscotch- original backing
Pony Wear:
Megan and Sundance - Flower Darlings (missing white shoes for Megan and flower headband for Megan)
Megan and Sundance - Picnic in the park (missing Megans dress, red shoes and the red ribbons)
Megan and Sundance- By the Sea (missing Megan’s sunglasses)
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« on: August 05, 2012, 08:54:42 AM »
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« on: August 05, 2012, 08:51:56 AM »
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« on: August 05, 2012, 08:48:42 AM »
I am an ebay girl - and bought almost every pony I have from there. Except G3 Snowflake who I bought from a fellow member here on the Arena, and of course the 30+ ponies I have from my childhood. But if I am going all the way back to the beginning, my favorite way of buying ponies was from the toy store. Seeing those G1s on the shelves made my heart rund and my tiny little head spin
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I just generally throw them all into plastic bags and let them stay there. However I've been thinking maybe I should start selling them off since I notice a bunch of people here do like accessories 
I agree though, most of us really want to complete whatever we are focused on - well said.