Looks mint with card rather than on card. Which in my estimation makes the card worth about $200 in that sale. O.o. I've seen MOC Mimic on ebay before, but it sold for an obscene price.

I love my Mimic and her card, but you know, if I thought someone would pay $200 for the card on its own, I might be convinced to sell it ><.

(Or not >.>)

Her symbol looks silver and gold to me. Just faded gold.

Are you sure it's not an accessory from the second Grooming Parlour/Brush me Beautiful Boutique? There are some variations to loose accessories with these, and there's also a Snuzzle Parlour release over here in the Uk, though I don't know, I think her brush was pink too (you might have to check with Chrissytree, since she's the only person I know here who has/had a Snuzzle one...)

My Kiss Curl Parlour (BMBB) is currently in the attic, in fact, we spent the last 2 days LOOKING for it because my poor Kiss Curl is trapped inside, so I am not sure. But if it matches the style of the Grooming Parlour/Pretty Parlor, and it's just a different colour, that would be my guess...

My insert for Kiss Curl shows a pink brush, but it's just a drawing, so :-/

I won't touch the brony thing with a bargepole because I find that term offensive when applied my way...but lets not forget Hasbro think MLP began in 1983 when we all know it was 1982, so I don't put much stock in their research really. I think it only goes as far as profit these days since I have letters from Hasbro UK in 95 that gave me info but that info had been lost when I wrote to them about G3 some years on. Its evudent from the fact Hasbro also didn't correctly name Princess Amethyst when issuing merchandise here a few years ago, whereas on the list I have from 95, Amethyst is listed with her dragon and everything correctly.

My point is that Hasbro have not built new MLP on the foundations of G1, even if Lauren Faust drew on a lot of G1 to develop the show. They built it on their most recent understanding of MLP, which is the core characters and copyrights and research infirmation they have to hand.

Hasbro no longer hold records relating to G1, I have written to enough of them over the years  and have been told that exact thing. It would be lovely if G4 could be more like G1, but the truth is it can't be. The style of sale for G4 mirrors the style of sale for G3, with a core set, others with little in the way of development as characters, many similar poses, colours, remakes if certain ponies over and over. They are just smaller, so that probably saves on production cost, even if it has not reduced retail cost.

If not for the FIM cartoon, there would not be much to separate them. But, when the cartoon ends, what then?

I also agree with ladybastila's assessment. G4 is the show, and that is as far as Hasbro want to go.

Dancing Butterflies wouldve looked lovely if she had a streak of Crumpet Gold in that yellow mane. Though I like her like that.

I adore Princess Pearl as she is. I think if Hasbro hadn't made her how she is, I would probably have cried. But then I had a major obsession with her as a kid, even though I never HAD her as a kid, because any pony who is empathic to everyone's feelings and who can cry wishing pearls is just plain awesome. (Plus I always felt her non-colour and gentle personality contrasted with Fiery the Dragon's red and yellow and accompanying bullheaded impetuosity. Of course, as a kid, I didn't use quite those words, but...you know...it made an impression xD)

Ok, going to stop fangirling Princess Pearl now before someone thwaps me with the off topic stick..ahem.

I disagree with the neon yellow haters. It looks weird on some ponies, but awesome on others. That brings me to the people who want a paler shady. UK Shady is one of my childhood ponies and she really is that bright...but that's what I love about her and the reason Dad bought her for me xD. And it suited her (slightly tripping and hallucinogenic) UK comic personality, so it's good with me.

I do agree though with everyone about the Birthflowers. I don't really like the regular ones. I went through mine earlier for photos and couldn't remember which ones I don't have. I am still not sure which of the three I don't have in my cupboard might be with my sister's ponies coming out of storage...they just don't make an impression.

AND I agree that Roogna's Lemon Drop looks awesome.

Hey Long time no speak, and thanks for that. Sister's ponies are finally starting to come out of storage so I hope the site will soon all work properly. And I am picking UK brains again. Wow, you had a lot of Brush and Grows (jealous, wanted Curly Locks as a kid!)

Interesting you also had Braids in box. Though I am pretty sure all the ones when I got mine were in boxes or I wouldve noticed...

Scans would be awesome, especially curious to see Braids' .

We can't ignore, either, that even if people collect it, G4 is not a collectable atm. It is a current release toy. But, when G1 was out and a lot of us were kids, it was not a collectable either, it too was a toy.

Lots if us collected them, though, and that childhood collecting grew into adult obsession. The big question is, what will the MLP kids of today grow into? They are the collectors of the future...is G4 strong enough now to be a toy THEY later turn into THEIR collectable based on THEIR nostalgia, or is it only ever going to be something collected by people like us? Not to underestimate that as a force but to me a toy only realky evolves into a collectable if the kids that grew up with it make it one. Otherwise it is just a toy some adults collect.