lol it is so much fun to read everyone's stories, especially the youngsters who got into the toys thanks to FiM. *grins and ruffles the little people's hair* Makes me feel like an old lady lol. Though I know there are collectors older than me on here!

I had a whole backpack full of the G1's back when I was a kid in the 80's. They were in storage for many years until I entered college. At that point I was very much into the nostalgia craze--I love buying dvd's of 80's cartoons and any toys like Care Bears that remind me of my childhood.

In college, 2004, I started noticing MLP's back on the shelves and thought "Whoa I remember those! Gimme!" It was an instant hit with me, I now have over 200 G3's. I started to go online trying to identify them all, as well as my old childhood G1's, which is what led me to the Arena and MLPTP!

Once the G3's hit the G3.5 stage I kinda stopped collecting. To me it's a real turn off if a company is only going to invent six characters and then put them out repeatedly, sometimes with a different purse or a scarf, but always the same character over and over again. >.<

At NYCC 2010 I saw a huge billboard advertising the Hub with Pinkie Pie on it and I was like "PONY CARTOON WUT!?" lol But then I promptly forgot about it, partly because I didn't know what The Hub was and partly because I was still annoyed with Hasbro for the G3.5 toys and told myself it probably would be like the G3 animated features, which weren't that great.

Until I heard from some online guy friends in 2011 that the cartoon was gaining a huge following so I started watching and found it pretty decent, and to my joy the G4 toys are ADORABLE! And here I am back at the Arena, collecting again.

*laugh* This is my first time hearing about Kingsley's backcard! Too funny. I guess if a camel and a dinosaur can have a horse-like mane, then a female lion can too!

*bursts out laughing* That expression is great!

Oh Luna, things have changed a lot since you were around, eh?

Personally I think Hasbro is just being lazy here. It's easier to do a quick refund to you, make a customer adequately happy, rather than to go through stock, find the correct ponies that need to be replaced, and ship them to you. These days time is money. (Heck, time is more than money!) And if there's a faster/easier way to do something, a company is going to do it.

Okay I'll do it!! 

1. Are you willing to ship international?
I'd prefer not to please, if that's okay.

2. Post here a link to your feedbacks:
http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php?action=trader&id=1205
http://www.mlptp.net/pp-classifieds/member.php?uid=225&ppaction=readfeed

3. Post a link to your actual wantlist here(only links please):
http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,292243.0.html

4. With which condition are you okay? Are you a very picky collector? Write here any information for your partner to make sure that you'll receive the ponies in the condition you like them)
I don't mind very small body marks or eyelash rubs. I'm more a stickler on having no symbol rubs, and I really dislike mane/tail/forelock trims. As mint as possible is what I always try for! ^^

5. Do you collect anything else besides My little Pony?
Probably more than I should. I absolutely love small polished stones, little gems like quartz (pinky nail sized, I used to get them from gumball machines, I have a huge jar of them!). Anything with little unicorns on it, like pins or hair barrettes. I also love Japan and love to pick up little decorations, stationary, etc. if it has an Asian theme (like pagodas or cherry blossoms). And I collect a lot of candy... in mah belly. >.>

(Oh, I also collect anything and everything with Rainbow Dash on it. I have a TON of G3 Rainbow Dash merchandise but I don't have anything at all yet with G4 Rainbow Dash, except the first McD toy.)

6. Other Likes/Interests/Hobbies? (Tell us here a bit more about you)
I'm a writer by heart, I write children's books and books for preteens. I love anything to do with fantasy, like all the interesting fantasy creatures in the Friendship is Magic show!

I try to be an arts n' crafts type of person, though I am no way as talented as the customizers here! But I do try my hand at customizing so I always need pony hair. And I like making little plush dolls out of felt so I'm always looking for new sheets of felt in different colors and little swatches of different fabrics to make little plushie clothes out of, glue-on sequins/plastic jewels/buttons etc.!

7. Would you like to receive a custom? Any special wishes here?
I have a small collection (4-5) of dragon-themed MLP customs. ^^ Some are fully sculpted to look like dragons, some have painted dragon symbols or scales on their bodies, etc. I love dragons!

8. What's your fave season? And would you like seasons theme Extras?
My fave season is spring, and I have a major dislike of winter. >.< Which is mostly because my birthday is right in the middle of it, Feb. 5th! Always seems like the world is dead and sleeping during my birthday... I'd love to get a package in winter to remind me that spring will return and everything will soon be pretty and warm again.

9. What kind of Candy and Snacks do you like?
I have a maaajor sweet tooth. >.> *pats belly* I love chocolate and flavored chocolates. I love caramel anything. I love nuget. I love nuts in chocolate. I LOVE vanilla flavored anything! And white chocolate (which is not really chocolate at all but that's okay!) Yum and more yum!

10. Any Candy Dislikes or Allergies?
No major allergies. I don't really like mint (makes me think I'm eating toothpaste...). And I don't like red hots, sours, or anything gummy that I gets stuck in my teeth (no popcorn, I can NEVER get it out of my teeth).

11. In which swaps have you been before (tell me a few examples)
This is my first one! I'm very excited.  

12. Sent me a PM with (don't post this information in here):
Sending now!

Not a MLP regret but I did throw out - yes, threw out - a HUGE bucket of the classic Littlest Pet Shops back when I was in high school. I used to collect them and then grew out of them. This was before the 'new' style with the giant bobble heads came out--and before I knew you could sell old 80's toys online to other collectors!

Eee just saw Sea Swirl in the background on the latest ep! Totally want her as a brushable now, even though we don't really need more pink/purple mlp's... lol