We don't have anything but the rainbows where I live, but they're such nice quality! (except the discoloration) It's nice to buy "G1s" from the store!
Even though I don't like scents a lot, Moonstones raspberry is just mild and sweet enough, I love it. :")

Post Merge: November 24, 2018, 02:30:15 PM

Does anyone know if these Ponies are available in The Netherlands?

Rainbow set seems to be available all around Europe, there's probably atleast a dutch online retailer selling them!

Post Merge: November 24, 2018, 02:33:12 PM

I love to see kids without any nostalgia getting interested in them. And I love that the Pretty Parlor was only $20! These are very high quality considering what else is out today.

In some european countries including Finland rainbow ponies alone cost more than that

That is quite an amazing find you got there, super congrats to you.

Thanks!!!

I'm not saying that the discolouration isn't an issue, it obviously is. But it doesn't affect all batches of the ponies as present.

As for the prices, I'm in Europe too, so I also have to pay more for them than the US pricing. I used the US pricing deliberately because it's a US product. We pay extra because of all the import export stuff going on. That doesn't change the fact that it is a $10 item as far as the toy producers are concerned. I can understand the frustration of a higher price and flawed ponies, I am absolutely not condoning that - but I don't want it to be the case that problems in the minority of products ultimately end up bringing down the whole of the line.

(I think Rainbows here are about equivalent $18, and Collectors $14).

I want to see retro products and this is better than what Hasbro managed 10 years ago. It's not perfect. I'm not a perfectionist. It's not a collector item, it's a toy that's sort of aimed to snare us as well. I feel like if Mattel can get away with goophaired MH dolls for most of the franchise with a higher price point, there's not a lot to be done about this except deal with it and move on.

I want wave 3 to come to Europe. For that to happen wave 2 has to sell in Europe. For me this is the bigger picture. It's fine if you happen to live in a country where the wave 3 characters were sold but there are a lot of people in the UK who never had that opportunity 30 years ago, and don't now without importation hassles and currency issues. To get that set onto shelves here for me is enough. I can deal with it if the symbols are a bit squint or the hair a bit crinky or the hooves squashed at the base a little or whatever the problem might be. I just want them to come out here. And I absolutely get the frustrations everyone has. But for me this is a "bigger picture" problem. Yes, the issues should not be there, in a perfect world. BUT the choice is retro ponies with a percentage that have flaws or no retro ponies. And I like seeing them on the shelf.

I think that the percentage of CP with flaws is also extremely minimal. At least I've seen them in three different store chains here now and I've yet to see any with problems. (Though I've also seen plenty of Rainbows as well and have only seen three, total, with any problems - only one of which was severe).

Time will tell, of course, how well they hold up. But I really feel frustrated that we've been given this unexpected bonus in getting G1 back in stores and yet it's all negative and complaining. To be blunt, the QC on the retros is better than it's been for most G4 products for the past x number of years...

Incidentally, have the CP ponies made it to Europe?

I myself see severe discoloration in about every batch. Yesterday I for the first time saw more than one Moonstone without the severe discoloration issue. Nice to hear though that atleast someone mainly has seen normal looking ponies.

Even though it's a 10$ item quality wise, it feels annoying to have to pay double the price or more for ponies that have notable discoloration in every batch in atleast three or four ponies.

I'd love for the third wave to come to Europe, but I just feel like it's highly unlikely. For me my country DID have year two unicorn and pegasi set, they're just hard as heck to find here - not to mention our Moondancer is yellow. So I as well would love for them to be sold here.
 I agree with the minor flaws part, I don't care either as long as they don't have errors you can see from a mile away like the discoloration.

I myself have seen more people complaining about the severe issues (discoloration, big stains) than the small issues (sticky manes, small stains, slightly misplaced symbols), but it's true in general especialy the rainbow set has had a lot of negative attention.

Also I feel like the rainbow ponies are doing well even in countries where they cost over double the amount of basic G4s, I once saw nothing but Skydancers and discolored Moonstones at a store. All others had sold out from that batch.

I wouldn't mind minor flaws like misplaced symbols on TOYS, and I'm not picky with G1 conditions for example either. But even I don't like seeing Moonstones and Starshines with this level issues everytime I stop to go trough the 35th rainbow ponies at a store:
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10$ toys (that cost well over 20$ on Europe) or not, I would expect something better than THIS. They're great otherwise and I shouldn't feel lucky I found a white Starshine and a normal Moonstone.

I have just seen horrible levels of discoloration on the rainbow ones on store shelves.
 I managed to find a non discolored Moonstone last month, wich I will never put back into it's box. She still has turned slightly greener in over all tone though (or then it's my imagination). Starshine has been displayed with her box open, wich has so far helped avoiding discoloration. She is still crispy white.

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Quote from: hilamb on November 18, 2018, 11:54:13 PM

Wow, super congrats! Those finds in Finland are so rare.

Nirvanas are rare everywhere. :"D G1s in general though? I'm more of already having issues with how many someone has donated to a thrift shop near me.

I think I have found 2 or 3 nirvanas in finland in 20 years of going to a fleamarket. Yeah G1's especially and being in a good/mint condition. 
I dont collect G3's tough, so I cant say for them how easy/hard it is.

I'm at 3 in two years not counting italians since they're about everywhere. But there's on Instagram a collector couple who have found stuff like Tornado, two greek ponies and a piggy in just last two or three years from Finlands flea markets.
G1s in general I find about one or two times a month or two. That is before someone donated around 20 or more ponies to my nearby thrift shop that is very slow at putting them on sale.

Wow, super congrats! Those finds in Finland are so rare.

Nirvanas are rare everywhere. :"D G1s in general though? I'm more of already having issues with how many someone has donated to a thrift shop near me.

Post Merge: November 19, 2018, 06:49:29 AM

What an amazing find!! Just: wow...

Thanks! I have learned to understand nirvanas have traveled with people who bought them on vacations about everywhere. It's always exciting to find one, even if it isn't on the rarer end of things!