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« on: January 03, 2019, 03:25:49 PM »
1. Make a successful pony custom
2. Have a spa day for my collection
3. Get more unreleased ponies, preferably g4s
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« on: December 31, 2018, 06:08:07 PM »
This was actually my best year for collecting ponies as I got some of the rarer g4s from early in the line.  Some of my favorites are: Cherry Pie, Diamond Rose, Snowcatcher, Plumsweet, Lemony Gems I even got my hands on two unreleased g4s: A variant of cupcake with fluttershy's doe eyes and a variant of pinkie pie with fluttershy's doe eyes
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« on: December 29, 2018, 08:11:36 AM »
I think that "Polly" is the rare Italian variant of Peachy or Snuzzle...not sure though
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« on: December 26, 2018, 10:45:00 PM »
Really the only reason why I'm still a g4 collector is because I still have a few more ponies left to get from early in the line back when there were non mane 6 characters. ( the now "rare" ponies) Otherwise if I had them all I would have stopped long ago because those re-releases of the mane 6 are really really really getting so annoying..stg we need more variety of characters Hasbro but that will never happen because it's almost over for g4 and they're not putting much effort. 
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« on: December 26, 2018, 09:58:45 PM »
Hi guys!
I'm finally setting up my MLP arena profile and looking around- and I found this post about my work
Thank you so much for your kind words, this seriously gave me the happy crying humany-woomany feels!
Happy Holidays <3
Wow, you're here! Welcome. 
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« on: December 26, 2018, 09:55:25 PM »
Hello, welcome to the arena! Most of us have seen your amazing work and there's even a thread about you.  It's so wonderful that you're finally here and I hope that you enjoy your stay.
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« on: December 26, 2018, 09:43:21 AM »
Maybe most of them aren't rare as much as they are highly sought after?
It kind of makes sense because for example, diamond rose was released twice and probably her color scheme made her really popular and highly sought after thus making her sell expensively.
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« on: December 26, 2018, 08:57:00 AM »
An example for no rarity and being released once is Cherry Berry. Wasn't she not worth much when loose even before her pearlized release? Did being canon make her value less?
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« on: December 25, 2018, 05:45:18 PM »
That said, FS Applejack was a mane6 character and was very much in demand since she was released in the first FS wave (2010? 2011?)... and then not released for many years later with the proper hair color. She would easily go for $70+ all day long till at least 2014 (but even then, that release had pink hair). Now her price has certainly plummeted because no demand.
So I guess it depends on the amount of releases.
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« on: December 25, 2018, 05:26:01 PM »
I believe it's because they weren't as popular in stores because most people just wanted the Mane 6 ponies rather than some ponies nobody knew anything about, and this led to them being more uncommon in the collecting community. Plus they stand out against all of the Mane 6 ponies
Wow. I never thought of that theory before. Seems legit because the at the time the collection community was probably taking interest in the main ponies of the "new generation" rather than the now rare ones.
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« on: December 25, 2018, 05:08:07 PM »
They’re not the Mane 6 characters which are constantly rereleased and they were only released once. In the early G4 days there was a better balance of non Mane 6 releases vs Mane 6 releases.
Yeah, I miss those earlier g4 releases and you're right that being non mane 6 made them so popular. I can imagine how annoyed everyone is of getting a hundred rereleases of pinkie pie 
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« on: December 25, 2018, 04:22:50 PM »
So I don't know if this is a stupid question or not but I wanted to know why the g4 rare ponies ( the brushable singles released early in the line like Cupcake, Feathermay, Honeybuzz ) are considered to be so rare and sell for a bit more. I can understand why exclusives would be pricey but not so much with the singles. Was it just because they became limited in quantity or became popular as they were non canon? Did someone just start selling them for more and then eventually everyone did the same...lol. I know that they weren't always that expensive.
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« on: December 25, 2018, 10:51:55 AM »
Guys, you're arguing over semantics, here. The thread's about Sweetie Blue, not what exact terminology we should be using for her. :/ Take it to a different thread or settle down already.
Going back on topic... I believe OP asked for some pics of her?
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I have no idea when she first turned up on Taobao (I bought mine from another collector a few years ago). I know she was one of the earlier Taobao oddballs. AFAIK she was never officially sold, the only reason we know her name is that she was sold as a blind bag. No idea about worth (I'm not a valuer) but I'll say that mine is probably the most expensive pony in my collection (or the second-most expensive).
I think she's probably popular because she's a unique character! The other Taobao oddballs are all (or mostly) hybrids (like the Trixie/Fluttershy/Rarity hybrid in my sig, "Holly Blue"), alternate hairs, missing paint details, etc. Stuff like that. Sweetie Blue is the only one I can think of that is an entirely original character. (I could be forgetting someone, of course; I'm not an expert on Taobao oddballs. Ooh - I guess there is the yellow unicorn baby, too. But we don't know who she is or if she was meant to be her own character..)
Personally I do think she was intended for release but just... was not, for whatever reason. She's too specific and too "final" to be just some factory workers messing around, or a mistake, or whatever. I've heard the theory that she was made for Hasbro workers and some ended up on Taobao, but I don't know where that story came from, or if its true.
Thank you carrehz, that's just beautiful and exactly what I wanted to know! I wonder how much of her there is in the world...  She truly is unique because she looks like her own character and it's such a shame that she never was released. There was an auction actually selling her a while back with ridiculous pricing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Little-Pony-g4-Sweetie-Blue-Prototype-Original-Hasbro-2010-RARE-/111937283807?hash=item1a0ffb66df&nma=true&si=irXuX0eTAivjVL300mtYgyfAeLI%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 I never have seen the yellow unicorn for sale though.. Do you recall how much you bought Sweetie Blue for at the time? ( I want to compare prices)
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« on: December 22, 2018, 07:09:30 PM »
Lately, I've wanted to know about the G4 Sweetie Blue protoype pony after recently receiving my first G4 prototype. When was she "released" on Taobao? Has she ever been for sale? How much would she be worth? Was she a variant of a released pony or originally supposed to be her own character. Also if you are lucky to own her, I would especially love, love, love to see pictures of her as there is not much of her on the Internet. 
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« on: December 22, 2018, 06:55:31 PM »
Thank you guys! Everything was really helpful. My test went really well! I couldn't have done this without you.
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