If you were in my shoes... what would you do? G4 releated

[achab1984]

I am one of them that does have more then one of each pony. But then I am a NIB collector and want to keep them that way. I wish you luck with what you do with them  

[scarletjul]

I tend to sell all my double g4s but I'm not much of a variant collector.

[LadyMoondancer]

I'd get rid of the extras or customize them.  What's the point?  They aren't even "variations", IMO.  That's like saying Year 2 Moondancer and Year 3 Moondancer are variations of each other because they came on a different card with different brushes.  They really aren't, they're the exact same pony, and that's how everyone thinks about them.

Ditto with G4s.  If you mixed them all up in a box, could you tell which ones came with which set?  If not, they are not variants of each other.

[hathorcat]

Personally I think it depends on the type of G4 collector you are.

For example - for G1 I am a completionist - I would like every pony and playset and every release together. However, for  G1 even doing that it is usually easy to avoid doubles as seldom were ponies duplicated other than occasionally in sets where 1 pony finds itself released with both the first and second waves - Cotton Candy, Blossom, Starshine, Parasol, etc etc. But because of my need to have all sets complete, I have doubles of ponies like Starshine and Parasol so that they can be displayed with both the first and second wave of Rainbows as released.

However, for G4 I am a surface collector - only interested in one of each time of pony unless there is an obvious difference - so I have the wave 1 Pinkie and wont buy another single again. When I purchase the sets which contain her as I will display them loose, I either rehome or pop the duplicate pony in the trade bin.

I think if you are the former and like every set complete then you should store them and with time and perhaps when you have more space display each and every release complete. If however you are more a surface collector then perhaps you could release them from boxes and then sell/trade the doubles?

Such a tough decision!!!