exact number of G1 US ponies

[partypony566]

Does anyone know an exact figure for how many US g1 ponies there are? No mail orders, just store ponies.

I tried to search but I couldn't find an exact answer.

[Baby Sugarberry]

I don't think there's a definitive answer.
There are a lot of ponies that have multiple versions of themselves, so how many times should they count?  How different does a pony have to be?  You have flat foot Cotton Candy, concave, mail order, babies with regular and BBE versions, and then others where there is very little if any difference between them at all, even if they were sold over multiple years or in different ways.  If you go by name, well there are ponies who double up on names as well.  Toss in variants and pat. pending vs. non, and different countries of origin even for the standard US releases... it gets very messy.

[partypony566]

I don't think there's a definitive answer.
There are a lot of ponies that have multiple versions of themselves, so how many times should they count?  How different does a pony have to be?  You have flat foot Cotton Candy, concave, mail order, babies with regular and BBE versions, and then others where there is very little if any difference between them at all, even if they were sold over multiple years or in different ways.  If you go by name, well there are ponies who double up on names as well.  Toss in variants and pat. pending vs. non, and different countries of origin even for the standard US releases... it gets very messy.

wow yes when you put it like that I guess there is no definitive answer. Thankyou for your help I think I will not include variants...i really want to complete my us collection one day though!

[Stormness_1]

If it helps, I include different versions e.g. long/short hair, cf/ff, but don't include pat pend/non-pat pend. in my list, but if they turn up here, sometimes they just, ummm, stay, to, you know... hang out and.. stuff.

[partypony566]

If it helps, I include different versions e.g. long/short hair, cf/ff, but don't include pat pend/non-pat pend. in my list, but if they turn up here, sometimes they just, ummm, stay, to, you know... hang out and.. stuff.

Yep I know exactly what you mean! I would definitely count the shirt hair/long hair versions as they are actually different but I won't bother with the pat pending differences

[Mermaid]

468 regular release ponies (including my pretty pony, cc & ff collector pose, pony friends and baby pony friends, soft sleepy newborns, sea ponies, mermaid ponies, playset ponies, purse babies, re-release of long haired bowtie, apple jack, firefly and medly.)

Not including: mail orders, petites, dream beauties, re release of big brothers, glow and show variants, re release of moonstone and parasol, so soft re releases, twinkle eye re release, pony friends re released, pat pend versus non pat pend, plush ponies, stickles, ceramics, hair accesories, misc merch, special offer ponies like chuck e cheese, valentine babies, and christmas baby, ranma llama, kitty and puppies and bunnies, minor variants, and mommy charms.

[gypsyunicorn]

Everyone has their own version of US complete
For me it's all those listed from Dream Valley website but I consider mine the ponies and not the sea ponies because those to me are a collection in them self
Mine of ponies are CC, FF, MO, long hair, short hair, playset, special purchase like the chuck e cheese, pals too that go with the pets just like the twins have 2 in the set, glow n show variant blue heart version, mermaid ponies, hmmm I think that covers it for me with me being 1 away to complete
Yeah.
Then I will work on sea ponies
I can't concern myself with Hong Kong vs china etc but I keep looking at 2 BS hand stores and if they are found and not ones I have I keep them
That is how I collect my US
I'm not just a US collector though

[Kiwi]

I quickly added up the spreadsheet I'm working on for myself (more detailed collection list, with complete list of each gen so I can see who I'm missing), and got like 5 different than Mermaid - but my list doesn't include the longer hair versions. My list is basically everything from Dream Valley, but I've also go the Mail Orders, 25th ann retro re-releases, a few nirvanas that I like...and then other sections and columns have petites, mummy charms, bushwoolies/dragons, etc etc etc.

It's taking forever going through all the G3s, G3.5s, NBCs, and G4s releases. But that's ponies, petites, blind bags, McDs, and such. Then I have other columns for playsets, accessories, merch.

Each gen has a separate tab, and the final tab totals up the columns of what I spent and what the value is for everything. I'm not looking forward to tracking down all of THAT data, eek!
(this all started from getting our house insurance and finding out if it includes collections, and wondering how much my collection is worth)

[hathorcat]

LOL - I agree with gypsy - there could be 5 or 6 different totals depending on who you include or dont include and how picky you get. There are even multiple versions of the flutters which are different enough people may factor them as different ponies while you think do you include ponies like Lavender Woosie and are you counting non pearly and pearly baby sea ponies as one pony or two?

Personally if you are working on the basis of "one of each" I think the lower 400 is where it sits

[FarDreamer]

There are even multiple versions of the flutters which are different enough people may factor them as different ponies while you think do you include ponies like Lavender Woosie and are you counting non pearly and pearly baby sea ponies as one pony or two?

I'm so dizzy now . . . 

[hathorcat]

There are even multiple versions of the flutters which are different enough people may factor them as different ponies while you think do you include ponies like Lavender Woosie and are you counting non pearly and pearly baby sea ponies as one pony or two?

I'm so dizzy now . . . 

Its why every time I add it up I get a different sum Depending on my mood.

[partypony566]

wow thankyou all very much for your replies!

so I am super surprised that its only 400-500 for a complete us collection...I was thinking like a thousand!!! Haha!!!!

I mean I can probably find 300 at pony con ... right???...I already have around 100 us ponies.... omg too excited!