I'm back!

[ghouldilocks]

I went on vacation for a little while, then had some schoolwork to focus on, so I took a bit of a hiatus from the Arena. But I'm back...and with a vengeance! lol. I went to a First Monday Trade Days (like a monthly, city-organized flea market) this past weekend, then went to an antique mall today after work. Here's my haul!

At the Trade Days market, I got a few G1 (Sundance, Blossom, and repro Blossom) and a couple G3 (Sunny Daze and Cherry Blossom)

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The "donkey pose" is my least favorite G3 pose, but I never pass up a pony when I find one in the wild!  If I find Sunny Daze in a different pose, I'll probably trade or sell this one. The G1s will have to stay in a bag until I have a chance to do a pony spa day, because they're unbelievably grubby.

And here are my finds from the antique mall today:

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Fizzy, Locket, Powder, Sea Breeze, Baby Snippy, Baby Toe Dancer

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Ginger (Little Pretty Puppy), Tiffany Tails (Fairy Tail Birds), and a baby turtle Keyper

Ginger is the first Little Pretty I've found! I have one of the cats and one of the dogs from when I was a kid, but have been wanting to collect the rest of them. 

[Ledbyrd]

Awesome finds! Big congrats! Welcome back too!!!

[Aadra310]

Great!  Are you sure that's a repro Blossom in the first picture?  They both look like the 80s to me.  Does one have flat feet on the bottom and one has "concave" (regular) feet?  Repro Blossom is a darker purple and not as nice looking as those!

[ghouldilocks]

I'm pretty sure one is the collector reissue...she's a bit larger with concave feet and her eyes are more straight purple, rather than a sort of grey-purple, if that makes sense.

[ladybastilla]

Such lovely new additions! <3 I particularly love Baby Toe Dancer and Cherry Blossom. Congrats on the great new finds!

[Aadra310]

I'm pretty sure one is the collector reissue...she's a bit larger with concave feet and her eyes are more straight purple, rather than a sort of grey-purple, if that makes sense.

Do you mean the 25th Anniversary reissue or the mail order versus store issue?  The 25th anniversary reproduction is this one:  http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?mode=retail&product=HAS13936 .  I think you have a mail order and a store issue Blossom from the 80s.  Maybe we are just have a term mix up!    Good find on the sea pony, too!

[ghouldilocks]

I'm pretty sure one is the collector reissue...she's a bit larger with concave feet and her eyes are more straight purple, rather than a sort of grey-purple, if that makes sense.

Do you mean the 25th Anniversary reissue or the mail order versus store issue?  The 25th anniversary reproduction is this one:  http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?mode=retail&product=HAS13936 .  I think you have a mail order and a store issue Blossom from the 80s.  Maybe we are just have a term mix up!    Good find on the sea pony, too!

Wow, you may be right! I didn't realize there was also a mail-order Blossom!  You learn something new every day here on the Arena! 

I took some more photos of the two of them just now...could you guys help me out with whether this concave-hooved Blossom is indeed a mail order? Is the mail order version uncommon at all, or is she pretty easy to get a hold of?

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[Mermaid]

Congrats! Def. looks like you got a regular blossom and the re-issue! I prefer the re-issue one due to her slightly more purple body!

[kiwimlp]

Nice to have you back. Congrats on your new ponies

[Haruna]

Cool finds! Congrats especially on Locket and the sea sparkle baby. I collect Little Pretties, too, so glad you found one in the wild. I don't think I ever have (not since I was young, anyway); the only exception was in a glass case at a flea market a year ago.

Oh, and to be a little more confusing, you definitely have 1980s Blossoms, not the 25th anniversary repros, but the concave-foot one could be either the store release from Year 2 or the mail order one from other years. As far as rarity, both are common (but still cute!). If it helps, My Little Wiki lists the releases: http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Blossom.

[achab1984]

Welcome back to the arena ! And beautiful ponies. I did not know there was a big difference with them ponies !

[hathorcat]

So cute! I am partial to Sundance so I am loving her especially Congrats on some adorable finds.

[Spinky69er]

They are some awesome "wild" finds

Congrats