Boxed collectors set (incl Nightmare Moon) spotted on ebay

[Tiffoes]

IMO Rainbow Dash and Pinkie are there to appeal to little kids, not collectors or bronies.  I know this set is called "the collector set", but Hasbro certainly will be happy if kids buy it as well!   

It's true that Rainbow Dash and Pinkie have lots of collector and brony fans, but IMO most adults who really wanted toy versions of them already have them.  They have not exactly been hard to find, ha ha!

No, I think this is more to inspire this sort of thing: "LOOK, Mom, it's RAINBOW DASH!  I had her on my Christmas list and I didn't get her . . . Please, Mom, please?  Look, she comes with all these other ponies, that makes it a really good deal!"

Oh yes, totally! But I have to disagree with one thing in your post, Rainbow Dash was quite hard to find for me! She still is nowadays, to be honest.

[hathorcat]

IMO Rainbow Dash and Pinkie are there to appeal to little kids, not collectors or bronies.  I know this set is called "the collector set", but Hasbro certainly will be happy if kids buy it as well!   

It's true that Rainbow Dash and Pinkie have lots of collector and brony fans, but IMO most adults who really wanted toy versions of them already have them.  They have not exactly been hard to find, ha ha!

No, I think this is more to inspire this sort of thing: "LOOK, Mom, it's RAINBOW DASH!  I had her on my Christmas list and I didn't get her . . . Please, Mom, please?  Look, she comes with all these other ponies, that makes it a really good deal!"

That makes sense - hence the presence also of an eye catching bright yellow unicorn and another pink pony?

[Wardah]

Also I was thinking aren't Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie a popular pairing?

[amylynnamylynn]

I preordered two to get the free shipping *blush*

In all seriousness, I don't think $40 is all that much.  That's $5 per regular pony and $10 for Nightmare Moon.  But if it was $30 and didn't have Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash, I would be happier.

[ScarletSeraph]

She's already there.

Ah, shows how much attention I've been paying! I vaguely remember hearing about a supposed NMM figure at the beginning of the year, and I've still been wondering all this time if it was really going to happen or not. ^^'

I am surprised how many people here are calling the set pricy or expensive. That's just about exactly how much we'd be paying if we bought them all individually (around here, I've mostly seen individual ponies in stores for 5.99, so this is actually cheaper), and I'd imagine Nightmare Moon would cost more than the regular-sized ponies if she were a single. So this is actually a perfectly reasonable price...I was expecting a lot more since this is marketed as a collectable set.

It's not necessarily that it's too pricey for a set, if you're interested in a set, but that if you're only interested in one or two of the ponies, it becomes a lot of money to shell out just to get those one or two ponies. Other than Nightmare Moon, there's nothing in that box I'd buy on its own - I do watch the show, but my attention span for video isn't great, so I tend to miss a lot of the background stuff. Being that I'm not at all involved with the fan community beyond what I see on the Arena, and even that's mostly in passing, I don't even know who some of those ponies are or why they're popular. It's sort of the opposite of the earlier generations, for me - I used to collect any and every pony I could find, but I don't care as much for the G4 style and really can't afford to continue making indiscriminate pony purchases, so I'm focusing on specific characters. So while I can agree that the individual pony price breakdown isn't unreasonable, I wouldn't myself be buying all of those ponies individually, if I had the choice.

[Elisto]

That's understandable. I feel the same way, really. I only want a few of them myself I buy the set.

[StoryDreamer]

I plan to buy it and keep half/sell half. I need a Rainbow Dash still, and I can sell the Pinkie and Vinyl Scratch. Maybe even go half in with another member..anyone here who DOESN'T WANT Nightmare Moon?

[RAMChYLD]

anyone here who DOESN'T WANT Nightmare Moon?

ME! But then, I'm in Malaysia.

[BrightIdea]

anyone here who DOESN'T WANT Nightmare Moon?

ME! But then, I'm in Malaysia.

Lol, I want them all. My only complaints are that Lemon Hearts is weird (has diamonds, not hearts) and Vinyl Scratch has no real eyes, just an odd looking set of glasses.

Beyond that, yay, love it!

[lilythorn]

The price does seem a little high, but it does say "collector" on it so that makes it O.K.  lol  Hasbro must know we'll buy anything. 

Lilythorn

[Heliodor]

I'm only interested in NMM...so I might look for a loose one later on eBay...not interested in the others, especially with DJ-PON3's sloppy glasses design.

[DazzleKitty]

Ah! I can't wait until this shows up in stores! I may give my boyfriend my extra Pinkie and RD.... he's gotten into the show now.

[banditpony]

I plan to buy it and keep half/sell half. I need a Rainbow Dash still, and I can sell the Pinkie and Vinyl Scratch. Maybe even go half in with another member..anyone here who DOESN'T WANT Nightmare Moon?

Me! Actually. I'd like the Trixie since she has glitter, and the single won't.

[gabumon]

I don't want NMM. I'm hoping to make arrangements to get Lemon Hearts tho!

[StoryDreamer]

I might have to PM you two then, to see if we can split up this set!