Should I buy doubles of the new g4 brushables?

[CrimsonEtClover]

My Target just restocked, and they have two of each new character (Lyra, Trixie, ect)...  I already have them, but would it be a good idea to buy them up for trades, or does pretty much everyone have access to them by now?

Thanks for your input!

[Oneleo1]

It's hard to say for sure how popular the new ponies will be. They are certainly popular now, but once they are no longer in stores who knows if the demand for them will increase or not.

At the minimum though, you could trade them at a value of what you paid in the future, I don't think they will decline in popularity/value 

[achab1984]

If you can afford it I would do it. Who knows down the road

[Starly]

It's up to you, I'd leave some behind for others though.

[RAMChYLD]

Personally, I wouldn't bother with buying doubles. Knowing Hasbro, the same ponies would later be re-released in playsets and such. If you buy doubles, you'd probably run into problems later.

It's up to you, I'd leave some behind for others though.

+1

[keikokukien]

Yes and no... I think everyone that wants Trixie will get her. I see her being a rerelease, definitely due to popularity. Sunny Rays might be harder to find down the road, but Cherry Berry seems to not be selling well. Lyra, yes. Absolutely buy extras of her! As a customizer, I am pleasantly pleased with her body color. I'm working on a Fizzy from a Lyra base right now. I see her being more in demand in the future than the others for popularity and because she makes an awesome pre-colored base. Sunny Rays has a somewhat unique color scheme, too, but I see her as being more of the collectable that will be harder to find, eventually. Maybe not like Lily Blossom htf, but considering she is a pegasus and seems to be harder to find already, she'll be like Dewdrop Dazzle was...Just speculation though. Hope this helps make your decision! I also am hesitant about doubles because others are still looking, though.

[GustyFox]

Considering how much a Lily Blossom  or Blossomforth are going for these days, It may be a good idea to have extras.
But you never know for how long they will be restocking Lyra and Trixie, if they are available for too long their price may not rise. But you will still be able to trade them probably  (my folks in Brasil would definitively jump into a trade if we had anything special here to trade ).

[majikarte]

Canada doesn't seem to have these yet... so you might find some people here who would want them.

[tulagirl]

Here is something I have observed.  So many pony collectors were so excited about G3.  They bought and bought and left MIB and had so much that when G4 began they were trying to unload their G3s and were having a lot of trouble even breaking even with what they spent.  I heard many people say to me, "I regret spending this much, I regret buying this many, I can't get rid of these and I am taking losses on my investment."  I would say that with each generation that becomes a "hit" there are few that will actually be worthy of having more than one of. Its hard to say which those will be, but I would approach this generation with much the same thought about what happened with G3.  I would be careful that you are willing to spend money you may never see again...and have items you may not sell at all well later when you need money...with that in mind...my motto always is:
Buy fewer, buy better.  Can't say what to do, but I think that modern toys are a risk.  Who knows where the value will be later...

[Evening_Moonstone]

Lyra is a popular character and seems to be hard to find. Trixie's had two releases (the Favorites TRU set and the regular) so I would think she's less sought-after.  But I have personally not seen a Lyra anywhere!  My bff found me one at a department store but none of the local places around here have them.  Lyra may be one of those rare gals down the road... because the brony fanbase loves her (for the show), and the collectors love her (for her colors).

[hathorcat]

I think tula hit the nail on the head with the fact that modern toys unless some kind of exclusive or limited in numbers dont promise to hold much value. In years to come I expect G4 to be worse than G3 - mainly because of the sheer number of collectors now - when you think how many of us were buying G3, which are now in plentiful supply, and how many people are not buying G4...I shudder to think how many G4 ponies will turn up for sale in the future. I also wouldnt be surprised if we see some of these ponies again in the future - HB dont seem to be interested in now characters therefore repeats of already established seems likely.

All in as long as your plans for trade are for like for like single G4 brushables either previously released or released in the future, then it may be a good plan but if you expect them to appreciate in value or be tradeable for rarer ponies I simply wouldnt bother.

[reanna-mator]

Meh, I'm not going out of my way to get doubles. For a while I would do that, but it turned out to be a lot of work... at the moment anything that falls into my lap I don't need goes on the "for sale" pile, but I'm not actively acquiring for the purpose of selling/trading. But if you think you'd like to, it can't hurt!

[CrimsonEtClover]

Wow, thanks for all the opinions and advise! I don't want to do it to flip on ebay, and i don't really expect them to go up in value, (wouldn't *that* be nice?) but I thought it may be good for future trades... however most of what I would want to trade for would be old, g1 stuff or other 80's toys, so it may not be the same audience I'm after.

I might pick up another Lyra and Sunny Rays, just in case. I do agree that they have unique colours that appeal to me so much, I almost wouldn't mind having extras of those two laying around! Poor Cherry, I don't even have. I just don't need ANOTHER pink pony!

Thanks again for the responses!

[Starly]

Wow, thanks for all the opinions and advise! I don't want to do it to flip on ebay, and i don't really expect them to go up in value, (wouldn't *that* be nice?) but I thought it may be good for future trades... however most of what I would want to trade for would be old, g1 stuff or other 80's toys, so it may not be the same audience I'm after.

I might pick up another Lyra and Sunny Rays, just in case. I do agree that they have unique colours that appeal to me so much, I almost wouldn't mind having extras of those two laying around! Poor Cherry, I don't even have. I just don't need ANOTHER pink pony!

Thanks again for the responses!

But she's a difefrent shade of pink than other earth ponies. D:

[Enolaalone]

I'm not sure if they've turned up in the UK yet, so they might be useful for international trades?