Bubblecup/Ditzy Doo/SDCC Pony Re-release?

[Malicieuse]

I am 100% against this and would be furious if they did release her widely.

Why? It would make more people happy. :/

Many collectors feel that Limited Edition should mean just that.  G4 Bubblecup was originally advertised as an exclusive to the convention.  Some people booked international flights to attend the SDCC in order to obtain the pony as part of their ticket package.  They waited in line for hours and were told, "We ran out of ponies."  Therefore it would be quite distasteful if Hasbro re-released this pony after advertising it as an exclusive product.  We know there will always be people who buy tickets to scalp the exclusive toys, but making the product mass-marketed and available to everyone after creating a "frenzy" about her would only hurt the sales of any future toys they would claim as "exclusive".

There are many ways to create new mass-market editions and keep the collectors reasonably happy.
The most obvious one is make her into the smaller Playful Ponies size and not re-release her as a brushable.

Other ways are to have her in a different pose, different facial expression, switching the CM to the other side or some other minor variant to differentiate the exclusive from the mass-market version.

Even the hardcore fans that traveled specifically to get her (which seems silly to me since she is cheaper on ebay than a plane ticket would have been, let alone a round-trip ticket from another country.) have to understand that hasbro is in the business of making money, and if they feel enough people will buy ditzy to warrant a new run they will do it.

It is like the DJ Pon-3 or any other in the fan favorite set. If they re-release any of them people will get bent out of shape, but they are different than standard releases in a few ways...

I'm pretty sure she was talking about the Comic-con/Fair exclusive. Not about the character in general.
After all, she was also released by Funko.

[octocorn]

Hot topic just gave away one Pony per store, I wonder if they manufactured more, or held a buttload back from SDCC and ponycon for them?

[hathorcat]

Hot topic just gave away one Pony per store, I wonder if they manufactured more, or held a buttload back from SDCC and ponycon for them?

Was it really 1 per store? Hot Topic have over 600 stores in the US - thats a lot of ponies!!!

[Pinecone]

Maybe Hasbro made extra Bubblecups for Hot Topic.

[okiegurl1981]

It wasn't one per store.  They had a giveaway on their facebook page and gave away one per day for a week.  Unless there was a giveaway I missed.   
 

Post Merge: November 26, 2012, 02:05:55 PM

I am 100% against this and would be furious if they did release her widely.

Why? It would make more people happy. :/

Many collectors feel that Limited Edition should mean just that.  G4 Bubblecup was originally advertised as an exclusive to the convention.  Some people booked international flights to attend the SDCC in order to obtain the pony as part of their ticket package.  They waited in line for hours and were told, "We ran out of ponies."  Therefore it would be quite distasteful if Hasbro re-released this pony after advertising it as an exclusive product.  We know there will always be people who buy tickets to scalp the exclusive toys, but making the product mass-marketed and available to everyone after creating a "frenzy" about her would only hurt the sales of any future toys they would claim as "exclusive".

^agreeing with LBS 100%

[hathorcat]

That sounds more reasonable - 7 in total would be a number they could come across easily enough.

[octocorn]

It wasn't one per store.  They had a giveaway on their facebook page and gave away one per day for a week.  Unless there was a giveaway I missed.   

Nope, they did that too, but each store had one to give away.  I know at least two users here won from their local stores.

[Archer]

I sort of hope they do have more Pony's for sale My army could always do with having more added to it lol But i would like some small difference to mark her out from the ones i currently have ^_^

[Starly]

I sort of hope they do have more Pony's for sale My army could always do with having more added to it lol But i would like some small difference to mark her out from the ones i currently have ^_^

Army?
Of Ponies?!
Why do you people make me so jelly and sad..

[Archer]

I sort of hope they do have more Pony's for sale My army could always do with having more added to it lol But i would like some small difference to mark her out from the ones i currently have ^_^

Army?
Of Ponies?!
Why do you people make me so jelly and sad..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/manga_mayhem/:muffin: Ponies.jpg

She's my fave pony from any gen lol I've always wanted a pony army too ^_^

[JazzMatazz]

I hope they release a smaller brushable of her but I agree that it isn't in good light to just make more of an exclusive. Remember Love Wishes? Wasn't she a mail order til they made a ton more of her for birthday party sets? I remember a few collectors being upset over it, being as it lowered her value a ton.

[Starly]

I sort of hope they do have more Pony's for sale My army could always do with having more added to it lol But i would like some small difference to mark her out from the ones i currently have ^_^

Army?
Of Ponies?!
Why do you people make me so jelly and sad..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/manga_mayhem/:muffin: Ponies.jpg

She's my fave pony from any gen lol I've always wanted a pony army too ^_^

Oh.. At least you only have 2...

[BerryPunch]

 

Other ways are to have her in a different pose, different facial expression, switching the CM to the other side or some other minor variant to differentiate the exclusive from the mass-market version.

Maybe give her a scrunchy face, like in the first shot ever of her derped!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/manga_mayhem/:muffin: Ponies.jpg

She's my fave pony from any gen lol I've always wanted a pony army too ^_^

OH GOSH YOU HAVE THAT DINKY I SAW ON DA!!!
I love Pony so much, as well. All time best pony.

[okiegurl1981]

I sort of hope they do have more Pony's for sale My army could always do with having more added to it lol But i would like some small difference to mark her out from the ones i currently have ^_^

Army?
Of Ponies?!
Why do you people make me so jelly and sad..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/manga_mayhem/:muffin: Ponies.jpg

She's my fave pony from any gen lol I've always wanted a pony army too ^_^

Is that a golden Pony?! Love it!

[majikarte]

I would be happy for any kind of brushable release of this character, any name, any size, eyes crossed or not, just as long as it was a release where everyone who wanted her was able to get her, without having to pay ridiculously inflated prices.