Super-duper birthday brag!

[PrincessStarlily]

A very long story is about to commence... (please forgive me, I am a very wordy person  )

Okay, let me start off with
BEST.
BRAG.
EVER. (so far, anyway)


So, last week, on my birthday, my dad took me out to this monthly antique fair that's a few minutes away from our house. I'd found ponies there before, three or four G3s, but that was more than a year ago and I was beginning to have doubts about my pony scavenging luck. (I'll have you know, over 75% of my collection are G3s, and as much as I love those girls, I practically live on the dream of finding G1s or G2s without purchasing them off eBay)

I visited the man I had bought ponies from before, and, not to my surprise, I had no luck.

Then I went on to the green-covered tent (this is all outdoors in the noonday sun) I visited a couple months ago, owned, ironically, by a woman who moved from a state I used to live in! Anyway, the first time I met her (September, I think) she was displaying an impressive bin full of Littlest Pet Shop pets (which I have a number of, but don't collect anymore). Because of this, I asked her if she knew of or had a hold of any MLPs. She said she would keep an eye out for me. (Isn't she wonderful?)

So I came back in October, saw she had found a G4 Celestia I already had, and passed. Somehow I missed November.

Back to the present...I came back this December, on my birthday. I had already received a G4 Sunny Rays from my brother the night before (early presents, heehee ) and couldn't help but feeling giddy at the fair about my so far dormant pony luck.

Then I saw it. She (darnit, I need to ask her name!) had a G3 pony bin out with four G3s and the Celestia in it! The ponies were labeled as a buck each, and I decided, what the heck, to buy them all, even though it included two doubles.

I did some negotiating, and managed to get her down to $4 for the lot. I was feeling incredibly pleased with myself, and was about to pull out my wallet, when--

"I also have this vintage one--"

At the word "vintage", I'm positive my heart skipped a beat.

And she pulled out a G1 PLUSH BLOSSOM from underneath the table!!!

"I had it here last time, but I didn't see you, so I didn't put it out." (See? Just wonderful.)

I was bouncing up and down and the words "Oh, I will definitely take her" escaped my mouth before I could think them through. She was marked for $6 (heck, what did I care her price was at the time?) and I couldn't believe I ended up purchasing her for $5--I had just bought SIX PONIES (including a G1 PLUSH BLOSSOM) for 9 BUCKS! (Aaand I just managed to take the plastic G3 Spring bucket off her hands as well )

After profusely admitting how indebted I was to her many times, she said she would continue looking out for ponies, old and new, for me, as long as I was around.



I turned around in complete ecstacy, bouncing and squealing and...everything a truly happy pony lover would do after such an amazing find (my dad smiled and said he was very glad I found what I was looking for--I could tell he wasn't very thrilled that MORE ponies would be entering the house ).

And just when I thought everything couldn't go any more my way...

Across the aisle.
G3.5 building.
WANT.

I don't think I have to go into much more detail (golly, I'm so sorry I've kept you this long), but it will suffice, I think, to say that at the end of the day I ended up owning--

• A gorgeous Blossom plush
• G4 Celestia (all plastic from Target exclusive with Luna)
• G3 Toola Roola #1 (donkey pose)
• G3 Wishawhirl (double)
• G3 Bubblecup
• G3 Garden Glade
• and G3.5 Ponyville Sweetie Belle (with the Gumball House and what I believe to be all or most of the accessories)

For a grand total of $20 (I saved $2 at the green tent, and $4 on the rest).

*sighs*
What a wonderful birthday.


God bless you for reading my lengthy tale,
Starlily


P.S. My collection post is here; click on the first link if you want to see my new birthday cubbies with the new girls.

[moving to Brag Arena ~ many thanks ~ hathorcat]

[Ivy]

Congrats on your find and glad your birthday turned out so great!

[achab1984]

Congrats

[kiwimlp]

Wow, that's awesome.  It was so nice of the lady to hold back plush Blossom for you!  Congrats

[HoustonCollector72]

congrats and happy bday

[ZennaBug]

Sounds like you had lots of awesome pony luck for your birthday!  Congrats on the new additions! 

[kittybethy]

Wow!! Amazing!

[Icecrystalline]

Congratulations, and glad you had a fantastic birthday

[PrincessStarlily]

Thanks so much, everypony Ha, I think I'm going to have to start a monthly pony budget now because I blew a whole $20 in just one day!

[alkevin]

That was an awesome birthday and hunt, so it seems.

[Tiella]

Happy birthday, it sounds like a great one!

[Diamond]

First happy belated Birthday and second congrats on your great finds.