Yard sale finds *update*

[HoustonCollector72]

Yes , you might want to make a new thread in the Nirvana section for people in that area to see it and help you,
since your questions are concerning Nirvanas   I have no info on that area , I have not explored that section of the forum yet , all I know they are expensive vintage HTF ponies LOL

[petitponey]

You're right HoustonCollector72, I'll ask my questions in the Nirvana section. I see you know about as much as I do about that

[hathorcat]

Wow! What an amazing group of ponies! Congratulations.

And yes Nirvana ponies are Nirvana ponies to everyone - so your Made in France ponies which you may find, even though they are perhaps the ponies of your childhood, are Nirvana; Nirvana to everyone no matter where they are from.

[petitponey]

Thank you hatorcat! Both for your answer and for understanding my question (I wasn't sure I expressed myself clearly) I moved my questions to the Nirvana section and already got an answer there. It seems like such pink hair is not that common so I'll be careful not to expose her to the sun.

I only have 2 ponies from my childhood: Peachy and her pretty parlour and Honeysuckle. They're at my parents' so I'll check where they're from next time I go there. But since I started buying ponies a few weeks ago, I found 3 G1: Posey, Baby Nightsong and TE Skyrocket and Posey is the only one which is not from China nor HK. I guess it's hard to find French ponies even in France, although more likely.

[kiwimlp]

I think 13 new ponies is worth bragging about!   It's nice you rescue all generations too.  I was never a G2 fan until I came here and saw some of the awesome G2 collections that some of our members have.

Good on you for posting your first pics too. I remember how much trouble I had trying to do that when I first started out! 

To answer your question, yes Nirvana's are the same for everyone.  If you are lucky enough to live in a country where some were released then you might have a chance of picking up some for cheap.  I have a set of Alt.  Birthflower ponies because they were released in NZ where I live

[pilarsworld]

Great finds and a spanish Posey too...lucky you.I recently lived in Spain for 5 years and never a sniff of a pony at a rastro let alone a spanish one.Spanish people dont hoard and probably lots ended up in the bin when they were finished with.I miss my spanish life so much and I am now going to fill it with any spanish pony I can find at a good price on the internet regardless of condition.I have to say though my fav spanish ponies are the ones which have spain etched on them.I can hold them in my hands and think of home.

[Radiance]

Congrats, and welcome!

[petitponey]

Thanks everyone!

About the Nirvana ponies being the same for everyone... Just today I was at a friend's house and I told her a few days ago about me starting to collect ponies. So she showed me her childhood pony she had passed down to her daughter. She said something about her being mistaken and how her pony was not a real one but a fake because it was different-looking when in fact it is a Piggy pony! When I told her I had just found out they were extremely sought after, she remembered her little school mates being envious of her pony at the time. She had bought it in Spain where she would go on holidays every year. When she came back to France, she was the only one who had one like that and her friends wanted one too. So their parents' commissioned hers to buy some the summer after that. But then she said that when they went back they couldn't find the same ones anymore. She only saw them that year when she bought one and after she never saw them again.

[petitponey]

Hello everyone!

New weekend means new yard sales means... new ponies!
My mom was lucky once again. She found less than I did but she got two G1s while I didn't. Here are her finds (she didn't improve her photographer skills since last week though, sorry about that):

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And here are mine before going to the spa  :

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I also found G3 Fluttershy but I forgot to take a picture before the spa so now she's drying  When I got in my car I realized that I was so concentrated on negociating the price of the ponies that I completely forgot to take all the accessories she had in a box next to them (rainbow hair clips, balloons, ...). I was too lazy to go back and now I wish I had. There's also another yard sale close to where I live but I'm torn between going (my hunt has been good already and I'm thinking it's 2:00pm maybe there's nothing good left) or taking a nap 

You guys have a great day!

[Foxtale]

Great additions. Congrats on your finds and updates.

[candiedapples]

Awesome pony luck! I love Bow Tie!

[petitponey]

Hello everybody!

This weekend I was visiting my parents so this time the hunt was my mom and me together along with my daughter and husband. My husband is the one who spotted the sellers with ponies every time. We had great luck, we found:

A cute baby G1:
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A bunch of G2s! The girl literally begged me to take them all! She said: "I can't stand them anymore! Please take them! It'll be the same price if you take one or all of them." Some even had accessories on. Hehe! I think I'm starting to like G2s (I like the ones with bright colours the best I think)
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A G3 and a fakie (because I thought he was quite cute):
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They're all in mint condition except for the baby G1 which has a few spots on (that you can see on the pictures) but is still pretty cute. That's all for today. Y'all have a great day!

[Strzyga]

beautiful G2 ponies! it's my favourite generation  congrats!

[reanna-mator]

Awesome finds! Yep, that sounds like Spanish/no country Posey. Lucky you, she looks so nice!

[petitponey]

Hello everybody!

The weekend is over (sigh) so it is time to upload pictures of my yard sale finds  This weekend has been great pony wise, 16 new members in the family! I'm thinking we're gonna be swimming in ponies pretty soon Once again my mom had incredible luck. She found 14 out of the 16 but my only 2 ones are G1s so...

Here they are:

G2

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G3

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Pics of the G1s coming in a second...


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My G1s:

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So glad my only two finds are G1s (my favourite)! I'm starting to have a BUNCH though (not G1s, just ponies in general), I might consider sorting them out to sell some. Maybe. 
You guys have a great evening.

Edit: I thought my mom had found a G1 but it's a G3 (the white one with the gem). So, she found 14 non G1 and I found 2, I guess that makes us even.