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Congrats on becoming a new collector but don't turn away from a pony, because it's more than $10.
Quote from: Majesty on December 22, 2015, 06:39:19 PMCongrats on becoming a new collector but don't turn away from a pony, because it's more than $10.My current financial situation doesn't allow me to pay the higher prices. I'm not just being a tight wad. lol
It's likely a supply/demand thing.Baby ponies were more of a luxury buy than adults back in the 80's by and large - a lot of the babies came boxed with accessories, and cost 2-3x more than an adult pony with just a brush/ribbon or came with playsets. It's likely there are fewer examples of each, which drives up their price when you compare them to adults of their year. Poor condition ones are still popular for customs, as their smaller size makes them faster to do and the common 'make a baby pony for an adult design that never got one' projects, which further shrinks supply. There are exceptions, like anything else, but Hasbro didn't make nearly as many babies as they did adults. Perhaps as a marketing choice? Later years featured carded babies much like the adults but for most of the run they never sold baby ponies without a playset/large accessory or a bunch of small ones.
Most common ones are cheap but you get the nirvanas and really rare ones, which will be expensive. Congrats on becoming a new collector but don't turn away from a pony, because it's more than $10. It depends a lot on the pony itself and condition of the pony. I bought a baby bowtie at the last Rhode Island MLP convention and she was around $20 but she was near mint, still had her original curl a little. Most people here know value (how much a pony should cost) so you can buy from people here. You're lucky if you can find G1's in the wild, I did once at a yard sale and it never happened again. (lol)By the way, did you make your avatar? It's cute.
It's okay. I know they won't all be cheap unless you get lucky. My sister has been collecting for at least 15 years so I do have a working knowledge of collecting and the ~collecting scene.~ I just didn't know if babies were harder to find in general or if there was some other reason why they seemed to cost more than the adult ponies on average. I guess there isn't a real reason for most of them.
Who all are you after ?