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Quote from: Wardah on February 15, 2016, 12:16:24 PMThe Retro SSC doll Bridge Direct released last year was successful enough that they are expanding on it and adding more character. I find it amazing that a small company can do better on a retro rerelease than a big company. They are not just popular with collectors but with parents too. Too bad the G1 MLP rereleases never caught on with parents but perhaps it was just too soon. I think a lot of people who grew up in the 80s and put off having children until they were more financially stable are buying things for their kids now. And these nostalgic parents have more money at their disposal than parents who had kids right out of high school or college. Of course that is just my observation and I wish Hasbro would give retro rerelease brushables a try or at least license them out to someone who will since even tho I like the MLP G1 Action Vinyls, they are not the same. Wish SDCC repro doll?
The Retro SSC doll Bridge Direct released last year was successful enough that they are expanding on it and adding more character. I find it amazing that a small company can do better on a retro rerelease than a big company. They are not just popular with collectors but with parents too. Too bad the G1 MLP rereleases never caught on with parents but perhaps it was just too soon. I think a lot of people who grew up in the 80s and put off having children until they were more financially stable are buying things for their kids now. And these nostalgic parents have more money at their disposal than parents who had kids right out of high school or college. Of course that is just my observation and I wish Hasbro would give retro rerelease brushables a try or at least license them out to someone who will since even tho I like the MLP G1 Action Vinyls, they are not the same.
Yeah why would they make repros of the less popular sets? Why not retro rereleases of TAFs? Or Twinkle Eyes? Or Flutters or princesses or brothers? How about it, Hasbro? It's not too late!
Really? I was under the impression that the FF/CP set was popular? I know for sure the Rainbow ponies are.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on February 16, 2016, 08:02:39 PMReally? I was under the impression that the FF/CP set was popular? I know for sure the Rainbow ponies are.The originals, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the collector ponies. pretty much MPP-1985 are things I love the most (hard to choose though love 86' and after that year it's individual sets, or ponies and some that are so so). It wasn't the set, it was the quality for me the eye paint and hair thickness especially. box was cute, but lackluster. but for the price-point it wasn't shocking to see all those things. I had hoped for a more high end release (like a store barbie, Vs a silkstone), but inexpensive is what collectors apparently wanted from what was posted here about hasbro polling, and it is what we got.
I don't think a lot of people dislike the Collector ponies, but I also feel like they rank pretty low on the "OMG, that pony was my CHILDHOOD FAVORITE!!!" totem pole. From what I remember, Year 2 was when MLP really took off and became a "gotta have it" toy.
Now if they really wanted collectors drooling at their door, Hasbro would do something like, say, take a pony that never had a non-Nirvana baby version, make both mom and baby, package them up, and boom you have instant market appeal. Nostalgia plus something new.