How do you keep count of your herd?

[Carrehz]

I have an Excel spreadsheet ^^ It's a bit scattered though, so I'm not sure what my exact count is off-hand, lol. Somewhere around 500-600, I think.

[Uninu]

I had a list at one point. Then I cut my pony amount to around half of what it was by selling and now I have no clue how many I have

[Stormness_1]

I have an excel spreadsheet, but the g4 page isn't up to date, because I've been lazy... the G1-G3 sections are all complete and whenever someone comes in I add them to the tally. So G1/2/3 I have an exact count, but G4 - there's about 15 I need, not including Blind bags...

[ringwraith10]

I've been trying, trying, TRYING to make a list of all of my ponies for a few years now, but I have well over 1,000 so it's hard! I moved, too, so now I'm not sure which ponies are already on the list and which aren't. :/

[Aurora]

I used to keep track of every pony I got, how much I paid, where I got it, and any special circumstances- like if I was at a garage sale and asked a question that led to ponies, or if the seller was rude on ebay.
I appear to have cleverly hidden this notebook from myself, though. Brilliant.

[Ponyfan]

I don't think I ever counted all my ponies.

[Taffeta]

I don't really like numbers. Plus there are two collections here, mine and sister's, and they intersect, some ponies we both have, some each, some shared. And many doubles, upgrades, variations, etc. I know what I have and what I don;t, but not the number. At least I know who I have with G1...I haven't actually seen my G2 ponies for a while...

[Ringlets]

I think I stopped counting back in 2010!    I had a spreadsheet with all ponies etc , value, quantity on there. I cant even remember the last time I updated it  and ..I really don't much fancy the idea of all that catching up now

I do know which characters I do and don't have yet though

[Roseprincess1]

i dont really keep track any more.. they tend to have minds of their own. hehe.

[S.o.a.r.]

I used to keep track, especially back in 2009 when I started collecting. But since I collect 3-4 months every year and then take these long hiatuses, I've lost track long ago! Also, since I've sold off some and gotten news ones in the process, it's getting harder to keep track. Last time I counted, I had about 250 ponies but that was a few years ago. Not that it matters what amount I have now, since I'm not entirely done collecting yet, but will probably do a head count soonish...

[Mirnyj]

"Oh! I didn't know I had this pony!" is what I say when I occasionally do make a head count to see how many I actually have. So... Yeah.

[Kisscurl]

I've been doing a spread sheet with who I have, accessories, cost etc

[mlp4me]

I lost count a few years ago. I know how many I have left to go on my wish list...

[Leopard_Print_Unicorn]

I keep a Word document. When I redo my office this year/ next year I will reorganize and display everyone and maybe sell some duplicates.

[Princess Lala]

I printed off pages of the toys on mlpmerch's website and put a huge checkmark on the ones I have! That way I dont have to dig out and count out my collection- I have it all on paper! Resources like that are a godsend! I think I have just over 1000 'pony' items total- most of them blingbags mind that...