Structured or spontaneous when adding to your herd?

[invaderhorizongreen]

Most of mine are in impulse, as most have been buy it now in the wild or you wont get a second chance.

[lunar_scythe]

Kind of both? I go after Blue Belles, anything with her, but I'm pretty spontaneous about it; I check for them every couple of weeks and if I see one I want, I go for it, but I don't go after every Blue Belle and I don't really keep track of which ones I still need...which does mean I end up with doubles, but thats ok, haha, they can stay with me.

[Artemesia's Garden]

I have all the commons I really wanted, but still looking for those below. I was quite structured and won't buy doubles now. I miss the ones I don't have on display!

[kellyponyfeathers]

Neither; I'm opportunistic. If I see a pony I don't have, in good condition, for a good price, I'll buy her. Gotta catch 'em all!

[LadyMoondancer]

Semi-spontaneous.    I usually have a vague idea of what ponies I want next, but I only actually buy one off-and-on.

If I see ponies at Value Village, though, I will usually buy them, even if they're G4s which I don't really collect seriously.

[slyons]

Structured for almost my whole second collecting phase, and was only spontaneous when a 'to good to be true' deal came along.... But now I'm very structured... I'm down to the last few ponies I want for my collection, and they are the expensive ones, so I can't afford to be spontaneous 

[Elfpony]

Both?  I don't target specific ponies to go after (even with more expensive ones, I'll just see who tweaks my fancy at a specific time), but budget, budget, budget! Financially I'm a big planner and will not go over the amount I've planed to spend.

Elf

[EnaRocketQueen]

Spontaneous because I have a small collection for now and there isn't really need for me to structure it (yet) 

[HelloGoodbye]

I'm very spontaneous most of the time!  I definitely have ponies that I'm looking for, but usually the ponies I buy are simply whatever strikes my fancy at the time!

[Marlin]

I'm a little bit of both, but I think opportunistic sums me up a bit better    I know what I am definitely after but owing to a deep set, bordering on obsession need to obtain ponies through good deals (unless I'm desperate or simply can't resist or it's a special occasion where I'll splurge ) I rely heavily on obtaining ponies I need in bulk lots nowadays. Through those I'll also often pick up ponies I wasn't really after but liked after seeing them in person along the way. Most of the time I just can't afford or justify to buy them singularly on the prices most people are asking - usually because international shipping is often involved

[Ledbyrd]

I was definitely more spontaneous when I first started to collect but now that my collection has grown I have become more selective. Most of my G1 ponies these days have been coming from wish list swaps which is such a fun way to acquire ponies.

Lately, I've been trying to track down all the G4 pearlized brushables so that has been more planned. So I guess overall, I'm a bit of both at this point.

I still love to check out eBay and thrift stores for deals too. The spontinaity tends to return when I'm shopping that way.

[Broken Irishwoman]

Definitely spontaneous! I have a wishlist, but sometimes I just fall in love with a pony that isn't even on there, and I pick that one over one on my list.

[Haruna]

I'm a little bit of both, but I think opportunistic sums me up a bit better    I know what I am definitely after but owing to a deep set, bordering on obsession need to obtain ponies through good deals (unless I'm desperate or simply can't resist or it's a special occasion where I'll splurge ) I rely heavily on obtaining ponies I need in bulk lots nowadays. Through those I'll also often pick up ponies I wasn't really after but liked after seeing them in person along the way. Most of the time I just can't afford or justify to buy them singularly on the prices most people are asking - usually because international shipping is often involved

Yeah, this describes me pretty accurately, too.

[Shabi]

It's easy. If I see a pony I don't own I buy it.

[DazzleKitty]

Totally impulsive. I peruse the Arena or eBay and I see something that tickles my pony fancy and I go for it! It's fun that way.