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Quote from: Shaiyeh on June 26, 2017, 03:01:43 AMI'm also in the not a brony camp, but definitely an adult collector (g1-g3), and I... literally leapt spectacularly through a 2nd hand shop just yesterday and grabbed a pony. And bought her. xD I alsosometimes wear pins or stuff on bags, and I have a few primark and h&m pony clothing items. other than that, it's not really too obvious until you enter my house xD I have all my army ponies displayed in the middle of my living room and in case someone is visiting that doesn't know I collect I just go 'oh, yeah, that's 1/3rd of my MLP collection. I collect ponies'.I just imagined you executing an amazing leap over the heads of several customers, before doing perfect pirouettes all the way up to the cash register with pony in hand.
I'm also in the not a brony camp, but definitely an adult collector (g1-g3), and I... literally leapt spectacularly through a 2nd hand shop just yesterday and grabbed a pony. And bought her. xD I alsosometimes wear pins or stuff on bags, and I have a few primark and h&m pony clothing items. other than that, it's not really too obvious until you enter my house xD I have all my army ponies displayed in the middle of my living room and in case someone is visiting that doesn't know I collect I just go 'oh, yeah, that's 1/3rd of my MLP collection. I collect ponies'.
Also not a brony - I think that term has other connitations here so a lot of us don't identify with it, but as a pony collector I have got to the point where I don't care what people think.I buy ponies and or dolls from toy stores without any issue. I am not much of a G4 collector but occasionally when there is a nnon Mane 6 one on clearance I can be tempted (as I was recently with Honey Rays). I got two gothic G4 from a second hand stall at the summer fair near where I live in London the other week and the lady asked if they were for me. I said yes. With Monster High too, I have had people in the shop assume they are for a child (I am 35 and I don't really look my full age so it wouldn't be at all weird for me to be buying for a child) and others who have realised they were for me. One cashier even commented on one of the dolls - it might have been Amanita - and said that sometimes she's tempted to buy them and take them home because they are so pretty. When I was younger, as a teenager carbooting I always had my sister with me and she was young enough for people to mostly assume the ponies were for her. At that time I didn't want kids at school to know I was still collecting ponies so I sort of let that happen. But these days I'm fine with it.The only time I play the ignorant adult looking at toys for a kid card is if I am at a second hand sale or or toy fair and my opponent is a dealer. If a dealer thinks you are a collector they are more likely to push up the price. If they think you haven't got a clue they are just keen on making a sale at their original price. With MH this is especially the case. I am not an expert on MH but I do recognise characters and sometimes I find one that is rarer than the ones the dealer is selling for the higher prices. In those situations I have been known to just casually pick up the rarer one and ask for a price. In those circs, excited collector behaviour is a hindrance. If items are not clearly priced on a dealer's table, it's far better to play it cool.My university room in London is a mix of ponies, dolls and academic stuff. One maintenance man once commented on the dolls and asked if I was a bit old for them. I smiled at him and said, not really, you'd be surprised how many adults collect dolls. And that was that. No issues since.Most of my friends know I collect. Most of them haven't seen my full collections, but they are aware and they really don't care.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on June 26, 2017, 06:28:03 PMQuote from: Shaiyeh on June 26, 2017, 03:01:43 AMI'm also in the not a brony camp, but definitely an adult collector (g1-g3), and I... literally leapt spectacularly through a 2nd hand shop just yesterday and grabbed a pony. And bought her. xD I alsosometimes wear pins or stuff on bags, and I have a few primark and h&m pony clothing items. other than that, it's not really too obvious until you enter my house xD I have all my army ponies displayed in the middle of my living room and in case someone is visiting that doesn't know I collect I just go 'oh, yeah, that's 1/3rd of my MLP collection. I collect ponies'.I just imagined you executing an amazing leap over the heads of several customers, before doing perfect pirouettes all the way up to the cash register with pony in hand.Haha, I like to imagine it like that but it probably looked more like"PONY!!!"visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Quote from: Shaiyeh on June 27, 2017, 02:19:42 AMQuote from: Leave a Whisper on June 26, 2017, 06:28:03 PMQuote from: Shaiyeh on June 26, 2017, 03:01:43 AMI'm also in the not a brony camp, but definitely an adult collector (g1-g3), and I... literally leapt spectacularly through a 2nd hand shop just yesterday and grabbed a pony. And bought her. xD I alsosometimes wear pins or stuff on bags, and I have a few primark and h&m pony clothing items. other than that, it's not really too obvious until you enter my house xD I have all my army ponies displayed in the middle of my living room and in case someone is visiting that doesn't know I collect I just go 'oh, yeah, that's 1/3rd of my MLP collection. I collect ponies'.I just imagined you executing an amazing leap over the heads of several customers, before doing perfect pirouettes all the way up to the cash register with pony in hand.Haha, I like to imagine it like that but it probably looked more like"PONY!!!"visitors can't see pics , please register or login Note to self; Steer clear of Shaiyeh when she sees a toy she wants, or else she turns into frightening, underworld warrior with flame swords and woe betide anyone in her way.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on June 27, 2017, 11:13:53 AMQuote from: Shaiyeh on June 27, 2017, 02:19:42 AMQuote from: Leave a Whisper on June 26, 2017, 06:28:03 PMQuote from: Shaiyeh on June 26, 2017, 03:01:43 AMI'm also in the not a brony camp, but definitely an adult collector (g1-g3), and I... literally leapt spectacularly through a 2nd hand shop just yesterday and grabbed a pony. And bought her. xD I alsosometimes wear pins or stuff on bags, and I have a few primark and h&m pony clothing items. other than that, it's not really too obvious until you enter my house xD I have all my army ponies displayed in the middle of my living room and in case someone is visiting that doesn't know I collect I just go 'oh, yeah, that's 1/3rd of my MLP collection. I collect ponies'.I just imagined you executing an amazing leap over the heads of several customers, before doing perfect pirouettes all the way up to the cash register with pony in hand.Haha, I like to imagine it like that but it probably looked more like"PONY!!!"visitors can't see pics , please register or login Note to self; Steer clear of Shaiyeh when she sees a toy she wants, or else she turns into frightening, underworld warrior with flame swords and woe betide anyone in her way.Approach only if in possession of an authentic Rainbow of Light.
Quote from: Taffeta on June 27, 2017, 11:35:48 AMQuote from: Leave a Whisper on June 27, 2017, 11:13:53 AMQuote from: Shaiyeh on June 27, 2017, 02:19:42 AMQuote from: Leave a Whisper on June 26, 2017, 06:28:03 PMQuote from: Shaiyeh on June 26, 2017, 03:01:43 AMI'm also in the not a brony camp, but definitely an adult collector (g1-g3), and I... literally leapt spectacularly through a 2nd hand shop just yesterday and grabbed a pony. And bought her. xD I alsosometimes wear pins or stuff on bags, and I have a few primark and h&m pony clothing items. other than that, it's not really too obvious until you enter my house xD I have all my army ponies displayed in the middle of my living room and in case someone is visiting that doesn't know I collect I just go 'oh, yeah, that's 1/3rd of my MLP collection. I collect ponies'.I just imagined you executing an amazing leap over the heads of several customers, before doing perfect pirouettes all the way up to the cash register with pony in hand.Haha, I like to imagine it like that but it probably looked more like"PONY!!!"visitors can't see pics , please register or login Note to self; Steer clear of Shaiyeh when she sees a toy she wants, or else she turns into frightening, underworld warrior with flame swords and woe betide anyone in her way.Approach only if in possession of an authentic Rainbow of Light. yep! My ponies! My own... my precioussss..... xDSeriously though, lostpony, about keeping your eye (sometimes possibly a bit of an evil eye) on kids with ponies in their hands - yep, guiltyyy. xD even with this one, I actually had to have the sweet old lady to put the pony away for me because we didn't have any cash (sweden is like... nobody does cash anymore, especially not around the capital, we live in a small town just outside), so we had to get to an ATM. she put the pony on the till clearly visible to any kids with parents that might have entered the shop... safe to say I positively ran through town and back, eyeing/staring down any little kid coming from the direction of the shop... prooobably kind of intimidating. Not my proudest moment. well, luckily, the pony is safe here with me now. xD