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I don't mind, as long as they are being preserved in a safe place. Plus they will get passed down to other collectors eventually.
Collecting is selfish no matter what - that's the point None of us NEED plastic ponies in our lives. I have a small army of Raincurl and even though she isn't HTF or rare, I don't feel bad about it. If someone has an army of Ice Crystals they shouldn't feel bad about it either. I've said it before and I'll always say it - my collection is not community property. No one should feel bad or feel obligated to *not* collect whatever it is they want just because someone else doesn't have what they have.
I think it's selfish to take ponies away from the target audience like buying up en masse and/or scalping to get collector cash while the kids stand in front of empty shelves (hyperbolically speaking).I don't care if people have thousands of dollars to spend on plastic horses, that would be the common entitled adult fan thinking: "I make my own money and kids don't, so I am the more valuable customer" - no.So long story short, if it's still on shelves I have an issue with armies. Or more precisely, bulk buying. I don't really get mad if a collector spends 10000000 on a Mimic squad. I pity them. It's like in The Last Unicorn where an evil lord captures all unicorns in the sea.He had the ultimate army of rares but nobody liked him for it
It can be frustrating to see someone with twenty identical ponies that aren't variants when I'm desperately trying to find one, lol. I haven't been actively collecting in years due to funds and space issues... but I can remember some of the armies I saw really turned me off of even trying to obtain my most wanted G2s. Just one baby Swirly or Princess Crystal...