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How do the Basic Fun brushables fit into it? They have much better quality than your standard G4 but they are still brushable ponies.
Quote from: banditpony on December 05, 2020, 03:56:01 PMI think OPs question is less about what people personally feel the value of an item is...Probably, but what the OP actually said was shouldn't we hide the cheaper brushable ponies in the cupboard so they don't tarnish the expensive collector model that someone shelled out $100 for...Which conveys a different nuance.
I think OPs question is less about what people personally feel the value of an item is...
I think OPs question is less about what people personally feel the value of an item is...And more so the difference of something that toy quality vs a collector quality. That shouldn't be taken as that toys can't be collected, or are not collectable items. But there is a difference between a hand crafted resin statue (and/or mass produced) vs something designed for play.and if those things look good next to each other. ETA: I just don't agree with that if something is cheaper (original price point), it doesn't look good next to something more expensive
Quote from: Taffeta on December 05, 2020, 04:38:24 PMQuote from: banditpony on December 05, 2020, 03:56:01 PMI think OPs question is less about what people personally feel the value of an item is...Probably, but what the OP actually said was shouldn't we hide the cheaper brushable ponies in the cupboard so they don't tarnish the expensive collector model that someone shelled out $100 for...Which conveys a different nuance.Right, and I think that comment sounds pretty elitist... but sometimes people don't think about what they say. I think OP was just more asking about the balance of different priced items next to each other..
Quote from: banditpony on December 05, 2020, 05:02:33 PMQuote from: Taffeta on December 05, 2020, 04:38:24 PMQuote from: banditpony on December 05, 2020, 03:56:01 PMI think OPs question is less about what people personally feel the value of an item is...Probably, but what the OP actually said was shouldn't we hide the cheaper brushable ponies in the cupboard so they don't tarnish the expensive collector model that someone shelled out $100 for...Which conveys a different nuance.Right, and I think that comment sounds pretty elitist... but sometimes people don't think about what they say. I think OP was just more asking about the balance of different priced items next to each other.. The thing is that that doesn't make a lot of sense with MLP, since you can line up the TE ponies, for example, and Mimic is probably 10x the cost of the others in the set. But it doesn't necessarily make her the most loved in the set for everyone because of it. And some people would absolutely hide her in the cupboard or not even bother to own her because they prefer Fizzy or one of the others. Which is completely fine of course.
Basically brushables are toys, vinyl and resin statues are art.
QuoteBasically brushables are toys, vinyl and resin statues are art. If one is art, they pretty much both are. It’s just a matter of personal taste.
I really think the main point is that currently, the brushables are so cheap and low quality that they aren't as collectible as even past generations. As inflation happens Hasbro refuses to raise the price point and instead lowers the quality. I would honestly pay the $10-15 to have even G3 level quality.
QuoteBasically brushables are toys, vinyl and resin statues are art. If one is art, they pretty much both are. It%u2019s just a matter of personal taste.
The comment OP made about the BF brushables also really confuses the issue because they're $10 toys. They may be a throwback to our childhoods, but they are toys. Their price point is kids and casual nostalgia. There's no argument that those are 'art'. And if you work out the price point of the pony toys from all earlier generations, accounting for inflation as well, you probably have $10 toys. So what really does make them different?