Anyone else feel like this sometimes?

I haven't read all the replies, but I'll say that I've definitely gotten in a "pony slump" more than once. There was a good year where the ponies were put away in my closet, but then I brought them out again. Now, they're all displayed, but I have some that "don't make me happy", aka G3's... and while I have some sort of attachment to them, they're just kinda there and I'm trying to get up the will to take their pics and sell them. I also dislike clutter, so the bigger my collection grows, the less room I have, which is, blah. Still, I collect ponies, though not extremely actively. I dream of the day when I'll have my own pony room so that I can have my collection, yet have it in its own space separate from my other hobbies.
 
Reaperfox, I know exactly what you mean ^^ For me, i usually go 'limbo' with things on and off, foremost MLP (it's sad....i know...) and i've been obsessed with them on and off since i first saw them (i was 2...lol i too still am sooo jealous of megan) i'll come and go, get bored, get interested again....it's just how i am i guess....it happens with just about anything i get obsessed with for more than an expanse of around 2 months....anytime long enough to remember i liked that one thing an awful LOT (aka not shutting up about it when talking to my friends ^^ and them getting really frustrated with me...) i just now came back from a 2 month 'un-obsession' due to my new (current) interest in dolls (asian ball jointed ones...i could go on and on but i won't ^^) funny though, i haven't actually bought a pony in over 2 years now ^^ i'll bet it'll respark soon....(well i'm posting here, so there's a start -__-;; ) news and gossip wise, i also really get mad with myself when i come back for missing out on all the cool events and stuff...lol
I think it's great you came back to the forum though! (you're right though, i've never actually seen you post, i don't think :p)
 
*hug* I completely understand because I'm there right now. I haven't had much free time to spend on my collection, too much going on IRL, too little funds to spare. And my patience for slow loading pages has dwindled. LOL. But I know that soon I'll be better as far as getting back into my hobbies goes. I'm glad you posted this, it's nice to know I'm not completely alone in the way I'm feeling and that it will bounce back eventually. :rose3:
 
SoSoftClair- I can't agree more. That's how I felt when I got all 1000s (?) of them on display. Too many. Now I just avoid the area. Sometimes I got down (its the basement) to look at one or two that I really love. The others just get ignored.

Now, they're all displayed, but I have some that "don't make me happy", aka G3's... and while I have some sort of attachment to them, they're just kinda there and I'm trying to get up the will to take their pics and sell them. I also dislike clutter, so the bigger my collection grows, the less room I have, which is, blah.
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... couldn't agree more.

I would like to sell a very good portion of them. But.. I'm so busy and I find selling online to be stressful at times.
 
I feel like that sometimes. I've decided not too long ago to get rid of most of my G1 stuff, which I now regret because I found out ones like Beach Belle, etc were worth more. I don't know why because that tinsel was terrible. Anyway, I kept my favorite G3's like Whistle Wishes, the new winter ones from last year of Pinkie Pie, Minty, and Rainbow Dash. I bought a baby Northern Lights from a pony friend who gave her to me cheaper than what she normally would have been because I am a pony pal. :) I kept my black and blue art pony, I recently bought a 2007 Comic Con pony which I have been wanting for a while. It's the only one I really liked. Most of the customs I have are from G3 ponies. I used to have dozens of G3's but like I said I gave most of them away. I collect mostly G1's now, trying to make up for the collection I wish I had. I had only about 7 or so G1's. I originally had two but a childhood friend brought to me one day a bunch of G1's and told me to pick out the ones I wanted and that extended my collection a little. I remember most of the neighborhood girls had My Little Pony and sometimes we'd all get together and play with our ponies together. The next door neighbors had a Paradise Estate. I remember feeling left out because everyone had dozens of G1's and at the time I only had two. So, I'm making up for the collection I wish I had. I want to get a Paradise Estate one day with all the accessories, pretty much in perfect condition. That is a rare thing to ask for and if someone has it, it'll be a lot of money but I'm hoping one day I might find one at a yard sale or thrift store and they'll only be selling it for $10 or something and I smile to myself knowing how much it's really worth. (lol)

Anyway, I had one point thought about selling anything and everything I had my little pony but I'm glad I didn't.

My point is I think every collector has the same feeling you do. Whatever you do though, don't get rid of your ponies because you will probably regret it. I gave away my childhood ponies to a little girl I used to play with who was about 4 years younger than I was. She was happy to have them, but at the time I thought I was too old for them and sort of lost interest so I gave them away. I have most of the ponies back now, obviously not the same ones. There are some I don't regret giving away, but it's just the memories I had with them.

If you seriously decide your sick of looking at them, pack them up and put them in an attic or basement and maybe one day you might decide you love ponies again and you can dig them out again. But, remember cancer and mold so try to pack them so that they'll stay dry. You don't want your ponies to be covered in cancer or mold when you discover your love for ponies again.

I hope this helps. :)
 
SailorLibra said:
But ponies for many of us, are not just some fad like beanie babies were.
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Yea those beanie babies are pretty worthless huh? When's the last time they had any value? Years and years ago?

tuneful87 said:
Also, I have met some great people at the TP, but the arena is also a great place to be a member as well. There's the off topic & whats your problem forums there with tons of different posts on all sorts of non-pony related topics too, which you might like.
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The TP also has the friends forum (for off topic discussion) and the DB lounge for the older ponies :)
Don't forget we also have the blog feature now so people can have their own little journals :) Please remember though the blogs are also G rated like the rest of the board
 
I think it's healthy to take a little break sometimes. It keeps things fresh. I think this applies to pretty much anything in life...
 
I joined the TP in 1998. I don't actively collect anymore although there are a few G1's I would still like to have (or have sold and would like to buy back!)

I got bored with the G3's quickly.. there are a few I want though.. and I do like the little ponyville ones.. but Id rather find them years from now at a fleamarket for 50 cents then to buy them here for $5 and pay shipping lol. My mortgage is $835 a month.. I show horses and have a child.. I just can't justify the collecting anymore and haven't for years. I love ponies and will always be apart of the community but times change as you grow up:) lol Its not sad, its life.
 
Sure did feel that way. I left because I wandered into AG fandom, and while I loved my ponies and still do, I was just interested in my new fandom. In fact, I've been fandom lost for almost a year or so now, since some drama that put me out of the AG fandom for the most part.

Things go in cycles. You go, and you come back. That's the way of the world.
 
I know exactly what you mean;
I quit collecting for eight years!!! :(
I don't know, sometimes I just feel like it's the same old,
but i bet we've all taken a "hiatus" from the tp and stuff one time or another,
and it's just so fun to jump back into it :)
 
I just got back from a hiatus also. I agree with others sometimes other RL stuff is more important for a while. I've been gone for around 8 years or more from the tp. And now I just feel old here :) I don't know if I'll stay but I'll enjoy my time while I'm here.
 
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