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Are you very focused in your collecting habits? How do you stay focused--what is your "routine" so to speak?
Or do you find yourself shifting from day to day, or week to week, or month to month (etc…) regarding what aspect of ponies you “needâ€, and spend most of your pony hunting time on? And do you then inexplicably lose focus on that, because something else has caught your eye? And then (eventually) do you shift back to something that you had abandoned? For instance my current obsession (defined by what I absent mindedly search for on Ebay “just to see what’s out thereâ€) is G2s (a returned interest that had waned for a while, until I spotted the WEdding Carriage on Ebay for a price I was willing to pay). About 2 weeks ago it was Pony wear (something I didn't originally think I'd *ever* be interested in!) At some point last year, it was Petites. In between it was the Blind Bag G4s. Sometimes, it’s a specific pony (and if I don’t find her—in the condition and at the price I’m willing to pay--, the obsession might fade but return later).
What draws you to a specific pony or aspect of pony collecting in the first place when you find your focus shifting? A random picture or discussion? A sales thread on the forums (that's often my catalyst)? A “you might find these items interesting†ad on Ebay (another catalyst for me)? Have you changed your mind about certain things (like me and the Pony Wear; in fact, Petites are also a surprise development *lol*) or specific ponies or pony types and added them to your search terms?
Etc. Just... open discussion, if you will, of whatever you want to share regarding your collecting habits.
Or do you find yourself shifting from day to day, or week to week, or month to month (etc…) regarding what aspect of ponies you “needâ€, and spend most of your pony hunting time on? And do you then inexplicably lose focus on that, because something else has caught your eye? And then (eventually) do you shift back to something that you had abandoned? For instance my current obsession (defined by what I absent mindedly search for on Ebay “just to see what’s out thereâ€) is G2s (a returned interest that had waned for a while, until I spotted the WEdding Carriage on Ebay for a price I was willing to pay). About 2 weeks ago it was Pony wear (something I didn't originally think I'd *ever* be interested in!) At some point last year, it was Petites. In between it was the Blind Bag G4s. Sometimes, it’s a specific pony (and if I don’t find her—in the condition and at the price I’m willing to pay--, the obsession might fade but return later).
What draws you to a specific pony or aspect of pony collecting in the first place when you find your focus shifting? A random picture or discussion? A sales thread on the forums (that's often my catalyst)? A “you might find these items interesting†ad on Ebay (another catalyst for me)? Have you changed your mind about certain things (like me and the Pony Wear; in fact, Petites are also a surprise development *lol*) or specific ponies or pony types and added them to your search terms?
Etc. Just... open discussion, if you will, of whatever you want to share regarding your collecting habits.