*headdesk* Why did I decide to do this?

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BabyDabbleMLP

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Ok, so I'm moving... And of Course the ponies are one of the first things to be moved, so since I've got some room to sort them I decided to do some cataloging of my G3s.... now I'm kind of regretting it, since I have no idea the names of about 90% of them nor what year they came out so it's a very long and tedious process. I'd probably be ok with it if I remembered their names after looking them up, but no... bah... I have gone through like 10 ponies and already I have a head ache... might be from the goo gone I had to use earlier though. That stuff is horrendous smelling. *sighs* back to cataloging. *headdesk*
 
I know what you mean. I am also in the process of moving and I'm having the same problem with my anime figures. It makes me feel like such a bum collector because I don't know the year and make and I know a lot of collectors are anal about that. But then I think, Hey, collecting is for fun, not for being snooty. So, maybe you could just enjoy your ponies without knowing everything about them? Unless you're trying to sell them, of course.

Edit: Oh, I see you have a website that needs the info! Good luck hunting the names and make down!
 
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Well it's not that I really care to know everything about them, it's just that I like to know who/what I have so I don't get a bunch of doubles and if I do manage to get a double I can sell/trade it. Yep, I collect them ALL so knowing what I have is a very, very good thing. lol

Slightly off topic, I found one of my faves, Green Apple, and I started to brush her mane so I could neatly pack her away and a bunch of her hair fell out at the front, so now when I get some extra time and the right color hair I need to rehair the poor thing, which is going to be a pain because G3's aren't all that fun to rehair, especially when you only want to rehair part of the mane and not the entire thing(which may end up happening if I get too frustrated).
 
I tell you what I did with my G3's. I think it is important to catalog and very important to know their names. I shop the thrift all of the time and this list keeps me from buying one I already have. Really though..I seem to be able to recognize one I don't have...I just can't always be certain on the G3's that have like 3 or 4 poses of the same pony.

Since I can never remember all of them because I have tons...I created a document on my computer that is organized by color. I listed the catagory of color first...then I type the name of the pony..what generation it is....and describe its cutie mark and pose if there are more than one pose of that particular pony. I also will put down if its a uni or a peg. This has helped me know what the names of my ponies are. It took time for me to create this document and I was in no hurry. Now if I see a pony, I can check my list by its color and find its name really easy. The only mistake I made was to not alphabetize my list ROFLOL..what a doofus of a mistake..oh well.

Sure it would have been way easier to have pictures of them all..but who has the time for that? I certainly don't want to spend the money on the printer ink either.
 
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Hehe Thanks Trish, that's the exact site I was using actually! XD

Oooooh, Tulagirl! That is a REALLY good idea! Might just take black and white pics of all the symbols and list the colors and names and make a small silhouette of the poses. Hmmmm... *plots*
 
That must be really boring trying to remember their names xP
 
sorry that you cant remember the names i know what you mean
 
Id'ing can be such a pain in the butt (especially if you have a large amount to go through). I recently just got done going through my collection myself about a week ago. I used both strawberry reef and where the Rainbow ends( Where the Rainbow Ends ~My Little Pony~ ) to ID my G3 collection. Where the Rainbow ends is a great place to find out what year your G3 came out. Good Luck!!
 
It's not boring, just a little frustrating. I would remember their names if I was still actively collecting, but because I can't afford to do that right now I forget their names almost as soon as I read/hear them.

Not remembering their names really is a pain... I'll remember them eventually.

EDIT: Yeah, been using that site, it's amazing.
 
I recently started using the My Little Wiki to help with IDs...so far it's been pretty helpful.
 
I feel your pain, i just did that too 300 plus g3... there is an end to it lol good luck!
 
I *just* had to do that for the very same reason. It is incredibly overwhelming at first, but the trick is to break it down and take it slowly..


First, I separated the G3s into piles:

one pile for "seasonal," what I knew were valentines, winter series, halloween and easter.

one pile just for babies (and Tiramisu).

one pile for what I knew of or assumed were original ponies (before I started collecting G3s): this list composed of Pinkie Pie I and II, Rainbow Dash I and II, Minty, etc.. but also things like Sky Wishes, Applejack, Spring Fever and Shenanigans that I knew were relatively early as well.

then I made another pile for ponies I remembered seeing in stores. (I was only actively collecting G3s from 2005-2006). This left me with a handfull of Friendship Ball releases, tons of Butterfly Island releases and a few Crystal Princess.

Last, I made one big pile for anything with a turning head that WASN'T core-7. I knew they could only be 2006 or 2007 releases.

That left me with just core-7 and G3.5.

From then on I used mostly two sites:

first I went through Silverfall's Ponytopia, looking at each style in each year. It was a little time consuming, but it helped me find all the names I'd forgotten long enough to mark them on my checklist and toss them in the keep or trade bins.

Silverfall's only goes through 2007, and some of the ponies are hard to find (like if they came with an accessory playset, for example). So I made a general rule that if I got through a year (or an obvious section, like unicorns) without finding a pony, I'd set it aside and check out the pose guide afterward.

Then I'd use Strawberry Reef's pose guide.

That got me through everything except the core 7 and the G3.5, so then I used this:

My Little Pony Rereleases Encyclopedia the encyclopedia of re-releases! amazingly helpful, it details which core 7 ponies have what minor differences such as glittery forehead vs non glitter, etc. I thought I'd have to post a plea for help trying to ID three almost identical Toola Roolas and with that site I found it almost right away.


Now, keep in mind when I did this I was going through at least 400 loose G3s. It worked great for my huge collection, but if you have a smallish collection it might work in your favor to just separate ponies according to pose and look them all up on the pose guide, since it shows every pony in that pose on the same page.
 
Well I have it down to a system now. I've gone through 3 boxes of g1's and 2 boxes of g3's. Still lots to go. Thankfully I remember most of the g1's names or at least what set they're in. XD Though IDing G1 accessories is another story... and I love accessories so I have a ton to go through. Thankfully I've found most of them. Still can't figure out 2 though. DX I will be posting a massive accessory want list soon, as well as a small sale list and a complete G1 want list... at least until I make sure I have found all my G2s and G3s. >_o
 
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