G1 where do people even get g1 ponies from?

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sometimes i come across an online seller that consistently sells G1 ponies. Where do people get all these ponies from? My mum expected my ponies to be extremely expensive for being so old, but they seem to be the same price as any other toy, (maybe slightly more expensive). Is there just a bunch of old ponies around the world that cycle between people every few years until they settle down with someone who keeps them forever? How do pony sellers amass a whole bunch of ponies to sell? is it just from their personal collection, or are they connected with something like a thriftshop, and they take those ponies and clean them up for a good home?
 
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As a collector we tend to a mass a lot of common and double ponies in our endless journey to catch ‘em all.

For example, I like to buy lager lots of ponies from Facebook marketplace but in said lots I only need a few ponies. I keep what I need and either donate or resell the ones I don’t need. MLP has always been a fairly successful toy line so there’s millions of them world wide so they’re will always be ponies floating around to be found bought and sold. :)

As for pricing. It really depends on the pony, it’s rarity and where it was made. Like a common North American release (like Firefly) would sell as much as her Italian release would. Or special mail order ponies from the later G1 releases tend to be of more value, such as Repunzel or Tux.
 
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More times than not, age doesn't equal expensive. Most ponies, I would imagine, were produced in the hundreds of thousands during the first few years of the toyline's existence. From what data I've been able to collect from researching-- which may not be accurate, I've only been collecting this particular brand for six months-- the oldest ponies were much better sellers than the later half of the G1 run. There are some exceptions, but in general, year 1-4 ponies are much easier (and cheaper) to find than year 5-10 ponies.

I can't think of a single year 10 pony that isn't a complete nightmare to come across, which is a shame, there's some real winners in there. That last year must have been rough for sales. You'll find two dozen Bowties and Fifis for every one Lovebeam you'll see in the wild. Lovebeam might be newer, but there's less of her in the world. Someone please correct me if I'm off course, but that's what I've been able to deduce with my short time as a pony collector.

Ebay and Mercari are my two pony adoption agencies of choice. Mercari especially, you can occasionally find some stupid good deals.
 
Some I have had since childhood, a lot from Car Boot sales in the past but rarely find them there now, ebay for specific individuals and the rest from within the pony community on Facebook!
 
Online from other collectors, and thrifting. :)

Agreeing with others, it isn't age that makes ponies valuable, it's rarity. Like, there's thousands of Cotton Candys out there, they're not worth more than $5, really, but like, Nightglider is WAY harder to come across, if that makes sense?

I think that's a common misconception people have when selling ponies when they aren't collectors. They think old = $$$ so they'll price super common ponies for like $50+ and get mad when no one buys them because they "know what they have..." lol. Silly but you get used to seeing it around I guess.

I think Skybreeze and Krose said it best. :) And yeah, the older ponies are definitely easier to come across than in the later years. Especially when they started doing really fun, bizarre, funky stuff like new breeds and weird gimmicks! Those are my favourite years of MLP. :)
 
More times than not, age doesn't equal expensive. Most ponies, I would imagine, were produced in the hundreds of thousands during the first few years of the toyline's existence. From what data I've been able to collect from researching-- which may not be accurate, I've only been collecting this particular brand for six months-- the oldest ponies were much better sellers than the later half of the G1 run. There are some exceptions, but in general, year 1-4 ponies are much easier (and cheaper) to find than year 5-10 ponies.

I can't think of a single year 10 pony that isn't a complete nightmare to come across, which is a shame, there's some real winners in there. That last year must have been rough for sales. You'll find two dozen Bowties and Fifis for every one Lovebeam you'll see in the wild. Lovebeam might be newer, but there's less of her in the world. Someone please correct me if I'm off course, but that's what I've been able to deduce with my short time as a pony collector.

Ebay and Mercari are my two pony adoption agencies of choice. Mercari especially, you can occasionally find some stupid good deals.
I know this is old-ish, but I second Mercari. It's amazing how many good deals there are on that platform.
 
I buy my ponies from Kijiji, Marktplaats (dutch selling site), sometimes Ebay, Gumtree, Instagram and mostly Mlparena.

I buy from other collectors and people's childhood ponies. Sometimes rare ponies go for cheap which is always nice. I always try to pay the fairest price possible but got lucky in the past.
 
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