Old gen finds for cheap buys?

[ManaMinori 4,145]

When you pony hunt and happen to stumble across past gen pony things for cheap (personally I only come across old DVD's), do you snatch it up, for the sake of having physical past gen merch? Or because you actually like it?

 

I found Twinkle Wish Adventures, brand new, for 5 bucks, which was a pretty good deal. But I didn't get it (even though I really wanted to), because I could watch it online,

[Leave a Whisper 703]

It depends on if I like it and if it's manky, if it's in my meager ability to restore.

[Moon Sugar 532]

I'd like to collect some more MLP merch, but I just haven't had the time to go into thrift/consignment/antique stores to go scouting. I'd like to find a posey since I had one as a little girl. 

[Leave a Whisper 703]

I found a Seashell for 5 bucks because she had no tail and head/body mismatch.

[Jennabun 1,579]

I only buy the merch if it's in good condition and I really like it. I'm THAT person at the flea market/antique mall that sits on the floor and will dig through a basket of old, played-with ponies looking for the one or two that is not torn to bits haha. I've found so many great

G3's for cheap. It's fun to hunt around and be selective.

[EverEverOn 346]

I always find older ponies for low prices. Last weekend I went to a toy show and found a basket of G3 ponies for $3 each. They were all in bad shape, with stains and tangled hair, but I bought one anyway and fixed her up. Now she looks good as new.

[Fhaolan 4,483]

It's interesting that everyone is finding G3's, but G1's are much harder to come by at yard sales. I was under the impression that the original G3 sales weren't as high as the G1, but the number that seem to be floating around the market now seems to say the opposite.

 

In this area no G2's makes sense, given that they were not for sale in North America so are pretty rare here.

 

Anyone from our European contingent? Do you find G2's at rummage sales and the like?

[~Sassy Dashie~ 712]

I buy them because I like collecting them. It's also fun to clean them up if they're in bad shape.

[pawpatrolbab 10]

I used to solely buy the older gen stuff cause it was there for my collection, but now I rarely ever purchase since I'm so picky with my ponies!

[Spootiepatootie 19]

2nd hand G3s would be easier to find atm because the first owner would just be starting to outgrow them. Most G1s would already be in a collector's stash or in landfill.

Edited December 20, 2016 by Spootiepatootie