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bootlegpals · 2 years

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Some photos of opaque bootleg MLP bubble guns

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ladywaterfall · 1 year

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I love the famous brand JLJM, come from the expert the design. I love The most popular gift for the children.

#friendship is magic #g4 my little pony #mlp fakie #my little pony fakie #fake mlp #fake my little pony #knockoff mlp #knockoff toy #knockoff my little pony #pic #found this today and had a laugh #Alicorn status for everyone EXCEPT RARITY #also peep that g3 art

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no-thoughts-just-cryptid · 9 months

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I need help identifying something

I have this pony toy that I believe to be vintage. It is not My Little Pony. It doesn't look like a lot of knockoffs i've seen in my (admittedly limited) research, either. She has a cutie mark, but other than that and the structure of the feet it doesn't seem to be attempting to look like a MLP. Her eyes are more realistic and not painted on, and she has a bridle.

She also comes with a smaller toy in the same color except her eyes are painted on and she has a sort of blanket both molded and painted onto her back.

Both toys are of a higher production quality than any of my G3 MLP toys, and of other generations I've seen online.

Photos attached. If anyone could help me identify this in any way that would be extremely helpful. My grandma gave them to me as a child and she's dead now so I can't ask her where she got them.

Thanks so much!!!

#vintage toys #mlp g1 #mlp #toys #toy #toycore #idk what to tag but if someone could help id id rly appreciate it

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theliterarywolf · 2 years

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They shoulda just made a NEW cast for a LA Monster High. Let's be real, the cartoon characters are iconic for being themselves, and often trying to adapt it to LA just turns shit. Just use the Monster setting, and then make new characters a focus.

Unfortunately MH is in a particular position where doing an all new cast wouldn't work. And, actually, it ties into why G2 was so awful.

One of the main points of attraction for MH, aside from the character-designs and that overall 'alternative' vibe compared to conventional doll-lines (particularly Mattel's own Barbie) are the personalities of the main ghouls -- err -- girls. Whether your idea of the main cast is the Frankie, Clawdeen, Draculaura trio, or you extend it into the Frankie, Clawdeen, Draculaura, Cleo, Ghoulia, Abbey squad those are the most marketable characters for the franchise due to their designs and personalities.

And, unlike something like MLP or Littlest Petshop, those characters and their personalities are the essential faces of the brand.

Which is why it was so mind-boggling that G2 essentially said 'yes, we have to use the same characters... but just completely fuck over their personalities'.

Frankie went from being the ambassador of the franchise and the one-person welcome committee to anyone new since she herself remembers what its like to be an outcast... To being a knockoff Twilight Sparkle ('I'm smart. My core personality is science stuff and being smart. Did I mention how I'm smart? 'Cause I'm smart.)

Draculaura went from being the bubbly, social-butterfly who, despite being obsessed with socializing and her phone, was actually pretty complex due to her choosing to be a vegan because of how traumatized she was from all the people she fed from during the Spanish Flu era... To being boiled down to 'daaaaad, I want friends' for the sake of her being shoved into the role of main character.

Cleo went from being a haughty rich-girl type of character who still had a heart of gold and was constantly dealing with her family's high-expectations and constant belittling of her boyfriend... To existing.

Clawdeen went from being a mature voice of reason while still being focused on her goals and protecting her friends... To existing.

I don't actively mind that G3 is starting off with a live-action movie because it's been flat-out stated that the movie is just to serve as a pilot for the upcoming animated series, I would just want a live-action version of G1 rather than a live-action continuation of G2.

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ponyguru · 2 years

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Hi, can you help me? I really like my little pony dolls and ive been wanting to start a collection of all the generation four gals if I can (i would settle for the mane 6 and a few others), however i have no idea where to start or how to find any, and on amazon i have only find weird knockoffs that have hard silicon hair. I also want to have an archive of all thr launched dolls, both mlp and equestria girls, but again, i have no idea how to research or really do any of this, do id really really like some pointers, or if you dont have any, for you to point me to someone who does.

Hi! Oh gosh, sorry for the late reply!! I'm not great about checking my Asks, and I only seem to get notifications for messages about half the time! >.>

So... it's a funny thing! Because when I was building most of my early collection in the early 2000s, the way to do it was to buy big eBay lots, and sell/trade any extras you didn't want from there. But now with eBay prices skyrocketing, and more folks getting into collecting/flipping pony lots, prices are all over the place - mostly ridiculously high.

Prices for G4, at least, seem to still be pretty low! More people are selling than buying. So if you're looking for G4 ponies, I highly recommend looking for eBay lots. I've still gotten some good deals there, even on harder-to-find ponies like G4 Minty. There's a fair amount of people just flipping them from the thrift, or selling childhood/post-fandom collections, so you can get good prices for them still. (G1 is less so! And G3 seems to be creeping up as well.)

I also suggest Mercari! Mercari is, unlike Facebook pickups, generally assumed to be for mailing items, so although there's some stiff competition, you can still find good deals! You can use that as an app or on their website! (If you are good at IRL stuff, you could always try the thrift stores yourself, or try local flea markets/toy fairs/Facebook sales! G4 is plentiful among toy collectors, especially those who trade secondhand, and you might be able to get some deals!)

I'm curious about what hard silicon hair ponies you're finding! I took a quick look, and I think you may be seeing the Ponyville/blind bag figures, which are minis. When I look on Amazon I still see some G4 stuff, but it's mostly 3rd party sellers, so it's very expensive. I still scroll through the Amazon Warehouse from time to time - you won't find older ponies, but if there's any newer releases you like, they may have those a little cheaper with a banged-up box! I found a cool Cutie Mark Crew set for $6 on there recently!

The most well-organized and comprehensive site, at least for the first few years, was Strawberry Reef (here's her release list by year), but I believe she fell behind in the past few years, since it only goes up to 2013. (She may have skipped G4 in favor of G4.5? I see links for G5 stuff there now.) MLP Merch is keeping up admirably, but I'm not sure if they have a chronological guide. There may also be some stuff in the various MLP wikis, but I haven't done a lot of research on that yet!

I suggest eBay by and large, but I also suggest checking out the MLPArena - it's one of the last remaining pony forums, and there's still folks selling and trading there! MLPTP is also still going, but they seem to be less busy than the Arena. I'd suggest Facebook, but the crowd there is Real Bad, and a lot of the folks who've become popular there were previously banned for being scammers on the forums. So if you join MLP groups there, be wary, and pay very strictly with Paypal goods/services - no friends/family, no Facebook pay. (Neither will give you ANY level of buyer protection!) There was once a feedback group for Facebook, but it turned out that it was run by some of the same scammers who got banned from the forums.

I'm trying to think of what else to say - I've found some nice and cheap G4 ponies on instagram flash sales, and I've also found some overpriced G4 ponies there! It really just depends on who's selling and how popular/packed their sales are. Jupiter.magia, for example, is a very popular, friendly seller; I got some great basic G4 ponies from her! But her sales posts would get claims within like .05 seconds. Ditto for Kristwoforks, a popular thrift reseller. She does a lot of sales, and has a LOT of fans! (And then of course, there's the classic "super popular seller who everyone loves but will occasionally scam people out of their items and attack anyone who speaks up", which I've personally run into in the past, as well as witnessed my friends get scammed by multiple Big Names.) Instagram, sadly, isn't a real sales platform, so there's no protection if things go south; your only recourse is through Paypal, and there's no real way to leave feedback, so scammers thrive there, as they do on Facebook. You have to be very careful and mindful of your claim deadlines, so I generally warn beginning buyers away from there until they gain a little more experience, and can pick up when someone's giving off bad vibes. I've found most of my IG buys from people I follow; they'll say, 'oh I got this last week from X!' so I'll go follow X's page for their next sale; or Y will get their sale post boosted on my friend's story, so I'll go check them out too. It's much safer IMO to find sellers by this sort of word-of-mouth, because then you know someone who had at least one good interaction with them.

I gave you a LOT of information here, ha ha, but I'm doing my best to be comprehensive! You've decided to collect G4 at a very good time, because with the end of the series, folks are losing interest, and selling off their collections. Not everyone of course, but quite a few! I wish you the best of luck in your future collecting adventures! And feel free to pop back around if you get stuck or have more questions!

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bootlegpals · 2 years

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