Difference between revisions of "G1 Pony Distribution"
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;Brief Background on G1 Collecting | ;Brief Background on G1 Collecting | ||
| − | :Most of the people that collector G1 ponies today, have been collecting since basically from when My Little Ponies from came out at the very start of the 1980s. If any of you remember the internet of the 1990s, is was a different universe than the one we have now. There was no Google to find things for you, there were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webrings webrings] (seriously look that up if you don't know what that is). | + | :Most of the people that collector G1 ponies today, have been collecting since basically from when My Little Ponies from came out at the very start of the 1980s. If any of you remember the internet of the 1990s, is was a different universe than the one we have now. There was no Google to find things for you, there were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webrings webrings] (seriously look that up if you don't know what that is). eBay has blown away G1 collectors time and again when people list ponies for sale from not the US and not the UK that G1 collectors could never have imagined. |
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| + | ;Terminology | ||
| + | :This wiki is going to use the established terminology that can be accurately defined, but it going to add a few new terms for accuracy and globalization's sake. | ||
= Common Ponies = | = Common Ponies = | ||
| + | '''Common Ponies''' is a term that this website is going to try to use in place of terms like "US", "regular", "non-international". The basis of this type of pony is the ponies packaged for sale in the US and Canada. Though even some in | ||
| − | ''' | + | A '''common'' pony refers to the most common version of a G1 pony that was released. It would be minimally available in the US, Canada and Europe. However these ponies made it into Mexico, South America... So that literally, these are the versions that are the most common on a global scale. |
| − | + | *ponies packaged for the US were sold in stores in the Netherlands. | |
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;Price Range | ;Price Range | ||
| − | To give you an idea, a common '''Common''' pony without any serious hair cuts or marks can cost $5. | + | :To give you an idea, a common '''Common''' pony without any serious hair cuts or marks can cost $5. |
The ponies that were oddly fragile in similar decent condition can go for much more: | The ponies that were oddly fragile in similar decent condition can go for much more: | ||
*ponies with glittery symbols which rubbed off | *ponies with glittery symbols which rubbed off | ||
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Before you can understand the organization of G1 Pony Distribution, you have to first understand the truth, there was no organization of G1 Pony Distribution, and whatever patterns you can find in it are tiny miracles and you should treasure them. Seriously though, its complicated.
- Brief Background on G1 Collecting
- Most of the people that collector G1 ponies today, have been collecting since basically from when My Little Ponies from came out at the very start of the 1980s. If any of you remember the internet of the 1990s, is was a different universe than the one we have now. There was no Google to find things for you, there were webrings (seriously look that up if you don't know what that is). eBay has blown away G1 collectors time and again when people list ponies for sale from not the US and not the UK that G1 collectors could never have imagined.
- Terminology
- This wiki is going to use the established terminology that can be accurately defined, but it going to add a few new terms for accuracy and globalization's sake.
Common Ponies
Common Ponies is a term that this website is going to try to use in place of terms like "US", "regular", "non-international". The basis of this type of pony is the ponies packaged for sale in the US and Canada. Though even some in
A 'common pony refers to the most common version of a G1 pony that was released. It would be minimally available in the US, Canada and Europe. However these ponies made it into Mexico, South America... So that literally, these are the versions that are the most common on a global scale.
- ponies packaged for the US were sold in stores in the Netherlands.
- Price Range
- To give you an idea, a common Common pony without any serious hair cuts or marks can cost $5.
The ponies that were oddly fragile in similar decent condition can go for much more:
- ponies with glittery symbols which rubbed off
- So Soft ponies who most frequently had flocking rubbed from their hooves and ears
- Wingers and Flutters (especially flutters)
- ponies only available through mail order
European Ponies
European Ponies (on this site) refers to G1 ponies that were not available in the Americas, but were widely available in many European countries, including the UK.
The G1 Exclusive Ponies page includes both these ponies, and ponies that were available in just one or two European countries, but generally not in North America at all.
European Countries that did get European My Little Ponies
- Australia (..?)
- Denmark
- France (also sold exclusives)
- Iceland
- Ireland?
- Italy (also made exclusives)
- Germany (also sold exclusives)
- New Zealand (..?)
- Netherlands (also sold exclusives)
- Poland
- Spain (also made/sold exclusives
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- UK
European Countries that got only their own exclusive My Little Ponies
- Greece
European Countries that did not get My Little Ponies
- Romania
