The First Toy Hunt Roundup!

Hello, and welcome to The Collector Life! Today I'm going to be posting my the first Toy Hunt Roundup, which is where I share photos, stories, and instagram posts from toy hunts "in the wild." This past Sunday I went to a local flea market in search of old toys. I did find a few, but it was overall a disappointing trip.

I found G3 Rainbow Dash and Cheerilee at the flea market today. I'm not a G3 collector, but my 5 year old and sister are. I picked them both up for more than I'd normally like to pay at a flea market, but they're pretty ponies and in perfect condition so they came home with me anyway.

A photo posted by Helena (@thecollectorlife) on Dec 6, 2015 at 5:14pm PST

Oh, Remco fakie. You try so hard but I just can't justify you. I found this little guy at the flea today. He did not come home with me.

A photo posted by Helena (@thecollectorlife) on Dec 6, 2015 at 5:16pm PST

This booth had Hugsy and Bubbles for $10 a piece. I loved Huggabunch as a child, but these were next level grubby and just not worth the price tag in my opinion.

A photo posted by Helena (@thecollectorlife) on Dec 6, 2015 at 5:20pm PST

Bowtie! You freckled angel. If only the shop owner had been willing to negotiate. You could have been mine!

A photo posted by Helena (@thecollectorlife) on Dec 6, 2015 at 5:21pm PST

Oh, Windy and Buttons. What could have been! This shop owner know what she had, but clearly had no idea of the actual values. It still hurt to walk away, though.

A photo posted by Helena (@thecollectorlife) on Dec 6, 2015 at 5:23pm PST

I really showed my MLP collector greenness here. I had no idea that Buttons is in fact well worth $10 (actually much more than $10!) I only had a five dollar bill left after buying the G3s, though, so now I'm hoping that she will still be hiding in that little corner this Sunday when I go back.

It's a little difficult to see her, but that's Apple Amy from the 1989 Cherry Merry Muffin line. She was marked $10.99, but I talked the booth owner down to $5. Unfortunately I walked away to see what else was available for purchase, and when I came back for her she was gone.

A photo posted by Helena (@thecollectorlife) on Dec 6, 2015 at 5:28pm PST

It was a very disappointing hunt, honestly. Finding G1 ponies in the wild and not being able to take them home is, in my opinion, worse than NOT finding them. I was pretty bummed out on the way home. My husband felt really bad for me, and asked me if I'd want to have one of my Christmas gifts early to make me feel a little better. At first I said "No." I didn't want to have Christmas weeks early just because I deal really badly with disappointment. He said that it would be okay, and that it wasn't my only gift, so I said sure.


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Welcome to the "herd," Wigwam!

Wigwam is my first ever Big Brother Pony.

He has pretty bad tail rust, a small scratch on his right cheek, and a possible hair cut.

I am thrilled with Wigwam! I will be restoring him and posting these photos again along with his "after" shots, so stay tuned for that.

I hope you enjoyed my first Toy Hunt Roundup. How often do you score when you toy hunt "in the wild?" Do you deal with disappointment like a bummed out 4 year old, like I do? ;) Let me know in the comments.