The My Little Pony G1 Collector's Inventory

The book was super useful for pony information and years, cutie marks, accessory but the older publication is off on the current values.

I bought this because my toddler is in a My Little Pony phase, and it brought back memories of my own childhood toys of My Little Pony. I'm not a collector, I don't even watch the show (but then, neither does my daughter), and yet, I found this book wonderful! Brought back a lot of memories about my favorite toy (I had the rainbow haired earth pony), and I'm glad that my daughter is enjoying this toy now. I appreciate the full-color photos and the index of all accessories (it's in the front, so as not to detract from the pony itself). The playsets and other toys that are part of the MLP world are also listed, some of them I've never even HEARD of. Wonderful resource (a friend of mine who still has the Dream Castle from the '80's was interested in borrowing this) for the collector, or just for the person who, like me, is remembering childhood moments. Highly recommended!

I couldn't ask for a better inventory guide on the G1 My Little Ponies. It was well organized and easy to follow. The pictures were large, clear, and crisp. In the back, it contained a comprehensive index, making it easy to look up where the ponies where if you already knew their names.Published in 2008, the book is a bit old. But it was nice how it included suggested prices for when it was published. Some of those prices have remained the same, while others have gone up or down. I found it interesting to see what has changed and what has remained the same.

I have over 400 G1 My Little Ponies, and this is an invaluable encyclopedia of all the My Little Ponies produced in the 1980s. It's great to check off what I have and set goals for what I want. The book is organized well, the descriptions are good, and the pictures of every single available pony are high quality and clear. It's a bible for any true collector. I believe they also have books for G2 and G3 collectors as well.Two critiques:1) This only covers US Ponies, so if you're into collecting international ponies, there is no information on those sets in here. I'm not sure if there's another book that covers that.2) The pricing on the various ponies can be completely ignored. This thing was published years ago, and prices on ponies have risen substantially. Don't rely on the price guides in here, just use it for the information.

Very detailed and categorized by year and series. Good photos. I especially like the accessories that came with the pony is listed. There is a photo page that gives all the combs and brushes names to help match to the pony.

I have a thriving eBay business and love to sell these valuable gems of vintage My Little Pony. The key to successful online selling is the correct description. I have a large inventory of My Little Pony and accessories and this book has been my most valuable tool. Beautiful full color pictures, accurate descriptions of ponies and accessories, and nothing has been left out. This book includes rare issues - mail order and gift sets. I no longer spend time searching the internet trying to find the name of a pony or which pony gets what brush or other tiny accessory. Even if you are not a reseller and just love My Little Pony, you will want to own this book.

I picked this up when I found an old box of ponies in my attic from my childhood. It was great for identifying the ones I had, and inspired me to collect a few I always wanted. Great pictures, great organization, and though the prices seem a little out of date now, they are still helpful as a guide to which ponies are more expensive or harder to find. Very clear and easy to page through and very easy to find specific collections or ponies for reference. Absolutely worth having if you are a collector or just want to revisit your childhood... or share your childhood with your kids!

I literally love this like- WOAH- it’s super cute so I can know which mlps first gens I have and which I don’t have definitely recommend

I have always loved the G1 My Little Pony series and grew up with it as a little girl. As a teen, I got back into the swing of the franchise by collecting my friends' outgrown G1 ponies - until my brother decided to cut all their heads off with scissors, of course.The bug never really left me and I still found myself in love with G1 as an adult after falling for the new My Little Pony series, which is G5. My main love with the G1 ponies was finding out what the ponies were called by matching the symbols and colours to the names. Unfortunately, finding the right pony was not always easy with online tools and I often relied on online pals to identify them for me.I saw this guide online and it was exactly what I was looking for. I loved learning all the names of the ponies and seeing their symhols and colours. The guide is filled with photos of the ponies, along with accessories and playsets, with approximate values given in dollars (you can always half them to get an approximate price in pounds, should you need to). It even has a section at the beginning dedicated to identifying a real My Little Pony, which is very helpful since a large number of unlicensed copies popped up, both then and now, that seek to exploit unwary collectors.As has been mentioned before, the guide does not contain every single My Little Pony from G1; for example, I have a European only Baby Pictures who is not featured, and no pictures of the European variants of the ponies are covered, but we must remember that Ms Hayes is covering only the American releases and also that it would be a mammoth task to find every single variant. I don't blame the author for not doing so, but I do mention this for other European or British collectors because you may have ponies that are not featured in this guide.Personally, I keep this vibrant and beautifully-illustrated book as a reference guide and mainly for aesthetic reasons, since I love to look at the ponies. It would also be perfect for pricing or buying ponies and settling disputes when buying face to face.It is a little pricey but considering it is a very large book (around the size of 2 A4 pieces of paper laid horizontally on top of each other) and filled with colour photos and images, I feel it is a worthy investment if you're in the hobby.

Libro molto bello e dettagliato con foto e descrizioni, unica cosa è la quotazione dei pony che è ben diversa dai prezzi di vendita. Consigliato a chi colleziona per vedere accessori e varianti.

È un buon prodotto per chi ci tiene ad averlo in collezione e si trovano tante foto. Poteva essere fatto meglio. Ma non essendoci confronto con altro va bene così

This book maybe pricey but I would definitely recommend it as an essential resource for all G1 MLP collectors.I was a bit wary of purchasing this guide because of the price and the fact that there are some really great websites out there but was nicely suprised at the quality of the item that arrived through my letter box.The paper is of good quality, the layout is nice and clean going by year, the pictures are clear (and beautiful!), it lists all accessories appertaining to each pony and, ofcourse, gives a price guide (in dollars) for each pony/item. As a newbie collector, it was a great starting point to be able to pick it up and be able to easily identify each item I had, rematch up accessories and give an approximate value to everything (In some cases I was pleasantly suprised!). There are even boxes next to the ponies so you can tick off the ones you have.It's even acts as a nice coffee table book which you can pick and flick through at the end of a long day!On the other hand, there are no variations of ponies by country only the US versions as this is an American book. However, this is more than a great place to start for newbie's and veteran collectors alike and I would still highly recommend this invaluable guide.Great!

Even though it only shows US ponies, and the pricing is way out of date, this book is great for references. I just started selling Gen 1 MLP, and its great for identifying ponies, accessories and costumes!