For our inaugural shop spotlight post I'm focusing on a section that's near and dear to our hearts, Vintage My Little Ponies. Growing up a little girl in the 80's it was almost impossible not have a My Little Pony or 2 (or several dozen for some of us.) My childhood ponies (most of which I still have!) inspired a lifelong love of the cute little pastel ponies. So it's only natural that they're a large section in our shop.
My little Pony has been changed several times over the years. MLP collectors refer to these different periods as G1, G2, G3, and G4. G4 is the most recent iteration with a reboot as Friendship is Magic, which unless you've been hiding under a rock you know is wildly popular. We focus on the vintage stuff at Avane so we usually only go up through G3 and in this entry in particular we're going to focus on G1 Ponies. So if you're looking for Twilight Sparkle, you won't find her here. However, you will find Applejack but she looked a lot different 30 years ago.
Whether because of childhood nostalgia or because I just like how cute and chubby they are, the G1 Ponies (produced 1982-1992 in the US) are by far my favorites. Unfortunately I have this problem where whenever we get new ones in I want to keep them all, which means we have fewer of these than the other generations but we do have a few great ones right now.
Applejack. This is a GORGEOUS early Applejack in fabulous condition. I always thought applejack was one of the cutest ponies from her simple color scheme to her little face freckles. She's 100% Adorable.
I already have a perfect applejack in my collection but I still want to keep this one, they could be adorable twins! Ahem... Please save me from myself by picking up this one for only $13.
Baby Blossom. G1 babies are by far the cutest. This is the smaller cuter version of one of the original adults, blossom. Unlike adult blossom baby blossom has freckles on her nose and a few less flowers in her cutie mark. This particular Baby blossom has been well loved over the last 28 years, so she's got some rubs and is missing her tail. She's still cute as is or would make a perfect base for a custom pony. Whatever you do with her, at only $2.25 she's a great purchase.
Lickety Split. Lickety Split seemed like the pony everyone had, I don't think I knew anyone who had ponies who didn't have her. Being common doesn't make her any less great though. This particular pony is in good shape considering her age, but her hair color has faded to pale pink with age. Personally I think it looks good on her so I think it's a hardly a detractor. For Just $6.50 she can be part of your Pony herd.
Cotton Candy. Cotton Candy was one of the originals, first released in 1982. This Cotton Candy is a later reissue so she has the concave hooves. She's got a few rubs but she's otherwise in great shape for being almost 30. For just $8 this classic cutie can be yours.
Dream Castle Spike the Dragon Cel. If you really want something unique for your G1 collection what could be better than a one of a kind hand painted cel used in the commercial for the dream castle? This one is of Spike the dragon (the unicorns are a color copy and NOT part of the cel) who only appears for a few seconds on screen. Traditional animation is all done by hand so no two productions cels are exactly the same. For $35 you can have a great pony collectible and a piece of television history.
We've got more of those vintage lovelies in our shop and are frequently adding more so come if something in this post didn't strike your fancy we might have something that does on the site. If G1 ponies aren't your taste we also have G2 and G3 ponies as well. Check out all our ponies and pony related goodies, we're sure to have something you'll love.
~Stephanie
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