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I notice that ponies go quick around here too. I think in my area there just aren't that many coming in and parents buy them for children. I visit the thrift store quite often and when I pass over fakies, they are gone when I come in a couple days later. I haven't run into people marking them up on Kijiji here, but I know that type of thing does happen. Over the years I found one bag at a flea market that had come from Value Village, but that seemed to be a one time thing.
I ran into a different problem today which can occur at thrift stores though. I was at Value Village yesterday and there were no ponies. When I went today the shevles had been restocked and there were pony bags. I got 3 bags with 2 adult G1s and smaller ponies (a sea pony, G3, and baby fakies). But there were 2 bags on the shelves that had been tore open. One had one G1 adult in it and the other had 2 baby fakies, so it appeared someone made their own bag of ponies from the ones the store had created. I wasn't too impressed with that. I saw someone else rearranging bags in Value Village one other time too. It wasn't in the toy section but a miscellaneous section with a lot of craft materials. It isn't right.
On the upside when ponies are found at thrift stores and yard sales you can certainly get some great prices! There's something really exciting about finding ponies when you're not sure if there will be any to find.
I ran into a different problem today which can occur at thrift stores though. I was at Value Village yesterday and there were no ponies. When I went today the shevles had been restocked and there were pony bags. I got 3 bags with 2 adult G1s and smaller ponies (a sea pony, G3, and baby fakies). But there were 2 bags on the shelves that had been tore open. One had one G1 adult in it and the other had 2 baby fakies, so it appeared someone made their own bag of ponies from the ones the store had created. I wasn't too impressed with that. I saw someone else rearranging bags in Value Village one other time too. It wasn't in the toy section but a miscellaneous section with a lot of craft materials. It isn't right.
On the upside when ponies are found at thrift stores and yard sales you can certainly get some great prices! There's something really exciting about finding ponies when you're not sure if there will be any to find.