The My Little Pony Collector's Inventory: A Complete Checklist of All US Ponies, Playsets and Accessories from 1981 to 1992 [Paperback]

Hillary DePiano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2005

For My Little Pony collectors, the task of organizing their massive MLP collections can be daunting. Unless blessed with a photographic memory, it is an endless process of trying to recall which brush, comb, sticker or barrette came with which pony and how to tell how many parts of their Paradise Estate or Dream Castle are they really missing. Compiled by a My Little Pony collector since 1981, this inventory provides a simple and comprehensive way for collectors or even novices to pony collecting to organize their collections and make sure their sets are complete. Available in a handy pocket size for easy transport to flea markets, doll shows and other pony hunting grounds, this guide allows you to carry the knowledge of everything you have and everything you need to complete your collection around with you so that final missing piece will never elude you again!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Priced Nostalgia Press is dedicated to cataloging the still often overlooked toys of the 1980's, this guide delves into those colorful ponies every girl in the 80's had or at least wanted. . . --Funk & Junk

About the Author

Hillary DePiano has been selling on eBay and other auction sites since 1997. An avid collector of Muppet memorabilia, My Little Pony, She-Ra, and other 80's toys, she soon found how profitable selling on eBay could be and has enjoyed a career as both a Trading Assistant and PowerSeller. On weekends, Ms. DePiano can be found scouring flea markets across the tri-state area (not to mention her attic) for deals and treasures to sell on eBay. In addition to her books about eBay which include The Seller Ledger, The Trading Assistant's Assistant and eBay Shipping Secrets, she is also the author of the play The Love of Three Oranges, and the collectibles guides The My Little Pony Collector's Inventory, and The She-Ra Collector's Inventory . Ms. DePiano currently resides in New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Priced Nostalgia Press (April 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411621654
• ISBN-13: 978-1411621657
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,440,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hillary DePiano is a fiction and non-fiction author and blogger best know for her play, The Love of Three Oranges which has been performed in theatres around the world and her novella, The Author. She is also an avid vintage toy collector and has authored a guide to both My Little Pony toys and She-Ra: Princess of Power action figures and for Priced Nostalgia Press's Collector's Inventory series of price guides.

Hillary's fiction work has been honored on several occasions and she has received the following prizes and honors over her career:

* 2002 C. Willard Smith Award for Creativity in Theatre for writing and directing The Love of Three Oranges
* Won the 2001 Julia Fonville Smithson Memorial Prize for The Author
* Won the 2001 West Branch Literary Prize for Fiction for The Author

Hillary writes about writing and her daily life in Unpublishable Pennings, her personal blog.

Hillary is also an eBay PowerSeller and Trading Assistant and has extensive experience in the world of buying and selling online. She shares her experiences in publishing, marketing, blogging, buying and selling on sites like eBay, Amazon, Lulu and more through her books, eBooks and her e-commerce blog, The Whine Seller.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was an awesome idea if you collect MLP!, November 6, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The My Little Pony Collector's Inventory: A Complete Checklist of All US Ponies, Playsets and Accessories from 1981 to 1992 (Paperback)

My mom has been collecting ponies since she was a kid and recently I decided to start too (though I only have, like, 20 lol). My dad picked up this book for mom for her b-day because he figured this way she could get her want list together and we would know what to get her for Christmas this year. This book was such an awesome idea! Mom and I just spent yesterday going through all her ponies and checking them off in the book. We could even check off the barrettes, ribbons and brushes and stuff in the book too which is cool because mom has each pony with their accessories tied to their leg in a little bag. It was actually really fun because it was like a treasure hunt and we figured out that some of the ones she has are worth alot because the author has little Collector's Value Alerts in the book for certain ponies which is really cool . My mom also discovered that she had some rare variations which made the whole process exciting. The cool part, though is that now all dad and I need to do is breeze through her copy and see what ponies aren't checked off and just get her those for presents and stuff. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has a big MLP collection like my mom does because it's the most helpful thing we ever had to help her organize her collection (prior to getting this book, she could never figure out what ponies were on her want list). I actually came onto amazon today because I am going to order a second copy for myself. Even though my collection is small, I want to start getting it organized too and it makes collecting more fun when you know how many pieces are left!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what the title says..., October 30, 2006

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J. Fink "hodgemo2" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The My Little Pony Collector's Inventory: A Complete Checklist of All US Ponies, Playsets and Accessories from 1981 to 1992 (Paperback)

This is a great book to use as a complete checklist of the ponies from the US. My only problems with it are that I wanted a little more. While the book is exactly what it says it is, it would be nice if there were pictures. If not of the ponies, than of the brushes and accessories. And, ideally, it would be nice to have a price list. But other than that...I think this book is great!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a disappointment... i expected more, July 26, 2006

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Anna Tielsch "APRNdisney" (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The My Little Pony Collector's Inventory: A Complete Checklist of All US Ponies, Playsets and Accessories from 1981 to 1992 (Paperback)

I was excited to find a collectors checklist for ponies but a little disapointed when it finally arrived in the mail. There are absolutely NO pictures, sketches, etc of any ponies whatsoever. The checklists seem a little incomplete and there isn't much of a description of each category listed.

To be honest the disapointment is really my fault bc the book is exactly what the title is: nothing but a checklist-- i'm not sure how complete though-- but if your a MLP collector there are some websites with checklists you can print out and pictures of each pony and extreme detail to each one. I would recommend saving your money or trying another MLP collector's guide.