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Summer Hayes owns over 1,200 My Little Ponies. Remember those little mass-produced plastic horses with lush plastic manes that were marketed with corporate precision to preteen girls in an era of soulless toys and synthetic identity? Neeeiigh! Which one was your fav? April Mist, Heatherwinds, Misty Blue, or Penny Candy? Indiana collector Hayes has been stocking up on MLPs for twenty years and has now written a book, The My Little Pony G3 Collector’s Resource, to guide fellow collectors through bidding for MLPs on eBay and hunting elsewhere for the winsome plastic creatures. “Many twenty-somethings are rediscovering the toys of their childhood and instead of throwing them out, they have decided to accumulate more,” explains the press release for Hayes, who has a whole room in her home stuffed with ponies, play sets and other accessories. Next month in San Francisco, she will be a guest speaker at this year’s My Little Pony Fair. Hasbro manufactures an exclusive line of MLPs especially for fair attendees.