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Strawberry Reef is a comprehensive My Little Pony reference and identification guide covering all generations from G1 (1983) through G5, built by a detail-obsessed collector who has been researching the toy line since 2006. Visitors can browse generation-by-generation indexes, checklists, and a G3 price guide to identify and catalog their pony collections.

Robert Fowler's comprehensive guide to collecting award medals from American and European World's Fairs and Expositions, covering events from the 1851 Great Exhibition in London through the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. Each exposition gets its own detailed page featuring digital images of the medals, descriptions of design elements, types of awards given, and rich historical context that makes this a gem for numismatic enthusiasts.

The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the study and collection of worldwide banknotes and paper currencies, complete with grading standards, a banknote database, and an annual Bank Note of the Year award. Members gain access to a quarterly journal, articles on currency history, dealer and member directories, and chapter information spanning the globe.

Sticker Sheet Club is a site dedicated to the hobby of collecting sticker sheets, hosted on Neocities. The page is minimal in its current state, but the title and branding suggest a community or personal space centered around sticker collecting culture.

Dendritics offers interactive calculators for gemstone carat weight estimation, stone identification by specific gravity, and precious metal value in multiple currencies. Built by webmaster JB of Dendritics Inc., the site was recognized by Yahoo as an 'Incredibly Useful Site' and has served jewelers and gem enthusiasts since the late 1990s.

Oldradios.com is George Kaczowka's dedication to the collection and preservation of vintage tube and transistor radios, featuring his personal collection, a Zenith Stratosphere section, parts resources, and archived issues of a radio newsletter. The site also lists radios for sale and wanted, making it a useful hub for fellow antique radio enthusiasts.

HaT Miniatures is the official index site for a designer of 1/72 and 1/32 scale soft plastic and 28mm hard plastic military miniatures spanning historical eras from the Sword age through WWII. The site serves as an informational catalog of past, present, and future product lines, with sections for painted figures, dioramas, painting tips, and a community forum.

Geared Steam Locomotive Works is a dedicated reference site preserving and promoting information on North American geared steam locomotives, covering types such as the Shay, Heisler, Climax, Willamette, and many more obscure variants. Online since 1998, it offers detailed documentation, plans, books, videos, and comparison resources for historians and railroad enthusiasts alike.

mkclldub is a 21-year-old sociology student from the Midwest who has built a personal Neocities site centered around their passion for LPs (vinyl records), with dedicated shrine and rare records pages in progress. The site also touches on drag, religion, art, and reading, and even participates in an LPS webring, making vinyl collecting the clear anchor of the content.

Sawyer's personal website, gated behind an entry page, is part of several webrings including a Collectors Ring and a Transmasculine Pride Webring, hinting at a hobbyist collector with niche interests. The site comes with content warnings for flashing images and background music, suggesting a richly styled old-web aesthetic awaits inside.