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RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - Tharazero1 - 08-01-2020
Most of the people who sell trains with tomica world packaging don't know the rarity of what they're selling, which is why the prices are somewhat cheap. It's somewhat comparable to a Plarail which was sold in the 80's or 90's with their original packaging selling for the same price as a current 2020 release plarail, which i think is not the case. There are definitely rarer things than Tomica World packaging trains but in terms of trains that were released in the western world and not in Japan, Tomica World packaged trains are about as rare as they get.
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - violater - 08-02-2020
Even most buyers don't even know the rarity, the auctions on eBay with a low starting price never reached above 40 USD for a boxed Eurostar. Tomica World was not released in the 80s, but in the 90s? Even some 2020 release Plarail are higher in price, which is quite sad. But a thing to remember is that the Eurostar is available in 2 variants of Japanese boxes, which makes it way less rare than a Virgin Train or Silver TGV which was never released in Japan.
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - violater - 08-02-2020
Transparent sticker 名鉄ブルーライナー and opaque sticker 名鉄ブルーライナー. Both versions must be collected to be called "rare". I think the transparent sticker is rarer, it is quite hard to find these blue liners especially when you are looking for both versions.
![[Image: Eduqb-r-U8-AA6dua.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/vg00KPVx/Eduqb-r-U8-AA6dua.jpg)
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - Super - 08-02-2020
Are those really stickers or painted on?
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - violater - 08-03-2020
They are stickers, they tend to peel off as seen in auctions.
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - Super - 08-03-2020
Looking closer I see the edges of the sticker in the second picture and can see the engines paint colors through a sticker in the first pic.
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - Mister No - 08-03-2020
But the motif on the sticker is interesting: two monkeys, koala bear and... a German countryside building?
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - violater - 08-03-2020
The German country side building, I have no clue why. The real train also has the same building, it might reflect a more "beach" theme in the beach areas of Japan, not that I have been to.
Check it out, it is the single item Mickey Poppo Station in case you want it: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r421397006
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - Super - 08-03-2020
Could it be that the German building is a representation of an exhibit building that houses these animals in a real zoo? Just thinking out loud.
RE: Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains - violater - 08-03-2020
Maybe. A barn or a house now?