Yellow Riser Question

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 04-08-2022, 10:12 PM Moderator

Does anyone know if the yellow risers that generally are stamped with Tomy have a knockoff/generic version that are only stamped Thailand?

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**Super** · **Super** 04-08-2022, 11:45 PM Track Engineer

I don't think I have heard anyone ask this question before but an interesting one at that.

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 04-09-2022, 12:32 AM Moderator

Yeah, so I sold a lot of 148 of these risers and apparently 48 were stamped Thailand and not Tomy. The buyer wanted to send them back and issued a partial refund. Rather than deal with return shipping I let him keep them and issued a partial refund, but am really curious as to if maybe these were just an older version or something..

leylandvictory2 · leylandvictory2 04-09-2022, 08:12 PM Posting Freak

i say they should be genuine. The knock offs are generally made in China. Keep in mind Tomy products are made in Thailand.

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 04-09-2022, 08:41 PM Moderator

Thanks Leyland, yeah that is what I was thinking as well.

**Super** · **Super** 04-09-2022, 09:33 PM Track Engineer

I would say real also as do the knockoffs really have anything stamped on them? I think the only way to find out for sure if someone has a new set with some of these in them to see if there are any that just say Thailand. When I saw that someone bought this lot of 148 I wondered to myself who would buy so many as I only remember using a handful of them at the most in any Layout. Now the 3" supports is a different story.

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 04-10-2022, 01:32 AM Moderator

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe to resell them or they may use them for something else. The buyer was very particular asking for things to be counted and then pointing out that some don’t say Tomy. I listed all my items with keywords in the title “Plarail Tomy Trackmaster Thomas”, etc…. All good, I think I did all right on the lots of these and the others so it works out.

drew5195 · drew5195 04-10-2022, 02:54 AM Member

I went had look ones i could find easy and in one of my pile have 'made in japan' nothing else on japan one just that word. I will look out if there another different ones. I have maybe over 200 of it including different colours ones. Can provide pictures if you want to see it.

plarnold · plarnold 04-14-2022, 11:39 PM Senior Member

I can confirm they are genuine.

-plarnold

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 04-15-2022, 12:54 AM Moderator

Thanks @ plarnold.

Do you know if they are later or earlier models to the other ones with the Tomy stamp? Just curious as I wanted to let the buyer know. Thanks.