LOL...I was just coming here to report on my results of searching through all the Catalogs in Ripleys fine Catalog Collection Tool. BTW...what a fantastic and fun tool that is just Browsing those Catalogs.
My findings were similar to info B'Stat but not as thorough.
The first mention of the set with the Troublesome Tanker (T-Tank) in the Catalogs was the 2001-2002 edition and went for 4200yen
Price remained the same until the 2005-2006 Catalog when it went up to 4410yen
That price remained the same until the 2009-2010 Catalog where it jumped to 5250 and was the last year of mention but Ripley is waiting for the 2010-2011 so it could be in that one or not because in the 2011-2012 Catalog there is not mention of it but it does have the first appearance of its replacement as you say, the non-angry face Thomas Freight Set without a T-Tank for 5250yen.
I should also say that in no Catalog year that was listed was there ever a picture of any box just all the items that came in the set including track which I wasn't aware of until now.
I would have thought there would be more around since it was available for about 9 years or so and especially since it was discontinued not that long ago. Many thanks for sharing that information with us B'Stat, I appreciate it.
My findings were similar to info B'Stat but not as thorough.
The first mention of the set with the Troublesome Tanker (T-Tank) in the Catalogs was the 2001-2002 edition and went for 4200yen
Price remained the same until the 2005-2006 Catalog when it went up to 4410yen
That price remained the same until the 2009-2010 Catalog where it jumped to 5250 and was the last year of mention but Ripley is waiting for the 2010-2011 so it could be in that one or not because in the 2011-2012 Catalog there is not mention of it but it does have the first appearance of its replacement as you say, the non-angry face Thomas Freight Set without a T-Tank for 5250yen.
I should also say that in no Catalog year that was listed was there ever a picture of any box just all the items that came in the set including track which I wasn't aware of until now.
I would have thought there would be more around since it was available for about 9 years or so and especially since it was discontinued not that long ago. Many thanks for sharing that information with us B'Stat, I appreciate it.
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