(03-27-2015, 05:13 AM)Muddy Poppins Wrote: Are both boxes identical in every way?
Not sure? Are those two different pics of two differnt boxes?
I'm assuming one is sealed..
Are you allowed to open and inspect inside the BNIB?
They are magnificent btw!!
Just superb!!
Congrats..
The two boxes look identical, all the symbols are the same to me, but I don't read Japanese. The NIB set has a store price label in bottom right hand corner and it reads ¥4800.
The photos in the thread are of the same box.
The box wasn't sealed, but as you can see, the engines were. I opened the seal on the engine in the top tray, and that's the engine in the photos. There's also a plastic bag that has two pieces of paper in it all written in Japanese and the only thing I can make out is the TOMY logo.
From my friend in Japan, the first set, the one sold to me was given to the original owner by his grandmother. Super, I don't understand either. Maybe he just pulled the wrong one off the shelf and shipped me grandmother's set by mistake. Thinking he was shipping the new in box set.
Thank you everyone, ya'lls opinion is very important in this matter, and is how I will make my decision.
Mike Arnett Customthomas