But whether or not it was a miniature, I really like it but it's so rare. So I am so glad to have stumbled across the sale. Not that it was cheap. It's about as expensive as some of the Re-ment Hello Kitty sets, but not as expensive as other vintage Re-ment collections one sees being sold on eBay that it virtually feels like you either wanna laugh or say it's a ripoff. So I'd say this dollhouse manufactured back in 2004 by Takara is not that ridiculously expensive for a rare vintage miniature plastic item. Although, it's about the cost of a good vacuum cleaner. Ack. Hehe.
The vendor has two versions of it. One is blue, and the other is pink. The blue set of 5 packs cost about $3-4 USD less than the pink one so I went ahead and chose the blue one. Doesn't really matter which color and if it were a real life home, I'd rather it was in blue than in pink so yeah blue made sense. Lol!
The blue version I bought is the last item in stock, so it's now out of stock at their online shop.
To see the differences between the two versions: Here's someone's blue set, and here's another person's pink one. As for the scale.. I'm not sure of the scale ratio. Probably not 1:12 (?). Might be small for a Re-ment collection. Either way I look forward to testing it with my Re-ment Country Life collection, which also appears to be inspired by the Showa period in Japan as well.
This purchase is now on its way to me from Tokyo. It should be in my mailbox by Friday June 9. Hopefully it doesn't get lost in the mail.
