 
Vintage Fisher Price Little People #934 Western Town Playset COMP/MINT IN BOX!
"The stagecoach is coming! The stagecoach is coming!" Here's your chance to own a 100% COMPLETE VINTAGE FISHER PRICE LITTLE PEOPLE #934 Western Town in MINT condition! Produced between 1982-84, the set originally consisted of 19 pieces. In addition, this offering includes its original box.
First of all, you have the main Western Town play base which depicts a Hotel on one side and a Livery Stable and Sheriff's Office and Blacksmith's Shop on the other side. The lithos on the playset are ROBUST and INTACT. None of the lithos display any marks, creases, tears, bubbles, creases, rubs, edgewear or fading. Other than some dust, the ONLY aberration I can detect is:
1. A very faint water mark about half-way up on the Depot litho on one end of the Western Town. I may be able to lessen this somewhat during the cleaning process; however, it's doubful I'll be able to totally erradicate it.
That's it! The other EXTERIOR LITHOS ARE PRISTINE (MINTY MINT)! I daresay you won't be able to find another Western Town playset in this good of condition unless you find one NEW IN BOX!
The plastic surfaces are GORGEOUS! There are no chips, dings, or discolorations anywhere on this piece. There are several light surface scratches on the brown walkway and a couple on the orange roof. The latter scratches on the roof are few and far between and have not marred the finish in any way. After repeated inspections of this base, I noticed a few light scuffs on the bottom of the playset. Naturally, these are invisible when the playset is in play and on display.
The moving sidewalk functions smoothly when the crank is turned, propelling the characters towards a chute where they tumble down to the ground. The trap door deposits the characters inside the livery stable. The hinges on the roof over the livery stable and sheriff's office are intact. The roof lifts up to store the contents of this set inside the base. All in all, I would deem this base to be in MINT condition. You're NOT going to find another base this SPECTACULAR short of finding one in it's original box and that has never been opened.
The play set comes complete with:
1 RARE orange colored stagecoach (NEAR MINT-MINT--one indentation on either side of the stagecoach driver's seat and on the footrest; the wheels are COMPLETELY devoid of any road wear; there's a tad amount of rust on the wheel axles on the bottom of the stagecoach; however, I'm confident this will be erradicated with a generous application of Naval Jelly; once this is remove, I would consider this stagecoach to be in MINT condition);
1 EXTREMELY RARE red stagecoach roof (NEAR MINT-MINT--few faint surface scratches; barely visible; NOTE: these roofs alone can cost up to $20.00-$25.00 and up IF you can even find one on the internet);
1 HTF green buckboard (EXC++---some scuffing on the wheel caps on the right side of the buckboard; tiny amount of edge wear on the outer rim of the wheels; tad amount of rust on wheel axles; once again, I believe this rust will come off with a generous application of Naval Jelly; some scuffing on the driver's footrest);
4 HTF pieces of wood-grained fence (3 MINT; 1 in EXC++-NEAR MINT--small indentation on middle post of one fence piece; this appears to have been an artifact of the manufacturing process);
2 RARE brown harnesses (both MINTY MINT);
1 EXTREMELY HTF brown saddle (MINTY MINT);
1 VHTF gray crate (EXC---one scrape on one side of the crate);
1 VHTF round, green suitcase (MINTY MINT--NOTE: There is a minor bump extending outwards on one side of the bag; this is an artifact of the manufacturing process);
1 BLACK STALLION (MINTY MINT--has BOTH EARS and fully intact tail! NOTE the glorious lustre of this horse's coat! SUPERB!!!);
1 BROWN MARE (EXC++-NEAR MINT; firm joints; wonderful markings; has BOTH ears and tail; NO chews; bright white stockings; minor edge wear on outer margin of horse's hooves; no stress fractures;
and 4 ALL PLASTIC Little People figures UNIQUE to this set. These figures consist of:
1 HTF Native American Chief w/red breastplate and red trim to bonnet (NEAR MINT--85% of silver trim still on sides of bonnet);
1 VHTF Western Lady with green hat (EXC++-NEAR MINT--some roughness around the edge of the hat brim; NOT chews; one indentation, probably caused by a child's tooth on the back of her hair);
1 VHTF red Cowboy with black hat and moustache (MINTY MINT); and
and 1 RARE blue bodied Sheriff with orange star and 10 gallon hat (NEAR MINT++-slight roughness to edge of hat brim).
This offering is also accompanied by its original box. The box exhibits some extranouse scotch tape on one end, a loosening of the litho on the top of the box (I'll be reanchoring this with Rubber Cement so it won't progress any further), a 2" L x 2" W swath of the litho removed by the original tape on the top of the box, several bubbles, some prominent brown spotting on the flaps on the other end of the box along with some brown streaking on the bottom and back of the box; I have no idea what caused these brown stains. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being PERFECT, I would rate this box as being an 8.0/10.0.
Don't let this set "ride off into the sunset!!!" It's getting EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND A SET LIKE THIS THAT IS 100% COMPLETE WITH THE STAGECOACH ROOF and its original box! The QUALITY OF THIS PLAYSET IS ONE OF THE FINEST I'VE EVER PUT TOGETHER.
This is DEFINITELY A COLLECTOR QUALITY SET!
I will be thoroughly Q-tip cleaning this play set and its contents with TLC. I spend a MINIMUM of 1 - 1 1/2 hours cleaning each and every VINTAGE FISHER PRICE play set I sell (except for those in MY ROUGH ROOM). They're ready for play or display as soon as you unwrap them.
I've taken great pains to describe everything in minute detail. I'm being "nit-picky" so that no one will be disappointed. Most of my customers find that my merchandise vastly exceeds their expectations and my descriptions.
NOTE: THIS VINTAGE FISHER PRICE PLAY SET IS NOT PART OF THE RECENT FISHER PRICE RECALL OF TOYS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA! THIS PLAY SET WAS PRODUCED IN THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.
DUE TO SOME SMALL PIECES, THIS PLAYSET SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO A CHILD WHO IS STILL MOUTHING THEIR TOYS. ADULT SUPERVISION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE.
I'm more than willing to combine auctions whenever possible to save my customers on shipping costs. I primarily ship via Fed Ex Home Delivery---especially for packages weighing over 5 lbs., traveling longer destinations, or requiring an oversized box. I'm finding that Fed Ex Home Delivery is running about 33% cheaper than the USPS or UPS Ground. In order to ship Fed Ex Home Delivery, I MUST have a residential address, not a P.O. Box, and a contact phone number (home, cell or work place). Otherwise, Fed Ex will not accept the package for shipping. Since Bonanza's shipping calculator doesn't include Fed Ex Home Delivery as a shipping option, PLEASE do not send payment until I can manually insert the correct shipping amount on your invoice. Ditto for anyone combining multiple purchases into one shipment. PLEASE wait and let me calculate your correct shipping amount on multiple purchases. I literally saved one lady $114.00 on shipping (yes, here in the continental U.S.) by shipping her multiple purchases via Fed Ex Home Delivery. Naturally, I will refund any shipping overpayment in excess of $1.00; however, it makes my life much simpler and keeps me from paying multiple PayPal transaction fees if you hold off on sending payment on multiple items.
This particular base weighs approximately 3 1/2 - 4 lbs. UNWRAPPED. My zip code is 47905 (Lafayette, IN).
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