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RARE Vintage 1984 POUND PUPPIES Dog EARLY ORIGINAL Signed Mike Bowling 77/1000
$ 1848
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ITEM DETAILS
CONDITION: PREOWNED ESTATE ITEM
CONTENTS/ITEM(S): EXCELLENT -NEAR MINT CONDITION
BOX/CARD: EXCELLENT (slight wear for diecut)
OTHER:
READ DESCRIPTION & ESTATE DISCLOSURE
Vintage 1984 Early Original Pound Puppies Dog with "Dog Pound" Crate Signed by Mike Bowling & Becky Manning with Papers. This Pup comes straight out of Cincinnati from an Formal Ford Employee that worked with Mike Bowling. This piece features originality of all the important aspects of the creator, maker and provenance. The Pup is #77 of 1000 issued December of 1984. Fabulous Condition! Adult owned. Has the COA and Even has the dated local Cincinnati Enquirer Crate Paper inside the hand die-cut crate. Pup is Buff with dark brown hand-painted spots, hand stitched and
attached
ears, hand
stitched
belly closure and original Pound Puppies INC Tag.
This piece is RARE. HOW RARE? There were only 1200 1st Editions planned and 1000 2nd Editions. I have not been able to find any early 2nd Editions numbered over 300. This Pup is #77 and was issued in Dec 1984 at the time negotiations were being made with Irwin. Upon the new year, the remaining 2nd Editions started being manufactured by Irwin and therefore, NOT ORIGINAL. If my estimate of originals made are correct, there were MAYBE 1500 Made and you can bet hundreds went in the trash as all played with plush do.
The Following pieces you may see on eBay are NOT EARLY ORIGINALS:
Any Made by Irwin
Any 36" Pups
Any "Collector Edition" Crated Repros
Any Made by Tonka
Any Made by Hasbro
Any Featuring Embroidery
Any Without Hand Closed Bellys
Any with Tags that are Registered
Any 2nd Ed Signed ONLY by Mike Bowling
Any Made in 1985
Any Made in Canada or Other Countries
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Any Dolls, Props, Tables or Stands Used for photos are NOT INCLUDED unless otherwise stated!
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PREOWNED DISCLOSURES
ESTATE AUCTION DOLL(s) or TOY(s) DISCLOSURE
"We get loads of dolls and toys in daily. All items we list at auction appear to be in very good or better condition. However, we ask that you look over all photos provided, ask any questions you may have and if you are going to assume anything, please be conservative and assume the worse. This will prevent any disappointment on your part and help prevent oversights and mistakes on ours."
ESTATE CONDITION DISCLOSURE
"PREOWNED/ESTATE ITEMS ARE INSPECTED BY US AND COMBINED WITH THE SHARED INFORMATION OFFERED BY THE OWNER. ALTHOUGH WE'RE "TOLD BY THE OWNER" & DO NOT DETECT ANY PETS, SMOKE or ODORS,WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED AT ONE POINT IN IT'S LIFETIME"
ABOUT GRADING
We grade CONSERVATIVELY so there are no surprises! Box Condition is based on a "C-SCALE GRADING SYSTEM". The "C-Grading System" is a system used by most dealers, retailers and appraisers to rate the condition of your Dolls and other Collectible items. We are NOT certified AFA graders. If our grade is C8+ or above we are indicating “AFA READY”. If we grade the item as C10, it is likely to get an AFA grade of 90. Designations are C-1 through C-10. C-1 is the poorest possible condition. C-10 is factory mint and NRFB (never removed from box).
**FYI: AVERAGE STORE-BOUGHT GRADE is C8- to C8+**
***NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS***
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