Just got my red Mickey and Minnie handcar today.
Fun little extra.. has to be worth a dollar more now
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That's a keeper.
That's pretty cool! You don't see that everyday.
Neat! That has to be considered a family member!
Will the numbering go up? Otherwise, each one could technically be "1 of 2882"
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@BenLMaggi posted:Will the numbering go up? Otherwise, each one could technically be "1 of 2882"
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Yep, that's what I'm wondering. Most limited edition stuff goes up in number on the label. But it could be a play on words saying you got one of the 2882 built. I don't mind, but that would really upset the collectors of things like this.
I got my red version a couple weeks ago and it has the same sticker. I think it is a play on words. I have seen several and they all have the same sticker.
@Ryan Mc posted:I got my red version a couple weeks ago and it has the same sticker. I think it is a play on words. I have seen several and they all have the same sticker.
Yep, I was afraid/thinking that. Going to upset the collectors with that wording.
Yep - it appears they are all that way. I ordered the Disney 100 set and the "add on" cars and all of them had a certificate in the box saying "1 of ###", and I seriously doubt I received the serial number 1 of each of the items.
Maybe the thread should be relabeled as "Well, that's one," since it seems pretty clear the manufacturer is merely (and IMHO somewhat deceptively) indicating membership in a limited group, and not the ordinal position within that group! 
@cbojanower posted:Just got my red Mickey and Minnie handcar today.
Fun little extra.. has to be worth a dollar more now
Well that’s one………..lmao
great find, guess that’s a keeper. Unless of course knowing Lionel they are all stamped the same way….lol
@cbojanower posted:Just got my red Mickey and Minnie handcar today.
Fun little extra.. has to be worth a dollar more now
on another note, one of 3000 is not a large production run it does not bode well for any of us.
6 versions were / are being produced. Not sure if the 6 are included in the 1 of 2892 or did they make 2892 of each version.
You can check it out here...
Most companies don't individually number limited runs these days. I have a large collection of toy farm equipment. The old limited edition stuff made up until the 90s was actually individually numbered. The new stuff is just "One of XXXX" so I'm not surprised by this. If they do individually number something, it's usually just a sticker on the box instead of the actual product.
This type of labelling is very standard in other areas of collecting.
The manufacturer hypes up the fact that it is making a "limited run" of a special edition of something, with a maximum of X to be made.
Then, each unit is labelled as "1 of X".
Winchester Firearms did something similar in the 1870s, by announcing that out of every thousand Model 1873 rifles they made, they would hand select the very best one, and label it "One of a Thousand." These became highly sought after, and dozens of them are still in private collections today.
Jimmy Stuart was in a movie called "Winchester 73", where he had to track down and terminate a couple of bad guys who stole his One of a Thousand rifle. :-)
Mannyrock
@MartyE posted:6 versions were / are being produced. Not sure if the 6 are included in the 1 of 2892 or did they make 2892 of each version.
You can check it out here...
Marty,
Each one is separate. The D23 Expo version for example was a production run of 113 or 115. The red version seems to have the largest run at 2892.
-Ryan
