Fisher Price Sesame Street 938 House COMPLETE Orig Box Very Rare Vintage Set Made in USA in 1975 -FREE SHIP Start Price USD 249.95 Current Price USD 249.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 27, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 27, 2008 Location Fair Lawn, New Jersey See more about 'Fisher Price Sesame Street 938 House COMPLETE Orig Box' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 Fisher Price Sesame Street 938 House COMPLETE In Original Box   COMPLETE VINTAGE FISHER PRICE PLAY FAMILY SESAME STREET #938 2-STORY APARTMENT HOUSE WITH 8 ORIGINAL SESAME STREET CHARACTERS IN ORIGINAL BOX - VERY RARE FIND!!! FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL USA THE #938 FISHER-PRICE PLAY FAMILY SESAME STREET SET WAS MADE IN THE U.S.A IN 1975-1977 AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE U.S. PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION RECALL OF PRODUCTS MADE IN CHINA. You are looking at a Fisher-Price Play Family Sesame Street set (#938) that Fisher-Price made for only 3 years, from 1975 to 1977.  The two-story brownstone apartment house, furniture, and 8 original Sesame Street characters are in remarkably good condition, considering that the sets are more than 30 years old and have been gently played with.  This set comes in the original box which is also in remarkably good condition, with just a few pieces of tape visible and a child's name on the top in magic marker, as shown in the photos. This set includes the ORIGINAL ERASER AND 3 PIECES OF WHITE CHALK.  So you can write and draw on the green chalkboard that connects the two parts of the Sesame Street house.  It also includes the original white ladder, which is usually missing from these vintage sets. So how is the Sesame Street playset different from the new set that you would have bought in a store in 1975?  It has been loved and gently played with, but we did our best to restore it to good condition.  First we thoroughly sanitized the house, furniture, and characters with Pampers Clean 'n Play Kid-Safe Multi-Surface Cleaner. We noticed that the foam mattresses on Bert and Ernie's monogrammed beds had deteriorated and were falling apart (we think all mattresses should be changed at least every 30 years.)  So we replaced the old foam mattresses with custom-sewn plaid comforters with an integrated pillow.  These are firmly attached to the beds with three pieces of Velcro. Now the set is in great shape to sit on the shelf as a collector's item, or better yet, to give to a child for a birthday or any special occasion.  What wonderful toys for imaginative play!!!  It would also be perfect for grandma's house, day care centers, preschools, or doctor's or dentist's waiting rooms. This is developmentally appropriate for children and much better for a child's imaginative play than the Tickle Me Elmo type of toys that were promoted for the holidays the last few years.  Elmo may make a lot of noise and get lots of laughs, but he is a "one-trick pony" that does the same thing over and over and turns the kids into spectators rather than participants using their own imagination to create their own adventures.  Bedtime becomes much easier when kids put Bert and Ernie to bed in their own beds in the Sesame Street house before going to bed themselves. Mealtimes are more fun when the child can eat with Susan, Gordon, Mr. Hooper, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch as they sit in their two-seater couch in the living room, sit on captain's chairs and eat a meal at the round table in the kitchen, or enjoy a snack at the lunch counter in Mr. Hooper's store. CONDITION The two-story brownstone apartment house is clean and in good played-with condition. There is some very minor wear, small wrinkles and very minor imperfections in the decals/lithos on the floors, walls, and sides, and some of the green paint is faded on the sides of the house that come together.  All of the characters look good, with some very minor scratches or discoloration, after 30 years.  Some of us wish that we would look so good after so many years of play.  The close-up photos should give you a good idea of the condition of all the pieces.  Customer satisfaction is important to us and we would like your bidding and purchasing experience with us to be positive.  If you have any questions before bidding, please send e-mail to akustan@optonline.net and we will get back to you as soon as possible with more details or more photos. THE PHOTOS IN THIS LISTING ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEMS THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.  THE SET WILL BE SHIPPED IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX, PLACED INTO A NEW STURDY BROWN CORRUGATED CARTON.  WE USE LOTS OF NEW PACKING PEANUTS AND BUBBLE WRAP TO KEEP THE CONTENTS SAFE DURING SHIPMENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SET WAS PRODUCED BEFORE CURRENT SAFETY STANDARDS WERE IN PLACE AND PARENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE SET CONTAINS SOME SMALL PARTS WHICH COULD BE A CHOKING HAZARD FOR SMALL CHILDREN. FPSS938025 PAYMENT: Payment must be by PayPal only and must be received within 3 days of end of auction. We only accept PayPal payment and we only ship to PayPal confirmed addresses in the U.S. and Canada.  If you do not have a PayPal confirmed address in the U.S. or Canada please do not bid on this auction. Please do not email asking to ship to any other country. WE OFFER FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS ITEM TO PAYPAL CONFIRMED ADDRESSES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. 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