A very rare 3315/3202 set on eBay

[Tyco Trucking]

Saw on eBay. Super, super rare 3315 Sears bonus set. Adds a P.I.E. Terminal 3425 to the City Hauler set.

I don't care about the eBay part.
I'm more excited to see the set-
https://www.ebay.com/itm/226984486078

As far as I can tell, this is a completely unknown and undocumented set, probably hasn't been seen in decades. It's similar to the Sears Culvert Pipe Loader bonus set.

I absolutely love finding gems like this! More US-1 history to document!

Newly discovered 3202 Sears Bonus City Hauler set. It uses item number 3315, the Sears item number is 49 MY 75144.

It was made in 1982, and adds a 3425 Freight Terminal and a 3927 P.I.E. trailer to the 3202. It probably has a unique box ID, but as of now I couldn't read it. It uses a 95-8-044A Content Sheet. This places it between the S3313Q and the 3320.

There is no documentation to reference this sets existence. Only its posting on eBay verified it exists.

 

[biddle]

I love how back in the day they just slapped a sticker on the box and presto, we have the SEARS bonus set. So the sticker on the box is what is rare.

 

[Tyco Trucking]

I love how back in the day they just slapped a sticker on the box and presto, we have the SEARS bonus set. So the sticker on the box is what is rare.
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Well, the box itself is one of a kind. The 3311 Bonus Set seemed to just be a sticker slapped on too, but the box has its own code different than the 3206. They had to print their internal item code, the 49 MY 75144 in this case, on it. And the 3315 makes it an entirely unique set. This  could be the only one in existance!

 

[biddle]

Well, the box itself is one of a kind. The 3311 Bonus Set seemed to just be a sticker slapped on too, but the box has its own code different than the 3206. They had to print their internal item code, the 49 MY 75144 in this case, on it. And the 3315 makes it an entirely unique set. This  could be the only one in existance!

I don't keep up with that much, but it looks like the same box artwork with a sticker on it like this listing-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116732055733

 

[Tyco Trucking]

I don't keep up with that much, but it looks like the same box artwork with a sticker on it like this listing

Yeah, they had to reprint an entire box just for these two changes. The box code at the bottom too. And I'm not sure if that's a sticker or not on the top. The set sold already, so someone scored a gem.

 

[biddle]

so someone scored a gem.

As we know it always looks worse in person than the photos. Even the P.i.E. trailer is damaged. This set sure had a rough life. Easy pass for me.

 

[Tyco Trucking]

As we know it always looks worse in person than the photos. Even the P.i.E. trailer is damaged. This set sure had a rough life. Easy pass for me.

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I thought about getting it, but yeah, everything in it was in bad shape. I had been through that so many times. Easy pass as you said. All I really wanted was the content sheet. I was just thrilled to see a previously unknown (at least for me) set though, and was able to catalog it. Now I have to update all my spreadsheets to add it in LOL...

 

[Tyco Trucking]

Just wanted to follow up that I figured out the box number via the listing image, and referencing my database. I had two unused box codes for '82, 95-0-029 and 95-0-032. Looking at the pic on the listing with a magnifying glass, I was able to make out a 2, or at least I'm pretty sure it wasn't a 9 at least, LOL..

So, I'm fairly sure the box code is
95-0-032-E34. The 3202 uses 95-0-018-E34.