Auction ended. This piece found a new home on 2 October 2026. I keep it here as a memory, and because it helps estimate prices.
Photo: the seller's, on Yahoo! Auctions.
Sanrio1980s
My Melody, a bank's gift piggy bank, never opened
Toy line: My Melody
Listing price
¥7,700
about €43
at the 26 September 2026 exchange rate. Before proxy fees, shipping and taxes: my guide helps you estimate the total.
- Condition
- New, never opened (according to the seller)
- Completeness
- Complete
- Type of sale
- Auction on Yahoo! Auctions
- Sale ends
- 2 October 2026
- Picked on
- 26 September 2026
Why I love it
Do you remember the little gifts you got when you opened your first savings account? In Japan, banks gave these lovely vinyl piggy banks to their young customers. This one bears the name of the Taiyo Kobe Bank, which disappeared in a merger in 1990: so you know straight away that it really dates from that time. And it has never been opened. Just imagine: a piggy bank that has lived through more than thirty years without a single coin! Before you fall for it, check in the photos that the bag is the original one and that the vinyl has not yellowed.
Before you fall for it
- Look at every photo in the listing and compare them with the tips for dating the item.
- For an auction, set yourself a maximum that also allows for shipping and taxes.
- Your first order from Japan? My step-by-step guide walks you through it.