Super-Rare tokidoki Bags from 2004
Reader Melanie sent in some photos of some rare European tokidoki bags that she has in her collection. Melanie says that she has been a fan of tokidoki designs since 2002(!) when she discovered a tokidoki shirt on threadless.com. Then she was in Amsterdam the winter of 2004 and spotted a silver tokidoki Sushi bag and had to have it. Check it out:
Isn’t it adorable?! I want one!
While in Amsterdam, Melanie also saw a pink tokidoki bag but didn’t get it, which she ended up regretting later. So once she was back in the USA, she searched for the pink bag online and found it on a German website listed as “Pink Gothic Lolita Bag.” In the summer of 2005, she finally found the pink tokidoki bags on eBay. Here is her whole family of rare bags:
January 17th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Cute collection! Wow to think it could be under “Pink Gothic Lolita Bag” lol
I also remember seeing a tokidoki shirt on threadless! I think they still have the submission up, but not printed.
January 17th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
tokidoki shirt on threadless?
January 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Josie - In 2002 (6 years ago - not now).
January 17th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I found the retired tee on Threadless:
http://www.threadless.com/product/42/Tokidoki
Click the “reprint me?” link and vote for a size if you’d like to see it reprinted — if enough of us e-mail in, they’ll re-release it!
January 17th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Lisa - Good eye! I couldn’t find it & thought it was long gone. I updated the link in the original post accordingly.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Here’s one of the pink tokidoki bags for sell (Price: $51.51):
http://www.chicki.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=1100
January 17th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Melanie–I LOVE your euro bags!!
tokidokiblog– do you know if this is real?
January 17th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
alli - Although I had never seen a tokidoki bag like that before that auction popped up, I tend to think that it is real. It’s way too random & intricate to be fake (and, I do recall hearing that some of the early tokidoki designs were “racy”).
January 17th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Wow!! I want one too!! The silver one is awesome, I love messengers
January 17th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Tokidoki existed even then?! Psh, shows how new I am with the toki business. I like the pink bag more.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
awesome! any guesses on how much the bags would go for nowadays?
January 18th, 2008 at 12:02 am
i ordered a few bags from Chicki and they’re coming soon. i ordered two of each, one for me and one for…i’m selling them on eBay. the price will cover shipping from the UK (i never overprice). i’ll post pics when i get them!! the pink messenger is in my order too!
January 18th, 2008 at 3:28 am
OMG I WANT THAT SUSHI BAG!!! But I know it’ll never be mine because it is too old and who knows if anyone is selling it. But man, that is AWESOME. Especially with all the katakana on it.
January 18th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Tara d.: I just tried to order and I’ve seen something I’ve never seen before: when trying to enter a credit card number, they ask for my issue date and number as well. I know about the 3-digit number (security code) on the back of the credit card but “issue date and issue number” i’ve never heard of before.
Just wondering how you handeled it
January 18th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Here’s another site
http://www.milksugar.de/lshop,showrub,21262,e,1200677154-212 62,tokidoki,,,,.htm
Knew about this one some time ago
January 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
wow - those bags are hot… my gf is an avid toki doki fan.. how much would you sell them for? id be willing to pay ANYTHING..
January 18th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
I had to pay thru PayPal. I’ve calculated shipping into the price (after the exchange rate) and will charge only $10 over that price. They’re coming soon. But I don’t think they’re mail service has a good tracking system once it reaches customs. They were ordered on the 9th and 10th. They added a Adios pen, and I ordered the last one. But I did order two other Tokidoki designed pens with a blue haired girl and three lanyards with the Toki name printed all over.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
tara d.: yes they got back to me and said their paypal link wasn’t working for a little bit. thanks for your explanation and help
http://www.chicki.co.uk/bags/tokidoki-sushi-girl-bag/prod_12 21.html
hey they have this sushi bag :). not as elaborate but it’s something
January 19th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
no problem. another bag? they keep adding more and more Tokidoki bags since i first visited the site. my poor wallet…
January 20th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Ohh, I have that pink messenger bag, the one in the front of the 3rd pic. I used to carry it all the time but I forgot about it.. It’s used, but would there be any interest if it was put on ebay for a low starting price?
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 am
There’s one for sale on ebay.
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:10 am
Wow. Sorry that stretched the page. Anyway, it’s not the exact same sushi bag.. but kind of similar. Just thought I’d share in case anyone was interested. ^^
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:18 am
Lynn - I fixed the link (that happens like every day).
Thanks for posting it, that bag is cute too!
February 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
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September 1st, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Hi, how do you tell if a pink lolita gothic is real? Im kinda new to Tokidoki so dont really know..TIA x
September 1st, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Flora - None of the European tokidoki bags have been faked.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
So if i have one its defo real then? Also what should i expect to pay for one? Thanks..x