Let's face it: 35-year-old play kitchens are going to be played with. It's usually enough to find one at all, much less one in pristine shape.
A three-piece Creative Playthings kitchen--sink, oven, and fridge--just hit the eBay. The stove burners are a little worn in spots, and there's a nick on the corner, but it's in remarkably nice-looking shape. The description suggests you could paint it to match your own kitchen. I suggest I will throw you in a trunk and take you on a oneway trip to the Meadowlands if I hear about such nonsense. So if you plan on painting, be prepared to run. Forever.
The kitchen set's located in southern New Jersey, near Exit 2 on the Turnpike, and it's local pick-up only. Exit 2 is 1h57m from Manhattan and 2h38 m from Washington DC. Those times are not approximate.
CREATIVE PLAYTHINGS 3 PC WOODEN KITCHEN PLAY SET -PU NJ, opening bid $10, local pickup, auction ends 10/6 [ebay] [result: $126.75, respectable. now I'm serious about that paint...]
And 15 minutes from Philly. ;)
[you have been warned, other ebayers. -ed.]
We had one of these! Alas, sent to Great Kills many years ago.
So why aren't you bidding on it?
[it won't fit in the car. though if it stays this quiet, I may break down and rent an SUV for the next run. -ed.]