[PiIsARational]

I am curious on how rare the 1997 Hong Kong New Years version really is?  And is there an approximate number on how many were made?  I have #14095.  I am guessing there was 15000-20000 made. 

 

Was it only sold in China and then people imported them over (like the English Colour Tamas)?  Did it require preorders?

[jordboss]

I'm not really sure how it was released. I guess chinease people bought them online and then used them. Some sold them and put them up on eBay. That's how we get them now

I wouldn't say it's rare considering Tamagotchis such as Ocean (US) and Devil are known as the rare ones. You can buy them for a reasonable price on some sites too! In my opinion it's a slightly less common P1

[PiIsARational]

That's what I was thinking myself.  I came across mine for about $30 complete a few years ago and the seem to still be hovering around that price.  I guess the rarity of it is over-exaggerated.