Ratware - Ratabilia Roland Rat Page
Ratabilia Roland Rat Page
 
Welcome to the Ratabilia Roland Rat              Page
Here is our collection of Roland Rat (& friends) plush toys.              We now have enough of the collection for it's own section. If you              collect Roland Rat plush toys, you will find some good tips on what              to look out for and what you may expect to pay for the various toys.              We have had several requests for Roland Rat plush toy info, so we              are now bringing it to you Rat Fans all on this new page!
Near Xmas 2001 we got four plush toys, original approx 20 years old              and still in the sealed bag! A Reggie Rat, a standard blue/yellow              rugby shirt Roland Rat, a Roland Rat in Disco outfit and a Glenis.              We committed collecting sacrilege and opened three of them - they              were to nice not to be handled! We did keep the Disco Roland Rat sealed              in his bag - very collectable for Rat Fans!
 
Where to look for Roland Rat plush toys
Roland Rat plush toys can be found in charity shops and at car boot              sales, although in recent years Roland has become known as a collectable              and has become rare at such places. Another place are antique and              collectable toy fairs, shows and shops. Although the best place now              is at online auctions such as Ebay.
 
General Roland Rat Collecting Tips
Check they are clean and don't have any tears, bad repairing or missing              hats (especially the Beach wear Roland).
Check they still have their labels and that it has not faded (not              major, but a clear label makes it more collectable).
Check their colour has not faded to much.
Check the ones with removable jackets (Beach Wear Roland and Disco              Roland) are not missing their jackets.
 
Roland Rat Table of Rareness (Rarest to Commonest)
1. Reggie Rat & Glenis. You do see more Reggie's than Glenis's,              but most tend to have missing scarfs - so I rate them about the same.              I have seen some Reggie Rats go for £40 plus. The few Glenis's              I have seen have gone for £20 to £30.
2. Disco Roland. I have seen mint condition ones go for £25+
3. Beach Wear Roland. A good condition one could go for £15+
4. Errol the Hamster. A good condition one can go for £15+
5. Kevin the Gerbil. A good one could be £10+
6. Large Roland, small yellow/light blue rugby shirt Roland & Blue Roland. About £5+
7. Standard yellow/blue rugby shirt Roland. Anything from £1              to £10+ for a real mint one.
 
Our              latest addition. A small size Roland in yellow/light blue rugby shirt.              This outfit is the same as the large Roland.
 
Roland            Rat dressing up in his red jumper, hat and scarf, not an official outfit.            Notice the Union Jack on the front of his jumper, very patriotic!
It's great 'ere innit! Reggie Rat comes to Ratware, the cute one              of the Roland Rat family. The long awaited arrival of Reggie is over,              the red carpet has been unfurled and now he is here to stay. This              is one of the rarest of the set!
On the left is an absolute mint condition Reggie, we got him still              in the bag (from ex shop stock) just before Xmas 2001. Compare him              with our other Reggie (which is still considered very good condition),              his totally unfaded scarf and blue bottoms do stand out! And he has              his description tag.
A tip on collecting a Reggie is to check he still has his yellow              scarf. Also check his lettering on his shirt, as this is fine and              does tend to break off.
The epitome of Ratabilia - Roland Rat, in            his day a Super Star. Here we have our three standard Rolands - the            middle one we got still in the bag, as with the Reggie above. This is            the most commonly found Roland Rat plush toy.
Here is Roland Rat in his blue outfit, this            is about the second most commonly found Roland plush toy (along with            the Big one below).
'Little Big Roland' - This is about tie with the blue Roland in being              about the second most commonly found plush toy, he is also the largest              Roland plush toy - all the others are about the size of the standard              one next to him.
If on his own, you can tell him apart from the 'standard' Roland              as his strips and shorts are light blue.
Beach Wear Roland. Roland, in Hawaiian shirt, string vest and knotted              hanky hat.
One of these with all his bits, ranks about as rare as an Errol the              Hamster
Keep your eye out for one's missing the shirt and just have the string              vest as these are not a different Roland and not very collectable.              Also some are missing the hanky hat, so keep an eye out for that as              well.
 
Roland Rat Superstar Disco Diva, in his snazzy sparkly gold suit,              bow tie and frilly shirt. This is the rarest of the actual Roland              Rats - I think the most collectable.
Keep your eye out for ones missing the gold jacket, as these are              not as collectable but do turn up regularly!
Our two Disco Rolands side by side. Our one            on the right is mint condition, but the one on the left is ecen better!            Still in his sealed bag and with the card showing the whole Roland Rat & friends available plush toys!
OK We cheated on this one, there was never            officially a Roland released with army clothes, but he looked so cool            dressed in camo gear. Captain Rollie at your service! Atteeenshun!
Kevin the Gerbil, Roland Rats best friend.            Although not mint condition, our one still has his description tag -            which is quite rare!
Errol the Hamster, slightly rarer than Kevin            his best friend (maybe because he is Welsh and Kevin is Liverpudlian?).            As with our Kevin, he still has his description tag.
Glenis the Guinea Pig, about the rarest along            with Reggie. This one was mint condition and still in her sealed bag            when we got her. Very rare.