I decided to go to the source and contacted Tom, the owner of Playmaxx. We are still friends. I knew part of this story but not all of it.
About 5 years back, Tom sold all of the Playmaxx parts and stuff to a “New Collector” in Arizona. Tom showed me his storage unit once. Plastic tubs of different Playmaxx parts. Many mold test shots of as low as 48. Test shots of different colors and mixes that were never produced for official releases. Prototype parts. Even some rubber yo-yo halves instead of plastic.
I sent him the link from yoyodoc. Tom did not recognize several items, including the Christmas GT. I created many custom proprietary items over the years. When someone requests a special release with proprietary artwork (artwork not owned by Playmaxx in this case), the artwork can only go on an item approved by the owner of the artwork. So the parts are real, but being put together to create a model that never existed. A Frankenstein model. This distorts the true history and makes collecting so much more difficult.
In response to Retro-Yo, when I asked Tom if his family was selling this stuff, he said NO. He didn’t remember the name of the buyer when we talked. But they are not family and emphatically said that “I don’t have any granddaughters named Kilee and Chloe”. He didn’t recognize the names. If your information was posted online or on this board, they are apparently making up stories for authenticity.
I hope this clears up the original question from Fradiger about the Christmas GT.
I will be posting a final message here later. Watch for it.
David