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| American Girl Dolls & Ebay: A Love Affair
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Added on 11/08/06 by Betsy
"My daughter wants an American Girl doll for Christmas. I've always loved them and have been looking at them on ebay. Could you do a ReSale Queen on the American Girl dolls? What should I look for? Is it worth it to invest in an older doll or should I just buy new? What do you think?"
I love American Girl dolls too- that is the whole basis for their success I think. They totally appeal to mommies as well as kids.
As a buyer you have to make a decision. Are you taking the Beanie Baby route- buying the dolls as some sort of investment your kid can retire on at 19, or are you buying dolls for your daughter to fall in love with, to drag along on her adventures and to make her best friend.
Or maybe you just are wondering whether the older dolls are higher quality and you just want the coolest little best friend for your daughter.
To help you determine which path to take I am going to give you a little background on how these things are listed on Ebay and what you can expect to pay for each classification.
American Girl was the brilliant idea of a Wisconsin teacher. She started Pleasant Company in 1986 with a catalog. The reason a lot. . . (read post) |
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| Selling Cabbage Patch Kids - Ebay Value
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Added on 11/02/06 by Betsy
Every child of the 80s has fond memories of Christmas morning 1984 when under the tree was a Cabbage Patch for every boy and girl. Mom watched us with tears welling in her one good eye- the other blackened from the beat down she took unable to defend herself both arms wrapped tightly around your "Angela Marie" at the bottom of a pile of mommies in the Kmart toy aisle.
Ahhhhh memories.
Today mommy wouldn't have had to take the beat down.
She could have just spent 850 dollars on Ebay and bought one with your first name and eye color to boot.
So 20 years later, what is a Cabbage Patch really worth.
Well that depends.
Back in the 70's Mr. Roberts took a fascintation with used women's undergarments and built an empire.
His initial dolls were sold at craft shows and were 100% pantyhose nylon.
These early dolls were produced from 1978-1983. I was lucky to find a pair of these early uglies. I thought I had struck Goodwill gold.
How much do you think they sold for?
After listing them 3 times they at last sold for around 80 each. A good return on 59 cents, but not retire to a beach in Boca good.
Babyland General (yes it is a real joint you can visit on your next white trash road trip right after graceland) still makes these soft-sculptured dolls and sell them for $180-upwards of. . . (read post) |
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