Nursing the Desire to Collect Vintage Barbie Dolls
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Barbie Princess Happy Birthday Doll Sale Price: $16.87  |
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BARBIE® Princess Birthday Doll: Happy birthday! Celebrate your birthday with Barbie® princess doll dressed in her special gown! Includes a gift-for-girl tiara as well! Doll cannot stand alone. For ages 3 and over. |
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Barbie A Fashion Fairytale Transforming Fashion Doll Sale Price: $16.98 |
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BARBIE TM A FASHION FAIRYTALE BARBIE® Doll: In the new movie, BarbieTM A Fashion Fairytale, Barbie® stars as herself in her famous fashion show outfit that transforms from a "princess gown" to a "party couture dress... |
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Barbie Fab Life Doll and Fashion - Pink Skirt and Accessories Doll Sale Price: $14.40 |
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Barbie Doll and Fashion Gift Set: Girls and Barbie doll love beautiful boutique fashions to mix and match, head to toe, for oh so many occasions. Includes Barbie doll plus 3 complete looks including shoes, handbag, and doll-size brush. |
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Barbie A Fairy Secret Transforming Doll Sale Price: $17.38 |
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Help Barbie save Ken from Gloss Angeles. Based on the movie "Barbie A Fairy Secret," this Barbie doll transforms from a movie star to a fairy with the simple push of a button. Your little one will have nonstop fun as she embarks upon new and exciting adventures with Barbie... |
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Barbie Fashionista Sporty Ken Doll Sale Price: $10.95 |
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Barbie - Ken doll Sporty 2010 - 100+ Poses for ages 3+ |
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Barbie Princess Bride Doll Sale Price: $15.99 |
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Barbie Princess Bride Doll: Play out the romance and fun of your wedding day with this beautiful Barbie bride doll. Includes Barbie bride doll, bouquet and gift-for-girl ring, too. To purchase other dolls in this series, search for: • BCCB09104-002708R28I2 (Ken) • BCCB09111-002708R28785 (Barbie) |
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Barbie Fab Life Doll and Fashion - Pink Pants and Accessories Sale Price: $12.95 |
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Barbie Doll and Fashion Gift Set: Girls and Barbie doll love beautiful boutique fashions to mix and match, head to toe, for oh so many occasions. Includes Barbie doll plus 3 complete looks including shoes, handbag, and doll-size brush. |
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Barbie Collector Twilight Saga New Moon Jacob Doll Sale Price: $9.69 |
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Doll is inspired by the Jacob Black character from the New Moon movie, which is based on Stephenie Meyer's New York Times Best Selling book series Twilight. The stunning doll is created in the image of Taylor Lautner, who portrays the handsome and protective Jacob werewolf character... |
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Barbie A Fairy Secret Doll Sale Price: $14.25 |
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From the movie Barbie A Fairy Secret, Barbie is a beautiful fairy with glittery butterfly inspired wings, pearl necklace and fashionable shimmery dress. Age 3+ |
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Barbie "She Said Yes" Doll Giftset Sale Price: $7.99 |
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Barbie She Said Yes Giftset: Barbie and Ken together again. The wave of romance continues. Barbie doll is stunning in her modern black and white swimsuit and Ken impresses his doll wearing his modern swim shorts... |
It's not everyone who will have a love for Barbie dolls much less have a desire to collect vintage Barbie dolls. Most of the people who collect vintage Barbie dolls are the same women who played with these dolls when they were young, and collectors of such things as dolls.
To the not inconsiderable surprise of many people, vintage Barbie dolls are a huge collectorâ??s item and can fetch a large sum of money in many cases for a well preserved doll. This was well delineated in the recent September 2006 auction of vintage Barbie dolls by a Dutch mother and daughter who had in their collection about 4,000 dolls.
These beautiful vintage Barbie dolls sometimes can start life out as being seasonal gifts or the introduction to a brand new line of dolls. The main items that will separate these Barbie dolls out from the rest of the pack are the looks these dolls have. The modern Barbie doll is dressed in sleek and trendy clothes that you will see on your teenage daughter. Her eyes will have a forward look that is somewhat rounded.
The vintage Barbie dolls on the other hand have an elongated eye shape. This shape is reminiscent of how women in the 40s to 60s period highlighted their eyes. The entire look which you will find in these Barbie dolls portrays a look of an elegant woman. The clothes that you will find being worn by these vintage Barbie dolls is also designed to mimic the clothes which women in those times wore.
You can find these vintage Barbie dolls in ones like that of the Silkstone Barbies. These Barbie dolls are dressed in the height of fashion from that era. Their eyes are also similar to the original Barbie dolls which were made by Mattel in the beginning. You can also find gift sets which have beautiful reproductions of different vintage Barbie dolls.
One of the vintage Barbie dolls that you will be able to buy is that of a Barbie Learns to Cook doll. This doll is part of the Barbie Picnic Set doll. Another Barbie doll that can be found in this vintage set of Barbie dolls is that of Barbie doll that is dressed in a 60s Twist and Turn style. This doll is dressed in the height of fashion from this swinging period.
For many people who collect Barbie dolls these vintage Barbie dolls are great additions to their collection. For these people it does not matter if the dolls are reproduction Barbie vintage dolls or actual dolls from that period. When you look at all of these vintage Barbie dolls you will see many that you will love to have in your collection. Their great clothes and sophisticated air places these vintage Barbie dolls as must have items for all collectors.
Muna wa Wanjiru is a Web Administrator and Has Been Researching and Reporting on Barbie for Years. For More Information on Vintage Barbie Dolls, Visit His Site at Vintage Barbie Dolls
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