posted on June 22, 2006 10:46:58 AM new
A couple of years ago I bought out someone's entire booth at a show (everyone should do this once!). In with everything else was a double wardrobe with lots of Barbie dolls, clothes, Ginger, etc. which I put away for some day I felt like listing it. Never did feel like it, and not sure I do yet.
Right after I bought it all, someone who had looked at the lot the day before at a quoted price of $150 from the previous owner of these things came back panting and wanting it in the worst way. I had already more than paid for the booth, and in my greed, turned it down. At least that confirmed that there were some interesting items there.
Are Barbie buyers just as possessed (the description came from an avid collector many years ago, not my assessment) any time of the year? Should I wait with this, or list now -- everthing is so slow, I don't know that I feel like listing much of anything, especially not things I can't get too enthused about.
What would you do? Try a few things and see what happens? Or just wait? Or throw the whole thing on as one big lot? There are wigs, shoes, clothes, hangers, a bubble cut doll, etc. etc.
posted on June 22, 2006 11:43:29 AM new
It also appears that the transaction might not have been completed yet. Neither has left feedback for each other.
posted on June 22, 2006 01:49:03 PM new
I got an old 1960 Barbie suitcase of outfits. Case itself turned out to be worth nothing. There were several Skipper outfits, and they sold for over $40, also, one Pepper outfit that sold for about $8. Barbie outfits didn't sell for much. You need to sort out the ones that have a label, Skipper, Barbie etc, there are a lot of other makes, they don't really sell for much except for children to play with, it's the original name brand clothest that sell well. I did quite a bit of repairing, fixing snaps, loose lace etc, and washed some that were soiled.
posted on June 22, 2006 03:14:35 PM new
Thanks everyone for all your help so far.
Perhaps you got tired of reading this ... but my real question was to either:
a. Wait and list later in the season?
b. List a few things now and see what kind of action I get?
or
c. Just throw it on as one huge lot
1. now?
2. in the fall?
posted on June 22, 2006 03:18:00 PM new
I think vintage Barbie (and friends) items sell to buyers who watch this category year round. Just like say vintage toys trains, vintage fishing lures, etc. I have often found that my vintage items sell for more in the month of January but I've sold well in my particular cateogories year round. (I still believe it has to be cold and crappy for most of the country for people to be sittin' at the computer in their underwear shopping)
I think your vintage Barbie items (assuming you have something of interest) will sell for about the same money whether now or if you hold off for a specific month. I do find that parts pieces and accessories do well. I call it a legal "chop shop".
(this response posted the same time the OP posted their clarification post)
[ edited by toybuyer on Jun 22, 2006 03:19 PM ]
posted on June 22, 2006 05:18:00 PM new
There are also the Barbie OOAK people. I had 3 old Barbies that were in dreadful condition. I paid 50 cents for them, they sold for over $100.00 to somebody out of the states - Australia?
So I'm thinking maybe auction the dolls and clothes seperately. Just my thought however.
posted on June 22, 2006 07:03:17 PM new
I have sold several Barbies and clothes and they do well anytime. Post a picture of the lot if you can be interested to see what you got and then tell you weather to list in a whole lot or separately.
I just sold a large lot of Barbie 1960 stuff in a lot. It did ok mostly it was for the dolls as most of the clothes were homemade though very nice ones. I had sold all the original Barbie doll outfits last year.
These had belonged to my wife and she wanted them sold as set, that is why I sold them that way.
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posted on June 28, 2006 06:51:03 AM new
You can tell I'm not really enthused about this, can't you? Took me a week to dig it out for a pic, but here it is. Four dolls, one is a twist and turn, I can tell that much, clothing pile in center is tagged Barbie, then some that looks like Skipper, and some generic outfits on right hand side for Barbie.
posted on June 28, 2006 07:23:29 AM new
I am not a Barbie expert but played with them as a kid and am the mother of two daughters who together must have owned 100+ Barbies - the doll on the right is not part of the Barbie "family" - she is too "round" and not in scale with the others.
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