Barbie Doll - are Barbie Dolls toys or collectables ?
Barbie is the ultimate party queen, she embodies fun, celebration and entertainment. She is probably the most popular and most beautiful fashion-doll for girls. She has plenty of great wardrobe games to play too. A Barbie Doll may be a lawyer, a cowgirl or ride on a hang glider you can make her whatever you want. Barbie Dolls are known for their exceptional grandeur and elegance. Barbie Doll is the toy for you, your mother and even your grandmother.
In the past we all had fun dressing up and acting out with our Barbie Dolls with our buddies and classmates. Now you can relieve your childhood moments through online Barbie Dress Up Games which are becoming highly popular with young girls all over the world.
Barbie Jammin Jeep: This is one of the most common of all the Barbie power wheels series, it comes inside a bright pink and lilac finish with all the particulars that you'd expect on a genuine jeep.
The Barbie Dream Townhouse is a very cool present for any girl who loves her Barbie Dolls.
Barbie dolls have been around for fifty years now and are still as popular as ever, invoking a sense of excitement amongst girls across the world. In fact Barbie dolls are not just the favourite toy of little girls - it is now estimated that there are well over 100,000 collectors of Barbie dolls. The vast majority of these collectors are women around the age of 40 and on average they purchase at least 20 Barbie dolls a year. A large number of Barbie collectors have been known to spend over £1000 a year.
Mattel in recent years have produced a range of collectable Barbie dolls with the aim of encouraging collectors to increase their collections in line with their individual tastes and interests. This has included Barbie dolls of popular TV shows and movies, celebrities and popular singers.
For a while now Mattel has had a 4 colour system to help collectors find collectable Barbie dolls. The colour will signify the numbers of dolls produced globally and indicate the collectability of the different dolls, in addition it also indicates which kind of retail store stocks the particular type of collectable doll.
The four colours in the collectable tier system are :
Pink : There is no limit on the quantity of dolls produced with the Pink Label. Most dolls in the Pink Label are Barbie dolls , but there are also a few of Kelly dolls as well. The Pink Label packaging is distinctive, the box is trimmed in pink, and has a clear front.
Silver : The packaging is similar to the Pink Label, but with the box trimmed with silver. The criteria for the Silver Label tier is that no more than 50,000 of any Silver Label doll will be produced globally.
Gold : Gold Label dolls are produced in quantities of no more than 25,000 of each doll. The packaging is different from the previous tiers. Gold Label dolls come in a special type of packaging with an extra see through layer to protect the doll. The box has artwork and photography on the back and lid with gold decorative trimming.
Platinum : These dolls are produced in editions of less than 1,000, and also include one-of-a-kind-dolls that are available at special events, or are exclusive to one retail store only. An example of a Platinum Label collectable doll is the 'White Chocolate Obsession(TM) Barbie® Doll!' The doll's hair has the scent of white chocolate.
Collectors avidly collect these Colour tier Label dolls, but to retain the value of these dolls they should be kept in the box as new. So if you are a collector it is maybe not a good idea to play with these dolls.
