With hair tall enough to reach the heavens and a full pink gown, the 1996 Pink Splendor Barbie is one of the more extravagant Barbies created. In fact, it was the most expensive Barbie ever sold at retail price due to it costing a whopping $900. Though today, if you're looking to sell, you'll only fetch about $240.
Pink Splendor Barbie (1996): $339
Released in 1996, the Pink Splendor Barbie is the most expensive retail Barbie ever, originally priced at a whopping $900. If you're inclined to buy this collector's item now, though, you can find her on Amazon for just $339!
Original Barbie - The original first edition Barbie from 1959 is very rare. Money, Inc. reports that even in played-with condition, she is worth $8,000. In pristine condition, she could be worth more than $27,000.
With this in mind, here are the most valuable Barbie dolls of all time: (Courtesy: Mattel, Inc.) The most prized Barbie doll of all time is Barbie #1, aka the original Barbie doll released in 1959. It was originally priced at $3, but now its maximum resale value is at $27,450.
The Totally Hair doll is the best selling Barbie doll in Mattel history, with over 10 million dolls sold worldwide.
Especially prized among collectors are the vintage Barbie doll models produced between 1959 and the late 1960s. The Barbies from this period that had red hair and bendable legs are considered to be the rare and most valuable examples.
The original Barbie first sold for $3, from the original doll to specially-designed models. Barbie made her first debut at the New York Toy Fair 61 years ago on Monday. The now-iconic doll, made by Mattel, originally cost $3.
The first Barbie doll was introduced in both blonde and brunette on March 9, 1959.
Originals from 1992 sell for upwards of $100 on Amazon and eBay. If you happen to have one that you didn't play with (as much as most of us did), then you could make a little money from it.
Designed in partnership with the National Federation of the Blind, displayable packaging includes braille to create easy readability for sighted and non-sighted fans alike. Helen Keller Barbie® doll makes a great gift for Barbie® collectors and kids ages 6 years old and up.
In 1968, Mattel created Christie. Christie had the same body as Barbie so that their clothes were interchangeable. But her face was a new design intended to highlight the facial features of a Black woman. Many consider Christie to be the first “Black Barbie.” Christie was part of a series of talking dolls.
Barbie on Instagram: “Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, but you can call her #Barbie. ?”
Pink Splendor Barbie (Tie) With her phenomenal pink gown, this stylish doll was a limited edition released in 1996. Only 10,000 were manufactured worldwide. The most expensive Barbie ever sold in stores, she originally had an asking price of about $900 retail, but you'll find one on eBay for about $500 now.
African-American Midnight Tuxedo Barbie (2001)
Follett estimates this Barbie will fetch about $1,000 dollars MIB. Here's what Barbie looked like the decade you were born.
First introduced in 1959, the Barbie doll is officially 64 years old.
Raquelle is a major character and the main antagonist in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. She resides in The Raquelle Mansion. She is Ryan's twin sister and is also Barbie's frenemy.
Kenneth Sean Carson is a fashion doll and fictional character invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who was introduced two years earlier.
Technically, Ken has no official age (he is a doll, after all) although he was first introduced as Barbie's boyfriend on March 11, 1961, which means he has been around for 62 years. (Barbie was created in 1959, which would make her 64.)
The average value of "50th anniversary barbie" is $60.67. Sold comparables range in price from a low of $7.99 to a high of $287.10.
Since its launch in 1959, over 1 billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide. The iconic Barbie doll went on display for the first time on March 9, 1959, at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler, who co-founded the toy manufacturing company Mattel with her husband in 1945.
There are more than 170 dolls with different skin tones and hairstyles for children to choose and see themselves in. While trying to give children more options, the brand hasn't always been successful.
#1 and #2 Vintage Barbie Ponytail Dolls
Version #1 and #2 were more or less the same model, with the only difference being variations in the design of the legs. The first had copper tubes in her legs with holes in her feet to fit the stand, while the second did not feature tubes or holes, but had a wire stand instead.
The long black dress reminiscent of a tuxedo (hence the name), was made in 2001 as part of the Official Barbie Collector Club Exclusives. In pristine condition, and in the box, the Midnight Tuxedo Barbie can go for around $1,000.
The three dolls — which sell for between $80 and $100 each — aren't the first Día de Muertos collectors items to be sold by Mattel. But Mattel's decision to release three dolls at one time, and its collaboration with Santos, is new.