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Mattel Barbie Dolls Value
Mattel Barbie Dolls Value
Is Barbie a timeless role model or out-of-date?
Mattel once marketed a Barbie sticker album with “If you stay close to your friend Barbie life will always be seen through rose tinted glasses;and several generations of girls have learned cultural values and norms from playing with Barbie.
Do you believe Barbie has changed enough throughout the years, to keep up with changes, after the baby boom generation?
Or do the doll and her accessories still convey an outdated image of women’s circumstances and interests?
Barbie is a doll, not a role model. She gives us the ability to act out our own dreams and “play house”. I play Barbies with my niece now, and its really the same as when I played 35-40 years ago. She has clothes and accessories, but usually what we “play” is what we learn in other areas of life. We act out what we see relationships and friendships to be about, and when you are 7, its alot about pretending to get dressed up to go shopping or get married or hang out with friends. My Barbie was kind of a feminist, who was very pushy with her very nice husband, Big Jim, and she ended up leaving him and the kids for GI Joe. Most of that was modeled around my Mom being a pushy feminist and my Dad being a very soft-spoken man. I loved dolls, and if there was one I felt was more like me, (or what I wanted from life at the time) it was the Sunshine Family, these really nice little soft faced people with a husband a wife and a little baby. I actually preferred cutting out paper dolls from old catalogs and making up my own more realistic families out of a Sears catalog when I played alone. Barbies were more for playing with girlfriends.
I don’t know anyone who was psychologically harmed from playing with the stereotypical Barbie. I do like that they now make her in all different hair, eye and skin colors. I actually bought the first green eyed, brown haired, fair skinned Barbie when it came out, and I was way past doll age. But when I look at most kids Barbie collections, its still the blonde, and it never seems to change. Its just a doll.
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Barbie Pink 3-Story Dream Townhouse $110.00 Be a part of Barbie’s luxurious lifestyle in her new 3-Story Dream Townhouse. Designed for ages three and up, the Dream Townhouse stands over three feet tall and comes fully furnished — including lights and sounds on each level! Your child will enjoy having role-playing adventures with Barbie and her friends in this fancy new townhouse. At a Glance Ages: 3+ Requires: 3 “AA” batteries (not … |
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Barbie Sweet Talking Ken Doll $8.75 Barbie Sweet Talking Ken Doll: Ken is Barbie dolls ultimate boyfriend for every occasion. Why? Because the Ken doll says whatever you want him to say. You talk; he records up to 5 seconds of sound, and plays back. Just press the button on Ken doll’s chest to record your voice, a microphone is built into his chest, and then by pressing 3 different buttons on Ken doll’s lower back you can play back … |
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Barbie Collector Twilight Saga Edward Doll $9.73 Part of the Pink Labels Collection, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight tells the tale of teenage romance between mortal Bella Swan, and the intriguing and dazzlingly beautiful vampire, Edward Cullen. The #1 New York Times Best seller and hugely popular movie has left its mark! … |
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Barbie Clock Radio – Authentic Replica of Barbie’s Original 1962 Convertible $78.99 Peach Color Car – Teal Interior – Chrome Dash. Under Hood are Controls for Radio, Alarm, Snooze. Digital Clock is Passenger’s Door/Turn Wheel Right to Tune in Radio-Turn Wheel Left to Control Volume. ETL Approved…. |
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The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book $22.00 Barbie swept into our lives in 1959 and grew up before our eyes. Now The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book sets the record straight.This exciting new guide to America’s fashion diva bursts with more color photos than any other book dedicated to Barbie.Designing for beginning through advanced collectors, dealers and Barbie fans, this one-of-a-kind book clearly and chronologically identifies U.S.-issues Bar… |
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Collector’s Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Collector’s Editions: Identification and Values $29.95 Editorial Reviews Product Description This comprehensive guide begins with the earliest Barbie dolls Mattel produced for collectors, the International (Dolls of the World) series, begun in 1980. All 39 porcelain Barbie dolls, all of the Stars ‘n Stripes military dolls, all of the Happy Holidays dolls, all 64 Dolls of the World, all DOTW Princesses, all pop culture dolls like James Bond and Lord of… |
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Collector’s Guide to 1990s Barbie Dolls: Identification & Values $12.95 One of the first books to feature Barbie dolls from the ’90s, this quick-reference guide offers detailed price listings for collectors and Barbie lovers. Focusing on Mattel’s regular line of “pink box” Barbies, information is also included on Midge, Christie, Teresa, Kira, and Nia dolls. Approx. 600 color photos…. |
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Harley Davidson Motorcycle Barbie $65.00 Item is in stock and ready to ship…. |
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