BARBIE COLLECTING FOR THE BEGINNER

BARBIE COLLECTING IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT CHOICES, STYLES & COLLECTIONS.  IF YOU HAVE MADE UP YOUR MIND THAT YOU WANT TO START A BARBIE COLLECTION, FIRST DO A LOT OF RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY.  THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN STARTING A COLLECTION.  THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT BARBIES TO CHOOSE FROM. 

GO TO THE INTERNET AND SEARCH, SEARCH, SEARCH!  OF COURSE EBAY AUCTIONS & STORES ARE THE FIRST PLACE TO LOCATE INFORMATION AND MERCHANDISE.  GO TO THE REVIEWS & GUIDES AND GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN.  RESEARCH PRICES, SHIPPING, AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHO YOU ARE BUYING FROM. 

A GOOD SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON COLLECTING BARBIES IS THE BARBIE/MATTEL WEBSITE.  YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER, BUY THE LATEST COLLECTOR DOLLS.  THERE IS A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION THERE. 

BARBIE BASICS

MATTEL COLLECTORS BARBIES ARE CLASSIFIED WITH 5 DIFFERENT COLOR CODED LABELS. 

1. PINK LABEL - AN INVITATION TO COLLECTING, AVAILABLE WHERE BARBIE DOLLS ARE SOLD. 
2. SILVER LABEL - KEEPSAKE DOLLS WITH NOMORE THAN 50,000 PRODUCED WORLDWIDE.
3. GOLD LABEL - NUMBERED EDITIONS OF 25,000 WORLDWIDE OR LESS, AVAILABLE AT SELECT RETAILERS.
4. PLATINUM LABEL - SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED EDITIONS OF LESS THAN 1,000 WORLDWIDE, AVAILABLE AT SELECT RETAILERS.
5. BLACK LABEL - SENSATIONAL DOLLS DESIGNED FOR THE ADULT COLLECTOR.

YOU CAN FIND THE COLOR CODED LABELS ON THE INDIVIDUAL DOLLS.  THE PINK LABEL DOLLS ARE BY FAR THE LEAST EXPENSIVE, A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PRICE FOR THESE COLLECTOR DOLLS - THEY RANGE FROM $19.95 TO $34.95.  YOU CAN FIND THESE AT YOUR LOCAL WALMART, KB TOYS, ECT. 

BARBIE COLLECTIONS

IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS OUT THERE SO I WILL JUST TOUCH ON A FEW TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IS OUT THERE.

• I LOVE LUCY - THIS IS MY MOST FAVORITE COLLECTION AND OF COURSE YOU CAN FIND A WIDE VARIETY OF THEM IN MY EBAY STORE - A LOT OF A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.  FOR 2007 MATTEL HAS ISSUED 2 NEW COLLECTOR EDITIONS TO THIS WONDERFUL COLLECTION.  I LOVE LUCY "THE PROFESSOR" WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE OUT IN MAY, 2007, BUT IT WAS POST-PONED TO OCTOBER, 2007.  PRE-SALES FOR THIS DOLL ARE ALREADY OUT THERE.  IN JUNE, 2007 - MATTEL ADDED A TWO DOLL SET TO THIS COLLECTION LUCY & ETHEL COME IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SET AND ARE CURRENTLY 4-SALE IN EBAY STORES & AUCTIONS.  WALMART IS THE EXCLUSIVE RETAILER FOR THIS COLLECTION AND CURRENTLY ARE "SOLD OUT" OF THIS ITEM.  HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DISTRIBUTE MORE SOON.  I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND TWO OF THEM JUST LAST WEEK AT MY LOCAL WALMART & OF COURSE HAVE ALREADY SOLD THEM ON EBAY. 
• THE WIZARD OF OZ COLLECTION: THIS IS A NEAT "PINK LABEL" COLLECTION.  THIS SET INCLUDES, DOROTHY BARBIE DOLL, GLINDA THE GOOD WITCH, BARBIE DOLL TIN MAN KEN DOLL, SCARECROW KEN DOLL, COWARDLY LION KEN DOLL, WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST BARBIE DOLL& MUNCHKINS KELLY DOLLS & TOMMY DOLL. THIS SET IS REALLY POPULAR RIGHT NOW. 

I HOPE THAT THIS GIVES YOU A LITTLE INSIGHT TO THE WORLD OF BARBIE COLLECTING.  THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER WHEN COLLECTING IS MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE HAVING FUN & ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE.  BARBIES ARE A WONDERFUL PAST-TIME THAT CAN BE PASSED ON TO YOUR DAUGHTERS, OR FAMILY MEMBERS. 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR COLLECTION. 

MY EBAY STORE - A LOT OF A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING CARRIES A WIDE

VARIETY OF BARBIE COLLECTOR DOLLS.  OUR MOST FAVORITE COLLECTION IS

I LOVE LUCY!!!