I feel like people like to Overprice dolls to make people think it is rare but that is just my opinion

I feel so happy that someone finally spoke right about collection!!! Especially the enchantix part. I just feel people overprice dolls just for money and that is really bad especially foe someone eho wants to get his childhood toys that he lost and has to pay more than 100+. In my opinion rare dolls are the ones that were little produced or is one of a kind doll or didnt even come out and just one exists (like the musa doll that you have).

I know you don’t collect baby dolls, but this is happening a lot right now with Cabbage Patch Kids. People are saying a doll is rare and putting the listing at 2,000 dollars even tho there is an abundance of that doll and it’s most likely only worth 15-30 dollars. It irritates me.

Just Buy what you like and not what is " Rare " and trendy . Buy what makes you happy because trust me you can have all the dolls in the world but if you don't Trurly like or can enjoy them then what is the point? Take it as you want but we live onces so just have fun ♡

“If you’re collection only brings you joy for its value.” Literally the toy collector from toy story two

okay first of all love the flashback fever fianna vibes

I don't collect the same dolls you do, but you are totally correct - it's all about supply and demand not "rarity". I see this all the time with vintage LEGO as well. I collect sets from the 80s to 90s (basically the era I grew up with). I buy LEGO in bulk lots (I can identify sets even if they are dismantled and not labeled) and save a lot in the long run. Lots of sets I own multiple copies of (that I picked up for almost nothing) are labeled "scarce" "rare" - they definitely aren't. People are willing to pay more for them, driving up the prices. It's that simple.

I always have to stop myself from spending absurd amounts of money on dolls because I always think "eventually they will be gone forever because they're not on the shelves anymore" and I know that's not true but still, it's kinda stressful if I'm being honest

I loved your explanation for rare... I believe if it hold a value to you then it is rare to only you because memories associated with the item outshine any given price. And yes I agree only having something for it’s value isn’t worth it when at the end of the day does it bring you happiness? My bratz that I had since my childhood are priceless since I have memories associated with them and are rare to me. 🙂

You are a terrific speaker, Brooke!! You really explained well about rarity and value. :)

I love monster high dolls and it's the same problem here! Basically the only actual "rare" dolls, is the one doll you can only buy from a tripple pack (like draculaura: dawn of the dance or Catty Noir: boo york).

Mattel winx dolls were sold in INSANE amounts where i live, Norway. They are so common online used that i literally find the eBay prices laughable. Like i’ve seen the glam magic enchantix dolls go for 3$ in norwegian money on our sites

i strongly agree with the point you made about the emphasis on "value" in collecting- since i've started doll collecting it seems like the thing other people always focus on is how much these dolls are "worth", how much i can sell them for, etc. but i'm not doing this as an investment, i'm doing it because it's fun! but i guess some people can't really understand or relate to the joy they bring me so they just see it for what it can sell for.

Yess! I saw someone selling B&W SDCC Frankie for $50, and I think that is a more than reasonable price, around 60-75 would be good, for it is a limited to 5000 release and it’s retail was 20$ and then at justice $40! Thank you for this video, I hope scalpers are taught a lesson.

I like your take on rare. As a collector, I see rare as a product that is seldomly available for a person to collect. This could be driven by either small production runs (a product which was unpopular at production and therefore was produced less, or a product that was intended to be limited by its producer) or limited available stock ( something that was released in standard quantities, but most purchased units were lost or destroyed). "Rare" and "valuable" are not always synonymous. Value is driven by demand and demand only.

This is such a necessary conversation especially those who are new to collecting. I have been collecting for years. I want people to know that with persistence you can get most of what you want (at least the common dolls) for a reasonable price. Rare dolls are difficult because most collectors dont want to part with their dolls. As a doll collector it drives me crazy what people price their common dolls for online. Don’t get me started on how American Girl dolls are over valued to the point that even thrift stores over price them. The irony is-it is based on the sale of a AG Samantha doll years ago for $2000.00. But what folks don’t understand is that the doll wasn’t sold for $2000.00. The first edition doll was sold with all of her clothes, furniture and accessories which when totaled would have cost that amount to replace all the items. But I keep seeing appraisers saying that the Samantha AG is worth $2000.00 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️. So when people go to price the doll they say, well my doll is worth at least $1000.00. I literally found a Pleasant company Samantha doll for $10.00. I don’t even collect AG.

it's so true about how rarity can be based on location, for example, the monster high fierce rockers dolls are really rare in Australia because they were never released, I actually managed to get my hands on a couple of them from sellers who got them from overseas. I do not know if they are rare in the US and Canada

MGA separates the Sasha dolls and other black dolls because the stores aren’t and weren’t buying them, they don’t put them separately, the stores order them separately

I don’t buy toys for value I buy them because I love them 💖

Thank you for this! I’ve recently been trying to get the entire Dawn of the Dance line and came across a listing of the 3-pack that was still boxed for 290 dollars. I then came across a Draculaura from DOTD for 125 dollars. It’s insane to me that a 40 dollar pack of plastic dolls has inflated in price like this. It was upsetting, and truthfully I thought about it and really considered it. HOWEVER, I decided not to get them because I instead wanted to save up for more SDCC exclusives because that’s worth the price tag for me. It really all is in the collector’s head and we give these scalpers a platform to well... scalp.

LOVE this. There are a few 2010-12 Bakugan that I have that are considered rare in North America because they were only distributed in Asia, Russia and Turkey. But collectors still love to try to tell me they aren't rare. (They're rare to me!! Because they were impossible to find in Canada at the time!)

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When things become a trend the price goes up. It like bratz Felicia, you see her everywhere so she’s not rare she’s sort after

I think the reason why tecna and musa enchantix are so rare because u didn't really see them in stores. I know that in holland allot of stores had tecna enchantix but I have never seen a musa enchantix in stores i got mine also second hand

I also hate when resellers mark up the price just because the box says “collector” or lord forbid “limited edition” No matter the quantity of the doll or the actual demand for it especially the formal funk line, I’m not too sure of the demand for that line, but I don’t think it’s as much as something like rock angelz. I see many of the NIB ones listed for over 150+ usually around the 100-150. For example the formal funk Yasmin, often is listed for those prices NIB but she actually isn’t that rare (I see many resellers list FF dolls as rare for almost every doll), at least quantity wise there is a l o t , she had a quantity size of around 250 thousand from what I heard so there’s quite a bit of her around making her not really rare; and the price was really more dependent on demand,, which I don’t see a lot of tbh?? And it’s strange because I still see the 150+ markup for most of them. I’m just beginning to get into bratz collecting so I’m not too informed of the current scene and the current demands but that’s what I’ve read from more seasoned collectors in the scene.

This is a callout for all you people thinking the glam magic dolls are "rare".

I loooove your chit chat videos haha👌🏼✨ Pleaaaase more of them😂

Something sad is seeing used dolls with only half their outfits sold for almost the same as the same new in box. 🤦‍♀️

My “rarest” doll has to be a factory mistake MH doll I got back in 2014ish in stores. It’s a gloom beach clawdeen with a REALLY messed up face in a new scaremester clawdeen box. I remember seeing her in target when I was like 10 years old and I scooped her up right away.

LIC Nevra actually was released the same as the other dolls in the line. LIC never had a play set. so maybe Nevra was just produced significantly less along w Jade. so wierd

okay now that you’ve showed those wink dolls close up, I’m going to go search for them now. they’re so pretty.

Yeeeeeeesssss, people always act like the Mattel GME dolls are the rarest things ever and that's just not true, people are simply willing to pay ridiculous amounts for them. Same goes for plenty of other dolls. I'm still waiting for the market to get saturated here so I can finally afford Flora GME (Musa's price will probably never really drop). It's already starting to happen; people were getting ridiculous bids on their dolls -> other people saw that and decided to sell theirs as well -> market got overloaded and prices have slowely but steadily been dropping. Personally, I don't really have any rare dolls, but I do have ones that are very sought after. Great video!

This happens a lot with MyScene, as I know you have touched on. I really wish I could find a decently priced in box Delancey 😥

i want disney V.I.P. dolls by Mattel from ebay but they too expensive for "Very Hard To Find" like i have found "RARE" dolls in thrift stores for about 5 bucks and i see Bratz dolls now over $625 for a nude Magic Hair Raya doll like i be confused... yeah i like dolls but i'm not wasting that kind of money on a doll (Sorry Not Sorry) i rather put it towards keeping a roof above my head

I paid quite a bit for the fierce rockers dolls but when it comes to the majority of the monster high dolls I do not like paying alot for them, I usually look for them at flea markets and op shops, I am just now buying them cause I actually have money, because i didnt have any money when i was a kid plus I was afraid of what people would think of me collecting dolls as a 13 year old.

Wonder how many doll customs until MH dolls become rare, untouched, complete, in box

I dub your shirt, the flashback fever Fianna shirt 😌

Haven't watched it fully yet but you forgot the beloved doll ✨scammers✨ in the beginning 😭😂 Oh, since you also put Nefera on this thumbnail; I was once looking through every single MH doll listing on an eBay spinoff app here in Germany, and I counted every main character. I found 5 Nefera's in like 400 listings and I found 3 Cleos. Yes 3. 😑✋

Really solid video. 100% agree, some of the pricings on dolls are insane and for what? My policy for playline dolls is to not pay more than double the original retail price and even then I rarely come close to paying that. Patience and perseverance can usually get you what you want for a bargain. Especially with playline stuff, I just don't see the point in over-paying when there's so many collector doll lines that have fallen out of fashion you can pick up for hardly anything and the quality, and therefore value for money, is amazing. Like Gene Marshall, Alex, a lot of Tonner stuff. Even older Fashion Royalty and Dynamite Girls. From memory, I think the "rarest" doll in my collection is A Touch of Anime Agatha Primrose who has an edition size of 150?

This is an honest question I've wondered about for years: Were the Glam Magic Enchantix dolls just poorly distributed? And were they EVER available in the US? Because I was 13-14 back in 2006-07 when they were released and collected the dolls. I do not remember seeing them ANYWHERE. Heck, I didn't even know they made Enchantix dolls until like, two or three years later and by that time Winx had gone the way of the wind in the US. BUT I also live in a small town-ish area and noticed over the years that I missed a lot of stuff either because we never got it here or the only Toys R Us was like, a half hour away and my parents were not taking me to the area it was in. Also, there's a huge price-jacking problem with some of the Disney Store Elena of Avalor doll sets (The deluxe doll set and the Elena animator doll in particular (which I bought in store, luckily)) likely because they were poorly distributed and Disney gave up very quickly on the merch. But I did what YOU said a long time ago and just waited it out and waited it out and trolled eBay and got the set I wanted for retail price. Yes, I could have bought it for $300, but it wasn't worth that to me, so I waited it out. People have had some crazy listings. I saw one set with 4/5 dolls from the mentioned set that was missing multiple pieces including shoes for one of the boys (this is important because their feet are STUPID big and Ken shoes don't fit, so you can't replace them) and the person was trying to pawn it off for like, $120. Um... No?

Ngl I really hope you're right and a bunch of Winx dolls flood the market sooner or later. I remember like 5 years ago there were loads of dolls on eBay and now there are hardly any and that fact haunts me because I didn't have the money for them at the time haha

Yes!! I love these types of videos!! I also hate when people buy dolls just to sell them more expensive than what they are sold in stores.

Every now and then when i'm looking for g3 ponies i'll see listings that just randomly say "rare" in the title for absolutly no reason? Like, the pony isn't priced outlandishly, the pony itself isn't rare and it's not in box, but it still´has rare in the title. So my guess is people just love to put it in to make it seem more desireable then it is so it sells quicker or makes the price seem more appealing, but it's still weird cause i only really see it with g3 ponies

I just bought NRFB My Scene Ultra Glam Kennedy, Madison & Chelsea for a good price in our local online store, around usd $30 to $60 each. Now i want to complete the line, I'm now missing Delancey and she's $240 +shipping on ebay. 😭😭😭

I loved this conversation, its good to talk about money !

love this video yeah people need to stop putting the price higher because once one person feels that a dolls worth 100 and its only worth 10 eveyone going to just copy like i got back into monster high properly in late 2019 as after the reboot i just lost interest and the prices now are so much different to 2012 2013 for second hand dolls and i now kick my self everytime i go on ebay searching for them wishing i would of brought them 5plus years ago wish i never lost interest

Monster high dolls are way too overpriced 😭 the only ones I can justify are the sdccs and the ones that didn’t have lots of quantity and are rare

Great video! Thanks for the info and perspective, I'm totally on board with your thoughts. Just thinking, if a certain doll is super popular with collectors and in high demand for years, doesn't that make it "hard to find" and "rare" because they might not be sold/ on the market till the collectors die, and by then I'm dead too, so basically in my lifetime and foreseeable future, that doll is indeed a rare sight and uncommon find? Since they're hidden away in the closets of those with money, even if they do exist, their existence is hidden and unknown to me, indefinitely.

They're pretty! But not sure I can drop $1000 on a doll. I rather sell it if I had it. There are times though I feel like having a yard sale to get rid of crap and use the profits to buy something like a doll or Gucci shoes. Truth people throw loads of money away on addictions & fast food.. So why not a doll?

As I said in my doll group a doll is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay. On eBay right now some Bratz dolls are going for crazy prices that I am so shocked by, all I have to say is do your research before purchasing.

I love these sit down talk kind of videos!

I think rare dolls are only for like prototypes, one of a kind dolls and lower produce dolls

My point of view of "rare" dolls; theres actually any rare dolls in the world. Lets put MH for example, the Maul 5 pack is supposedly rare but just in some countries, if you go to México that set is very common, same as with Rochelle Haunted for example, theres not actually a rare doll just where you live and how amount of that doll sold in your country but that doesn't means its rare. Rare for example could be limited edition dolls with a limited amount worldwide, thats an actual "rare" item. Another topic is how much people would willing to pay LOL

I bought dawn of the dance draculaura on fbmp for $5 (8 dolls for $40). she sells for like $200 on eBay, which is ridiculous. She's my rarest doll, but she's not my favourite I own. I love her a lot, don't get me wrong, but her value being extremely high doesn't make me like her any more.

I think about this allll the time but you have to consider that rarity can be made over time from the loss of dolls. bratz dolls made 15 years ago are more rare because they are found less

I really hope the price of winx dolls comes down. I had some childhood jaks dolls that I absolutely destroyed and gave away as I got older. I’d really like to be able to have them back in my collection now as an adult collector

Hi Brooke when I buy an American girl doll online I pay what the doll orginaly was with the ex pectin of my Girl of the year 2001 Lindsey I payed more for her she is in perfect condition in her whole outfit. Ishe was my dream dolls. anyways back to my other dolls. When buying a doll online I pay the regular price of what the doll was avaible or sometimes a little bit lower price just by a few dollars. that's with the doll in her complete meet outfit and in good to even great conction. I agree with what you said the doll is only rare if somebody thinks they are. Rachel

Makes me sad how much people keep charging to the jakks pacific winx dolls, ive found believix bloom, flora and stella for $30 each (they weren't in box, complete other than flora missing her socks) and i actually found a musa for $4 at a thrift store (granted, she needs new clothes, missing her wings and shoes but i was able to fix her up nicely otherwise) I buy things cause I like them but hooooly crap I will wait a few years if I have to just to find dolls I like at a decent price, especially the rest of the believix dolls

I love these kind of videos 🥰 I love getting new informations about this, btw cant wait for your Miele doll😻😻😻

Live in Concert Nevra was sold separately.

Can I just say, your make up is looking better and better with each video! You have a beautiful natural glow and the touch of pink on your eyes are just 👌

To summarize the video : Basically there are some toys that over overpriced then others for no actuall reason really most of the time unfortunately.

As a collector it’s all about supply and demand . Just because they’re made in the same numbers. They popular ones are still wanted so go for more. Means less supply for the demand . I’ve sold my monster high at peaks and made the money . When it slows down I’ll buy them back on the cheap. That’s it I care to . It doesn’t matter what you think as an individual think they’re worth . It only matters what people buy them for. Take the Pokémon card frenzy going on . The $50 box? You can flip for 120% it’s value. They only do it because people buy it. I even poke around thrift stores to fund my hobby. I’ve maybe invest $1000 into my collecting hobby as a whole and made way more getting more . Don’t get me wrong I love my collection . But if an item can make my life easier . I’ll sell it .

Lol, loved this. If it helps, this happens in other collector communities too and you did a great job explaining

I heard this too, but Im not sure its true that LOL just kept the OMG black dolls seperate. The LOL OMG dolls all come separate to Walmart, each box contains 4 of one type of doll.

I THINK IVE GOT ONE OF THE RAREST DOLLS. I’ve got a doll of Coal from the Trollz tv show. He’s the only boy that ever been released and he’s only been released in a 2 pack that was a target exclusive (I think) lol. AND THERE ARE NOOO LISTINGS AT ALL FOR HIM but that also asks the question of what his value is lol

This is completely unrelated to dolls. But I looooove the sleeves on your dress!!

I remember back in 2012 (when the doll came out) when Abby and nefera monster high dolls were considered "rare and hard to find"

i think you might have been talking about tokyo a go go tiana when you were talking about the rare playset thing!!! lic nevra was released on her own (:

the ones i wanted from my childhood was ,island fun barbie,superstar barbie 1988,barbie and the rockers diva ,calfornia dream barbie ,cool times barbie ,rose princess barbie that was a barbie i got for my neice i had to get it again ,i love my scene barbie dolls and bratz i want to reroot a bratz doll i have two monster high dolls and a jem doll

This was a really interesting listen!! I bought a “Hot Skatin’” Barbie in Japanese packaging on eBay last year- I think it may fall under that not rare but interesting to me category?

Yes, your so right! Things definitely loose value. I learned not to buy things because they are more saught after unless I am willing to turn around and sell it. Star Wars has been a roller coaster in value over the years and so have the Disney dolls. I have the Disney Signature Collection and Villains Collection from the 90's. They aren't worth much, but it doesn't matter because they are so lovely and I never intend to part with them. I'm with you, I open, display and enjoy my dolls.😉

I find in the UK that often I see the word rare used among loads of other listings on Ebay of the same doll, I mean exactly the same that do not state this fact. When I sell things via Ebay I never use the word rare for the sake of it, at this moment in time anything that is rare I am keeping. Now if I sold my Wild Hearts Crew dolls in the UK I could put rare because they never released them in the UK, I won't do that obviously. Great video though, I love this type of one.

Glam Magic enchantix musa is quite rare.. as a child I didn't find musa and Tecna in store..but Bloom stella and flora and also Aisha were everywhere. I don't think Mattel produced the same amount of all dolls.. Tecna and Musa have never been as popular as the others

Isi batsy and kjersti aren’t even rare scalpers just scalped them Edit: they are from monster high

People really need to understand the difference between ‘rare’ and sought after

Lol when I heard gold Bloom I thought of Jeff Goldblum

I have to explain this shit all the time regarding my anime merch collection. Yes this magazine containing only one chapter is worth £170, yes they originally sold thousands of them but it’s a magazine and people throw them away and thus the price rises. Same goes for dolls/figure who are made to order, it may have been planned to produce 500+ but if people ain’t buying the supply would be limited and so the price would skyrocket

LOL OMG Snowlicious is so expensive on the secondary market over here in Germany and I could never justify paying over 100$ for her. I got her for like 37$ (just estimated what it could be in dollars since I really don't know how to properly calculate the currency) and that's far better than 100 bucks!!

when i hear people talk about there bratz dolls they don't mention the one bratz doll i found at a yard sale i have only found her online...its raya she has a yellow shirt with a smilely face a pock adot skirt and her shoses look like hamburgers honest

I know that’s right. Tell it girl!!

I'm sad lol because I got washed away in the hype with the skullector dolls and bought pennywise and the twins from a scalper before they went down in price. I eventually bought them again off of amazon and I'm going to wait till they become more sought after, possibly after the reboot when I will try and make some of my money back since the boxes are still sealed. I feel kind of scalper-y but at least in my country sdcc dolls go for a high price so I guess someone will buy it. Feels bad.

I heard that glam magic Musa was only released in some countries

Very educational bb! 👏👏👏

I really love your videos. Theyre an escape for me.

yeah!! the monster high prices got crazy so i stopped buying them online and switched to like thrifting and secondhand toy stores

Very instructive video, good job! ❤

Thank you so much for this informative video!💜💜

is the talking kiko plush considered rare? i never see him on ebay and i came across him for $30 so i snatched it. he was something i wanted for the longest but like why do people consider him rare? i dont see many people have him either.

it may not be rare out in the doll world but to the doll collectors or even the ones that are just looking for dolls from there childhood it maybe rare to them for thoes reasons i'm 44 a few years ago about 4 or 5 years ago i started collecting dolls plus rerooting dolls that only have hair problems plus i gave a few away i donated some and sold some that i rerooted have to make room for new dolls

I got the complete sirenix doll set for 60$ Bloom and Techna don't have wings but I think it was a good deal since I wouldn't pay 100$ per doll

Great video and I, as a toy collector agree with everything you said, except for the part about the toys/dolls will eventually drop in value. With MLP g1, like you mention, value changes constantly, but will it really drop so low that they will be worth almost nothing? I doubt. This will be the case with some toy lines, but the older MLP g1 ponies get, the harder it will be to find them in good condition. I think some toy lines will only increase in value over time. What are your thoughts?

I have Clawdeen wolf draculara Frankie Stein and Cleo de Niel and the it Pennywise doll

Hi Brooke I wanted to tell you that yesterday I was watching my sister she was watching Paw patrol and they showed 4 GMA toy ads back to back frist they showed the rainbow high doll a wry styles with the 2 wigs and all the clothes,then they showed a OMG dance dance dance Car,the Lol Supeise house then they showed another Lol or omg ad then they showed the same rainbow high as it was so funny it made me laugh.

I’m not hating on winx but the show went down hill in season 6

I only say a doll is rare to convince my parents to buy me them when I wasted all my money on other dolls so- 😝

The 2011 Limited Edition purple Rapunzel really is bad about this as well. I rarely see her go for less than $1000 on eBay

I have the 2011 Limited edition Alice doll and D23 Ariel, and I would say that they are quite rare. When saving to purchase Alice I had an internal debate centered around that same idea...”How much do I think she’s worth?”

Would you say Isi dawndancer is a rare mh doll, or just another doll that are sought after?

About sasha and mga no they do not saparete her stores just didn't buy her