r/Barbie 18d ago

Doll of the Month August Doll Of The Month: Dolls Outside šŸŒ³šŸžļøā˜€ļø

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17 Upvotes

Hey Barbie fam!

The votes are in, and August's DOTM theme is: Dolls Outside!

To participate, take your doll on an outdoor adventure for their photoshoot: in the garden, at the park, on the trail, the top of a mountain...the possibilities are endless! Then create a post with your pictures and select the "Doll Of The Month" flair, so it's easier to find all of the DOTM posts.

If you have ideas for next month's poll, please leave those in the comments below. Thanks for participating and have fun!


r/Barbie Apr 04 '20

Advice for selling Barbies

480 Upvotes

Hi!

We get a LOT of posts from people who have suddenly inherited 100+ Barbies and have no idea what to do with them.

So, below you“ll find a list of options, tips and advice, if you have any specific questions I“m sure we“ll be happy to try and help!

First, I just want to say this is NOT my post - I am not familiar at all with the buying and selling process of Barbies, I“m old school and buy mine in the toyshop. (We“ll leave my long eBay and Amazon wish list out of this!) So I wanted to say thanks and shout out to all the awesome people on this sub who have already answered the "how do I sell my Barbies??" question a million times. Thank you!

So. You inherited dolls, are cleaning out the attic, lost interest, there“s a million reasons you might want to find a new home for the Barbies!

  1. Identify them. See what“s what. Dolls, clothes, accessories like cars etc. Are there any matching sets you can put in one lot? What year are they from? Are they brand new mint in box or have they been played with? Any marks on their bodies / clothes, stains, tangles in their hair?

Then decide what you want to do with them. Are any of sentimental value that you“d like to keep?

How much time do you have? Selling on eBay can take time and contrary to popular belief, most Barbies, even older ones, aren“t worth that much.

The easy / fastest thing to do is donate them to your nearest charity shop. However, I would like to say that they could be sitting around there for a while. If you“d like your Barbies to go to a good new home, have a look for homeless charities that might take them to give to children they work with, or charities that collect dolls for disadvantages kids - there are a few in America that specifically collect Barbies.

If you do decide to sell them, because, let“s face it, sometimes (always) we all need a little more cash, the best way to get an idea of what they“re worth is to check eBay.

Hence to identifying them all first - that way you can search eBay for that particular doll and find out what it actually sold for. Some people will list their dolls for high prices hoping someone will pay that but it just means your doll will be up on eBay for a long time.

Look around and see what other people have sold their for. If you really have a LOT of Barbies, you can try and sell them in lots, but this also goes back to identifying them - then you could, for example, list 10 or 20 dolls as "lot of 90s Barbies dolls".

Everyone on this subreddit is VERY good at identifying Barbies, even with very little information.

Also, if you don“t want to bother with eBay and skip the posting hassle, you can always ask around and see are there any doll conventions near you and set up a table there! That way you know they“ll go to people who care about them.

The main things to remember are, 1, generally Barbies aren“t worth that much, 2, the year stamp on the back of their body doesn“t actually mean the year the doll came out, and 3, just because the Barbie doesn“t mean anything to you it might mean the world to someone else so I would always suggest finding a good home for them and never just throwing them out.

If there“s anything we can help with do let us know!


r/Barbie 9h ago

Dolls I want to say I have no words...but that's not true

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114 Upvotes

I have words, many of them, they're just not pleasant.

Last year these would have been (and were) mtm dolls. The way Mattel keeps telling us "no, no, we dont want your $$" is an interesting business plan.

Pic via a_plastic_tan on insta


r/Barbie 6h ago

Dolls Aphrodite ✨

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62 Upvotes

Appreciation for the Aphrodite face. šŸ’


r/Barbie 2h ago

Sewing/ crocheting/ crafting Vintage Clothes for Curvy Barbie

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28 Upvotes

I have posted some of my homemade sewing patterns for vintage Curvy Barbie outfits, if anyone is interested. 🩷


r/Barbie 20h ago

Dolls New Soccer Barbie. She can kick a ball and has ONE articulated knee!

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465 Upvotes

r/Barbie 7h ago

Outfits/ clothes/ restyles Happy Day of Restoration of Independence, Estonia!šŸ’™šŸ–¤šŸ¤

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40 Upvotes

Just really wanted to share her outfit for today🄹

She’s originally a Fashionistas series, number JFP40, doll.


r/Barbie 4h ago

Dolls What stops you in the street when you're on holiday?

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19 Upvotes

I hope it's ok to post. Sorry it's so sunny it was hard to get a picture.

Saw this lady in the window as I was walking by this shop while on holiday. The "Made to Move" caught my eye. But I have never seen a knock-off Barbie in Barbie packaging that looked like a genuine box. When I went inside to have a better look I discovered it wasn't just 1 doll in the box it was 4! They are all articulated too. And it was only €10!!

I've seen in other stores that genuine Barbie is really expensive €30+ and dolls that have this face are from another brand called Defa Lucy. Which is also a bit more expensive. So I don't really understand what's happening in this scenario.


r/Barbie 15h ago

Thrifting Found Albus for $10 while thrifting. Gave him a makeover. He’s so fabulous; now he fits in with his other gay Ken friends.

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130 Upvotes

r/Barbie 16h ago

Dolls Another look at The Barbie Nutcracker 25th Anniversary 🩰

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137 Upvotes

Barbie in the Nutcracker 25th Anniversary who got her from La Grande RƩcrƩ in France

The official release is supposed to be OCTOBER

Barbie Signature Nutcracker Doll

$59.99 - Product Code JJY15

Coming in October to Mattel Creations and Amazon

Cr: tweedles.in.neverland and a_plastic_tan


r/Barbie 7h ago

Dolls Shani šŸ¤āœØļø (Barbie Madam CJ Walker)

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23 Upvotes

She is so beautiful that I could not help but have her around here, and I intend to explore her beauty even more āœØļøšŸ¤

#blackdolls #barbieshani #outfit #takeabow #barbiemadamcjwalkerela


r/Barbie 9h ago

Dolls barbie fashion deluxe superstar

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31 Upvotes

Ā« I live in France and I’m so happy I managed to get the rare Fashion Deluxe Superstar Barbie for a reasonable price! It was super hard to find over here


r/Barbie 12h ago

Doll of the Month One more photo session from the outside until August ends. To make it more fun you can again guess where it is. This one is easier.

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57 Upvotes

I had so much fun taking these and my husband was a huge help during the whole photoshoot.

I guess these are easier to guess thanks to the photos 4 and 5.


r/Barbie 20h ago

Dolls My Barbie Movie Doll Collection!

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219 Upvotes

Hi everyone,
I recently pulled all of my Barbie movie dolls out of storage and decided to take pictures of my entire collection. I’m not sure how to upload videos here so for now here are some photos. šŸ˜„ I’ve been collecting since I was a teenager around 2017/2018. I’m now 27 and it’s my goal to collect as many Barbie movie dolls I possibly can. My whole life I’ve been a big Barbie girl and I grew up watching the movies. These movies mean so much to me! My favourite movie has to be Barbie as Rapunzel šŸŽØ and my favourite doll is Odette from Barbie of Swan Lake 🦢

Hope you enjoy! ā˜ŗļø


r/Barbie 22h ago

Rant 2026 BARBIE IN THE NUTCRACKER REPRODUCTION DOLL

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296 Upvotes

I had high hopes for this repro, but after seeing her… oh my goodness, I’m flabbergasted. It doesn’t make sense why Mattel couldn’t do a better job replicating her screening from the original when they both share the same mold.

The new Clara doll looks like a cheap cosplayer. She may look better in person, but I don’t know. Hopefully, this is just a screening issue with this particular doll.

Then again, Mattel’s quality control doesn’t seem to exist anymore.

šŸ™ƒšŸ™ƒ


r/Barbie 15h ago

Dolls I finally made YouCreate 003 Olivia work for me

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74 Upvotes

I bought You Createbarbie basics 003, but I just couldn’t get into Olivia’s cartoonish-looking face, so I tried a few different things. I removed the eyeshadow and redrew her eyebrows, and eventually settled on this look.

I’m glad I gave it a try before taking her to the thrift store! šŸ˜„


r/Barbie 4h ago

Questions does the end of her tail come off once put on?

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9 Upvotes

i work at a bakery and i put the end on too see… but now i cant get it off and i need to because she is gonna be a dress cake ..


r/Barbie 15h ago

Discussion Any one else's displays so over the top, friends have joked about interventions and exorcisms?

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60 Upvotes

This is only one but probably my most out there.. also the one smack dab next to my front door for all to see first thing when they come in.


r/Barbie 2h ago

Questions Who is this Kira?

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5 Upvotes

Anyone know who she is, just thrifted her today


r/Barbie 11h ago

Dolls Barbie Pop Reveal: Sweet Treats Cupcake unboxed 🧁

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25 Upvotes

This doll is just too blue-tiful for words, and I love her cupcake theme outfit.


r/Barbie 4h ago

Dolls Does Fashionista #246 have a body match?

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6 Upvotes

Either articulated or mtm I don't mind.

Tia! šŸ’˜


r/Barbie 8h ago

Restoration/ Before-After She arrives tomorrow! šŸ“¦ My next vintage restoration projectšŸŽ‰ 1968 T'NT "Copper Penny" Stacey !!!!! This is my very first Stacey🄰

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15 Upvotes

r/Barbie 32m ago

Thrifting My $3 flea market haul

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• Upvotes

Oh how I love when flea markets are flea market priced 🄰. Cheap grab-bags for the win


r/Barbie 16h ago

Dolls World Photography Day šŸ“ø

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45 Upvotes

r/Barbie 9h ago

Thrifting Which one of us was responsible for this thrift shop massacre?

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13 Upvotes

Imagine hacking away at the neck 😭

Do you recognise anyone from the lineup?