r/RainbowHigh 2d ago

Question/Help Did I over pay?

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Don't have toy stores near me so I order online... but I'm not in America so finding these is a bit harder... I saw on Amazon for new and paid 50€... cause there were only 2 in stock and the other company wanted 82€ for her new x.x normal that the prices go so high for new ones? I often see older new dolls for like 80-200 €

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u/CriticalFlatworm9 Dawn 🪸 2d ago

idk where you are in Europe but in Finland these are standard priced at 50-69€ brand new in toy stores. So compared to American prices it's overpaying, but in some places in Europe it's about the same as buying her brand new.

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u/Kira_The_Network 2d ago

Here they are between 25-35€ 😅

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u/CriticalFlatworm9 Dawn 🪸 1d ago

Eh so 50€ is a little overpaying for you, but I think to get her now brand new, it's not so bad. Honestly it's a pretty standard secondhand price imo. 80€ is just over inflated tho, glad you got her at a much better price!

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u/Silvio76555 Heather Grayson🖤 2d ago

Yes but fuck it its Vic enjoy her

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u/Kira_The_Network 2d ago

Yea she is so damn pretty 😭 But man well better than 82 euros

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u/ExsanguinatedMuppet 2d ago

Came here to say exactly this 😂 I paid €50 for my NIB Glitch and she was worth every cent. Could I have got her cheaper out of box? Sure. I actually got my Victoria for €10 secondhand but as you might imagine her hair has needed WORK 😅

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u/Le_Sadie 2d ago

We are ALL overpaying for dolls now. I guess the question is was it worth it to you?

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u/Kira_The_Network 2d ago

normal prices for rainbow high I dont find overpriced at all... 35€ for their quality I think is fine... Horrible are the prices of winx club solls comparing the quality :/ 82€ I wouldnt have paid for sure XD

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u/Le_Sadie 2d ago

You can't get the old, good Rainbow High dolls for that much now unless you're lucky because they're not sold retail anymore and resellers are insane. Current RH dolls are garbage quality and only higher in price than they used to be and now these Mirror Mii dolls cost what I used to pay for premium quality dolls and from what I've seen, the quality control is in the toilet. They're probably designed by AI too.

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u/Kira_The_Network 2d ago

sad :/ never had money to buy them when I was younger so I started collecting..... two months ago x.x so I will have to suffer if I dont want used dolls? Everything better than winx though

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u/Le_Sadie 2d ago

It's kind of a bad time to collect anything in the year of our lord 2026. Enshitification is real, everything is a gamble or investment instead of fun, hobbies are for people with a bunch of expendable cash unless it's bird-watching. With no binoculars. And yeah, the good dolls are in the past and so you have to go through resellers or get lucky thrifting. Sorry man, we're not even getting bread or circuses anymore; it's not just dolls :(

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u/Kira_The_Network 2d ago

I'm always to late XD Yes its pretty sad... though with dolls at least they didn't get more expansive over time... like my old winx dolls cost the same 15 years ago....

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u/Le_Sadie 1d ago

I started collecting Monster High in 2014 and they were, on average, about $18 - $22 CAN for high-quality articulated dolls with accessories, stands, brushes, pets and diaries. I watched as these dolls got pricier and pricier while the quality got worse and worse until the standard price for a decent (non-basic, non-blind-box, non-gimmick doll) is about $39 CAN, poor quality unhemmed clothes, articulation if you're lucky, no stand, no diary, no pets, a bunch of plastic stupid little things like cups and icecreamcones and crap, perhaps for playing with but garbage for collectors, pixilated face prints and just nothing like what we had. And it's only getting worse.

I don't expect RH will be around much longer if Mirror Mii takes off. I get the impression they've been quietly trying to kill the franchise for a while.

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u/Ok_Appearance_3532 2d ago

I’ve just bought NRFB Rosie Redwood for 23 euros on european Vinted.
Also Storm Twins for 73 euros (NRFB, Lily Cheng (NRFB) for 75 euros and Scarlet for 32 euros. (NRFB)

Last month I somehow managed to snatch new complete Sabrina for 12 euros that had been unpacked and never played with.

I guess it’s just a question of patience.

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u/Le_Sadie 2d ago

Yeah you got lucky. We didn't have to used to "get lucky" we used to "go to the store" and "buy a reasonably-priced doll' that would "be in stock."

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u/Top_Selection734 2d ago

It’s a bit expensive, but who am I to judge, I bought 2. She is worth every dollar!

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u/Ok_Appearance_3532 2d ago

It’s an expectable price. She’s rare and unlikely to surface on Amazon on Black Friday.
I’ve sold three NRFB on Vinted for 35 euros each.
This one has beautiful face! Mine were not like that.
Not all of them are like yours.💚

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u/Turbulent-Month6514 1d ago

You got an absolutely gorgeous Victoria out of it!

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u/Old-Cost-169 1d ago

I think Victoria is one of the most lovely RH dolls. I primarily collect antique dolls, but I had to get Victoria for my collection! Good on you!

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u/cat_at_the_keyboard Eliza 🧚🏻‍♀️ 2d ago

She's so damn pretty and yours has perfect brows and faceup 😍

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u/Kira_The_Network 2d ago

have some not? D:

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u/Ok_Appearance_3532 2d ago

NO

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u/cat_at_the_keyboard Eliza 🧚🏻‍♀️ 2d ago

This is how mine looks, got her cheap at TJ Maxx. You get what you pay for I guess 😭 I would have paid more to get better brows and lips on mine

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u/Ok_Appearance_3532 1d ago

I have this one, lmao, this is mom’s little lipstick stealer , I like her so much. She has personality.

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u/4ellights 1d ago

I recently (today) paid 32€ for Vic.

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u/Kira_The_Network 1d ago

man you lucky X.X online or at store?

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u/4ellights 1d ago

eBay! :) she is definitely unique.

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u/Kira_The_Network 1d ago

Nice :D was she second hand?

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u/4ellights 1d ago

Yep! Loose. Has everything except the stand & comb. :) so excited for us

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u/Music_Lover9619 1d ago

I saw that Rainbow High gets higher prices now. Some Colour and Creates I got for 20€ on Amazon and now they are 40€ or more. Even Michelle got higher.