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Barbie #1 (1959): The original Barbie, characterized by her signature white and black striped swimsuit, has a maximum resale value of $27,450. It was released in 1959 and originally priced at $3.
Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe.
View what 15 Barbie dolls are worth today: So if you have an 80's, 90's or special edition Barbie tucked away in your attic somewhere, you may want to consider putting her up for auction after you ...
Warhol's last work Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* was a painting of BillyBoy* depicted as a Barbie doll and was presented to BillyBoy* in New York on 10 February 1986. [6] [12] [13] The painting was gifted to BillyBoy* and hung in his living room. [12] In 2014 the painting sold at the auction house Christie's for £722,500 ($1,161,780).
The 1988 Happy Holidays Barbie is worth an estimated $2,000. Other Barbies of that time, such as a 1980s Barbie and the Rockers doll aren’t worth quite as much, but could still score you around $75.
The accompanying book, I Can Be a Computer Engineer, was issued in 2013 together with I Can Be an Actress. [10] [11] The book received extensive criticism, especially beginning in November 2014, for depicting Barbie as relying on two male friends to program the game she is designing.
Highest listing price on eBay: $16,000 In 1959, Ruth Handler — co-founder of the toy giant Mattel — was watching her daughter, Barbara, play with paper dolls.
Long before the Shani line debuted in stores, Mattel had already been making African American fashion dolls for 24 years, with their first black doll being the Colored Francie doll from 1967, and then Barbie's friends Christie and Julia (the latter being based on the hit TV series of the same name), released in 1968 and 1969 respectively.