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Question
Hi! I have an unopened Millennium Cabbage patch Doll. Her skin tone is Ivory and is marked as a collectors edition. I have never attempted to open the original box and she has been sitting in my closet since I received her. I was wondering how much she is worth.... I couldn't bare to sell her but it would be nice to know. Thanks, Amanda
The doll is too recent to garner much collector interest. MIB Millennium Cabbage Patch dolls are listed for sale online from a high of $50.00 to a more common $20.00. The doll is still worth roughly its original cost. Modern popular dolls like Cabbage Patch and Barbies, as well as commercial series collectible dolls, with a few very-limited edition exceptions, will take a while before they generate an increased secondary market value. Remember, the classic defintion of "vintage" is over 50 years and "antique", over 100 years.
Enjoy your doll for the pleasure it brings you now and check on its value (eBay is the present foremost indicator of doll trends on the secondary market) periodically if you eventually consider selling.
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Anne Hoffmann
Expertise
As a modest collector of appropriately vintage age, I'm good at identifying American vintage dolls (largely late 1940's-1970's) and have the interest and resources to research particularly challenging identifications. I would hesitate to make specific value estimates, however, as markets fluctuate and I am not a professional appraiser. I can recommend at-home repair methods and resources for particular repair instructions and supplies. I can differentiate repairs that will enhance or devalue the historical significance of your doll.
Experience
For one, I am 58 and a life-long doll lover. I played with many of these dolls! I am an adult collector, hampered only by my inability to afford the high-end and rare collectibles. I do some doll identification for sellers on eBay and am in demand for local yard sale and church pricing of doll "finds". I like folks to be able to realize a good return for their offerings by correctly identifying their dolls for collectors. I am highly literate and like people as well as dolls! I was briefy a customer service associate for JC Penney (one of those "filler" jobs) and enjoyed resolving issues to customer satisfaction. I am retired and spend a lot of time studying dolls. On the down side, while having an excellent command of the English language, I am a poor typist.
Education/Credentials
None for doll collecting. I was a draftsman and machine programmer for an architectural metal firm.
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