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Current Dolls for Sale - More coming soon!

This is the current list of dolls that I have available for sale. It is a small percentage of the total that I will have eventually. If you are interested in any of these dolls, please reach out to mixtapenostalgiabook@gmail.com or put a comment on the post. I am happy to send pictures of the dolls and cost. If you are interested in multiple dolls, I will work with you on a fair price for the dolls and shipping. Here are four of the dolls to give you a sense of the type of dolls currently in the list: Holiday Memories 35th Anniversary with Box - Blonde Australian Crystal Barbie & Ken - European

International Dolls

 One of the earliest collectible lines was the International/Dolls of the World Collection. I have a vague memory of seeing them for the first time in a department store in Minneapolis, Minnesota and wanting them ALL. The collection went from rare, to rare-ish, to common but I had the majority of the dolls in the middle years. This is a preview of that group:

Time to Let Go

 I got my first Barbie doll when I was two and half. I asked Mrs. Claus for a "Boobie doll" for Christmas and never looked back. By the time I was in late high school I had accumulated more than 150 dolls of all stripes. Through the years my family was happy to support my doll love and bought me the 1970s Barbie Townhouse, the Barbie airplane, a Barbie McDonald's... You name it, I had it. During high school and college my mom and I became diehard Barbie collectible fans. I got the first Mackies when they came out and began to collect the limited edition dolls in earnest. A family friend who was cleaning out her parents' house found her 1960-61 dolls and gave me the chance to add them to my collection. That led me down the rabbit hole of vintage dolls and outfits. When I went to college my mom continued to grow my collection and we would scope out rare dolls at doll shows across the state. After college I worked for a short time at a local historical society and got th...