![]() ![]() She was retired in 2013, but re-released this year. Molly McIntire, a patriotic child who grew up during WWII.She was retired in 2009, but re-released in 2014. Samantha Parkington, a Victorian orphan who lived in 1904.Kirsten Larson, a Minnesota pioneer who grew up in 1854.The first three dolls released in 1986 are among the most valuable to collectors. The doll's had personality, culture, challenges and heart. Each doll came with her own historically appropriate book and clothes. Rowland's idea was that "girls could play out the stories." Former teacher Pleasant Rowland created the 18-inch dolls and gave them backstories of young girls living during important times in American history. $1,150: A signed American Girl Felicity doll still in the box.Īmerican Girl was first marketed in 1986 by the Pleasant Company in Middleton, Wisconsin.$1,450: American Girl Samantha doll in original box and signed by American Girl founder Pleasant Rowland.$1,495: Kanani, 2011 Doll of the Year, never removed from her box, plus clothing and more accessories.All are new and never removed from the box. $3,200: 8 American Girl dolls, including Lindsey released in 2001 and the Dolls of the Year from 2005-2010.$4,500: American Girl doll Grace Bakery that was set with a bonus Grace bakery outfit.$5,400: A signed collection of three of the original, pre-Mattel American Dolls in boxes with paperwork.MORE: Your favorite American Girl doll comes to life in a Broadway-style musical tour Big money in the little dollsĪmerican Girl dolls and accessories that have sold on eBay in the last three months include: The dolls, originals made by the Pleasant Company before it was sold in 1998 to Barbie-makers Mattel, are extremely valuable to collectors. There is a set of American Girl dolls, including Samantha, Molly and Addy with multiple outfits and furniture, for sale on eBay right now for $11,500. There is a decent market for American Girl dolls every day of the week." "Dolls are usually a loser's game," Levine said. If Barbie is queen, American Girl dolls are the princesses. You know which doll breaks the collectible-gone-wrong mold? Barbie, because, well, she's the reigning monarch of doll collectibles. "Kiss of death," Levine told All the Moms. "Of all the dolls that were worth $300 to $400 new at the time - they're worth $20 today." Levine Auction & Appraisal in Scottsdale, Arizona. That's precisely what made them worthless, said Josh Levine, a collectibles expert and owner of J. ![]() Some people never let a kid touch those novelties and cast an eye to the future, hoping these "it" toys would rain astronomical amounts of money someday. Remember the '80s Cabbage Patch Kids craze? And the '90s when car dashboards spilled over with Beanie Babies? ![]()
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