Barbie Dolls
Barbie may be the most popular dolls in doll market. Barbie was introduced in 1959 by Ruth Handler. Ruth based the image of Barbie on Bild Lilli doll from Germany. Barbie dolls are most famous for her amazing wardrobe and elegant accessories.
The dolls prior to Barbie such as Cissy and Miss Revlon did not launch commercial as Barbie to target children market. Plus Barbie also has great handheld and miniaturized size. All these make the Barbie dolls become quickly popular.
There are many types of Barbie dolls from the earliest ponytail Barbie, including Fashion Queen Barbie and Swirl Ponytail Barbie to the Talking Barbie, Color Magic Barbie, and Dramatic Living Barbie. The era or Barbie was commonly considered to end in 1972 when Mattel had financial trouble and the quality of Barbie dolls went down. Starting in 1990s, Mattel started to produce Barbie dolls for collectors. The most well-known collectible Barbies are MIB or NRFB play Barbie dolls also called pink box.
Here are some Barbie dolls for sale on eBay.
