Mattel Doll Sale - September 2012

Hi! Curious about which dolls I am selling from my Mattel collection? Here's a link to that list. There are 61 dolls available most of them NRFB, but a few mint in an opened box. Please ask about that status, if it matters to you.


Now I have good news about this sale, and I have bad news. Let's start with the good news: there is NO minimum order. That's right. No minimum. HOWEVER, payment has to be cash or U.S. postal service money orders. Ah, you knew there had to be a catch somewhere. I cannot take PayPal now. So any overseas or orders outside this area need to have a local person intercede for that order to get picked up and sent off. I would rather not take cash via the mail; if it is lost, it will not be recoverable.


Postage is not included. I will get the wanted items together and get the items weighed for exact postage. Thanks for your attention. Happy shopping!

How Many Kelly/Chelsea-Sized Dolls Do I Have?

Muff had asked how many Kelly-sized dolls I had. As we all know, Kelly/Chelsea dolls are like the doll equivalents of Tribbles. Kelly/Chelsea dolls multiply the minute you turn away. Impossible, you say? Ha, I reply. Yes, I would actually say something like that. So counts of these notoriously tricky dolls can be off at times. When I counted the Kelly/Chelsea dolls seen in the DAF Room and in my bedroom, I found 33 of them.

I will be selling an additional 18 boxed Kelly/Chelsea dolls and 9 "loose" Kelly/Chelsea dolls. (Loose = out of their boxes; I am not discussing doll morals.) So there are presently at least 60 Kelly/Chelsea dolls in East Philly. How does that compare to my Barbie Barbies? Last count: 38 keeper Barbies, 25 boxed Barbies up for sale, and 9 loose Barbies for sale. So that's 60 Kelly/Chelsea to 72 Barbie Barbies. Sigh. Okay, I'll say it - no body out numbers Barbie Barbies.

Yes, I have some serious selling to do. And that's just the Mattel dolls. My other manufacturers will be next. They might be easier than the Barbies though. Or maybe that is just wishful thinking on my part.

Note: after checking some of the completed listings on eBay, some of the boxed dolls might get opened and sold separate from their outfits. In some cases, I the seller would get more for doing that. Who would have thought the outfits would be worth more? Oh wait, those comparing the current fashions with the fashions from the Fashion Fever period. Shrug.

New Cinderella and New Prince - Looking Good

Yes, this is a shallow post. Oh the looks factor. Well ... aesthetics ....

Has anyone seen the new Mattel Disney Fairytale Wedding Cinderella and Prince Charming? Hubba hubba ... they look good. Both their heads are SMALLER than the usual playscale Disney heads. Their eyes are in good proportion to their faces. I am picky about which Disney figures I buy because usually their heads are soooo big. Thumbs up on the head/face size for this pair though. Normal-sized heads make them look more attractive. Plus this Prince Charming has lost the smarm factor of previous "Charmings." See the photos below:



What about that gown, hmm? Looking good, folks.




Close up of their faces.




Back of their box.

This handsome couple was seen in a local Walmart store. Price: $26.97. Sigh. You knew there had to be a fly in that ointment.

Come to My Window ... Halloween Photo Contest

"©Heather"

RULES:

A PhillyCollector invites playscale doll and action figure photographers to enter the first Come to My Window Halloween Photo Contest. Please keep these requirements in mind:

We need to see a window and a vampire as the subjects of the photo. They can be at the top, the bottom, or on either side of the photo. The vampire does not have to bear fangs, but it should be recognizable as a vampire.

At least one figure MUST be playscale. Other sized figures can be included.

Please submit original material that you maintain the right to grant PhillyCollector permission to use. Please disclose when and where the photo appeared previously if it was published before this contest.

Limit of 3 entries per photographer.

There is a limit of one vote per person.


DEADLINES:

Entries can be sent to d7ana AT yahoo.com starting 12:01 pm Eastern Standard Time on September 22, 2012. Deadline for entry submissions is 12:01 pm Eastern Standard Time on October 20, 2012.


PRIZES:

Vampyr book only from Sideshow Collectibles' Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and other Halloween-themed items to be announced.


JUDGES:

Fellow contest participants and readers will vote for a Grand Prize Winner and three other winners - an honorable mention, a finalist, and a runner up - from 12:02 pm Eastern Standard Time on October 20, 2001 until 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on October 26, 2012.


YOUR RIGHTS:

You will retain all rights to any photographs you submit. You only grant PhillyCollector a royalty-free, nonexclusive right, in perpetuity, to:

Use, in connection with the 2012 Halloween Photo Contest, your name and country of residence.

Keep the files provided on this blog, so that your photos can be seen for the life of the blog.

As conditions of this permission, PhillyCollector shall credit all photographs with the caption "© Person's Name" when the full name is available, or by the participant's username when the participant’s full name is unavailable.


QUESTIONS:

Questions and inquiries about contest rules can be emailed to d7ana AT yahoo.com

Pending Projects

I am working on the wording of the photo contest, September Super Sale Lists, and updating additional Webshots folders. I'll probably have them done tomorrow, if not all at once. Definitely want to have the contest information in place. Thanks for your patience.


 Update:

The Webshots folder Etsy is for active PhillyCollector followers who have an open Etsy shop and send at least one free item to me. The free, passive promotion is my thanks for your participation.  The photos currently there have received 92 views since September 14, 2012.

Webshots Update

I've added a new folder to my Webshots albums: Etsy Craft People. I've also added a few photos to my Fashion Fever album.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ken Goes to Disney Too!

Look who else Barbie is taking to Disney - yes, that's Ken!

I saw this set in Walmart's clearance section at the "reduced" price of $29.97. So Ken got to go, too. Applause. Sooo sweet.