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<p>[QUOTE="Marko, post: 3090482, member: 210"]I have also found some great vintage dolls. This is one of my Holy Grail dolls, a #3 Barbie. My absolute Holy Grail Barbie is a #3 brunette ponytail with brown eyeliner, but the blue eyeliner seen on this doll is rarer. This doll also has nipples, also rare. The earlier versions had them, but Mattel faced an outrage from moms and stopped making them like this. She will clean up nicely; the ink spot over her eye is fixable, but I would leave that to a professional. Her hair and face is gorgeous, and of course, she has a story.</p><p><br /></p><p>The very last trip to my favorite flea market was great. I found a case with a vintage brunette bubble cut Barbie and a vintage brunette Ken along with clone clothes and some original vintage Barbie outfits for $10 (need to photograph for you.) As I was walking to my car, an older couple had jewelry out, no great shakes, and I saw this doll shoved into a cardboard box, so I guess that's how people missed her. I asked how much, and they said $3. I almost cried. </p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite toys growing up in the 60s were my Barbies, and they were all destroyed by my siblings and cousins. Although I love finding jewelry, I think finding the Barbies and other vintage dolls makes me even happier. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]293142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marko, post: 3090482, member: 210"]I have also found some great vintage dolls. This is one of my Holy Grail dolls, a #3 Barbie. My absolute Holy Grail Barbie is a #3 brunette ponytail with brown eyeliner, but the blue eyeliner seen on this doll is rarer. This doll also has nipples, also rare. The earlier versions had them, but Mattel faced an outrage from moms and stopped making them like this. She will clean up nicely; the ink spot over her eye is fixable, but I would leave that to a professional. Her hair and face is gorgeous, and of course, she has a story. The very last trip to my favorite flea market was great. I found a case with a vintage brunette bubble cut Barbie and a vintage brunette Ken along with clone clothes and some original vintage Barbie outfits for $10 (need to photograph for you.) As I was walking to my car, an older couple had jewelry out, no great shakes, and I saw this doll shoved into a cardboard box, so I guess that's how people missed her. I asked how much, and they said $3. I almost cried. My favorite toys growing up in the 60s were my Barbies, and they were all destroyed by my siblings and cousins. Although I love finding jewelry, I think finding the Barbies and other vintage dolls makes me even happier. [ATTACH=full]293142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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