I do love Barbie! And use other people's children as an excuse to continue playing with her and Ken!

me, too (via my daughter)! i've only been collecting barbie for a couple of years (starting in 96 with the happy holidays edition). i'm sorry i didn't start collecting earlier as they won't be producing anymore of them. i'll post a couple of websites that i use as a reference later on as i don't have the urls with me right now.

I have Barbie's from the 70s and 80s as well as an old pre-Barbie barbie

girl! they're worth a ton now depending on their condition. what's a pre-barbie fashion doll? i had a couple of barbies growing up but unfortunately they didn't make it into my adult years.

pre Barbie... some gazillion y.o. thing that my mother got from here grandmother!

Barbie's official website: http://www.barbie.com

The Barbie Collector's Ring is designed just for Barbie web pages! See what's new with Barbie in 1998. Visit Barbie in Singapore, Barbie in Canada, Barbie on Rodeo Drive, you never know where she will be next! This gal gets around! Even meet Barbies Baby Sister Kelly! A great way to bring together Barbie web pages from all around the world. http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1041/ring.html

i picked up the birthday wishes barbie, first in the series (1999)...guess they did away with the birthday barbie line... http://www.donnas-dolls.com she has a program allowing the serious collector to keep up with the collection! donna is also putting together lists of barbie prices and values. there's the barbie webring, trade site, chat, and lots more. she really likes barbie!

oh, my daughter got the talk with me barbie for christmas and had a blast until she realized barbie didn't answer her questions! haha, it was so cute. the one thing that bothers me about this one is the typical "girly" things she talks about. don't get me wrong, i love it. but my daughter got bored talking about jewelry and shopping! but it's a neat setup...

Zoe got one too, but she had to wait to play with hers until we got our new computer...

i picked up three new barbies!! got the 1999 birthday wishes (for my bday of course, earlier this month) and today, i grabbed toys r us' pink inspiration and toys r us' 50th anniversary. this one is so pretty and is the fanciest one i own. she's beautiful! (oh, and the toys r us dolls were on sale :))

Well, seems we're all wrong about the canine species. They don't only hunt and eat well-hung goods, they are also gatherers. Perhaps we don't derive from primates, but from canines?

it's that pack thing, y'know! (and no, we aren't from primates)

ok, well, i picked up marzipan from the classic ballet series...she's the third in the series (sugar plum fairy and swan lake). the alpha male in my pack believes this wolfie has lost her mind!

And that took him how long to figure? Geez, some fellas... I mean, living with a gator- and barbie-obsessed wolf-turned-hindlegs-walking-hunter-gatherer, you'd expect him to notice at SOME point, but... I only hope he regrets the folly of chiding you after selling them off pays for comfort during your and his silver-furred high age.

me too *grin*

Get him hooked on something stupid, so he can't complain! But: do this only, if total net income is sufficient to fully support multiple manias...

Harley #3 is on sale at Toys R Us Online (http://www.tru.com) they have barbie and ken sold separately for $70.

btw: alex, he's hooked on fishing. a fishing wolf, go figure!

And your cuddly furry - what do you call them in English, German would be "Welpen" - offspring? What do they crave the most?

nintendo and food....

ok, while browsing barbie auctions at http://www.ebay.com, i learned that butterfly art barbie was recalled because she has a tatoo on her tummy tum. personally, i didn't find it offensive, but, because she has been discontinued by mattel, she may be a collector's item. i'll see if i can scan her (she's in the box and it might glare).

here's butterfly art barbie in all her belly tatooed glory:

x that one out, ifn you can, wer, here's a smaller version:

*sorry*

No, it's ok, I like the large one better, anyway. But you might want to trim the black stuff away, and show only the box next time (you can define the area to scan if you do a preview, mark that area, and then scan). I am surprised how well this scanning of a box went - the depth of the box is at least 1 1/2 inch or 5 cm, I guess, and still it went ok. We should expect more scans in this conference soon, I say! Barbie's tattoo: Difficult thing. While obviously not an offensive thing itself, what would you say to an sixyear old who wanted a kitty tattoed on her tummy? Especially if, say, Dad's got a Harley on his arm... I can see why they did not want to alienate the buyers, who are the parents in most cases. Good thing for you! A true collectors item - store it away with any documentation (newspaper pages, articles, etc.) of the recall action.

i'm still relatively new at scanning and couldn't figure out how to resize the photo and trim it up (esp. after i did the scanning). it'll be slow-going, but i'll try. well, speaking of offensive things barbie does, what about earring magic ken? (i don't have him so no pics). i've seen many a boy with earrings (i'm talking three year olds). alpha wolf said the same thing about belly-tatooed barbie. http://www.barbie.com is mattel's page strictly on barbie. you can take a look at collector barbies and more. one thing i'm having trouble with is finding pink box barbies (these are the ones you usually find in stores i.e., tatoo barbie). but, they have this really neat program where you can design a barbie to your specs (within limits). you can name her, give her a personality, and purchase the barbie you created. it's really neat to play with. there is also a recalled version of barbie and ken as scully and mulder of the xfiles. as an xfiles fan, you can be sure i purchased this one but i didn't get the recalled version. the original had scully with longer hair (??). have yet to find a picture of that one. if you have a picture of the recalled version PLEASE email it to me and i'll post it here (mswolf68@hotmail.com).

ok, here's the toys r us 50th anniversary, note the red aids ribbon...i apologize for the quality of this pic. she is still in the box and i'd tear it up to take her out.

ok, well, let's try that again!

ok. that didn't work either. one more time and then i'll need help!

hit toys r us yesterday and picked up the Charity Ball Barbie which benefits COTA (children's organ transplant association). she's quite lovely (esp the dress) and will have her up when i figure out how to shrink down the bytes. also grabbed Barbie Millicent Roberts' Perfectly Suited. Barbie is wearing a lilac power suite, has mobile phone, dayrunner, briefcase, and a quick change into her lingerie with matching shoes, stockings, necklace, and hanger. she was a steal (to me) at $20 (normally $60) and she's valued at $70 according to miller's magazine. but i still can't get over Pink Splendor at $799.99 at toys r us. i'll find a link to her pic so you can see for yourself.

here's the link-it's to mattel's barbie site: http://www.barbie.com/collectors/pshow/pshow_h/h_16091.asp enjoy!

Zoe has got one from some celebration thing in the Philipines... I'll try and find the name stuff...

I thought about getting her one of the look like her Barbies, but the custom one for her would look just like the normal Barbie...

yeah, but you can get the hair color and style as she likes it and zoe would be able to name her and everything.

"Name her"? Isn't she, dunno - I guess: called "Barbie" ? Dizzy, yours truly

well, in this case, she is "friend of barbie".....

Huh?

ok, start over....mattel has a place (www.barbie.com) where you can design barbie to meet your specs (with certain limitations of course). you are offered selections for skin color, hair color, eye color, hair length and style, and clothing. once your selections are made, you are prompted for a name and birthday. you are also prompted to "fill in the blanks" according to what is offered for you to select from in order to create the personality of the doll. in the end you have the option of printing you one of a kind friend of barbie, to purchase her, or to start over. got it?

(I'd say yes if I were you...)

can you change her breast size? you know images like that are depressing for those of us that are not 55', 18', 25' when drawn to scale!

yes i do. but, they give us limits. can't do anything with her body. which is too bad because i thought a pear shaped barbie would appeal to a lot of women and maybe some men! you know, even the new style barbie doesn't look much different to me. supposedly her waist is bigger, but maybe that was for the teen barbies (skipper). she's supposed to sport smaller breasts. i don't know as i don't purchase skipper. oh, my daughter is into dressing her barbies now and sending them off on dates, vacations, and weddings. she has one ken and boy is he popular!

yea...my Ken Barbie doll saw lots of action in his day...

Are they making Ken anatomically correct yet?

He still looks like he's wearing a body stocking, I think

Bummer!!!

I rather fancied that he would be much more fun to play with the other way!

he still looks the same....and to think that barbie has molded on panties now! by the way, miller's magazine says that toys r us is having a major clearance of barbies right now. well, in nw la, they're still having the same sales they were having 3 weeks ago and nothing has changed. picked up a few barbies today and put them on layaway for christmas. one more and i'm caught up on my collections so far, but there's so many more!!

I am so disappointed! Molded-on panties?! Is that like some Space age Chastity belt? I shudder to think.

me, too!

ok, kmart is having a toy sale (including barbie) and they're marking down 20 to 70 percent off. i plan on scoping out the local kmart and will tell you what my covert operations find. walmart has two new barbies: one is jewel skating barbie and the other (can't remember the name) is a barbie who does gymnastics and comes complete with parallel bars and a smart bobbed hairdo. i think she's battery operated to work with the bars, but i'm not sure.

....and I am still the only one here with a Penn State Cheerleader Barbie? (all sorts of things go through my mind when I hear of a battery-powered Barbie, but I think I will just be a lady and let it pass...)

i'm with you, am gonna let that one go by *big grin*

Is there a soccer mom Barbie yet?

no, but there was a variations personal ad from a soccer mom in the Chronicle a couple of weeks ago...

hmmm... barbie is not a mom yet (if you don't count the pregnant barbie from a couple of years ago--or was i dreaming? didn't they have one where her belly opened up?)

"C-section Barbie"? That will give the little ones the really wrong idea of how babies usually get out of their Mommies. It probably had little hinges at the sides, and I can see little girls peeking at their tummies to see where their hinges are!

tell me about it! the doll might not have made it to the stores, but i'll do some checking around and see (i know i heard about one of those)

ok, the promised scoop: the local super k had the sorriest barbie sale i've seen. only two of them were marked down and only by 10% or so--the barbie recital (with kelly) and a basketball barbie. the local toys r us has the same dolls on sale as were there a month ago and i haven't seen any drop in prices (and these dolls are only 10-20% off). the collector doll prices haven't changed either, although 40th anniversary barbie was in their display case (the african american version)--very pretty! am still waiting for pink ice to drop from $75 (although it's regular price is $170). i'll pay $50 but no more seeing as how their 50th anniversary barbie was marked at $50 and still is. walmart had a few dolls on clearance but none of the collector editions (save the nascar barbie). will keep you all updated!

A man walks into a store to buy a Barbie doll for his daughter. "How much is that Barbie in the window?", he asks the shop assistant. In a condescending manner she responds, "Which Barbie? We have Barbie Goes to the Gym for $19.95, Barbie Goes to the Ball for $19.95, Barbie Goes Shopping for $19.95, Barbie Goes to the Beach for $19.95, Barbie Goes Nightclubbing for $19.95, and Divorced Barbie for $265.00." The guy asks, "Why is Divorced Barbie $265.00 when all the others are only $19.95?" "That's obvious," the assistant states, "Divorced Barbie comes with Ken's house, Ken's car, Ken's boat, Ken's furniture..."

heard that one before! *chuckle* K&B Toys has the 40th Anniversary Barbie ($59.99) and the Millenium Bride Barbie ($49.99). If you buy any collector barbies and your total is $100, you get the Swan Queen and Sleeping Beauty free!!

I want the prince! Prince William...

barbie does offer the "together forever" series. the two sets in the collection are romeo and juliet and arthur and guenevere (sp?). wonder if they'll have a robin hood and marion? hmmmm....

or a Bill and Hillary...

Wrong Willliam...(Prince Charming?!)

bill and hillary *yuck yuck yuck* yeah, that prince william is a cutie pie. glad he takes after his mom!

Oh Wolfie, you've got that right. (Yuck yuck and Yummmmmmmm)

You! Girls! Behave! He's too young - spare him, I pray thee!

Well, actually...the one I had in mind...was not a Windsor, actually...

But......Fitzwilliam?? ;-)

*Blush*

(mute)

*giggle*

*sigh* if they came out with fitzWilliam, I would have to have a Lizzie, not a Barbie to go with him...oh well...! *sigh*

toys r us has the millenium princess for $32.99. just for comparison, wal-mart has her for $36.87 and K&B for $39. there is a millenium bride who is way more expensive ($200 range) but i think the best you can do now is reserve a doll. they won't be released until jan 2000.

Still holding out for Prince Charming...*sigh* (signed: Princess-in-Waiting)

Are there Barbie Women's NBA dolls yet?

There ought to be a soccer Barbie, for sure! Do not know about the NBA...

i think so and there's barbie in the chicago cubs uniforms too. i'll see if there are soccer barbies.

there are soccer barbies, don't remember where i saw them, though. toys r us has the #3 harley barbie in stores now for $70. picked mine up today.

and here she is, thanks to Donna's Dolls

they are sold separately but i didn't like ken very much. harley motorcycles are not yet available for barbie, BUT mattel does make a barbie motorcycle.

Child-sized or Barbie-sized Harley? Do not like Ken, either, and Barbie is too skinny. I look positively plump beside her (well, not quite, but she does have the skinniest legs...). I guess all of her weight is ^up there^...*smirk*

Or is that, up ^^ there....

either way, i get your meaning. *sigh* they'll never make barbie look like a real woman!

I wonder if she would be as marketable as a real woman?! How many Daddies (other than the one who posts in here) actually buy them for their daughters...or is it for themselves? hmmm...

*scratches chin*

Might I join you? *scratching head*

What size are Barbie's breasts these days?

depends...

Inflatable?

I am all puzzlement. You mean they are changeable?! How...ummm...different!

i think it depends on which barbie you buy--you know, like stacey, kelly, skipper, or grown-up barbie.

Here's a real collector's item Barbie.

did you do that yourself? *haha*

No, I got it off a website: http://www.impeach-clinton.org/Intern_Barbie.jpg I did do the Walt Whitman poem parody that no one will touch (for obvious reasons) in Poetic Caricutures, though...now, people will never believe me when I tell them I'm not gay...but then, my policy has always been "Don't ask, don't tell!"

Just call me Skipper...*sob*

there are lot's of "modern" barbies out there.....divorce barbie that comes with all of ken's things, drug addict, etc. etc. i don't go to those sites, but they come up on a search....

just returned from toys r us and they have crystal jubilee for $299.99. checked the sears wishbook and they also list her for $299.99. you think that's expensive? you should take a look at the millennium bride. a whopping $399.99!! both of these gals are beautiful, though. the details are excellent!

Sheesh! My own wedding gown only cost $35 because I fit in the one on the rack. No one could tell it from the really expensive one my oldest sister had. Now, a doll is gonna outshine me and out price me, also?! It does sound very expensive. Is it another Bob Mackie creation?