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The second hand market for Barbie dolls has been going through the roof, with lots of people trying to get their hands on an Allan doll.
I have a loft full of Barrie dolls but unfortunately none are in their original packaging. Due to the Barbie film being out, it’s probably a good time to sell.
eyeballkerry I'd recommend giving it a go. My mum kept all my polly pockets and I sold it all a few years ago on ebay. They were used and had bits missing ect (I listed all faults) but still made over £600.
eyeballkerry oh dear. If you looking to sell my partner would buy them as she's barbie mad. I really don't get it myself
Midnightflower I also have polly pockets in the loft and was trying to get them all back in their right homes before selling.
jdible I am going to have a real sort out soon as I won’t be working anymore from 8th September so will lots of free time.
eyeballkerry I did the same and then listed the random items separately aswell. I really didn't expect it to sell as well as it did but there are lots of collectors out there.
I sold one damaged plastic necklace and doll for £19, I couldn't believe it.
Midnightflower wow, that was a result. I have got so much stuff in my loft that it needs a really good clear out. We are hoping to move next year so like to get it done before then.
Midnightflower ...Hope your Mum shared the money with you! Our only child hardly threw any of her toys out so we gave some to her second cousins, friends but mostly Primary School,Play Group.
We have kept her special toys, she was more Dr Who than Barbie!
janphoenix51 yes 
I am very fortunate that she let me keep it all. I think she was happy to finally get rid of it out of the attic.
There are those who have them for sentimental value, others because they're fans, and the third kind: To resell later.
You know, when PlayStation 5 launched it sold on eBay for as high as £1000+ and now it's available everywhere for £400 (more or less) so the scalpers are stuck with the unsold stock and have to sell it as a loss. Haha.
I've rarely scalped my items and rather sold it for a price I'd consider reasonable.
PhilipMarc, My sister won all the Teletubbies when her twin boys were young,you couldn't get them anywhere as they were in high demand..
Instead of selling on them to make a profit she kept them for her boys & passed them on to their cousins when her boys had outgrown them..
The twins are now 28 with an older brother at 33.
I have never collected anything, I'm not a hoarder at all, l would love to have the knowledge of what is worth collecting for material gain in my old age but knowledge is not my forte
I've never collected anything and I don't intend to start. I haven't got the money to start a collection either.
MrsCraig Collecting something doesn't have to be pricey. Of course it can be, but it depends what you are collecting! I know some who collecting glass figures they find in charity shops, car boots etc for a couple of quid. Or those who collect penguin ornaments.
SamGoodship yes it doesn't have to be expensive, but even those few pounds add up. I would personally rather put that money into savings for the future.
Only thing i collect is coins but only the special ones in circulation. I get most of them just in my change and won’t pay anything above face value. I’ve got about £70 worth atm and plan to just keep collecting.
Me too. But I will sell some of mine in the near future, if I am broke or the coins (50p, £2, £5 note) soar in value.
jms19 ..Good for you,the prices some were asking for a certain coin was extortionate, really laughable...As if!!
We like you,collect the special coins in our change & put them in our daughter's money box she does the same..
janphoenix51 yeah I actually like coins anyway so this is a good way to collect i think as it doesn’t actually cost anything and it’s like a piggy bank.
Not as such, I am collecting the 50p, the special ones, Beatrix potter, Paddington and any unusual ones. I don’t buy them I just keep them when I find them
possy I started collecting the Beatrix Potter ones some years ago til I had a couple of each one then kept them safe. I don't think I'd ever re sell them.
SamGoodship I had so many of the Beatrix Potter 50p coins in my loose change that I have spent most of them. I think I have got only one of each characters left.
SamGoodship I’m exactly the same. My plan is to never sell them and had them down to my son, he’s only 6 now but he may appreciate them later in life x
I collected the Lilliput Lane houses. They are lovely to look at but a pain to clean and if you have to decorate a pain to re-box. I have over 100 all but 1 with boxes and a few with very minor damage. My mother in law collected Beswick horses and the resale price on those has gone way down especially as we don't have the boxes.
Only thing I collect is 50p coins just the special ones and some different £2 coins not to sell just to see what different ones you can collect lol my partner collects all the old retro toys and consoles he has them all out in his toy room thats what I call it he does play them all he was collecting these books and the make a big photo some super hero but the books kept coming and the picture still wasn't finished think he has over £30 but just cancelled as he use to collect all the super hero stuff I just give them away to people who I know like them he never sells anything
I collect empty wine and spirit bottles, but I give them away to some nice men who collect them every 3 weeks. They also take my black bags with them too!
Saves the clutter.
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