Collectible Dolls - Cabbage Patch Kids

In this series of articles on collectible Dolls, we will start by reviewing one of the most collectible Dolls of all time, Cabbage Patch Kids.

If you are old, or maybe even not that old, you remember the Cabbage Patch kids. What you probably do not know is that once these hot items that have disappeared almost happened.

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The first Cabbage Patch Kids were created by a man named Xavier Roberts. Startermakes his own puppets through the Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia in 1979. His step "sales" was the puppet into a kind of hospital, such as recruiting and placing a sign that they are "adoption" of the display. He made ​​these dolls seem real children. Needless to say, could have been an instant hit and people do not get enough of it. When Coleco toy company has seen what has been a success, it bought the rights to Roberts1982 In 1988, when Coleco filed for bankruptcy, Hasbro took over production of the Cabbage Patch Kids. Mattel took over production in 1994 and finally in 2004, Play Along Toys and 4Kids EntertainMent has got to do these things.

Collectible Dolls - Cabbage Patch Kids

The standard Cabbage Patch Kid was about 15 or 16 inches tall. However, during this period were the dolls in a variety of styles and sizes. May have been at any time there will be a dozen different wellSizes and types of Cabbage Patch Kids in the production. The dolls, which have been Roberts has done everything with a damp Cloth, chiseled facial features. The dolls that were made ​​by toy company were Cloth body, vinyl head, but in a way that would withstand more wear and tear. If Hasbro do all vinyl dolls was started but in the end, when the dolls were made ​​in 2004 returned to the body fabric and vinyl head ..

Unfortunately, after thethe initial enthusiasm and mass marketing that followed, Cabbage Patch Kid went very slowly popularity since the '80s. There were too many out there, and the novelty was gone. It was originally planned that the value of these dolls that one day reaching astronomical heights. However, the glutted marketplace and possible access easier for those dolls that have now virtually worthless, although some of the very early dolls still bring a good price onEbay. Later models do not take much, anyway.

Part of the problem was that the dolls began to gain popularity, the producers of the time trying to Dress all kinds of tricks with dolls, instead of sticking with the original concept of a simple baby doll baby Clothes that had to be accepted. The latest dolls were no longer cute, huggable and adaptable. The dolls, which were introduced in 2004 once again returned to the original conceptBut it was too late. Cabbage Patch Kid's enthusiasm was practically dead.

Collectible Dolls - Cabbage Patch Kids

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