posted on February 15, 2004 10:35:24 PM new
Sorry, I didn't notice the date on the link I posted. I must have had too much chocolate.
The Franklin Mint doll closed at $5,655.55 and the bidders all seem to be doll collectors. I have no idea if this is a rare one or not but I didn't see any others on ebay.
posted on February 15, 2004 11:22:48 PM newMcJane:
You're right, the front lawn of the place is impressive. Those giant letter that spell out THE FRANKLIN MINT are pretty cool -- who knows, maybe one day they'll auction them off and I'll bid on the R!
kiara:
I did a search on completed items and I have to say tht the final selling price of those two Gone With the Wind dolls is shocking to me! (Looks like a 2 person bidding war.) I know that those two figures (Aunt Pitty Pat and Ellen) are amongst the rarest from that doll collection that was produced in the late 80s, but I use the term 'rare' quite loosely. The customers who originally bought them were diehard GWTW fans so I'll bet they probably don't come up for auction too often. Also, they were the least popular at the time with all the other characters to choose from, especially with several different Scarlett O'Haras available (green dress, white dress, curtain dress, ruby red dress). At the time they were $195.00 a pop.
I'd add that the GWTW doll collection was among nicest the company ever produced. Great detail in the porcelain and clothing, and the clothing materials were sumptuous, not cheap crap like many later collections.
Late night typing errors...
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posted on February 16, 2004 12:52:10 AM new
Kiara - that shawl must be the rare part - I found another one for sale on the web with box and documentation #395 but it was missing the shawl.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on February 16, 2004 04:35:35 AM new
I've noticed for years [on ebay] that the TFM items, for the most part, did not 'appreciate in value' ... a lot of people would ask to consign to me their TFM things, and I'd look them up on ebay, and tell the folks "sorry, it's not worth the time; not worth what you paid for it" ... But a couple summers ago, a friend wanted me to sell the very few saleable things from her Mom's small estate, on ebay ... there were a lot of nice carousel horses figurines, and 4 TFM Christmas holiday themed dolls. .... I sold the horses but told her "i'll hang on to the dolls till the holiday so maybe you'll get SOMETHING for them, because I don't see these dolls getting much of anything on ebay right now" ... well, the 1st holiday passed and I couldn't find where I had stored them ... but THIS past Xmas, I had them pulled out and ready to go, and found out that the particular dolls her Mom had, WERE sought after, and I ended up cutting a check to my friend for $190, right before Christmas. ... boy was she tickled pink. [and red and green and silver bells] ...
On the other hand, my Mom had a complete series of some TFM issued D'Arceau Limoges Lafayette plates, such as seen in current item number 3273910350, which she had paid handsomely to get in the 1970s, and I have never been able to get a thing for them ... they're sitting in my little barn, collecting some more age. I wonder if they'll ever become 'sought' after. LOL ...
posted on February 16, 2004 06:24:33 AM newAin'tRich
Those plates may have some cross-collectibility...
There are a gazillion collectors of Revolutionary War stuff, especially here on the east coast. I wonder if you list them as a Rev War collectible how they'd do. I wouldn't list them under porcelain, that's for sure, because there's no interest in TFM porcelain.
If the plates come with the usual reference material that most TFM stuff does, you can grab some of the historical wording for your description.
posted on February 16, 2004 09:06:11 AM new
fenix, I saw that one a few nights ago and it was the only one I could find. I wonder how well it would do on ebay?
rarebourbon, this is a good example of how ebay works. There were five or six collectors bidding on those dolls and I wonder how many others may have been interested but didn't bother when the bidding went so high because of a couple of newbies.
It's interesting that from the ones posting here at Vendio, dragonmom's husband and you both worked at The Franklin Mint and that mcjane lives not far from it.
I knew the customers well. They came from every walk of life -- from the ultra-rich, to household-name celebrities (loads of them), to those living on food stamps, and a whole lot of folks in between.
... but THIS past Xmas, I had them pulled out and ready to go, and found out that the particular dolls her Mom had, WERE sought after, and I ended up cutting a check to my friend for $190, right before Christmas. ... boy was she tickled pink. [and red and green and silver bells] ...