05-23-2025, 03:11 PM
22 May - A Doll A Day 2025:
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Box o' Surprises
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And boy, howdy was there a surprise in this box!
I purchased an Integrity Fashion Royalty doll from a member of one of the action figure forums. It was a pre-owned doll in well-used condition, so of no value or interest to collectors who pay hundreds, sometimes even thousands, for mint-in-box dolls. After identifying the doll and looking at sold examples online, we settled on a price of $30 USD plus shipping.
The forum member sent along a number of fun surprises, including some extra outfits, shoes, 1/6-scale accessories, and even a doll-sized sofa. He's a fellow collector who likes to see his un-needed items go to a collector who will use them rather than being mercenary and trying to squeeze top dollah out of things. Thus, the contents of the parcel ended up being well worth thirty dollars.
The forum member also included a second doll, a nude doll body. He said he didn't know what it was but he thought maybe I could use it because of the interesting face.
I knew what it was. I knew right away. It was one of the Integrity Brides of Dracula dolls. And it was way too generous of him to include in a parcel as a "free" bonus item.
I did a little bit of research. Unlike most Integrity dolls, even de-boxed nude Brides of Dracula dolls can command prices in the two- to three-hundred dollar range.
It did not even for a moment cross my mind to simply say "thank you" and accept the unknowing generosity. I sent the seller an email identifying the doll, discussing the potential value, and offering to send it back to him. I also offered to purchase the doll for what I can reasonably afford to pay, which is lower than the low end of the usual price range.
Thing is, the Integrity Brides of Dracula dolls are dolls I've wanted to get my grubby mitts on for years, ever since I saw them in MiskatonicNick's photostream on Flickr ages ago. But by the time I learned of their existence they were already commanding extreme prices on the secondary market. I had completely given up on ever having one. So to suddenly see one in a box of random doll accessories was quite a thrill. And... it's Lucy! Arguably (not arguably) the prettiest of the releases in the series!
Anyway, I'm waiting to hear what the seller wants to do.
Oh, and... the doll I actually purchased is nicer looking than I e
ected, well worth the thirty bucks alone!
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Box o' Surprises
.
And boy, howdy was there a surprise in this box!
I purchased an Integrity Fashion Royalty doll from a member of one of the action figure forums. It was a pre-owned doll in well-used condition, so of no value or interest to collectors who pay hundreds, sometimes even thousands, for mint-in-box dolls. After identifying the doll and looking at sold examples online, we settled on a price of $30 USD plus shipping.
The forum member sent along a number of fun surprises, including some extra outfits, shoes, 1/6-scale accessories, and even a doll-sized sofa. He's a fellow collector who likes to see his un-needed items go to a collector who will use them rather than being mercenary and trying to squeeze top dollah out of things. Thus, the contents of the parcel ended up being well worth thirty dollars.
The forum member also included a second doll, a nude doll body. He said he didn't know what it was but he thought maybe I could use it because of the interesting face.
I knew what it was. I knew right away. It was one of the Integrity Brides of Dracula dolls. And it was way too generous of him to include in a parcel as a "free" bonus item.
I did a little bit of research. Unlike most Integrity dolls, even de-boxed nude Brides of Dracula dolls can command prices in the two- to three-hundred dollar range.
It did not even for a moment cross my mind to simply say "thank you" and accept the unknowing generosity. I sent the seller an email identifying the doll, discussing the potential value, and offering to send it back to him. I also offered to purchase the doll for what I can reasonably afford to pay, which is lower than the low end of the usual price range.
Thing is, the Integrity Brides of Dracula dolls are dolls I've wanted to get my grubby mitts on for years, ever since I saw them in MiskatonicNick's photostream on Flickr ages ago. But by the time I learned of their existence they were already commanding extreme prices on the secondary market. I had completely given up on ever having one. So to suddenly see one in a box of random doll accessories was quite a thrill. And... it's Lucy! Arguably (not arguably) the prettiest of the releases in the series!
Anyway, I'm waiting to hear what the seller wants to do.
Oh, and... the doll I actually purchased is nicer looking than I e
ected, well worth the thirty bucks alone!
They're not dolls, they're action figures!