26 January - A Doll A Day 2022:
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Mattel "Star Trek" Barbie & Ken Gift Set, circa 1994.
Sad fact: these 25 year old sets can be found on ebay for less than ten dollars. This one cost me $7.50. I've seen them going for $5.00.
Not all mint-in-box toys and dolls hold their value.
The lack of interest in these Star Trek sets speaks loudly to the passing of a generation: the generation who grew up with the original Star Trek. 1966 was a helluva long time ago now. Coming up on sixty years ago. This Barbie set was released nearly thirty years ago. Even to "middle aged" people, this stuff isn't relevant anymore. Anyone under forty is likely clueless.
Anyway, for five bucks... okay, seven-fifty... I bought it to see if some of the bits and pieces will work for my current projects. All that glorious, colorful packaging from which Captain Kirk has been optimistically smiling for thirty years is destined for the recycle bin or the dumpster.
26 January - Mattel "Star Trek" Barbie & Ken Doll Gift Set, circa 1994
Mattel "Star Trek" Barbie & Ken Gift Set, circa 1994.
Sad fact: these 25 year old sets can be found on ebay for less than ten dollars. This one cost me $7.50. I've seen them going for $5.00.
Not all mint-in-box toys and dolls hold their value.
The lack of interest in these Star Trek sets speaks loudly to the passing of a generation: the generation who grew up with the original Star Trek. 1966 was a helluva long time ago now. Coming up on sixty years ago. This Barbie set was released nearly thirty years ago. Even to "middle aged" people, this stuff isn't relevant anymore. Anyone under forty is likely clueless.
Anyway, for five bucks... okay, seven-fifty... I bought it to see if some of the bits and pieces will work for my current projects. All that glorious, colorful packaging from which Captain Kirk has been optimistically smiling for thirty years is destined for the recycle bin or the dumpster.
They're not dolls, they're action figures!