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I have a Betty Jane Carter doll, named Becky. It is musical and plays - A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody. It is a limited edition 72/600 - #912720. She is in the original box (never used).
Someone is selling this doll on eBay for $59.49. m.ebay.com/
It appears that the Betty Jane Carter Dolls have a value amongst collector and are highly collectible. It also appears that the rare dolls seem to have a higher value. Others on the site have inquired about the price of a Betty Jane Carter Doll. You can read the responses here.
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Unfortunately, the dolls do not bring a high resale value. It appears that most of the Betty Jane Carter dolls sell between $10 to $50 dollars. If you have a couple they are selling for $125 dollars. The older your doll the higher the value. A doll make in 1995 only sell for 15 dollars.
Most of Betty Jane Carter dolls are Goebel dolls and are mass produced to sell in stores like Target, Walmart, etc and a few specialty shops like Hallmark. Most of the dolls are purchased for gifts and not as collectibles and original prices range from $50 - $125 but resale value will range from $10 - $40 (usually the lower end) with an occasional one selling for more but that is rare. This company made animal character dolls that are more popular than their regular dolls.
There are presently 255 (8/2017) Betty Jane Carter dolls listed on eBay and although asking prices vary from low to high, the only thing that counts is what a doll is actually sold for. Here are links showing dolls on eBay auction now and the second link is to dolls that actually sold in the past few months. Check out the difference in asking and sold prices.
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A lower number of dolls produced (your doll was 600) can mean many things; doll was popular and more were produced, doll was not popular (did not sell well) and less were produced, or a smaller number were produced as something special. Your doll does not appear to be in the "special" category.
If you would like to sell your doll, I would suggest you take several very photos and list her for sale on Craigslist or any other local auction site in your area. She would probably sell better (quicker) in November/December as these are "doll" months. Maybe try a starting price at $75 and if no interest then you can lower the price as you see fit.
Of course, if there is someone special who deserves a nice gift (family, friend, hospital patient) you may want to "gift" it rather than sell it.
I have a doll from 1987 as well. Cecilia, musical and plays Younger than Springtime. # 917/2000. Casting # 912704. Original box, untouched. Does anyone know the value?
I have a Betty Jane Carter Doll - Catherine, and it plays "Bach's Minuet" . It is a limited edition 258/1000 912732. It has never been removed from the box and I would like to know how much it is worth.
I have no need for this doll and it was given to me from my grandmother.
Thank you.
Pretty dolls but dolls have been overproduced for many years and the market is flooded with thousands of very similar dolls - most of them still new in the box with COA.
Dolls are not usually on anyone's "wanted" list as girl's are into higher tech items (like yourself maybe?) and have no use for dolls - even inherited ones.
There is a very good article on this brand on the ThriftyFun site so you might find useful information here:
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eBay is the largest doll selling site in the world and usually the best place to research value on any brand doll. You can check their listings for Betty Jane Carter dolls to see if your doll is listed for sale or place a watch on a similar doll to see if they sell.
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Here is a link to dolls sold on eBay over the psst several months so you can get a general idea of how much people are paying for this brand doll. It appears that the largest portion sold happens to be the animals and clowns.
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Here is a listing for your exact doll. The asking price is very high but this is a new seller so this may account for the price.
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I usually check Replacements for value but they do not have any of this brand in stock right now but that just tells me they were not selling and Replacements is not buying any more of this brand.
Also, most of the dolls they did have were of the animal and clown type.
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You can always check Google for dolls and click on any picture to see if it is still for sale or if it sold.
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Most of these dolls sell for less than $25, if they sell at all.
Betty Jane Carter makes dolls in bulk or what others call mass-production dolls. They are sent to all types of local markets such as Target or similar markets to be sold. During the holidays people buy these types of dolls for their grand kids or their children. However, the value decreases and the market is now flooded with dolls just like this. There are some people who just want to get rid of the doll and will ask only $1 for the doll. Where others will ask as much as $25 for the doll. The dolls sit online for months at a time and finally the person takes them down because they can not sell them. If you ever have a yard sale at your home you can put this out for sale. At times it is easier to sell them like this and you canget around $15 for the doll.
Cybergrannie has given you the most comprehensive info on value (or sadly lack of) for your lovely gal.
You don't mention if you are in the US or not. If you are in the US selling her online will be a nightmare if you have to ship because she is so fragile and the box to protect her will need to be huge. The new DIM mailing makes it outrageous to ship large items.
If you have a good consignment store in your town that either buys outright or does a 50/50 split, I suggest trying to take her there. Now is the time to get her into a store as people are starting Christmas shopping. She may or may not sell, but that is your best bet to try.
Post back how it goes!
This beauty should be an auction doll to get the best price, this doll was made well and plenty of them. Maybe because of her beauty she could go over that $10 to $25 price!
Which dolls have the highest value?
They vary in price. On eBay some are as low as $10 and others almost $100. www.ebay.com/
Hi,
Katrina is the most expensive doll that I have found on ebay.com. She is listed at $2999.00. She is one of only 1000 dolls made, and, as an original, merits a large price. She is dressed to reflect the era of the year 1861.
Katrina is 19 inches in height and plays the music to 'Some Enchanted Evening'. She has lots of special touches on her, such as patent leather shoes.
You can see her at the following link:
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Have a blessed day!
Robyn
Thank you for sharing.
So are you asking for the dolls in general that have the most value, or the Betty Jane Carter dolls? If it is just the Betty Jane Carter, are you talking about the Goebel's? If so, there are a zillion styles.
This link is eBay sorted from most valuable (SOLD prices) to least. The highest selling are in the 60 dollar range at the bottom end they are going for as low as .99 cents plus shipping for the "Judy" dolls:
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I hope this is what you are looking for for values. If you have a specific doll in mind, match your exact doll to a sold one and that will give you today' market value.
Never use asking price, that just tells you what a seller wants to get for it. Sold tells you what someone will actually pay for it!
Post back if you need more info!!
I have a Betty Jane Carter bride doll (Goebel) Designer Bette Ball 1993
Limited Edition Mary Beth
These mass-produced dolls are worth $25 and usually less.
Your pretty gal just sold on eBay for 9.99 plus shipping.
I was wondering if you would be able to tell me the value of a Pistachio the Clown doll? It is a Betty Jane Carter doll.
Thank you
The asking price on eBay is $40.
Aww! So cute!
Sadly these sweeties are not selling at the moment at any price.
There was a lot of 10 clowns with this one included listed on PicClik or Letgo not long ago for $30 and it went unsold for months.
The market for all dolls is VERY soft at the moment and add to that, doll season is very short, with Mother's Day and Christmas, being the two biggest buying times.
You can hold on to it and see if any that are currently being offered sell, although Pistachio is currently not even up for auction on eBay--several of the other ones are, but not your exact sweetie.
When valuing dolls, it is very important to do apples to apples pricing--so wait to see if you find Pistachio and how much it sells for to get your current market value.
One tip though, a lot of sellers are flippers and have no clue about the doll's name...so when searching eBay, search for the brand name and clown and look for a visual match or if there are too many, add the color...like green. This will help you see if the market is changing and Pistachio sells.
Thanks for sharing! The sweet face made me smile AND get hungry for pistachios!
I notice that most of the BJ Carter Dolls asked about are designed by "Betty Ball" but mine was designed by "Betty Jean Carter" according to the writing on her back. Does this make a big difference when pricing?
What can I sell original limited edition musical porcelain dolls by Betty Jane Carter,1987 House of Global Art-Item nos: 912700-75, 912701-79, 912702-77, 912703-77 for? They are in the original boxes, unopened. Will they be worth any more in the future?
They are not worth much right now only 25.00 as for if they will increase in value is unknown.
I have a Betty Jane Carter doll, "Christine", which is number 147 of 500. She also has a music box, which plays Mozart's Lullaby. I was wondering what the value of this doll is?
By Nat H.
I don't see your exact doll on eBay but another musical one sold for $50. Jane Carter dolls in general seem to sell for $10 to $50.
