I found this doll in a relative's storage unit I have been cleaning out and cannot seem to find her online. I can find plenty of others by this maker, but not this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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These are mass-produced dolls that decrease in value. eBay sells them for $15-$25
These dolls were created by a company called Lexington Hall Ltd and the founder's name was Gustave Wolff. I wish I had saved my magazines and catalogs from the days I used to sell these and like dolls...they were quite the rage in the early 1990s.
Sadly, most of the dolls (this and most every other brands of that era) have not held their value. That said, there are always ringers in the crowd and this brand's boy doll named Mikey has some incarnations--including him in a cowboy outfit--that are getting in the $75-100 range SOLD--not asking--on eBay.
Like you, I can't find your gal on eBay or on some of the other sites I frequent. That does not necessarily mean she is rare...it just means she's not out there at the moment. I would check back weekly to see and if you find one that SOLD, that will give you her current market value. Never use asking price price as sellers can ask anything they want, but sold will tell you what people are paying.
Generally, I can tell you there are right at the moment 67 Wimbledon Collection dolls in eBays completed section and only 8 of those sold...so the demand for them in today's market (overall) has dropped considerably. So sad.
If you are going to try to sell her without a true value, I would start her as a 7 day auction at 9.99 and see if she goes up. If you want to throw the extra money on it, you could put a $25 dollar reserve on her...but personally, I wouldn't spend the money.
I wish I could tell you that you could retire from your find...but sadly in this case, you may get a couple of ice cream cones or cups of coffee if she sells!
Personally, I would find a little girl to give her to and be loved the way dolls are supposed to be loved! That would be awesome karma!!
This is a cute doll and she was one of the dolls from the 1990's that were definitely on every little girl's "wanted" list. There were just too many companies making too many dolls and now the doll market is flooded with every size, style, composition and almost none have a value above $50 - most will only sell for $5 - $25.
Thanks everyone for your information. That is pretty much the trend I have been seeing on all the porcelain dolls I have come accross while cleaning out the storage. There is a pair of young girls across the street that have been getting them from me :)
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