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Value of a Ashley Bell Porcelain Doll?

Value of a Ashley Bell Porcelain Doll - doll in black, brown, and white plaid dressI have an authentic Hazel 1968 Ashley Belle doll.

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June 13, 20190 found this helpful

They are worth up to $25.

 

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June 13, 20190 found this helpful

She is a pretty doll but this type doll is so plentiful and so many were made that true value may not even reach $25.
Occasionally a larger doll (over 22") will sell for a little more but almost all dolls are very slow sellers and some sellers may keep their dolls listed for sale for months or even years.

Here is a link to eBay dolls that have sold in the past several months so check out the prices someone has paid and you will find they are mostly very low.

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www.ebay.com/.../bn_99021275?rt=nc&LH_Sold=1

Hopefully you like your doll and wish to keep her or maybe you know someone that would like to have this lovely doll as a gift.

 

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June 14, 20190 found this helpful

I had not realized (or had forgotten) that AB made dolls as far back as 1968. Learned (or remembered something new today).

The crazy times for dolls was in the mid 1980s and there are a GLUT of those for sale on the market at the moment, each with a lower value than the next.

I did a little poking around to my doll sources and while I have not found a comparable listed now or sold recently, there are some indications that she may fetch slightly higher than the 80s dolls...especially if she has a cabinet and everything is pristine.

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Now a little more is still not going to be your retirement money, but some of the older dolls do fetch as high as $40 in the right market.

The thing is the name... if she had one of the old fashioned names that are back in style--like Emma or Sophie or Martha she would be attractive to a new GRANDMA whose grandpunkin was named with a sweet vintage name (the grandmas are the ones who remember these dolls from their own doll collecting years).

Unfortunately, from what I see, the name Hazel has not had a resurgence like some of the other names. Sad, because it is so pretty, like Hazel eyes.

If I were selling her, I would start her on a site where you can sell in person (either Facebook marketplace or a flea market). Start her at $40 and take best offer. You may not get the higher amount...I don't know where you are or what your doll market is like...so you may fetch much less...but at least start her at a slightly higher price.

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Best wishes with you sale. Post back with an update!

 

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