TheBdoll

The collectors often buy playline Barbies that are good for restoring. Many times over I have found awesome dolls that to the average person seem like pure junk. Most second hand market, flea market or garage sale sellers don’t take time to fix the doll up at all. I don’t mean that you should start rerooting them or anything, just a few simple steps. Just the first one will do fine:

1. Wash them! For the love of God, wash your doll before selling it! Ask yourself, would you find it tempting to buy a doll with sticker glue and crayon in the eyes, in filthy clothes and hair that sticks to your hands when you touch it? Don’t worry. Barbie dolls (Mattel originals) can handle water and common soap. The hair (if any is left) hold the curl if you don’t use boiling hot water. The value of your doll sky rockets from one Euro/Dollar to five if it’s clean.

2. Clean up paint and permanent marker stains. This can be done with nail polish remover. Be careful not to remove the face paint in the process. All body parts can take nail polish remover, but be advised not to use pure acetone on the hard plastic parts. Non-acetone nail polish remover with little or no oils and creams is safest. (You won't be able to remove ball point pen or permanent marker of the legs.)

3. Comb the hair if possible. If you feel unsure, you can skip this part. A lot of collectors know how to do it without pulling out half of the scalp with it.

4. Dress her up in the best clothes you’re ready to part with. If you don’t have any clothes, that’s fine, but position the doll in the table in respective manner. The more you respect the doll, the more your buyer will.