I am not sure of the age. It is an edition limited to one year production. What does that mean? Skater Waltz I; It's her name. She is on ice skates. I've looked for a certificate of authenticity like this one, but couldn't find any. Also it has a certificate of registration no. 058851. It seems the box is printed differently from the ones I've seen online. Maybe an earlier one. Were they made in US or China? Thanks.
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As I understand you have Seymour Mann Our American Sweethearts Limited Edition Ice Skating 16'' Doll. The Seymour Mann doll collections are mass produced, made in China.
The prize is about $ 25-30.
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As I know, edition limited to one year production means that this doll is produced exactly for one year. After that, production of this doll is stopped.
For some reason the skater doll must continue to be loved because there are very few out there for sale.
This series came in boxes that were striped and I think had flowers between the stripes. There were also some that were pink and blue decorated in a way that reminds me of a donut shop from the 1950s/1960s.
The dolls were made in the 1990s. Not remembering how many years the series ran. They (the company) often left off dates so the dolls would appear to be older (and therefore more valuable ) then they are.
Your COA looks right--the light green is standard on these.
I believe they were all made in China--they should have that somewhere on the box, probably in very small print.
Limited to one year of product is a fancy way of trying to get you to think this is a very rare and highly collectible doll because they were "only made for one year".
When I sold these in retail, we were supposed to "hype this up" and encourage people to buy because some day they could sell them and they would be highly collectable because they were limited production.
That they didn't tell us and we know now is that limited production often meant millions were produced and therefore they were (in todays market) being resold by the hundreds of thousands which drove the value way down and sadly no one is going to retire off of any of these limited edition dolls.
I don't have access to Worthpoint (which is a clearing house of data--personally I don't recommend membership because they are very hard to deal with and cancelling is a struggle). The sale must have been a long time ago because my sources for old eBay sold prices don't have it on record.
If this was mine and I was selling, I would ask $150 and take best offer, which may be as low as $18-20. Like anything else, selling dolls and supply and demand based and you have to find the right person who just has to have THAT doll!
If you are not an experienced online seller, please be very careful packing it to ship. It needs to be what amounts to triple boxed--bubble wrap in original box, that box in a box, and that box in an outside box--all boxes need to have at least 2 inches all the way around filled with foam or packing peanuts or some very cushiony material so they don't move. The dolls are very fragile and can be damaged very easily.
Post back how your sale goes.
Seymour Mann made hundreds of different 'collections' and thousands of different dolls in each collection.
It really does not matter how long the edition/model is produced because they can produce many thousands in one year so actually, a number like only 5,000 made might be a smaller group made than 'only one year' as they could have made 10,000 in that year.
There are a few dolls listed online but I could not find one that has been sold and this is where your 'current value' comes from.
If your doll is not in the same style box then it's possible someone changed the box. If you post pictures of the box we may be able to answer that question. There was only one collection in this series.
As to where the doll was made; that information will either be on the box or the certificate but most likely it was made in China.
Dolls can be listed for sale at any price the seller wishes to ask but that does not have very much to do with 'value' unless the doll sells.
Since your doll is a little more 'rare' than some you may be able to ask a higher price - maybe $45 with accepting offers and see how it goes.
You can always check the sold listings on eBay to see what people are paying for similar dolls. The recent sales appear to be mostly the 2 dolls - Raggedy Ann & Andy: Most dolls, even a set are selling for under $25.
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Here is an example of a beautiful skater in another collection that has been listed for sale but is slow selling: Asking price: $12.99 plus shipping.
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Similar dolls are going for $25. www.ebay.com/
With many of these dolls with various looks and costumes , Seymour Mann is still collectable but not bringing in what they have in previous years. There are hundreds featured online , the sold ones are selling up to $25 . www.justcollecting.com/
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