I have a Betty Jane Carter Doll designed by Betty Ball. It is a limited edition 503 of 1000. I've scrolled through and looked at all pictures and I can't find any with her on there of this one particular one that I have. Could you help me out here?
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These dolls were made back in the 1980s to 90 to look like expensive collector dolls. Back then people paid for these dolls because they couldn't afford to buy the real collector dolls. Now the market is flooded with dolls such as this that people are trying to sell off. The asking price ranges from $8.99 all the way up to $135. Keep in mind people ask this amount of money, but the dolls never sell. These dolls are considered mass produced dolls and people are not really buying dolls these days. Children are not interested in playing with dolls and perfer electronics today. You may be around $5 to $15 for the doll if you are lucky. You should try to sell it in your area and not online. You may have better luck.
Hi and thanks for sharing your lovely!! You ask why you aren't seeing your exact gal out there to get more information.
Sadly the reason is probably because there are so many for sale and sellers have no clue who they are selling (they are just people trying to flip dolls to make a living) that they have her listed in some wonky way that is not helpful to someone doing research.
I am sure there is an example of her somewhere and my guess is she is probably just listed as blonde porcelain doll.
Many times these dolls did not have names (like a first name). The companies wanted the new owner to name her like their child.
Many of the BJC dolls had no names. They were sold as Victorian doll or Musical doll or Rabbit doll or just Collectible doll.
Since you are asking about value, I am assuming you want to sell her. If you are able to hold on to her for a few years, maybe up to 10 or 15, her value may come back.
Today there is just a huge glut of ALL dolls on the market and since the supply is so high and the demand so low, some sit forever for prices as low as 99 cents.
The BJC dolls are in this category.
Occasionally I will see one sell. Sometimes it is for 99 cents, sometimes 4.99, sometimes higher, but then when I look deeper it is because the seller paid the shipping so they built the 15 or 20 dollar shipping into the selling price of the doll, so their profit after shipping and fees is around 1.00.
Selling dolls online requires a lot of experience with packing and shipping since these gals are super fragile and can end up in the buyers hands (provided they do sell) in a million pieces. They need to be double boxed and the box needs lots of packing peanuts or air pillows. I have packed these before and it can take an hour to get it packed right, which when you are selling it for such a low price means your hourly wage is in the negative numbers.
If she was mine, I would find a consignment store and have her sell there. This way she is an in person sale and someone can see her and decide.
Hopefully where you are consignment shops will sell them for you. Most shops around me do not take dolls any more because they are such slow sellers. Sad since these dolls are so lovely!
They are going for $25 to $60 on Ebay,maybe better price with auction/bid !
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