This doll was given to my daughter 20 years ago and has only been out of the box 3 times. What is the worth? It is a Mikkel Bjonness-Jacobsen Kakalina #2487 porcelain doll.
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WOW!! I love it when I see something I have never seen before and get to research it! This is a neat doll and is apparently a brand that still has a small but loyal following that is willing to pay a nice amount for a piece for their collection.
She is kind of a wild card from what I have seen in my searches in values--with some selling as low as 24.99 and others being sold and offered in the low 100s. Since I was not able to find an exact match, I will give you a general suggestion.
If you are an experienced online (eBay seller) I suggest run her in a 7 day auction (run it Sunday to Sunday) and start it at 99.99 + shipping and see if it goes up. If it goes up, awesome, sold!
If it does not sell, then after the first auction ends, I suggest listing it as a buy it now, best offer, and let her sit on eBay until you get a best offer. If you get an offer, you can counter it up a little. Just like you would do if you were negotiating at an in person flea market.
Now the most important thing I can share with you if you sell this is to double box it and carefully pack her inside the original box, then another box, then an outside box with lots of foam peanuts or bubble wrap on all layers. She is very, very fragile and needs extra care to get her through the mail and to her new home.
Also pack and weigh it PRIOR to listing, use eBay advanced seller tool and put the exact box size and weight in so it is calculated correctly for the buyer. DO NOT offer free shipping.
If you are not an experienced eBay seller, you will most likely get the most for it by taking it to a resale shop and let them price it for YOUR market. Now your market may be different than eBay and they may start it higher or lower than my suggestion. I am going by the global potential value.
Post back how your sale goes! Best wishes!
Lots of people selling dolls, but not this one. This one is a rare find and sought after. Because of it being rare, use that to get the best price from a collector/buyer. I suggest acution/bid with a starting bid price. Stage her well for more appeal. She can draw $25 to $100. Good Luck!
On E-bay the doll is worth about 25.00.You can also go to www.doll reference.com you can search out your image of your doll.t doesn't mean you have to settle for that price,sometims people will pay more.
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