Treasure Hunters Roadshow (THR) has been traveling the country in search of precious metals, watches, older coins, antiques and vintage toys since 1996. The business has lately expanded their search of treasures into Spain and the United Kingdom. Their international hunt for treasures supplies THR with an opportunity to buy gold, silver and all kinds of collectibles for their international network of potential buyers and collectors.
Scarce and exclusive toys are enjoyable to play with and collect. Though primarily a childhood pastime, collecting toys is also popular with adults, who get pleasure from reminiscing with toys they used to play with in their early years. As the demand for vintage toys, in particular classic Barbie dolls in great condition continues to rise, these classic toys can provide a good paycheck at a Treasure Hunters Roadshow event. Their buyers have been instructed to give top-dollar for vintage mint-condition Barbie dolls.
The very first Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. Mattel debuted the doll soon after co-founder Elliot Handler’s wife, Ruth, came up with a design for a new doll for her daughter, Barbara. Though hesitant to launch the doll at first because Mattel did not feel younger girls wanted an grownup-looking toy, Barbie went on to become one of America’s most treasured toys of all time.
Ruth Handler came up with the Barbie doll idea during a family getaway to Europe, where she came across exactly what she envisioned for her daughter – Bild Lilli. Bild Lilli was a doll marketed in Germany in the 1950s. She was inspired by a comic strip, in which she was an incredibly self-empowered woman who, at times, was rather controversial. Barbie, or Barbra Millicent Roberts as her fictitious biography reads, has also had her share of controversies over the decades. Criticized by health specialists and child psychologists for her unrealistic and unachievable body shape, Barbie has undergone numerous adjustments over the many years, but remains a toy icon all over the globe.
Classic Barbie dolls can be valued at hundreds to serious collectors. Initially launched as a series, number one coming in 1959, Barbie actually had inserts in her feet to help her stand on her very own. This original Barbie is the only one to contain this copper insert and is incredibly valuable if in great condition. In the Barbie collection, dolls one through three, and a few in the fourth, ended up being created with a solid torso and solid legs. Every single Barbie made after these has a hollow body.
Classic Barbie dolls still in mint condition, including ones that have remained in the box for over 5 decades, are a toy collector’s dream. The buyers at THR are seeking to buy these scarce, collectible items and all vintage toys on behalf of their network of buyers and collectors. A list of items that the Treasure Hunters Roadshow buyers are seeking can be observed on the company’s web page.
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