Why are Winx Mattel dolls SO expensive!? (and how to get better deals on them)

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  • Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024

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  • @Authoresswings
    @Authoresswings 4 года назад +48

    Oh wow. Insane they retailed $15-$20 years ago.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  4 года назад +4

      Hi, Ella! I know right. Winx dolls really seem to be one of the biggest offenders in this. I also follow MyScene dolls and while the prices there have also gone up a good deal it's nowhere near that level, but Winx still being popular to this day combined with other stuff I mentioned seems to have made these prices crazy.

  • @justacrazywinxfan4529
    @justacrazywinxfan4529 3 года назад +15

    finally someone makes a video of this this is getting crazy of how much a doll that is not even complete can cost around 100$ to 400$ many winx fans have told me they have been crying because they can't get a single winx doll because of these prices all of us are not made out of money not even me even jakks pacific thAT CAME out some years ago is now also pretty expensive and they are not even NIB the dolls condition does not even matter the prices is very very high i mean it is like the doll is straight up gold at this point this is getting out of hand to pay around 100$ for a naked mattel winx doll

  • @OoOMisaChanOoO
    @OoOMisaChanOoO 4 года назад +23

    I just recently got into Winx Club again and started re-watching the show cause of nostalgia. I used to have some dolls, but ended up throwing them out cause I felt too insecure to have them as a guy. But now I regret it cause damn, these prices are INSANE.

    • @OoOMisaChanOoO
      @OoOMisaChanOoO 4 года назад +1

      Oh and I agree with the quality of the new dolls. From what I remember and by comparing the dolls from old and new production the quality has gone rather bad. I barely recognise the characters by their faces with the new dolls. Then again, they look so much different in season 8 as well (for the worse in my opinion)

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  4 года назад +1

      Daamn, I'm sorry to hear that. but glad to hear you got back into the show.

  • @Iroh12345
    @Iroh12345 4 года назад +14

    I'm so glad someone is finally talking about this, prices have really become ridiculous at this point. I'm happy with the collection I have right now, but I so wish I had bought more Mattel dolls when they were still relatively affordable. There's just no chance of me ever completing my GME collection, for example. I was still very young when they were sold in stores and I didn't collect dolls at that time. Imagine if someone bought all of them in store and kept them in boxes all those years... that's a small fortune right there! xD And yes, thrifting has become harder and harder, for sure! I found some gems in the past, but they're far and few between nowadays.
    Have you noticed as well that it differs a lot per country which dolls are considered the rarest? Tecna GME, for example, has never been that rare in the Netherlands, but Musa is, of course. Singsational Tecna and Musa are really hard to find in the Netherlands, but I believe they're not that rare in France. France and Germany definitely got the most dolls out of all European countries.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  4 года назад

      I HAVE actually noticed that some dolls are rarer in some countries than others. I only have experience in Finland & Estonia, but I wanted to talk about that too, but the video would have gotten way too long. I feel like it could be a separate thing.

    • @Iroh12345
      @Iroh12345 4 года назад

      @@HaldjasHelina Def. make more videos like these, it would be super interesting! I subbed ^^

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  4 года назад

      @@Iroh12345 Aw, thanks so much!

  • @mattDettling
    @mattDettling 3 года назад +16

    My aunt stole all my winx dolls because she said it was “too” gay. I’m still pissed. I had all season 1 characters and they were in perfect condition.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  3 года назад +5

      That's awful to hear, I'm so sorry.

  • @Dawnspyr
    @Dawnspyr 4 года назад +10

    3:23 "And now we're going to go back to eBay and just cry together" - I hear you xD Wow, I hadn't looked at prices for ages but I guess in tough times, people will try to get as much as they can. Great video and solid advice! I've never had luck in charity shops either, but then again I don't live in a country that really had many Winx dolls to start with so... Facebook can be a treasure trove though :D

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  4 года назад

      Yeah, they've been on the insane side for a while now. I'm glad you enjoyed my video!

  • @DollsRescued
    @DollsRescued 3 года назад +3

    I have a few of these dolls. I did not know the prices had climbed like this.

  • @pip-6798
    @pip-6798 3 года назад +2

    Can’t believe I got rid of them once I “grew up” and now they’re worth so much! I still have a Stella doll but that’s it, would love to get my hands on a magic bloom but... might not be possible at those crazy prices!

  • @xsparkbelle
    @xsparkbelle 3 года назад +2

    It is insane, i stopped collecting them because of this. I managed to complete the grail line, Glam Magic Enchantix and all of them are almost complete. I paid like 150€ for tecna and 100-ish for Musa so they where of course more pricey, but its even worse now... my cheapest was Layla (shes compplete and in good condision) won her back in 2012 in a bidding for like 40€ ... wish it was the Orginal price because it actually was when they where sold in stores :(

  • @emmakirton
    @emmakirton 3 года назад +1

    I had a first edition Musa in used condition with some accessories, and I purposely undersold it because I didn't care and just wanted it out of my house lol. I got sooo many messages asking about it immediately after I listed it and it was still bought lightning fast. I sold it for $15 plus $5 shipping.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  3 года назад +1

      Wow, I'm surprised you managed to sell it for so cheap honestly, because I feel like these days people tend to ignore listings so cheap. because they think they are being scammed. That's amazingly kind of you tho!

  • @РилСлавГф
    @РилСлавГф 3 года назад +1

    I'm so glad I saved up my glam magic enchantix dolls from when I was a kid ! If this is how much they are getting sold for,imma make a bank selling them,even if I lower the price

  • @nenelawrence1
    @nenelawrence1 2 месяца назад

    I couldn’t afford to get a Mattel Winx Club doll back then. But since the pandemic first began, Winx club dolls prices were affordable, so I went to Mercari and bout some. Glad I got all the glam magic dolls

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  2 месяца назад

      @@nenelawrence1 I’m glad you managed to get some

  • @manonowen1398
    @manonowen1398 3 года назад +4

    Why have they stopped making mattel winx doll anyways? Those were the kind of dolls I preferred the most.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  3 года назад

      I have heard that Mattel didn't like that they were selling more than their own original lines, but I'm very unsure if that is the truth or not. More likely the contract just expired or something.

    • @manonowen1398
      @manonowen1398 3 года назад

      @@HaldjasHelina Thank you. They did sell them in the Uk in 2006-2007 for a while but they stopped selling after the Pixie Magic dolls which is a shame. I really wanted them to sell the enchantix dolls in the Uk. I still think they should bring them back though. They are the best winx doll versions in my opinion 😊

  • @zhayio
    @zhayio 3 года назад +1

    I just got back into Winx and was thinking about GME Musa because I always wanted that doll since like I got into the show which was when I was 8 years old. It’s SUPER ridiculous because I recently saw out of box and used Musa for around $900 on eBay. It’s honestly super frustrating because it was around $600 back then in 2012 when I tried to find that doll when ofc, I first found out about the GME Musa. Literally, I’m about to give up at this point because the prices are too ridiculous. All I literally ask is for a GME Musa that is like around $50-$60 (which is not better but I don’t want to spend almost $1000 on a doll) :/

    • @sailoranimelover13
      @sailoranimelover13 3 года назад

      I saw a glam magic enchantix Musa go up for $6,000 on bid.

  • @Iris.Guardian
    @Iris.Guardian Год назад

    In my country, unfortunately, even the normal ones from Witti, etc. are almost not sold... The problem is that I don't even know if they were ever sold here. When I asked my mother if she had seen them somewhere when we went to the toy store together, she said yes, but not these. It's sad that we didn't have anything like that even from Jack Pacific. I dream about it when I earn money, so I will save and collect them gradually. But I have to agree that these prices are really too much.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  Год назад

      Mattel Winx dolls havent been sold in retail in YEARS so you wont find them in the stores unless its a second hand shop-

    • @Iris.Guardian
      @Iris.Guardian Год назад

      @@HaldjasHelina yes but I wasn't even born when they sold them😿

  • @winxowsky
    @winxowsky 3 года назад

    I miss these dolls soo much..
    I never seen brand new irl even when I was little
    Its soo crazy

  • @soseztheleadr
    @soseztheleadr 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the advice and for sharing.

  • @someoneontheinternet7490
    @someoneontheinternet7490 2 года назад

    i remember getting a winx club doll when i was like 5 but it got lost and i never found it..

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  2 года назад +1

      That's a shame :( I think that does happen to a lot of people sadly.

  • @amandavolitov8647
    @amandavolitov8647 3 года назад +1

    I buy Flora n Stella from Mattel for R$ 200 (R$ is Brazilian money) It's sooooo much LUCK!

  • @alexwolfslaughter9699
    @alexwolfslaughter9699 3 года назад

    When I was younger I used to dream I was a wink fairy

  • @chrisnudzesie45
    @chrisnudzesie45 3 года назад +2

    I buy mattel Dolls from my friends And groups “jebawki” in Poland there are people who don’t know their real price. It can be immoral to some people, but 10$ for GME Flora and Stella is worth not telling this..

    • @chrisnudzesie45
      @chrisnudzesie45 3 года назад

      Also OLX and small sites that sell from private sellers is a good choice

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  3 года назад

      Sounds like you're getting some great deals, I'd also take any 10 dollar GME doll I could get my hands on.

    • @gayan1395
      @gayan1395 3 года назад

      Can u send link XD

    • @chrisnudzesie45
      @chrisnudzesie45 3 года назад

      @@gayan1395 ?

    • @gayan1395
      @gayan1395 3 года назад

      @@chrisnudzesie45 to where u buy those dolls at cheap price :)

  • @VarnerVibesGaming
    @VarnerVibesGaming Год назад

    We have to convince the company to make the dolls a lower price.

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  Год назад

      Well, companies don't really make them anymore, so they aren't in charge of the pricing.

  • @dennyd2928
    @dennyd2928 2 года назад

    My grandma thinks im weird cuz i play with the winx dolls . she like really dislike their faces so i dont really play it infront of her , i was never ashamed of playign dolls even tho some random ladies made fu of me

  • @mariogilsevilla-ff7bw
    @mariogilsevilla-ff7bw 10 месяцев назад +1

    60TH COMMENT

  • @Snejanochkaa
    @Snejanochkaa 3 года назад

    U can boil ur dolls' hairs it will make them look like new

  • @КлаудрияАнгелова
    @КлаудрияАнгелова 3 года назад

    I was born in 2006

  • @remedios.babysupan8170
    @remedios.babysupan8170 3 года назад +1

    Can I have a doll

    • @HaldjasHelina
      @HaldjasHelina  3 года назад +4

      My own dolls are not for sale if that is what you mean

    • @remedios.babysupan8170
      @remedios.babysupan8170 3 года назад +1

      @@HaldjasHelina you can give me a doll

    • @zhayio
      @zhayio 3 года назад +8

      @@remedios.babysupan8170
      They said no, they’re not giving their dolls

    • @MrSpyfin
      @MrSpyfin 2 года назад

      @@remedios.babysupan8170 Of course, I understand everything, but just like that, dolls are given only if the person wants to donate himself or he has several of the same. It doesn't cost a little money