by SetsunaKou » Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:55 pm
Oh my, I am spending WAYYYY too much on dolls but Disney is just not letting up this year. Other Disney collectors have called it 'Dollmageddon' because of how many LE doll releases they are churning out this year!! :cries:
Hopefully, they'll settle down a little bit next year. I mean, one or two LE sets are fine but to continuously release them nonstop is really hard on the wallet!
They released (3) 1/4 dolls in March (Regal Elsa, Casual Anna and Summer Kristoff) at $120 + tax each in March 2015. (And they actually cost more if you missed them and had to pay scalpers double or triple....which I did. XD I paid $250 for Elsa and $250 for Kristoff. We skipped Anna because of how hefty a price the other 2 commanded. We had even stayed up all night so as not to miss them but by the time Disney Store posted the link, they were sold out already by 'direct linked' scalpers!) ARGH!
Then, in May, Disney Store released all their 1/6 Prince dolls with 'designer' heads so again, there goes another $150!
In August, they held their D23 convention, which had 6 LE releases----one of which I desperately needed and so paid $460 for! (Hans x Elsa Coronation LE 1/6 Designer Set) The other 5 LE dolls I didn't want but for 'collectors' who are going after ALL the Disney LE dolls, it was rough! Slave Jasmine 1/4 is going for $750-900; Designer Minnie Mouse 1/4 LE doll is about $750-900 as well; Toy Story LE Woody & Buzz 1/4 dolls are about $100 each; Princess Leia 1/6 LE Doll is about $500+. This isn't even counting the rare 'tsum tsum' plushies that are so 'hot' right now and going in the $250-500 range! For tiny 3" plushies!
Then, in Sept/Oct, they released their 'Designer Fairytale' LE 1/6 doll sets, one per week.
Snow White & Hag/Witch $140 (9/22)
Peter Pan & Hook $140 (9/30)
Rapunzel & Gothel $140 (10/7)
Ariel & Ursula $140 (10/14)
Elsa & Hans $140 (10/28)(Thank goodness, this is the only one I want!)
Last week, they released 1/4 Aladdin, 1/4 Jasmine, 1/4 Jafar at $120 each plus tax, AND a Platinum Edition Wedding Aladdin/Jasmine 1/4 set that RETAILED for $750!!!! It's around $2000 right now on eBay.....(Thank goodness Aladdin/jasmine aren't my favorites, so I didn't buy any of these! Whew!)
Then, on Nov 3, they are releasing Frozen Fever 1/4 LE Elsa, Anna and a 1/6 Designer Fairytale Kristoff x Anna set!!! :faints:
I've decided to get Elsa and the Kristanna set, but skip poor 1/4 Anna (again!) since I made a custom of her already for my sister when we didn't get March's 'casual' Anna. I made her a Frozen Fever Anna, so....
The 1/4 dolls are $120 + tax each and the Kristanna set is $140, so, there's another $260 I'm in for!
Plus, there is a 'rumor' that a 1/4 Hans will be released on Nov 3 as well. So he's my dream doll, and if he's released, I will absolutely be so happy, but also so broke!! :laughs:
In addition to the 'designer' LE dolls, they also released a Deluxe Frozen Fever 1/6 set for $100 which I bought, the Mattel "Signature" Collection Elsa & Anna, Mattel "Frozen Fever" dolls and Mattel "Coronation" dolls, plus a new Mattel 'Summer Kristoff', and tons of sketchbook ornaments including a $60 Frozen Fever set (which I also bought.)
:sighs: I think Disney is going really REALLY gung ho this year.....
And I'm taking the bait because I love Disney Princess movies/dolls toooo much!!!