Barbie Dolls to See Massive Resale Enhance From Oscar Nominations

Barbie collectors can start counting the Benjamins, ‘set off the movie’s Oscar noms are about to blow up the Barbie resale market … based mostly on one toy skilled.

We talked to “America’s Toy Scout” Joel Magee — a frequent “Pawn Stars” customer with better than 20 years experience inside the collectibles world — and he says he’s anticipating prices to solely keep on climbing as a result of the movie picked up 8 noms for this 12 months’s Academy Awards

JM says all the fun throughout the movie and awards season is indoctrinating the youthful know-how into collectible custom. So, whereas quite a few years prior to now crucial purchaser of Barbies is prone to be your nostalgic Grandma Sue, it’s now fashionable among the many many Gen Z crowd to buy Barbie.

And, Magee pulled out his magic 8 ball to make a prediction for us … saying the mass producer of Barbie, Mattel, is principally smart and loves its limited-edition drops — so maintain your eyes peeled for an Oscar-themed Barbie presumably hitting the market in a short time.

Now, in spite of everything, Ryan Gosling was nominated for an Oscar whereas Margot Robbie missed out inside the performing class, nonetheless Magee says the breadwinner has always been, and may keep, Barbie. Sorry, Ken.

Joel tells us collectors exit to buy utterly completely different Barbies — Astronaut Barbie, Doctor Barbie, Birthing Canine Barbie, and so forth. — and they also’ll get the accompanying Ken to complete the set, nonetheless he’s not the draw.

Translation: He’s merely Ken.

That talked about … an Academy Award for Gosling will jack up these Ken prices — Magee’s talking doubling or tripling the price. And, if he’s not Kenough for the voters, Joel nonetheless sees a 40 or 50% enhance for the nomination alone. Cha-ching!!!

Magee’s final piece of advice for collectors — buy these limited-edition Barbies, similar to the Oscar Barbie he predicts might presumably be coming down the pike.