Are MH dolls getting harder to sell??

[barbgirl1999]

I've got about a dozen or so loose MH dolls that I've been trying to sell for MONTHS, with no bites.  I'm just wondering if the demand is dying down?  I know I'm getting out of them because the sheer number of new dolls just got overwhelming to my completest nature.  I want to sell all but about 5 of mine...but I'm having a hard time finding buyers even on eBay.

Just wondering if anyone else is having trouble.  Maybe it's just a slow market right now for dolls in general?   

[Radiance]

I've had some trouble selling both loose & MIB MH dolls. Baits seem to still sell, though. I think that the sheer number of MH dolls released all the time make it hard to sell. I've pretty much stopped trying and have them in storage. I hope sales will pick up because I need them gone!

[barbgirl1999]

I've had some trouble selling both loose & MIB MH dolls. Baits seem to still sell, though. I think that the sheer number of MH dolls released all the time make it hard to sell. I've pretty much stopped trying and have them in storage. I hope sales will pick up because I need them gone!

Agreed, lol!  I have SO MANY dolls taking up closet space.  I need them OUT!  I'm about to drop prices way down farther than I want to...but I need the space, and a few dollars is better than the ZERO dollars I'm making from them being in the closet, haha.

[xkelpiex]

Yes, I guess the hype is waning down. I'm also considering letting them go for a steal as you are right....a little money is better than no money.

[apanda0622]

I just think the market has been flooded with used dolls.  I haven't sold my used loose dolls online in awhile because they were not selling but I have had luck selling them at toy shows, however, I have had to lower my prices to under $10 a doll.

I know some are parting out the dolls and selling the dolls separate from the clothes and shoes and accessories.  Plus they have re-released some older dolls so now they are no longer in demand.

[Buzzingbumblebee]

Well I know that I can't manage to offload the one MH doll I have. So I gave up and I'm going to repaint and give her a reroot with some alpaca instead. At least then she will be one of a kind .

[Galactica]

Oh yeah the hype is dying down but probably even more than that, Mattel has made it clear it will re-release any popular characters- so once the desire to get a NEW doll is gone- they don't seem to sell for much more than super-on-sale-clearance price.

I ended up selling some in lots and giving a lot of them away (keeping only my loose dolls and DOD Lagoona since I had paid a decent amount for her before she was re-released...)

[xkelpiex]

Yeah, I'm giving away like twenty of them to a little girl I know, but the few I thought would sell, I tried to sell at recommended prices. Probs won't happen, so I'm thinking of keeping them (they were my faves anyway)

[barbgirl1999]

I'm glad (?) it's not just me...though not really, lol.  I guess I'll throw them in lots and put them up on ebay and see if I can off-load them like that.  I'm just trying to downsize and keep my collections more specific, and they're taking up closet space that I could really use for other things

[CoonhoundBetty]

I think (as a buyer) that when shipping is added, you can just buy a new one at the store for almost the same price. They keep coming out with new characters, and I know my DD doesn't care what release they are, she just wants the character, and not seven different styles of Frankie.

[Lilithdrff]

I gave more than half of my collection to my daughters. Didn't seem like I would be able to offload them so might as well give them to them to enjoy. 

[Galactica]

Yeah- the kids don't really care what edition a doll is- they just want the character.

I ended up dropping a bunch in the Toys for Tots collection-  I had thought about giving them to my nieces, but they are spoiled enough, they didn't need another 20 dolls or they will start treating them as disposable...

[CoonhoundBetty]

Of course, if anyone is looking to unload some MH dolls to a kid who enjoys them, let me know DD is looking for Abbey, Gigi, Rochelle, and Gil. Oh, and the pirate from the new movie.

[sparkykandy]

Does MIB affect the price at all?  My only Monster High doll is a MIB Signature Operetta that I have been debating whether to debox or not.  If she's actually worth more in box, then I might as well continue keeping her in the box.

[Lilithdrff]

Signature dolls are probably worth a bit more MIB. The newer stuff it's sort of up in the air, cheaper to ship out of box so a lot of people don't mind them being de-boxed. However the older dolls, harder to find dolls, and signatures you can probably get a bit more MIB (if there's a market for that particular doll of course).