tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post5844937359630645194..comments2024-03-28T11:41:16.501-05:00Comments on Black Doll Collecting: Another Head Turner: Jam 'N Glam ChristieBlack Doll Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-65343280787739358022014-11-22T08:22:23.143-06:002014-11-22T08:22:23.143-06:00You're welcome, Eklectic1. Yes, sometimes the...You're welcome, Eklectic1. Yes, sometimes the real world gets in the way of my playtime. Life... it happens. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-29430178908120476932014-11-21T09:08:28.385-06:002014-11-21T09:08:28.385-06:00Thank you so much for the info! Very helpful.
As ...Thank you so much for the info! Very helpful.<br /><br />As for the delay, I figured you were "doing other things"...having your life away from your great blog!Eklectic1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05664037132783743841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-79867817715853096532014-11-18T08:58:16.630-06:002014-11-18T08:58:16.630-06:00Hello Eklectic,
I apologize for the delay in answ...Hello Eklectic,<br /><br />I apologize for the delay in answering your question. As a rule for Mattel, AA dolls made within the same year (and sometimes several years to decade, unless they were made with skin tone variations, as in the case of the Shani line and later the So in Style line), will be the same color. I can almost guarantee that another AA Barbie with brown (not tan) complexion from 2002 will match your doll's complexion. <br /><br />Thrift shops are great sources for body donors. Dolls there will usually cost less than finding another new doll to serve as a donor. You can also match the color better in person than in online pictures.<br /><br />If your desire is for an articulated body, an articulated So In Style Kara "might" be a good match, but I am not sure the head prongs will match. <br /><br />I hope this helps. Again, I apologize for the delay in answering your question.<br /><br />dbg<br />Black Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-3653777328164069772014-11-15T12:33:49.791-06:002014-11-15T12:33:49.791-06:00I really like this blue-haired lady. She was well ...I really like this blue-haired lady. She was well worth your waiting for her! Especially at the right price! I am finding that you can often get cool things that are Barbie if you wait for the right price. Sometimes you only have to wait a week! It can vary tremendously. I found some really good deals on dolls that had crushed boxes---I don't want to keep them in boxes, but I also don't want to mess up a collectible that should remain in one. If the box is ruined, oh well---as long as the doll is good---she'd better come out! Fresh and new, and no guilt for me! I've already happened on a couple of these.<br /><br />I have a question for you. I just purchased a doll on Ebay that has the most wonderful corkscrew AA hair: 2002 AA Star Skater Barbie. Her hair and face are just gorgeous, beautiful makeup too, medium brown eyes, light blush, and lovely coral lips, and she is a lovely darker brown color. Her arms are articulated, and her legs bend. The bad news is---and I was figuring this might happen, given the description of the "twirling skating action" she was supposed to possess---her mid section has a type of plastic collar that contains a string mechanism that, when pulled, causes her to "twirl". She is also a flat-footed Barbie, which I don't have shoes for yet. I have already released her from the prison of her box (I don't know if I will ever be an "in-the-box" collector), and I would like to put her lovely head on another body, but don't have spares yet, and want to match her to the right color. Do you know if Mattel just did a basic "darker brown" AA doll, or do they greatly vary in color? That is, if an AA doll looks darker than the usual light tan they most often use to indicate the biracial look, it is likely to match? It's hard to tell nuances in color from looking at Ebay and Etsy photos, but you can generally see that here is a light doll, and here is a dark doll. And I have certainly seen cases where individuals have placed heads on the wrong-colored body for resale, so one has to be careful. But if I found a mismatch at the right price, and the body was good---well, it would be worth buying.<br /><br />I definitely want her head and body to match in color, and a regular Barbie body would do wonders for this girl! Any advice would help. I want her to live her life as a doll with a regular waist, if possible...until I sort this out, she'll stay as she is, but she's getting a cramp from sitting down with that waist! Thank you in advance for anything you can tell me.Eklectic1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05664037132783743841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-73471150788835563682014-11-11T23:10:03.932-06:002014-11-11T23:10:03.932-06:00Well cool, now I know someone with the bus.
dbgWell cool, now I know someone with the bus.<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-55534724883189885402014-11-11T20:30:13.338-06:002014-11-11T20:30:13.338-06:00That doll goes with the bus I found at the thrift ...That doll goes with the bus I found at the thrift store! It's neato to see the doll that was supposed to go with it. She does look glam.Muffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121187068323359131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-45711651110658002952014-11-11T15:00:17.588-06:002014-11-11T15:00:17.588-06:00Thanks, Night Owl.
I am strictly a "dolls&...Thanks, Night Owl. <br /><br />I am strictly a "dolls" person. I can take or leave the accessories and for the most part it's leave them. I have no room for accessories. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-52710196686422788962014-11-11T13:48:54.172-06:002014-11-11T13:48:54.172-06:00She's lovely, you made an awesome deal :-). I ...She's lovely, you made an awesome deal :-). I love her skirt, and the package is also great - are you going to try to find the tour bus too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-6380180194770188422014-11-11T12:50:23.050-06:002014-11-11T12:50:23.050-06:00Thanks, D7ana! Versatility is always nice.
dbgThanks, D7ana! Versatility is always nice.<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-34709480775704707982014-11-11T11:05:39.882-06:002014-11-11T11:05:39.882-06:00Neat. Congrats on your find. She's pretty and ...Neat. Congrats on your find. She's pretty and versatile - you don't always have to keep her hair blue. D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-60636061260412046132014-11-11T10:26:35.851-06:002014-11-11T10:26:35.851-06:00If you keep her, she can serve as a perfect DJ at ...If you keep her, she can serve as a perfect DJ at one of your parties, Vanessa. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-4386721287523932712014-11-11T10:01:34.981-06:002014-11-11T10:01:34.981-06:00Congrats. Didn't know you were looking for he...Congrats. Didn't know you were looking for her. I have her NRFB in my collection. Thought about opening her, but didn't. Thought about giving her away, but didn't. Now I will further contemplate her fate. Somehow when others are very interested in a doll, she starts looking a lot better.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027064808344974667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-4366999788881229582014-11-11T03:50:37.973-06:002014-11-11T03:50:37.973-06:00Thanks again for the heads up on another doll with...Thanks again for the heads up on another doll with the turning head/hair color changing feature.<br /><br />Yes, waiting "saves." It took three months to find one at a price I was willing to pay, but you know I don't mind waiting to get what I want for the lowest possible price. <br /><br />Jam 'N Glam Christie certainly does have a lot of nice accessories. I found that tiny CD cover and the CDs impressive.Black Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-59924080544851326392014-11-11T00:35:15.732-06:002014-11-11T00:35:15.732-06:00Well your patience certainly paid off! You got her...Well your patience certainly paid off! You got her for a great price, and in great NRFB condition. Mine came to me in a box of loose items from another collector, so it's nice for me to see all that she originally came with. I have the CD case, her top, and her shoes. Mine came with silvery pants instead of the skirt (must've come from Barbie). I'd sure like to have those guitars pictured on the back of the box, and the headphone mic!RoxanneRoxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079345476722203250noreply@blogger.com