Phylicia Brathwaite began collecting Barbie dolls in 2000 when the Millennium Barbie was released, and since then, she has ...

The first Barbie doll, which sold for just $3 when it hit the market, can now be worth as much as $8,000 or more, depending on its condition. High-end auction houses like Christie’s, Sotheby’s ...

Although you'll find boxes of collector Barbies on antique store shelves, antique Barbie dolls won't enter the market for another few decades. At over 60 years old, Barbie is a true vintage classic.

Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible, but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended. The toy ...

In the mid-2000s Barbie faced her first serious competition after years of maintaining about 90% market share of the doll sector. Bratz, the edgy, bug-eyed dolls with their own smartphones and lip ...

Over 20 years after the original Barbie was introduced to the market, Mattel released the African-American Barbie and Ken dolls in 1980. Though there had been an African-American doll in prior ...

She's Barbie: The doll that's launched the imaginations of millions of girls − and maybe as many think pieces about her role in American culture, fashion and feminism. But maybe Barbie is more ...

This Week In History: On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll made her first appearance at the American Toy Fair in New York City. The doll by Matell, Inc. has remained popular around the world ever since.

The artisans work between four to five hours a day from home. This means earning a livelihood does not impact their ...