Disney Designer Dolls

[berrybread]

I just read the website they added this!!!!

No no no no no no oh boy they just hate me don't they.
I'm 16 and there is NO WAY my mom is going to stay with me. What if she comes at 9 when they pass out the cards and waits for an hour until the store opens? You think that would be fine?

 

[DrJUSC]

This is my biggest worry as well. With the previous method of release people had to choose between trying at the store and trying online at the same time. Now, if the resellers miss out at the store, they'll be online the next day with 5 of their family members trying to snag what they couldn't get in person. Shoot, even if the resellers get some at the store, they can still log on to the website the next day and get more.

I have to rely on ordering online since our closest store is an hour away. I have kids to get to school in the morning and my husband is deployed so I cannot go stand in line.

I can only hope Disney does something about the website and what it can handle traffic wise. I only want one doll out of the 5 remaining ones.

No matter what, the re-sellers will get as many dolls as they can be it online or at the store or both. There are only so many dolls. The more they have, the more the price per doll goes up. You just need to be smarter than these guys!!

 

[Aurorabrir]

Why am I so obsessed about these dolls? LOL. I told my sister when they first came out that I thought $60 for a doll you can't play with was excessive, especially in this economy. Then, I caught the bug and jumped in to get the Snow White doll. Bought Mulan on Ebay for $110, which I thought was a decent deal. I just wanted two, but now I am contemplating buying Cinderella on ebay and am planning to order more on the website when they're released. A few suggestions....

1. I am emailing the people who ask too much for their dolls on ebay and guaranteeing them $100 if they don't sell theirs. So far, I've had a positive response. I am low-balling them, but I figure they'd rather make a profit than relist.

2. I am waiting until the late or early hours for auctions ending when less people are able to bid. You'll get lower prices that way. It also helps to bid on auctions where Ebay "newbies' are bidding, since they don't know that you should jump in about 15 seconds before the auction ends to bid.

3. I am clearing my mantle to display these dolls and mugs. I tried so hard to get these, why not show them off?

I also wanted the compact, but missed out. I keep checking for new designer items on the disney store website. Does anyone know of any other items that they might randomly release?

I swear this is a sickness, LOL.....

 

[Falltime]

Looking at ebay and the ended auctions for Snow White currently 1,210 have ended and 200 current (not all auctions are for dolls and some auctions are relists) So probably realisticly 1,000 snow white dolls appeared on ebay. That means resellers only got about 20% of the dolls. That means 80% went to the collectors. I think that's a pretty good % and with the new limits in place I think more dolls will get into collectors hands first.

 

[carebee21]

Looking at ebay and the ended auctions for Snow White currently 1,210 have ended and 200 current (not all auctions are for dolls and some auctions are relists) So probably realisticly 1,000 snow white dolls appeared on ebay. That means resellers only got about 20% of the dolls. That means 80% went to the collectors. I think that's a pretty good % and with the new limits in place I think more dolls will get into collectors hands first.

You're forgetting quite a few variables. I would be willing to bet some of the resellers are holding onto the dolls, hoping they go up in value, rather than down. Some of them are holding onto the dolls until there's very few left on ebay, thinking that if there's fewer of them listed, there's less competition, and that may result in a higher price. Some of the resellers are holding onto the dolls, thinking a full set will sell for more than an individual set. And some of the resellers are holding onto them until Christmas time, thinking mommy & daddy or grandma and grandpa will spend more on them as a Christmas gift.

Also, there's more places to sell these dolls other than ebay. There's amazon, Craigslist, etc. Even on the vinylmation trading boards and pin trading boards I frequent, there's people trying to sell them or trade them for high dollar pins & vinyls. So it's clear they only picked up the doll to off it for something more expensive, even if it's not money....

 

[disney newb]

Hello everyone, I normally don't stray away from where I normally post on the Disboards but this doll craze has been driving me crazy! Anyhoo, I was able to get a Snow White online only because I set my alarm for 3:30am and wasn't even able to complete the transaction until 20 minutes later. How do they expect us to add 5 dolls in our carts and checkout?! I'm really dreading it..

I was thinking maybe driving a couple hours away to the nearest Disney Store participating in this collection. Kinda crazy huh?lol I just want to be able to do all I can in order to secure my dolls!! How has everyone's in-store experience been? Do you really need to be there early early??

 

[Falltime]

You're forgetting quite a few variables. I would be willing to bet some of the resellers are holding onto the dolls, hoping they go up in value, rather than down. Some of them are holding onto the dolls until there's very few left on ebay, thinking that if there's fewer of them listed, there's less competition, and that may result in a higher price. Some of the resellers are holding onto the dolls, thinking a full set will sell for more than an individual set. And some of the resellers are holding onto them until Christmas time, thinking mommy & daddy or grandma and grandpa will spend more on them as a Christmas gift.

Also, there's more places to sell these dolls other than ebay. There's amazon, Craigslist, etc. Even on the vinylmation trading boards and pin trading boards I frequent, there's people trying to sell them or trade them for high dollar pins & vinyls. So it's clear they only picked up the doll to off it for something more expensive, even if it's not money....

true that's why I bumped up the % they still got a smaller % than collectors

 

[BigGreen73]

Well, one good thing about the dolls being released on 10/17, I didn't have to get up at 3am. I am wondering if anyone did get up early this morning to check the DS website just "in case".

DW and I are just talking about what we want to do now. 1. Just try to order online on 10/18 or 2. drive to the nearest DS (90 mins away) on 10/17 and try again online on 10/18. We're leaning more towards #2, but we are also starting to wonder if those dolls are worth the hassle. We'll see.

We are just not much into the let's camp out "black Friday" mentality. It's a little foolish if you ask me. I just can't imagine how early we'll have to get in line to have a shot at getting what we want.

I am fine with their decision on how to handle the remaining 5. Gives everyone two shots at getting the remaining five and it's probably the best they could do to limit how many one person can buy in store and online.

 

[KateB]

I think that the other motive behind selling them in store first is in hopes that less people will be on-line if they already got them in store. Fingers crossed that my store isn't too crazy and people aren't waiting outside BEFORE the mall opens.

 

[marie1203]

I think that the other motive behind selling them in store first is in hopes that less people will be on-line if they already got them in store. Fingers crossed that my store isn't too crazy and people aren't waiting outside BEFORE the mall opens.

There is no way people are not going to be waiting outside. In this thread various people had already stated they will camp out.

 

[BigGreen73]

There is no way people are not going to be waiting outside. In this thread various people had already stated they will camp out.

Here's hoping that the buzz dies out a bit and people forget about the LE Dolls. We'll have to wait and see. With people missing dolls and the new way DS is putting out the last 5, many may just not pursue getting any more.

 

[Falltime]

One thing that does surprise me is how very little people value their time. I have heard stories where people will be driving a couple of hours or more each way to their store and will camp out overnight for the dolls, and there is still no guarantee that they will be one of the first few in line and able to get the dolls they want. If you thought your store got a very little allotment when the edition size was 8,000 imagine how many they are going to get with an edition size of 4,000.

 

[DrJUSC]

Here's hoping that the buzz dies out a bit and people forget about the LE Dolls. We'll have to wait and see. With people missing dolls and the new way DS is putting out the last 5, many may just not pursue getting any more.

With the way Ariel is going on e-bay, people will not forget about these dolls LOL.

 

[glenpreece]

I agree, the buzz going down is wishful thinking but we can dream LOL

 

[berrybread]

There is no way I'm camping out. I plan on getting there super early though.

 

[Queenie122]

I've gotten all my dolls online so far but this next time I want to go to the store and try. So I'm not sure what to do!

How early are you going? If the mall isn't open yet how do you know which mall door to wait at?

I plan on heading down to my store before the big day and asking staff there but I'm wondering what you are all thinking / doing / what you've already experienced.

 

[GraceMonica]

I've gotten all my dolls online so far but this next time I want to go to the store and try. So I'm not sure what to do!

How early are you going? If the mall isn't open yet how do you know which mall door to wait at?

I plan on heading down to my store before the big day and asking staff there but I'm wondering what you are all thinking / doing / what you've already experienced.

I talked to a cast member at my Disney store today. She said that my mall opens at 7am for the mall walkers and the earliest she's seen people line up is 8AM. So check with your mall to see when the earliest time they open their actual doors. Talk with the cast members to see what the past experience was with the other five dolls. They might give you a little insight on how to approach the 17th.

I'll be getting to my mall extra early. I honestly don't think people will actually camp out, because there wasn't many people there for snow white...but who knows! And with the restriction to being 17 and older being able to purchase the dolls, it might be interesting on who the ebay people find to take the place of their children.

 

[Queenie122]

I talked to a cast member at my Disney store today. She said that my mall opens at 7am for the mall walkers and the earliest she's seen people line up is 8AM. So check with your mall to see when the earliest time they open their actual doors. Talk with the cast members to see what the past experience was with the other five dolls. They might give you a little insight on how to approach the 17th.

I'll be getting to my mall extra early. I honestly don't think people will actually camp out, because there wasn't many people there for snow white...but who knows! And with the restriction to being 17 and older being able to purchase the dolls, it might be interesting on who the ebay people find to take the place of their children.

Yeah, my mall opens early for walkers too so I was hoping that the "which door to line up at" won't actually be an issue. Of course, I can't actually leave until I put my daughter on the bus for school so I can't get there super duper early even if I wanted to.

Thanks for the info!

 

[lisateaches]

I think the dolls are really beautiful, but I think the drawings are even more beautiful. I think I will print some of those and admire them

 

[Cameragirlla]

I know its a long shot... but if anyone comes across a silver cinderella in their online endeavors for a reasonable price or knows someone thats selling one please let me know! I'm trying to hold out from using ebay if possible!