Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Miss Suzette

What is it about this doll that makes her so expensive?  For the uninitiated, Miss Suzette is a Barbie-sized Uneeda doll, with multiple hair colors and a very pretty, very early sixties face.
Needless to say, I'd like to own one...but look at these effing prices!!!


Killecrankie, that much for a Barbie-sized doll???  It's not like Suzette is highly jointed like her Uneeda sisters Dollikin and Miss Dollikin.  I own Miss Dollikin myself; she's east to find and inexpensive.  My poor girl still needs a dress.
A redhead, of course.  So what gives?  I know the market was oversaturated with Miss Dollikin, hence why there's a glut of them on eBay and they're so inexpensive.  Is Miss Suzette rare?  Jenjoy notes that Miss Suzette was sold only at a store I've never heard of, W.T. Grant's, so I bet she is indeed rare.  I guess that for now I'm just gonna have to look at Miss Suzette and covet, as I'm having to spend my money on X-rays and a back patio.  Yep, we're putting in a small deck out back, and I can't wait to see how it looks!

Love,
RagingMoon1987

6 comments:

  1. I want one too!! I passed two up at a doll show a couple of years ago because they were $50!!! Am I an idiot or what?! I didn't think there was only one store that sold them, but I know they are a rarer doll. I also have a Dollikin, which is probably as close as I'll get to a Suzette. Of course, I've said that about other things too. You never know what will come along. At least you have that cool Sandy McCall!!

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    1. I do have him, yes! I need to move him back to Casa Pizarro eventually. I thought I'd move back to Casa del Luna eventually, but that's looking unlikely now.

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  2. An interesting doll, the eye paint seems to have an almost Asian aesthetic. I know that dolls with an Asian look have their fans, so maybe that's part of the reason she's so expensive, along with the rarity.

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    1. I hadn't thought about the aesthetic. That kinda makes sense.

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  3. Crazy pricing! I get it--I am coveting a large size Dollikin, and have hesitated because they, too, seem more rare and high-priced! Good luck--you never know when one will pop up!

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    1. Oh, I like the large Dollikin! Yes, I've had rare things fall into my lap before too!

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