Stunner or blunder –Presale
Posted by helen on August 3, 2012
The Blonds Blond Diamond™ Barbie® Doll is now on “pre-sale”, you may pre-order her, she will arrive at your door in December to join your holiday celebration
http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/doll/blonds-blond-diamond-barbie-doll-w3499
Presale, Presale, BC does it again & again, more & more often! Mattel is acting like small Etsy Crafters who do “Made-to-order” now. Guess it would help them to avoid overstocks.
hope the Pre-sale helps her to avoid being a stumbler like louboutin Barbie. her dress is not removeable, all the “sequins”, ”diamonds” & “glitters” look like “glue-ons” & “spray-ons”. Such craftsmanships & simple garment constructions dont qualify her to wear a price tag of $125. she is a pass for me.
Some Updates from BFC: (Aug 7, 2012)
There’s been some questions and confusions regarding the availability of the new Blond Diamond Barbie Doll.
Blond Diamond is currently availalble only through Barbie Collector catalog/by phone and the BC.com Shop (as you all well know). A limited quantity will also be available at FAO Schwarz New York later this year. For this reason, the doll is not officially a BC direct exclusive, and we are referring to it as officially “Hard to Find”. But at this time, the only official channels for Blond Diamond are the BC.com shop and catalog.
thanks!
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timishi said
I ordered 2 because I love it so much. Hehe
timishi said
Helen, you not getting her?
dollsaga said
no, she is not for me.
According to mattel, her production number would be 5,100, but I m guessing the number is flexible, it would depend on how many orders Mattel receives this month. That’s what “presales” for. if no one orders her, she wont be in production, if 10,000 people order her, then, 10,000 would be made, she is a Gold label, the production number falls between 5,000-25,000
Timothy said
that means they are not honest. How u get the production number?
Sure will have people who loves her. I ordered 2.
Rnold said
i like it…….but the dress is not removable….but ill get her though
timishi said
Yes I like the face too.
dollsaga said
here are what others think of her: http://tinyurl.com/ccrgkag
and
http://tinyurl.com/c778qxl
Rnold said
its all mixed reactions w the doll…anyway the flaw i see on this doll is that the cotumes are fixed…and other doll wont be able to wear her fashion..wel thats the sad part…
Alrunia said
LOL in the first promo picture on BC.com she has a lazy eye something bad. I’m guessing that’s just the prototype or a bad angle but her eyes are staring off into different directions. :]
timishi said
That’s the eyes of a super model. Hehe
chicovintage said
Hi There Helen!
Needless to say how much i love your wonderful blog and how sharp and accurate your comments are. I really appreciate your opinion. If you look closely (i know it will freak you out) the dress is a stiff piece of cheap plastic (incredible for a doll of this price). I wonder how will it look in some years time… Anyhow, as a cold, even heartless business woman, i think you should consider the option of buying her, it looks like it will be a hit. But mama always knows best, LOL.
dollsaga said
Thank you!
b/c I am a “business woman” (sort of, lol), I am not “investing” her, with $125+$shipping+$tax and 5 month wait, I am sure there are better investments available. I can use this $125 to buy some other dolls right now, and “reinvest” them, by the time your Blond arrives in Dec, my $125 would have become $250. and your Blond perhaps would be only worth $100: http://www.ebay.com/itm/280931781731.
dollsaga said
it takes more skills & labors to make Tim Gunn Barbie’s Yellow Jacket & blue jeans than this strapless dress & fur coat. Tim’s Barbie is $30, we still think its expensive, but this doll cost $125, some are buying 2 and believe its totally worth it.
apparently this doll’s price is not based on its cost, but based on what Mattel thinks its customers are willing to pay. a good use of “customer value-based pricing strategies”.
Rnold said
actually i was a little rush of buying the doll….but when i sent the pictures of the blonds doll on my fashion designer friend….he told me that the base of the doll looks plastic that was embosed and painted w silver metallic paint that would give the illussion that they are crystals…….since BC didnt mention any swarovsky element so in long span of time he told me that the crystals used will lose its luster…plus the base of the crystal elements might fade too…he suggested that he’ll make me a basic corset dress w the option of putting satin or chiffon base to long gown on shade of silver ,red, whte and blue base fabric and me putting swarovsky crystals colored beads and sequins sewn and glued…
dollsaga said
http://tinyurl.com/d82qm37
an obsessed ebay seller repeatedly listed this doll for 16 times, 3 sold, prices ranged from $100 to $200, but if you check who bidded on it, “a new buyer” whose feedback is zero bidded on every auction. no doubt shill bidding was involved. What a shame!
c***p( 0 ) 30-Day Summary
Total bids: 45
Items bid on: 23
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 100%
Bid retractions: 0
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=280931781731
kt said
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bob-Mackie-s-Banana-girl-barbie-2012-PREORDER-SHIPPING-DECEMBER-GOLD-LABEL-/280935237506?_trksid=p4340.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D13%26meid%3D1183033530389426876%26pid%3D100012%26prg%3D1014%26rk%3D4%26#ht_500wt_1288 that
I think that same seller stole your bob mackie picture picture
dollsaga said
oh, wow! what a shame! the desperate seller! is he going to steal the Ghost photos, too?
dollsaga said
KT, Thank You, really! I have to say its very discouraging to know people use my photos for profitable purposes. he jacked up the price to $300, but doesnt bother to take a picture of his own.
timishi said
I will try to sew one myself
dollsaga said
goooood for you! lol serious, if you paid $125 for a doll, you should have the perfection you deserve.
Rnold said
ah timishi i havent tried but i will just to save money on buying me the blonds…i use daria as my model
dollsaga said
I like Celebutante Daria. she is a very pretty model.
Rnold said
its time to restyle some of my dolls…….mattel fashion s getting expensive but quality is getting poor…..i missed dresses as beautiful like crystabelle, medusa minus the snake and aphrodite ,the masquerade collection dresses the byron lars fashion especially mbili and tatu…
Timothy said
I love Coco by byron lars too
dollsaga said
byron lars has left building, now its Stephen Burrows turn.
timishi said
Helen, can I show you my own version of blond diamond after I fInIsed? Lol. U can comment on it. Hehe. But I do not know how to post pic here
dollsaga said
i would like to see your version. you can upload your photos to
http://tinypic.com then, post a link here. we will be able to see it.
timishi said
Helen, does silkstone body smaller than basic Barbie?
dollsaga said
no, silkstone has larger bustline than Barbie Basics.
kt said
boo I would rather get hope diamond doll or tim gun style 2 than this ugly doll who sold out she 3 seconds
dollsaga said
sold out? she is not sold out yet
kt said
I mean that I would rather have those dolls instead of blonde dimond who I think is ugly and probably poorly made in my even if she is an popular
dollsaga said
she is not as popular as Mattel thought she should be. but now they offer Buy More Save More, you can have $20 off if you buy her now, so that makes her price $105. which should help her to sell out sooner.
dollsaga said
OMG, KT, another seller (he may be the same seller you mentioned under different eBay ID) steals my photo for his auction, too. I think I encounted this person before, his ID was “Barbieland” soemthing, he stole my Barbie Loves Benetton photos, too. eBay sellers boysandtoys4511 also steal my photos for his auctions.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190711908670
luis m. said
hi . hey im guy love outfit on some like aliengod that just came out & sold so fast. but i collect them for my princess & she only 4yr but she love them but i say its not to play so i got her some barbie for the store & she dressin them & play tooo. maybe it will couse alot $$$ the time she could sell them to good barbie loving.
Aisha said
I have no idea why Mattel insists on turning off collectors. This doll had a huge shot at becoming this years best seller.
The OOAKs made some time ago were stunning – real swarovski, actual studs & big beautiful hair. They honestly, to me, were the best barbie has ever looked. I understand they had to be stunners since they had a bigger budget.
Biggest mistakes ? Non removable plastic outfit. Keyword plastic. Even if they didnt want to use swarovski, they could have compensated with using swarovski like elements or something like Crystal Jubilee’s outfit. The whole plastic outfit is just insulting with that price point, it reminds me of the metallic pink power ranger I had as a kid. Glitter shoes.. they could have used the same plastic to mold jewels into the shoes rather than just going the easier way of glitter shoes.
The doll herself is beautiful and the curls look gorgeous (heres hoping its not gelled into a helmet like that bond barbie’s curls)
She has no play value – a statue (Which to me, defeats the purpose of a doll – Im very hands on)
dollsaga said
believe or not, Aisha, a removeable dress wouldnt help her to become best seller of the year. Both empress of aliens and goddess of the galaxy have non-removeable costums, they sold out fast. this blonde diamond suits a very specific groups interests, but she is not for mass market.
timishi said
Helen, this is my version
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62104096@N06/7753229418/in/photostream
dollsaga said
Very nice, I helped to put up your pictures, so others can see it right away.
she is super, but not a blonde, you will need to come up a pretty name for her. lol
timishi said
Thank you Helen,
yeah need a name for her? Can you suggest? I am not very good in that. 
dollsaga said
oh, there is a computer game called “Diamond Blast”, that’s a good name for her