#jly6

[unpleasantcompany]

So- update:

Got a text out of the blue from a dear friend the other day who just moved and was asking if I wanted her old American Girl Dolls because she’s downsizing. She provided me pictures of an Elizabeth and a JLY 6. I enthusiastically agreed- but I already have Elizabeth so what was I to do?

I was looking at the JLY 6 when it hit me… she kinda looks like Angela Lansbury… and my absolute favorite musical of all time not only stars Angela Lansbury in its OBC, but also possesses generations of stunning costumes across multiple productions. Elizabeth sort of looks like a performer I was fortunate enough to see live in 2017, Eryn LeCroy (who went on the play Christine Daae in Phantom 💕)

NOTE: if you’re under the age of 16, this musical is very dark and I’m not recommending it for you, hence me not naming the show (still easily guessed from context).

ALL of that being said, I will be adding Miss Johanna (Elizabeth) and Miss Angela (JLY) to my home in the coming days and I’m working on making costumes accordingly. I also splurged and decided to make a dress for my JLY 29, Scarlett, based off of Helena Bonham Carter’s performance. Will also not be naming the JLY 6 after the character because “Nellie” is already taken.

ALSO, I wanted to note… I despise when people take children’s toys or products and make them “adult” or edgy. These dolls will not physically reference any of the darker material in the show such as gore- they will only resemble the ladies and their dresses above. I adore Sondheim musicals, a number of the actors who have performed these characters, and this show means so much to me. I also think it will be a fun challenge (specifically HBC’s because movie budget costume, WOW).

[kirsteninthesun]

The key principle to understand if you’re getting into collecting retired items is that the price of an item on the collector market has a negative correlation with the popularity of the item. 

Put more simply, if something sold very well (like Samantha), the price will be lower. If something sold poorly, or was available for a limited period of time, like Marie Grace and Cecile, the price will be higher.

We can’t look at AG’s statistics, but we can look at the eBay prices. JLY6, the rarest doll, is so expensive because she was available for a limited period of time and likely did not sell particularly well, meaning that the net amount of JLY6s on the market is lower. Despite the high prices she fetches, AG won’t rerelease her, because they’ve already tried selling her, and it didn’t go that well. 

TL;DR- if collectors want something, it’s probably because the consumer market didn’t.

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I just added this listing on Poshmark: J.crew | Sleeveless top Sz 10. #poshmark #fashion #shopping #shopmycloset

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I just added this listing on Poshmark: 🇺🇸J.crew | Sleeveless top Sz 10. #poshmark #fashion #shopping #shopmycloset

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I just added this listing on Poshmark: J.crew | Sleeveless top Sz 10. #poshmark #fashion #shopping #shopmycloset