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Thursday, July 31, 2014
They over produced
Every year in the toy business, there was one outstanding toy that every child wants. The year was 1983 and Coleco produced Cabbage Patch Dolls. When Allen and I went to a toy show in Syracuse, N.Y. we saw these unusual dolls packed 6 to a case. They didn't appeal to me at all and I remember saying to Allen, do you think we'll be able to sell 6. I didn't know at the time that we could have sold 6,000.
Cabbage Patch became such a hit and were in high demand by every little girl. The few that we were able to order were in high demand. Allen tried to match the recipient's eyes with Cabbage.
These dolls came named and with a birth certificate. When we would call a customer that we had them, Allen would put it in a big black garbage bag, so that they wouldn't getting mugged on the way home. People called us from all over Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, begging us to take out the dolls from lay a ways...they would pay us 3 times what they were worth.
My honest husband never gouged or went one penny more than they were worth. We had integrity.
Anyway we were able to get almost excact knock offs of this doll, but everyone turned up their nose, even though they were under $10.00..
We did get a fair amount of black Cabbage Patch, but the little black girls bulked at them...but the white kids bought them. Taught me a lesson.
And now, needless to say, these Cabbage Patch dolls are not collective and have no value. It was because Coleco manufactured too many instead of holding back which would have made them very desirable.
Our supplier in Syrancuse opened a store about 15 minutes from us selling cabbage patch dolls that he was stockpiled.
This was completely unethical and we never bought from them again.
Cabbage Patch became such a hit and were in high demand by every little girl. The few that we were able to order were in high demand. Allen tried to match the recipient's eyes with Cabbage.
These dolls came named and with a birth certificate. When we would call a customer that we had them, Allen would put it in a big black garbage bag, so that they wouldn't getting mugged on the way home. People called us from all over Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, begging us to take out the dolls from lay a ways...they would pay us 3 times what they were worth.
My honest husband never gouged or went one penny more than they were worth. We had integrity.
Anyway we were able to get almost excact knock offs of this doll, but everyone turned up their nose, even though they were under $10.00..
We did get a fair amount of black Cabbage Patch, but the little black girls bulked at them...but the white kids bought them. Taught me a lesson.
And now, needless to say, these Cabbage Patch dolls are not collective and have no value. It was because Coleco manufactured too many instead of holding back which would have made them very desirable.
Our supplier in Syrancuse opened a store about 15 minutes from us selling cabbage patch dolls that he was stockpiled.
This was completely unethical and we never bought from them again.
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