BarbieCollector 2012 Holiday Doll

This Barbie is absolutely gorgeous! She looks exactly like in the pictures. I am a collector and I can firmly say that this is one of my favourites. The only complain I have is that the box came a bit ruined and scratched. It was not a big deal for me but it could be for any other collector. The shipping was very fast and everything arrived in perfect conditions.

Absolutely stunning barbie w/high quality gown in material & workmanship. I ordered more today!In time this will be a very high value. A keeper to display & amazing collector for the future!

It was amazing

The box was good, and not damaged. The doll looks intact and never have been removed as the seller says.She is beautiful and gorgeous. For a collector, it was worth the money. She is really festive and great for Christmas, either for a girl or a girl-at-heart.

Muy buena condicion y calidad, excelente para regalo.

Packaged very well, product as described

My wife has collected Barbie dolls since she was a child and she is now in her late fifties. The 2012 Holiday Doll is absolutely beautiful and I know she will love it when she opens the box on Christmas morning. For all you collectors out there I would not pass this opportunity up to acquire this well made and beautiful doll.

Like some collectors, I like to unbox my dolls. While her dress is so pretty and there is no detail missed, from the delicate serging on all the edges, fine stitches and careful folds, to the non-stick velcro on the back and the perfect fit, I believe that they spent so much on the dress, that they decided to skimp on the doll herself. This doll comes with the model muse body with hard vinyl arms and hard, hollow plastic legs, not the nicer, smoother, and more durable hard vinyl legs of many other model muse dolls. While one many not see her legs if they never unbox her, since this doll is intended for children 6+ and not just collectors, they really should have put more attention into making her more durable. In the box, her hair is gelled into place. It's a bit lower quality hair than the hair on my other Barbie dolls. It has a much stickier texture and seems less real and more plastic. I do have other Barbies with gelled hair that I degelled, and none of them were like this. Her jewelry is the regular, familiar chromed plastic which is quite nice, and she can share jewelry with other Barbies. The shoes she has are little red peep-toe heels that are footed like real shoes and many modern Barbie shoes. Like most Barbie heels, they do have a tendency to fall off, but these do fit better than some of the older Barbie shoes. There are two other items I wish they included. Many other collectible Barbies come with a certificate of authenticity card and a stand. I also think they should have given her a more durable box if they intended her to live in the box as opposed to coming out to play. Overall, I think I would buy her just for the dress, but I'm a bit disappointed with the items included and the quality of her body. I really hope they consider making future Holiday Barbie dolls more like the regular collectible dolls they offer.