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Golden Girls Action Dolls

Hot Commodities at Comic Con

By Larry LeMasters
LeMasters’ Antique News Service

At the New York Comic Con in September 2016 Golden Girls action dolls stole the show, the hearts
of collectors, and their pocket books.
Based on the 1980s sitcom, Golden Girls, starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan,
and Estelle Getty, Golden Girl action dolls sold out within in hour each of the two days they were
offered.
Andrew Perlmutter, Vice President of Sales for toy maker Funko LLC, suggested the company
manufacturer the dolls after his wife, a fan of Golden Girls, suggested the idea. “Wouldn’t it be
hilarious,” Perlmutter said, “if there were Golden Girls action figures?”
Funko produced a limited number of the dolls for sale at Comic Con. The dolls came in boxed
sets of four (Rose, Dorothy, Blanche, and
Sophia) and sold at the comic event for
$24.99. The same day these 3.75-inch, fully
posable dolls were offered at Comic Con,
they began appearing on Internet auction
sites for around $180.
The price continued to rise until the
dolls’ price topped out at around $425. I
checked today, and these dolls were
offered on eBay in the wide range of
$235 - $300. When I looked, there were
no bidders.
Still, if we learned one thing from
Beanie Babies and P.T. Barnum, “there’s a
sucker born every minute.”
Exclusive The Golden Girls action dolls distributed For now, though, these aging Golden The Golden Girls set of 4 vinyl action dolls,
by Funko at the 2016 Comic Con in New York. The Girls are hot commodities, making one distributed in Limited Edition by Funko LLC.
dolls originally sold for $25 and these were offered on wonder if Aunt Bea action dolls are far These dolls, new in box, were offered on
eBay for $300 less than one month later. behind? eBay for $235.

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