Okay, now for the doll update. As most have already seen, the preorder for the collector Frankie doll came and went. But here's the info anyway:
On Friday, February 18th, the first of 5 MH collector dolls was released for preorder after only 24 hours of it being advertised by the Instagram MH account. This was most likely to force buyers into making a snap decision and making it seem as if the doll is limited. No one knows if the dol actually sold out or if the preorder just naturally ended at a preset time.
The dolls are sold at $75 USD each on MattelCreations.com. There is lots of controversy regarding this price, even from adult collectors who could buy the doll but do not feel like the value is substantially greater than some classic MH dolls.
Also, there is another bit of controversy in false advertising from Mattel. The collector Frankie doll is being officially advertised on the purchasing site as having hand painted eyes, whereas the pictures from doll influencers gifted the dolls clearly shows that this is not the doll actually being sold. Many collectors are upset, as the hand painted eyes are more vivid and detailed, and feel that this is very much false advertising.
Here are the pictures so you can decide.
And pre-sale listing for Frankie (already sold out) can be
found here].
Okay, now for the doll update. As most have already seen, the preorder for the collector Frankie doll came and went. But here's the info anyway:
On Friday, February 18th, the first of 5 MH collector dolls was released for preorder after only 24 hours of it being advertised by the Instagram MH account. This was most likely to force buyers into making a snap decision and making it seem as if the doll is limited. No one knows if the dol actually sold out or if the preorder just naturally ended at a preset time.
The dolls are sold at $75 USD each on MattelCreations.com. There is lots of controversy regarding these price, even from adult collectors who could buy the doll but do not feel like the value is substantially greater than some classic MH dolls.
Also, there is another bit of controversy in false advertising from Mattel. The collector Frankie doll is being officially advertised on the purchasing site as having hand painted eyes, whereas the pictures from doll influencers gifted the dolls clearly shows that this is not the doll actually being sold. Many collectors are upset, as the hand painted eyes are more vivid and detailed, and feel that this is very much false advertising.
Here are the pictures so you can decide.
And pre-sale listing for Frankie (already sold out) can be
found here].
First 3 Collector dolls:
Frankie pictures:
Advertised Frankie with hand painted eyes (not available for purchase, but used in all advertisements)
Comparison of actual 2022 Collector Frankie vs Classic Wave 1 Frankie (credits to IG Zombiexcorn for review pictures):