So what makes a doll a prime target for collectors and how does one go about identifying these traits? Admittedly, the majority of dolls you can find today on auction websites actually cost the same amount of modern-day Cabbage Patch Kids: roughly $60 or in some cases, even less. Given the fact that over 30 million dolls were sold in the 1980s, it could be considered even a miracle that some dolls are worth thousands and thousands of dollars. While not everyone is born with a trained eye for the finer details of Cabbage Patch Kids, for your convenience, we go into detail for how to generally determine your doll’s worth as well as how to identify the key traits that highly sought after dolls have.ĭetermining the Worth of Your Cabbage Patch Kid Photo credit: William Mckeehan In this guide, we not only list the original dolls that started it all but also the most looked for dolls on the market that collectors are eyeing. It wasn’t until 1982 when Roberts reached a licensing deal with toy production company Coleco that the Little People dolls were rebranded as the dolls we know today: Cabbage Patch Kids.įrom lawsuits involving artists of similar disciplines, cross-country riots at toy stores due to shortages, and even a prank by Milwaukeean radio hosts that led locals to believe Cabbage Patch Kids would be air-dropped, Cabbage Patch Kids may not be the biggest hit today, but in the eyes of collectors and those who grew up in the ’80s, the Cabbage Patch Kids certainly left their mark on their memories as well as in history. One appealing point about the dolls was that they weren’t bought, but rather, adopted, and the adopter would have to take a vow to care and love their doll.
As Roberts received positive reception for his handmade dolls, he moved his operations into a former clinic, dubbing the renewed facility as Babyland General Hospital, where even today curious travelers can watch Cabbage Patch Kids be taken care of by sale employees roleplaying as nurses and medical staff.
Instead of handing over a set amount of cash, interested buyers only needed to pay an adoption fee for one of his carefully made dolls. Roberts originally sold his Little People dolls at art shows. Distinctively known for their bloated heads and slightly disturbing faces, yet somehow endearing with their soft appearance and huggable form, if there’s one doll that could define the ‘80s, it would hands-down be the Cabbage Patch Kids as they were the ultimate definition of a fad and its extremities in the 1980s.Ĭreated by artist Xavier Roberts, who used quilting skills learned from his mother as well as the more historic needle modeling technique, the first Cabbage Patch Kids were simply known as The Little People.
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