May 21, 2017 Treasure Hunt: "$5 Bin Bonanza Lot" & Video

Holy crap, I cannot believe the luck Colleen and I have finally struck! Our good luck seems to run in streaks--we'll go a few weeks without finding much of anything, and then all of a sudden, we'll hit several bins in a row! If you don't know already, hoarding lots of dolls is our very favorite thing. It's so much fun making over someone else's entire collection, and piecing all the dolls back together. This was not only a massive haul of dolls, but also the cheapest group we've ever purchased (except of course "Free Friday Finds"). Believe it or not, we got 73 dolls for only $5, with oodles of clothes and accessories (plus some playsets). Apparently, the sellers were trying to raise money to enter a competition, and wanted to sell stuff at a really cheap price, to ensure they could raise enough money. When I spotted the lot on Sunday, I was intrigued as it was a very deep container, that was overflowing with dolls. Quite literally, the dolls were about three inches above the rim of the container. I thought that there would be a lot of filler stuff, like kids clothes and other junk. Of course there was, but I had no idea that there were 73 DOLLS in this haul. Then, five minutes later, we spotted a small broken cardboard box on the ground, loaded with a few dolls and tons of clothes. We always are looking to add more clothes to our collection. This lot also coincidentally cost $5 (the dolls it contained were quite a bit older and junkier). So for $10, we got almost 80 dolls and a container stuffed with clothes, plus lots of plastic stuff. The container in this picture is filled with all the clothes we got on Sunday--they were cleaned already by the time this picture was taken, thus why they are quarantined separately. There was a miscommunication between Colleen and I--when I asked her to get some containers to sort the stuff into, she thought I meant soak it all...so that's why we had to wait to film the rest of the video and take this picture (the clothes needed to dry which took forever). Anyways, we additionally found a Harry Potter figurine--Colleen has been collecting these since 2002, and rarely stumbles upon one she doesn't already have. I found Alice and Wendy still boxed in the last aisle of the flea market. There were other dolls that were tempting, but I didn't want to spend a ton of money. I'm so excited about making over my new, stinky friends. They REALLY reek of filth and I also detect a faint nicotine odor. Stay tuned for a transformation video of these dolls if you are interested

Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHpbts5nkic&feature=youtu.be

Dolls in photo from left to right:
-1986 Jewel Secrets Ken
-2006 Every Girl's Dream Ken
-2008 Beach Party Ken
-2010 Shaving Fun Ken
-1983 Sweet Roses P.J.
-2002 Rio de Janeiro Teresa
-2003 Ballet Star Teresa
-2005 Fairytopia Mermaidia Mermaid-to-Fairy Elina
-2005 Fairytopia Jewelia
-2004 Fairytopia Dahlia
-2005 My Scene Mall Maniacs Chelsea
-2006 Beach Glam Summer

Second row from back:
-2006 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Courtney
-2006 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Edeline
-1970 The Sun Set Malibu Barbie X2
-1991 Happy Holidays Barbie
-1992 Dolls of the World Native American Barbie
-1993 Camp Barbie
-1997 Ballet Recital Barbie
-1997 Coca-Cola Picnic Barbie
-1998 Pretty in Plaid Barbie
-1999 Angelic Inspirations Barbie

Third row from back:
-2001 Jam 'n Glam Barbie
-1998 Ballerina Dreams Barbie
-2011 Glam Auto! Barbie
-2003 Spongebob Squarepants Barbie
-2004 Princess and the Pauper Anneliese
-2004 Princess and the Pauper Erika
-2008 Totally Nails Barbie
-2009 "Wave 1" Fashionistas Artsy #R9883
-2008 Luv Me 3 Tricky Triplets Barbie
-1973 Leggy Jill
-2008 I Can Be...TV Chef Barbie
-2000 Surf City Barbie
-2001 Winter Classic Barbie

Fourth row from back:
-2007 High School Musical 2 Summer Romance Gift Set Troy
-2007 High School Musical 2 Summer Romance Gift Set Gabriella
-2008 Play Sportz Snowboarding Cade
-2008 Magic Hair Color Fianna
-2009 Party Yasmin
-2009 Play Sportz Fashionably Fit Yasmin
-2005 Star Team I'm A Singing Star! Stacie
-Shenandoah Riding Club Katie
-1997 Li'l Zoo Pals Stacie
-1998 My Favorite Fairytale Alice
-1997 Flying Wendy

Fifth row (sitting):
-2009 Twilight Edward
-2009 The Twilight Saga New Moon Jacob
-2010 The Twilight Saga Eclipse Victoria
-2009 Twilight Bella
-2010 The Twilight Saga Eclipse Alice
-2004 Sparkle Princess Cinderella
-2007 High School Musical "Singing" Gabriella
-2007 In the Spotlight "Nobody's Perfect" Hannah Montana
-2011 Victorious Singing Tori "Make it Shine"
-2010 Pretty Melody Fashion Collection Taylor Swift
-1998 Florida Vacation Skipper
-2010 It's My Nature Katie
-2010 Sisters Skateboard! Skipper

Front row (small dolls sitting):
-2006 Tandem Bike Yasmin
-2005 Mini Kingdom Princess Anneliese
-2003 Sweetsville Tamika
-2003 Sweetsville Becky
-2004 "1st Edition" Bratz Babyz Cloe
-2007 Lil' Angelz Cloe #168
-2004 Princess and the Pauper Kelly "as Erika"
-2004 Princess and the Pauper "Bridesmaid" Kelly
-2003 Swan Lake Marisa as the Friendly Fawn
-2003 Swan Lake Kerstie as the Merry Mouse
-2003 Swan Lake Kelly as the Baby Swan
-2003 Sun Fun Hula Maria
-2000 Lil' Friends Halloween Party Jenny
-2005 Kelly Club 5 Playground Bunch Kayla
-2005 Kelly Club 5 Playground Bunch Melody
-2005 Kelly Club 5 Playground Bunch Kelly
-2005 Park Time Kelly
-2005 Halloween Party Witch Melody
-2003 Happy Birthday Tea Party Melody
-2005 Kelly Club 5 Birthday Bunch Kayla

Taken on: May 23, 2017

Tags:

treasure hunt

flea market finds

2005 fairytopia mermaidia mermaid to fairy elina

1998 my favorite fairytale alice

1997 flying wendy

2004 princess and the pauper kelly #c6302 #c6303

2003 swan lake kelly baby swan

2003 swan lake kerstie merry mouse

1983 sweet roses pj

2000 surf city barbie

2008 luv me 3 tricky triplets barbie

1999 angelic inspirations barbie

2010 twilight eclipse alice

2010 twilight eclipse victoria

1992 dolls of the world native american barbie

2010 pretty melody fashion collection taylor swift

2010 shaving fun ken

2011 victorious singing tori

2004 sparkle princess cinderella

2009 play sportz fashionably fit yasmin

2008 magic hair color fianna

2010 its my nature katie

2009 party yasmin

2007 lil angelz cloe #168

2005 kelly club playground bunch kayla kelly melody

2005 park time kelly

2006 tandem bike yasmin

2003 sweetsville becky tamika

2000 halloween party jenny

2010 sisters skateboard skipper

2003 happy birthday tea party melody

2005 star team singing star stacie

2003 ballet star teresa

1998 pretty in plaid barbie

2007 in the spotlight nobodys perfect hannah montana

2006 every girls dream ken

2008 beach party ken

2005 my scene mall maniacs chelsea

2008 totally nails barbie

2011 glam auto barbie

1997 coca cola picnic barbie

1998 ballerina dreams barbie

2001 winter classic barbie

2003 spongebob squarepants barbie

1973 leggy jill

kid kore katie

2005 mini kingdom princess anneliese

2009 twilight new moon jacob

2008 play sportz snowboarding cade

2005 kelly club 5 birthday bunch kayla

1998 holiday sisters kelly

2003 swan lake friendly fawn marisa

1998 florida vacation skipper

2004 princess pauper anneliese erika

1997 lil zoo pals stacie

2003 hula maria

1991 happy holidays barbie

1997 ballet recital barbie

2007 high school musical singing gabriella

1993 camp barbie

2006 beach glam summer

2002 rio de janeiro teresa

2001 jam n glam barbie

1986 jewel secrets ken

1970 the sun set malibu barbie

2009 twilight edward bella

2006 12 dancing princesses edeline courtney

2004 fairytopia dahlia

2005 fairytopia jewelia

2008 i can be tv chef barbie

2005 halloween party witch melody

2009 wave 1 fashionistas artsy #R9883 « less

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