MY RAPUNZEL DOLL IS HERE!!!
SQUEEEEE!!!!!!!
*clears throat.*
When she arrived, I was surprised to see how beat up the box was. Check
out those images to your left. See how dented it is? Now, the box was a
reused one (props to the seller for being green!) but I am not sure that
the box was in -this- bad of shape when it got sent to me. Why do I
think this? Well, if this is how the box looked imagine the doll inside.
Are you collectors cringing yet? Take a deep breath and let it out. I
opened the box, my stomach turning with what I might find inside. I was
so worried that the box the doll came in would be destroyed. However,
considering how this box looked, the doll's box was not too bad...
There were three noticeable dents in the doll's box, and all of then on
the plastic sheets. Thus, there were little white marks on the plastic.
*sigh* Well, the box would not be considered mint, but the doll inside
was perfectly fine. To the right you can see one the damaged sections of
the plastic. I circled them in red. It really is minor and while it
would have been nice to have a mint box, I am not fretting too much. I
know a lot of collectors who have taken the doll out of the box
completely and done all sorts of things with it (in terms of pictures,
undressing it, etc.) While my box may not be perfect, at least I hope to
keep the doll that way.
The doll, by the way, is beautiful...
Gotta love the reflection of the flash right on her face. The box she
came in actually opens real easily without it having to be damaged. The
damage would come if you tried to remove the doll from the box, but as I
stated before that is not something I am going to do. I was super
excited that I was able to open the box and look closer at the details
of the doll.
The fabrics of her dress are quite soft. The deep purple details on the skirt are flocked in velvet. There are crystals galore, and I am a girl who loves her crystals. The hair is made of at least two different types of material. Some of the strands are straighter and more blonde while the others are slightly crimped and are more golden to mimic her hair when it glows when she sings in the film. She comes without shoes, since for the majority of the film (you know, the good parts before she was made just another plane-Jane with a horrid hair cut) she does not wear them. In her hand she holds a hair brush. It is perfectly detailed to match the one in the film as well as one that was made into a necklace (which of course I also own!)
The final surprise came when I found out what edition number she was.
For some collectors, the closer the number of the doll is to 1, the more
valuable she is considered. When I got her, I did not care what number
she was, so long as I had her! I had seen dolls on eBay with their
numbers in the 3,000 - 5,000 range. The doll's certificate of
authenticity was found when I opened the box and it revealed her number:
1752! It did not mean much to me that she had a low number, but I was
amazed to see a doll with this low a number. Had she been in the top ten
or even top hundred made I might have been even more excited.
Now, Rapunzel sits on my Tangled shelf with all my other Tangled items; dolls, home made crown, homemade flower, pins, and other items. For now, my collection feels complete, even if it isn't. (I didn't want the wedding doll with her nasty short hair.)
There is another doll coming out in October that I am stalking... Who knows... Maybe she will join my collection as well...
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