{"product_id":"1996-barbie-be-my-valentine-collector-series-sweet-valentine-doll","title":"1996 - Barbie - Be My Valentine Collector Series - Sweet Valentine - NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHallmark Sold Valentine's Day Cards and Also This Barbie and Both Were Designed to Be Given to Someone You Liked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet Valentine Barbie was released in 1996 as a Hallmark Special Edition in the Be My Valentine Collector Series, a range sold exclusively through Hallmark stores positioned as a premium Valentine's Day gift. The doll has long dark hair, wears a pink satin gown with a red rose corsage, and carries a pearl-drop necklace - a presentation aimed squarely at the gift market rather than the play market, timed for February retail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHallmark's partnership with Mattel on Valentine's and seasonal Barbie editions ran through much of the nineties and created a collector sub-category of store-exclusive dolls that were purchased primarily as gifts and never opened, which is a genuinely unusual market position for a toy company to cultivate successfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nManufacturer: Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\nCountry of manufacture: China\u003cbr\u003e\nModel #: 14880\u003cbr\u003e\nMelody Likes box condition grade: Very Good - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/MelodyLikes-Doll-Box-Condition-Guide_05303af8-20b2-4137-8091-87f3c51d9668.png?v=1773150063\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Melody Likes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49171786399934,"sku":"BARBIE-1996-BEMYVALE-SWEETVAL-DOLL","price":127.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1996-barbie-be-my-valentine-collector-series-sweet-valentine-doll-1.jpg?v=1790568541","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1996-barbie-be-my-valentine-collector-series-sweet-valentine-doll","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}