{"product_id":"1996-barbie-service-merchandise-limited-edition-sea-princess-doll-nrfb","title":"1996 – Barbie – Service Merchandise Limited Edition – Sea Princess – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eService Merchandise Closed in 2002 — This Is the Exclusive That Outlasted the Store\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSea Princess Barbie is a Service Merchandise Limited Edition from 1996 — presented in the brand's distinctive octagonal clamshell-style box with a coral-pink scalloped interior backdrop and underwater scene. Service Merchandise was a catalogue-based American retailer that ran from 1934 until its closure in 2002, and it released a series of Barbie exclusives through the nineties that have since become some of the more sought-after retailer exclusives of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sea Princess is one of the harder Service Merchandise exclusives to find in the original box — the clamshell packaging is unusually fragile and rarely survives intact, and the full glitter ballgown treatment was a significant production investment for a retailer that was better known for jewellery and electronics than collector dolls. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e #15531\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mattel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487986663614,"sku":"BARBIE-1996-SERVICEM-SEAPRINC-DOLL0001","price":123.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1996-barbie-service-merchandise-limited-edition-sea-princess-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1779363543","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1996-barbie-service-merchandise-limited-edition-sea-princess-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}