>>8137663The Los Angeles Times thought the Pink Anger movement was "unlikely to seriously dent sales of Barbie, among the world's best-selling toys. Together with her cars, clothes, pets and friends, Barbie raked in $1.7 billion for Mattel in 1996."
Barbie doll fan clubs were eventually allowed to use the Barbie name with certain stipulations, and eventually Pink Anger passed... for the most part. However, in the years following Pink Anger, many collectors who had planned to temporarily boycott Barbie turned to other dolls. Gene, Tyler, Fashion Royalty. New fashion dolls replaced Barbie in collections. Dealers who had used Barbie as their figurehead product stopped carrying Barbie doll or went out of business. "Miller's Magazine" went out of business, and "Barbie Bazaar" magazine lost advertisers and pages, eventually closing its doors. In light of these changes, some former fans of the pink plastic icon remained disillusioned.
Sales of Barbie dolls slowed down, and since the year 2000 Barbie sales have not risen like they did in the 1990s. Within 10 years, figures showed that in 2005, sales of Barbie dolls had fallen by 30% in the United States, and by 18% worldwide.
Fifteen years later, the dolls that once had commanded top dollar on the secondary market in 1997 are now only worth pennies on the dollar. Even vintage dolls sell for less today in many instances than they did in 1997. The adult market for collectible Barbie dolls has shrunk considerably, and cities that once had 4 or 5 large doll shows a year are lucky to get one small show. Many Barbie collector clubs have closed their doors permanently since the Pink Anger days.
