Barbiecollector.com is a site that is devoted to collecting Barbies. Please also try diamondsanddolls.com as well.
New in box
Barbie Bazaar was a magazine for adult Barbie doll collectors published by Karen Caviale in Wisconsin from 1988 to 2006.
There are Barbie seconday market collectors guides I suggest you check them or go on Ebay.
NRFB stands for "Never Removed From Box" and is a term used by Barbie doll collectors to describe dolls that are being kept in their original packaging without being taken out. Collectors often seek NRFB dolls for their pristine condition and higher value in the collectibles market.
It's best to list the doll by how she was originally sold, such as 1968 Twist N Turn Barbie or 1993 Totally Hair Barbie. However, there are some adult collectors who repaint a doll's face, reroot the hair and sew an original outfit for her, and then re-christen her (for want of a better term) to resell her.
There is no American Girl Barbie. Or are you asking about the 1965 bend leg Barbie, who is often referred to as American Girl? I don't know about her arms, but her legs are similar to the 1971 Malibu Barbie's, and some collectors have bleached the Malibu Barbie legs to put on the bend leg doll.
Barbie doll hair is blonde.
Probably the first Holiday Barbie doll, from 1988.
If you have one of the following Barbie dolls you can recurl their hair: Quick Curl, Style Magic, Super Hair, Designable Hair. You can also do what is known as a boil perm, which is what adult collectors sometimes do on their Barbie dolls.
WELL BARBIE DOLL ISmuneca Barbie
Barbie was originally modeled after a German doll from the 50's
The value of Barbie Talking Dentist doll is $15. The doll is in the original unopened box