ROBIN WOODS VINYL DOLL 14" MISTY LE #172/5000 Start Price USD 79.95 Current Price USD 79.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Location Pacific NW See more about 'ROBIN WOODS VINYL DOLL 14" MISTY LE #172/5000' Description hankiesandmore Store WELCOME! Items come from a smoke and pet free environment. Visit my auctions and store daily for great buys! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Shipping discounts are given for multiple wins. Invoices are sent Sunday evening or when you are finished shopping let me know and I will send an invoice with your shipping discount. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Robin Woods from Pittsburg, PA. is a noted doll designer who created dolls that were made to be played with, producing a special kind of vinyl and cloth body to cuddle. All dolls have the same superb design, the distinctive hand-painted faces, the easily managed hair and clothes, and the durability expected from Robin Woods dolls. The first dolls produced by Robin came in very limited quantities. She started her business in 1983, calling it Robin Woods Inc. {RWI}. In 1991 she resigned from the company because she had no control over what was being done. She then went to work for the Madame Alexander Doll Company. Robin and MA was in a continuous battle in court over the use of her name usage {Robin Woods designed "Let's Play Dolls"} because when she resigned from RWI she was limited in using her name on any collectible dolls. The battle in court was costly and fiercely fought and Woods & MA lost.From the court papers, "Even though RWI's sales continued to increase throughout the 1980s, the company never turned a profit.  Unhappy with RWI's financial performance, the Seed Fund in 1990 instructed its representatives on RWI's board to remove Mrs. Woods from her management role but to continue to  employ her as a doll designer.  Following Mrs. Woods' demotion, RWI's product line was also altered and new distribution channels were created. The Seed Fund's changes proved catastrophic, leading RWI to the verge of bankruptcy.   Mrs. Woods offered to return as CEO to try to save RWI, but the Seed Fund rebuffed her.  Mrs. Woods resigned from RWI on December 6, 1991, to go to work for one of RWI's  competitors, the Alexander Doll Company ("Alexander")."Get these dolls while you can as they are limited editions and hard to come by and as time goes on they will get harder to buy.This adorable rare to find doll is in  MINT condition with original box. Fully jointed and made to play with. So cute! NAME:  MISTYLIMITED EDITION: YES 172/5000COA: YESDESIGNER: CHRIS MILLERORIGINAL PRICE $150.00MANUFACTURE: ROBIN WOODS MANUFACTURED DATE: 1993ORIGINAL BOOKLET/HANG TAG: YES + VERSES IN TIME BOOKLETSIZE: 14"MATERIAL: ALL VINYLCONDITION:  MINT _______________________________________________________________________________________________ PAYMENT & SHIPPING INFORMATION *PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING As per eBay rules, please contact me within three days of ending auction with your specifics regarding payment: check, money order or paypal. International buyers must pay via PayPal or International money order in US funds. If you have more than one winning auction and are paying via PayPal, PAY WITH ONE PAYMENT ONLY for all winning auctions won AFTER you receive an invoice from me. I send invoices out after auction ends or/and Sunday evenings. SHIPPING CHARGES on heavier items will be determined at the end of auction, otherwise shipping and insurance are shown on the auction site. If I have "quoted" {not what is listed on the auction site} a shipping price and it is higher than actual postage and packing materials I do refund the difference. I do not refund money on shipping charges to or from your residence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for viewing my auctions. All items are sold "as is." GOOD LUCK BIDDING Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!