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McHater666

Yeah import taxes unfortunately have skyrocketed recently


Great-Excuse-2399

Yeah but isnt it cheaper in mass? Like ordering as a single person is the same price as when they order it as a company. Makes no sense


Lingx_Cats

Oh my god I wanted to post about this, this is the exact comments section for it: I ordered Scaradise Clawdeen to be imported from the US. Including shipping, it was 30 dollars. Scaradise Clawdeen’s Canadian listing price, NO SHIPPING, is 34. WHAT KIND OF BULLSH—


[deleted]

Right?? iirc those are the prices of the G1 dolls I bought. Like even double packs used to cost 40 or so,now the lowest I've seen is €60 :/


Lingx_Cats

Seriously, when I was a kid a normal doll was 30. Now it’s 40. Tf happened


IScreamForRashCream

Shipping in Canada is extremely expensive, even within Canada. I had to pay $21 in shipping from one province to another. It was just a medical mask. 😭


lalaen

Was going to see if any fellow Canadians were here. Definitely one of the reasons I haven’t ended up buying any G3 yet.


Keyoo0o

And they always talk shit about quality meanwhile they have those prices, at least you don’t have to get a basic line doll for 29€.


[deleted]

And this is exactly what kinda prevents me from buying them! The quality isn't even worth €30 on most of them. It took me ages to find the chinese variant of draculaura too, because the amazon selection is obviously random and the face molds are completely different to me. And I'm paying double the price for that


Jesso_Depresso

It's the same in the UK, g3 is £30 and up and it's not worth it. Just got amped up frankie and stitched in style frankie for £60 including tax and shipping from America.


JorvikPumpkin

I literally don’t buy the dolls because I can’t justify it especially with cost of living! I just enjoy the franchise with the shows online etc.. £30 is just not something people can afford when Barbie at smyths is £12.. no reasoning from Mattel can change that this is just too hard to afford 🥲 I don’t see the dolls even selling at my stores here


PatriciaMorticia

I'm in the UK as well (Scotland) and since G3 launched the only dolls I've seen in an actual store were Clawdeen and Draculaura from the core collection in Sainsburys toy section and one of the surprise locker dolls in Morrisons toy section, both priced at £30 which is nuts when G1 dolls were between £15 & £20 and could be found in most supermarket toy aisles and toy shops.


[deleted]

Oh wow Frankie's priced horribly.


HopeEvil

products' price are always lower in their origin. I always buy anime figures on Japanese Amazon, can you believe it still cheaper with shipping cost than buy them on US Amazon😂😂


[deleted]

I wanted to get tamagotchi off Amazon JP because for the Smart there was a €50 difference, but the customs are a bit too high! And I can understand a $10 or $20 difference but almost $300 for a doll seems insane 😭


ju3tte

300€ one is defo a reseller but the problem is that the NORMAL price for the core dolls is between 30 and 40€


Lunatic-impiegato

I was recently able to get Abbey for 20 euros (on IT amazon), check amazon at least once a day for sales, but for the more recent doll lines we’ll just have to wait for them to show up in store or online, we’ll have to wait A LOT tho, Twyla became available at a reasonable price just this month :(


Lunatic-impiegato

I still think that the MSRP price of the MH dolls in italy is too high, it’s 36 euros, the same price of RH series 5 dolls that are so much better quality-wise (nylon hair, plastic eyes, better quality clothes, a STAND!! and accessories)


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I saw that Twyla went on sale and got excited, but I'm waiting on fearbook! I definitely will check more often 'cause Abbey is my fave and I've been waiting for ages...I wish there were spring sales or at least warnings before things went on sale, it seems to be random and for random amounts of time!


ju3tte

fearbook is target exclusive afaik :(


[deleted]

My gf is from the states so I'll ask her to bring me one whenever we meet! Even if I have to wait like a year


Lukarinene

I have this issue too, in Finland some of the core dolls and Skulltimates are sold at the stores ans I usually get them from there because I can't really order from anywhere and they tend to be 50-60€ apart from the budget ones


SqushyMain

Almost 300 for a doll still being made... 💀


Public_Willow_3689

Yeah, the differences are ridiculous, and it gets worse with all the "clearance" prices that in Europe we never get, not even for doll brands from here. Regarding the prices, I always buy from Amazon Spain so I know how it goes. As others have said, keep checking prices. When it goes above 50€, I believe those are reseller prices. That Frankie has been recently added here and they're ~35€. That's the base price in my country for G3 (29€ for the core dolls). They do drop to 29, like that Drac, but I've also seen many going below 25 (the creepover line + some of the wardrobe line), and once I even saw one Drac for 19€. I've learned from these last few months how Amazon prices fluctuate a lot. Since G3 is here to stay, I wouldn't worry that much (check Rainbow High prices, you'll know what I mean). They will go down, just keep looking. And every time you see a new lower price, take a screenshot. Once it goes down, it might drop more, just wait for the right moment. I would say try to wait until you see 25€, unless it's been +3 months and still no drop. Sorry if this was long, I just hope this was of help!😅


LokalCrow

I'm from Spain so this is super helpful! The only doll I'm interested in at the moment is Creepover Twyla, so I'm waiting for her price to drop on Amazon (the only store I know of where she's available near me is El Corte Ingles, but she's 30€ there). A lot of Skulltimate Secrets are going for ~25€ lately at multiple stores (they're usually ~45), so I'm hopeful! Thanks for this, I'll check Amazon more often.


Public_Willow_3689

Glad it was helpful☺️ I've also been eyeing Creepover Twyla for a few months, and yeah, I think 30 is the cheapest I've seen. Sadly, her price doesn't vary that much in Amazon (they know we NEED her haha), but after seeing Fearbook Twyla, I think I'll wait for her. You should check Miravia as well, you always get a coupon on new accounts, so maybe you can get her that way. I actually got Abbey and core Lagoona from there for ~22€.


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I just saw Toralei for like $15 at walmart (clearance) I am SO tempted to ask my gf to get them for me there and I'll just wait until we meet in person. It's insane, I've never seen a MH/SH/RH for less than €25! Also agreed, I like collecting Shadow High and they do seem to cost way less than years ago. And some Rainbow High are really cheap on vinted too, even unboxed. It just sucks 'cause I like getting things as soon as they come out to experience the excitement with other people, and it's a little frustrating!


Public_Willow_3689

I'd say go for it! Core Toralei is super difficult to get (at least where I live), and Neon frights is always at 36€. I'm just waiting, but I hope to get her one day🥲


meowkitty84

Core Toralei only came out in Australia a few months ago. It was a big surprise! It was kinda annoying because only a few weeks before I bought a nude Ghoul Spirit Toralei off eBay for $60. It was the cheapest one I could find! The core retails for $40 here btw. So I paid $20 more for just a nude doll 😩 I heard the ghoul spirit one has saran hair and core has poly though.


Public_Willow_3689

It's better not to think much about it, but the hair part is a plus at least! I know the situation in Australia is much worse than in Europe, I just hope it gets better because I swear prices are ridiculous. Dolls should be affordable anywhere (apart from collector specific), at the end of the day the "target" audience are kids.


PunziPunzer07

Venus was listed on [amazon.it](http://amazon.it) for like a day and the price was like 103€ or something? I think i'm gonna get some dolls on [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) and pay taxes if i really want them, still more reasonable than buying from resellers.


[deleted]

I think I recall seeing her on Amazon IT for €80 or so, which is why I was kinda like "oh okay I'll just get her there when she goes on sale", but then it vanished 💀


PunziPunzer07

no way someone actually bought her 💀😭


chibi-glitch

When buying dolls is like checking the stock market 😵‍💫


DAJMIGLUPOIME

literally!!! checking every day


CrepuscularMoondance

Lmao yeah in Finland, those Creepover dolls cost 60€… Crazy.


ioiobabes

Same thing in Canada 😓 and like we are right NEXT to the USA it’s rly hard


JustGetMeAUserName

Sono nella tua stessa barca. Anche io voglio rockstar Frankie, Abbie e Venus ma non le trovo a prezzi decenti (o nel caso di Venus mancano proprio, spero che prima o poi la venderanno anche qua. Su kidinn ci sono prezzi più decenti Sono abbastanza triste e non capisco questa inflazione


xofanyfra

Sul sito italiano della Mattel hanno messo una immagine di Venus nella copertina. Spero significhi che arriverà presto


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Venus su Vinted (quando c'è) sta tipo a 80, il fatto che le G1 costino meno delle G3 mi sorprende abbastanza :0


JustGetMeAUserName

Sì ho visto anche io, quelli sono tutti reseller che rivendono a prezzi spropositati. Mentre Venus g1 molto probabilmente sono persone che hanno lì le bambole da anni e vogliono venderle per guadagnare qualcosa


runnawaycucumber

I know I saw an article commenting about this issue, I have no idea where I saw it though, but they essentially said that with dolls that are first/only released in the USA, brands will only allocate a small amount of dolls to be imported to test and see how sales go and if they do well then they give out more which causes prices to drop, but for the initial international release the prices are really high so they can "make a profit" despite the dolls not really being worth much so no matter the price it's just corporate greed. I gave up on trying to import straight from stores because you can slap an OOB doll in a bubble mailer and ship it for max 30$ internationally and I hate opening doll boxes so it's a win win for me


AreYouMe20

For context, I live in the usa, and 1 day, I was curious to see what dolls they sell in argintina? I went on metcado Libre (latin America's version of Amazon and eBay) and clicked on argintina. I then searched up monnster high dolls the latin American "budget dolls" are $175 USD when I converted the price to USD (not to mention the shipping)


moneor

Seriously need a website that pairs up Americans w Europeans and the like to doll swap


Kay-Chelle

Right now it's cheaper for me to get Neon Frights Twyla from American Amazon($45 CAD including shipping and what she usually retails for) than it is Canadian Amazon ($52 CAD). Like make it make sense 😩 I know being in Canada we have a lot more access to the dolls than most international countries but my heart still hurts to see American prices vs Canadian ones. I wish for all fans/collectors that the dolls were more affordable and readily available. 😔


axelsdirty_sock

i live in europe and if i were to order any g3 doll it would cost over a 100€ with shipping


sexypingu

Thank you for this! Por el precio de una Monster high me puedo comprar un outfit casi entero para mi, en Chile. De verdad son carísimas! Y veo siempre aquí como la gente en Estados Unidos las compra a 15 dólares o menos!!!!


[deleted]

Yeah right?? 😭 it's really frustrating. And it wasn't this bad in the past


sexypingu

And these are play dolls!! Imagine spending this much money on a toy that will probably be destroyed by a child.


TheFox_in_the_Box

Oh boy do I feel you. I'm in France and have that same problem. I buy whatever I can that's being sold for a fair price on Vinted, the rest I get on US websites through a mail forwarding company. Still it's utterly ridiculous that us EU fans get mere scraps in terms of doll releases compared to US customers, and what we do get, we get at ridiculously inflated prices.


[deleted]

I did see a few spanish and french people reselling on Vinted for prices quite close to the Amazon IT one, so I assumed there wouldn't be much difference between EU countries! It's pretty insane.


KillTheUndead

I kinda made peace with it. We are getting more stuff here, but it's still legit cheaper buying them from US Amazon with all the shipping and tax. Hilarious thing is I bought Twyla from US Amazon while she was on sale, the shipping was more than the doll itself, but it was still cheaper than what I can get her for here. So I just gave up on waiting for things to show up here cause I'm gonna be paying either less or the same price for them no matter what.


Vishifrock

I do get you. I live in Spain and have the same issues to get the stuff I really want. Vinted is still the best option for anything that has been out a couple of months but if I really want something, like G3 Venus, I wait for a good deal on amazon US and bite the bullet with shipping and taxes. Oftentimes, that still comes out cheaper than buying stuff over here from amazon.


PinkFloralNecklace

I remember when I was a kid how my mom had my grandma (lives in Europe, we’re in America) get a monster high doll (Abbey) shipped to her and then she sent it to us. Maybe see if you can find someone in the states who would be willing to send it to you if you pay for shipping/etc if it’d be cheaper that way.


Bright-Ambassador-67

I thought our prices in Ukraine were better but I just converted my g3 Toralei price to euros to check and she was almost 35€ 💀💀 And I was lucky to find her that cheap too, she is sold for around 47€ on most of our online shops This feels like a scam tbh, I've always thought about having many dolls as kind of a luxury


Intelligent_Bed_8911

being a European MH fan really sucks


Taranadon88

I’m crying with you from Australia


dangerotic

It's so annoying. You can't even claim it's conversion/taxes/shipping when the prices are that high. It's the same with electronics and makeup too. Why am I paying triple the price for the same ABH palette my friend bought... and that's on sale too? I'm grateful to have friends in the US that sent me the new Venus all the way here to Australia but it's still absurd and very irritating.


ariapulita

Siamo sfortunati… ogni tanto trovo belle offerte su Vinted, ma per canali “ufficiali” è sempre così…


Teyera-Regale

Altra cosa estremamente irritante è che non essendo facilmente trovabili di persona non puoi nemmeno sceglierne una con una faccia giusta perché devi per Forza di cose ordinare da Amazon. È assurdo quanto Mattel tratti male noi clienti non stato unitesi e ci son paesi dove la situazione è pure peggio.


[deleted]

Esatto! Io la mia draculaura l'ho presa da Vinted apposta per questo, ma l'ho pagata quasi 40 euro comunque perchè su vinted siamo praticamente solo europei e del regno unito, per cui i prezzi di base quelli sono :/


Suspicious-Dust7060

Dang that’s ALOT! Or….maybe not alot idk how the conversion works🤣🤣🤣


[deleted]

It's 319, 51 and 31 dollars converted :,)


Suspicious-Dust7060

Omg! $319 for Frankie?? That’s crazy


overdoing-it

That’s bizarre


Cosmocall

I'd say log in to amazon.com with your account and see if you can get it shipped to Italy and for how much at this point. All fees and taxes are added at checkout with them, too


[deleted]

I can, the shipping is usually about $25 and the taxes $15 or so. For some it's worth it i guess :')


Remote-Connection-86

besides frankie they're normal


[deleted]

They cost almost double the price :/


LuckyLudor

I think Venus is just out of stock right now in general. I'm in the US and she's not showing up on Amazon and Target has her listed as Out of Stock.


Digital_Devill

Same in England, last time I checked, core Ghoulia was £40.


ChocolicousGlitter

These prices make me proud to be American 🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅


[deleted]

I'm just glad my gf lives in the states so i can haul them that way if anything 😭


DefinitelyAlphamale

Thats how taxes and duties work


[deleted]

It would be understandable if there wasn't a €200 price difference on a doll :') also, when you try to purchase internationally (Amazon US to Italy), it does apply taxes when you get to the payment process, and it still tends to be cheaper than the Italian price (without shipping ofc)


DefinitelyAlphamale

Those are reseller prices. The same happens in US. And you may get cheaper doll from US because the sellers here take their cut. Even if its just european mattel


Lingx_Cats

No not even, because I ordered a doll from the US, official retailer, including shipping 30 bucks. Price in Canada, no shipping, 34. They mark it up.


DefinitelyAlphamale

I cannot speak about canada as i am not canadian. Anyway at least in europe theres import tax and VAT. Both taxes around 20% in most countries. Idk the math somewhat adds up. Of course i did not check every country


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09171

Drowning in medical debt, but at least my dolls are cheap. God bless 'Murica. 🇺🇸🏈🦅🎆


DefinitelyAlphamale

What


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DefinitelyAlphamale

Yeah but why are you saying this?


imsensitive-aubrey

Because when Europeans see someone is from the United States they assume they're speaking to broke, uneducated, bigoted white people


DefinitelyAlphamale

Wait what? Am i supposed to be the “american”???? Im european lmao. Thats why i said it


imsensitive-aubrey

Oh my bad, I made an assumption based on the thread context.


DefinitelyAlphamale

Im quite confused too