* Pricing of Hockey Bobbing Head Dolls
Prices shown are from T. Hunter's book "BOBBING HEAD DOLLS - 1960-2000" with his permission.
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1962 REGULAR SIZE -------------------- TEAM EX NM MINT SCD T.S. WARMAN's BOSTON BRUINS 300 425 600 600 500 450-600 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 125 175 225 300 200 250-350 DETROIT REDWINGS 140 175 225 300 200 250-350 MONTREAL CANADIENS 70 90 125 150 150 125-250 NEW YORK RANGERS $$$ 100 140 190 225 200 150-200 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 80 140 190 225 200 200-250 $$$ = a WHITE base decal is normal; a BLACK base decal variation -add a 25-35% premium
1961-63 MINI --------------- TEAM EX NM MINT SCD T.S. WARMAN'S BOSTON BRUINS 20 40 60 75 70 80-100 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 25 40 60 75 70 60-85 DETROIT REDWINGS 15 30 50 60 70 60-85 MONTREAL CANADIENS 15 30 50 50 70 40-60 NEW YORK RANGERS 350 900 1600-1900 ** 1500 1500 1000-1500 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 15 30 50 60 70 60-85 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS(DETROIT) 15 30 50 60-85 "REPAINTS" $100-$350 ** (show prices & Ebay) "Repaints"= mostly NY Rangers (with fake base & chest stickers); I have seen New York, Montreal & Detroit dolls with "WHITE" or home jerseys. Dolls have the original chest decal.
1963 HIGH SKATE ------------------ TEAM EX NM MINT SCD T.S. WARMAN'S BOSTON BRUINS 270 420 600 600 250 450-600 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 180 280 400 450 250 350-500 DETROIT REDWINGS 200 315 450 450 300 350-500 MONTREAL CANADIENS 125 190 275 325 225 200-300 NEW YORK RANGERS 170 260 375 450 250 350-500 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 160 245 350 450 250 200-300
1963 INTERMEDIATE HIGH SKATE ------------------------------- TEAM EX NM MINT SCD T.S. WARMAN'S BOSTON BRUINS 200 315 450 500 500 450-600 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 180 280 400 450 500 350-500 DETROIT REDWINGS 200 315 450 450 500 450-600 MONTREAL CANADIENS 225 350 500 500 500 450-600 NEW YORK RANGERS 200 315 450 450 500 450-600 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 200 315 450 450 500 350-500
1967-68 GOLD BASE -------------------- TEAM EX NM MINT SCD T.S. WARMAN'S BOSTON BRUINS 300 450 600 750 600 450-600 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 125 175 250 450 400 250-350 DETROIT REDWINGS 100 175 250 450 350 250-350 LOS ANGELES KINGS 225 350 500 600 650 350-500 MONTREAL CANADIENS 200 350 450 600 550 450-600 NEW YORK RANGERS 300 400 600-900 ** 750 600 500-750 SALT LAKE CITY EAGLES 500 900 1700-2000 ** SAN DIEGO GULLS (2 styles) 225 350 450 ST. LOUIS BLUES (GOLD) 320 420 600 ** 600 650 450-600 ST. LOUIS BLUES (BLUE) 275 375 500 600 650 350-500 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 300 450 550 750 650 500-750
1972-74 BLUE BASE -------------------- TEAM EX NM MINT T.S. WARMAN'S BOSTON BRAVES 200 300 450 500 450-600 BOSTON BRUINS 100 150 200 150 250-300 CLEVELAND CRUSADERS 90 130 170 200 250-300 NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 300 450 600 500 500-750
1962-76 ODD-BALL & MINOR LEAGUE DOLLS ---------------------------------------- TEAM EX NM MINT WARMAN'S AIK "RATS" 200 300 400 ** SWEDISH TEAM 400-500 BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 120 170 240 300-350 BRYNAS "TIGERS" 200 300 400 ** SWEDISH TEAM 400-500 CHICAGO BLCKHKS "BLINKER" ? ? ? 1500-2000 DETROIT REDWINGS "BLINKER" ? ? ? 1500-2000 FBK "WOLVES" 200 300 400 ** SWEDISH TEAM 400-500 GENERIC MINIS 20 30 40 ** HERSHEY BEARS 200 300 400 350-450 JOHNSTOWN JETS 200 400 650 ** SEE COMMENT BELOW 400-500 LOS ANGELES BLADES 150 220 330 250-300 NEW YORK RANGERS "BANK" 100 180 240 250-300 NEW YORK RANGERS "BLINKER" ? ? ? 1500-2000 PORT HURON FLAGS 250 350 450 500-750 PORTLAND BUCKAROOS 300 425 550 500-750 SALT LAKE CITY EAGLES 500 900 1700-2000 ** 1500-2000 SAN DIEGO GULLS 225 350 450 400-500 TORONTO MPLFS. "BLINKER" ? ? ? 1500-2000 TRE KRONOR 300 425 550 ** SWEDISH NATIONAL TEAM 400-500 VIK "Black Eagles" 200 300 400 ** SWEDISH TEAM 400-500 ** JOHNSTOWN JETS DOLL PRICES SEEN IN RECENT AUCTIONS= $465 (12/04) & $645 (12/07) CAUTION -- JOHNSTOWN JETS DOLLS WERE REPAINTED TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS DOLLS. THE DECALS WERE REMOVED AND THE WORDS ON THE CHEST & BASE WERE HANDPAINTED ON THE DOLL. WITH ALL THE DOLL RESTORATION & REPAIR ARTISTS THAT EXIST TODAY, I WOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS BUYING THESE DOLLS UNLESS YOU KNOW THE SELLER OR OWNER.
Grading System =
(used by Tim Hunter; from his book & John Brey; Nodderexchange): "Gem" - Beautiful, bright, shiny, out of the box colors. Any Nodder that is labeled "Gem" is special. Because not all "Gem" nodders are perfect, we will combine the gem logo with the following grades: Mint - No flaws, unless minor factory problems such as minor paint overruns or minor factory paint problems or bumps. A "Mint" doll is one that have no flaws, but not the eye appeal of a "Gem Mint" doll. NrMt - Most "nice dolls" fall into this category. A NrMt doll could have a couple hairlines in back or side or a minor problem in the front that doesn't detract from its overall appearance. Some peoples "Nr Mt" is another persons' VG. Ex - An "average doll" with no major problems. Great for display if not for investment. Often times paint chips on high points. Maximum of 3-4 small flaws such as hairline cracks, micro paint chips & etc. Or 1 or 2 larger flaws such as a large crack or paint chip. NO MISSING PIECES! VG - Assorted problems. Not an investment grade bobber but often nice enough for display. Pieces missing up to 1". A doll with many flaws.
TOP 25 RAREST / HARDEST HOCKEY DOLLS =
1-6 Any of the 6(?) "BLINKING EYES" dolls (5 dolls known to exist) 4 teams known to exist = Chicago(2), Detroit(1), New York(1), Toronto(1) 7-11 SWEDISH dolls(5)= AIK(2),BRYNAS(1),FBK(1),Tre Kronor(4),VIK(2)(10 known as of 2/06) 12 New York Rangers MINI (around 25 seen) (T. Hunter, L. Criscione, myself) 13 Salt Lake City Eagles 14 Port Huron Flags (I have seen 3) 15 Johnstown Jets (I have seen 6) 12/07 16 Portland Buckaroos 17 Boston Braves 18 New York Rangers GOLD base 19-24 any of the 6 NHL INTERMEDIATE High Skate dolls 25 Toronto Maple Leafs GOLD base HONORABLE MENTIONS= 26 New England Whalers 27 Montreal Canadiens GOLD base 28 Boston Bruins GOLD base 29 St Louis Blues "gold jersey" GOLD base 30 St Louis Blues "blue jersey" GOLD base CHANGES= *items 19-22 reordered (5/12/03) *list chgd after Blinkers qty was chgd from 2 to 6 (2/3/04) *added quantities of Swedish dolls I have seen (4/3/04) *changed Boston Braves doll to #16 from #22 (6/1/04) *Added the 2003 SCD prices ; chgd wording for Ranger mini(10/27/04) *chgd line 11 & 14 - quantities (12/22/04) *chgd quantities of Swedish dolls (7-12), added VIK team & quantities seen *chgd NY RANGERS "GOLD" to #18 from #24, New England Whalers to #26 from #30 (7/4/05) *chgd qty of Swedish dolls - EX condition Tre Kronor dolls sold for $425(8/05) & $449(2/06) *Added 2005 WARMAN'S Bobbing Head Guide Prices. Chgd QTY & prices of the Tre Kronor doll *added the 15-20% premium clarification for the NY Rangers REGULAR series dolls *added the Tuff Stuff prices as listed on their online web site (sept 2006 *chgd quantity of Johnstown Jets dolls and added an caution statement below list