Jasmine Birtles

Cult collectibles from Barbie to Gaga

Barbie and Dr Who are perhaps not the first names that come to mind if you’re looking for things to collect for profit.

issue 13 March 2010

Barbie and Dr Who are perhaps not the first names that come to mind if you’re looking for things to collect for profit.

Barbie and Dr Who are perhaps not the first names that come to mind if you’re looking for things to collect for profit. They’re hardly van Gogh, but they have been commanding headline-grabbing prices at auction for long enough now to be interesting to serious investors.

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