Someone’s fairy godmother really delivered when they managed to win this gorgeous Japanese Disney Cinderella doll at auction for $10,000.
【D23 Expo Japan 2015】記念オークションがいよいよ今週末2015年11月15日（日）22:00（予定）まで
— ボークス スーパードルフィー 公式 (@volks_doll) November 13, 2015
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The hefty pricetag makes the Cinderella “Super Dollfie” model—the only one of its kind—the second-highest seller in a Volks auction, behind this Jack Skellington doll that sold for over ¥2 million in 2013:
The phrase “ball-jointed doll” refers to any posable doll with ball-jointed sockets, but in recent years the term has become shorthand for a specific type of beautifully detailed, eerily realistic doll style created by Japanese dollmakers. “BJDs” have spawned their own fandom around the globe, with Volks being among the largest names in the industry.
Volks routinely sells its “Dollfie” BJDs and larger “Super Dollfie” models, along with customizable body parts that fans can paint themselves, for hundreds and even thousands of dollars. The Volks brand is so popular the company has a notice on its website explaining how to identify a legitimate Volks doll from the many imposters floating about on online auction sites like Ebay.
【D23 Expo Japan 2015】記念オークションの入札期間は本日より今週日曜15日迄。#スーパードルフィー シンデレラにも是非ご注目下さい。 https://t.co/Q37KC642vf #D23 pic.twitter.com/M6Capso72n
— ボークス スーパードルフィー 公式 (@volks_doll) November 10, 2015
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