You thought Kaws‘ pieces were expensive? Well, move over 4 ft Kaws, you’re about to get schooled in pricey by a Cabbage Patch Kid. Yes, a Cabbage Patch Kid. Ending yesterday, on Election day, the auctions on ebay for the one-of-a-kind custom Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain and Joe Biden handcrafted dolls came to a close.
So what did they go for you may be wondering? Well, a pretty tame rendition of Joe Biden went for $3550.01. The John McCain doll (which looked an awful lot like the Biden doll) went for $6,000. The Obama Cabbage Patch Kid went for a respectable $8,4000. And a rendering of the world’s most famous Hockey Mom? Well, the Sarah Palin doll went for a whopping $19,000! Yup, nineteen grand is a pretty penny to pay for any kind of custom plush. But all the proceeds go to charity so maybe the winner doesn’t just have a Palin fetish but maybe they just really wanted to give money to Toys for Tots.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:11 am
This is a person who really hates change. Not only does he, or almost hopefully she, put money into a Sarah Palin effigy, but the platform of choice: a doll that saw the height of its fame during the 80s. Hope this brings $19K worth of comfort to them in the face of Obama’s landslide victory!