Supposedly this vintage Traveler's Dracula doll is rare, and yet, since purchasing him from The Alley in Chicago, I've seen this lil guy everywhere from Target to eBay. I wonder, just how many pallets of this doll did they find, in fact. Apparently The Alley found a pallet of new old stock of the 1985 doll in a warehouse, and have since started selling the dolls through their hell-bent for leather store in the Windy City. They're currently selling anywhere from 40 bucks to over a 100! I ordered mine directly from The Alley and he came with 2 silver coins (not bad) and a beanie. In the box is a death certificate signed by Mr. Abraham van Helsing himself (cute). I think I have the real deal then, suckers! For $40 it was hard to pass up this cool collectible. I don't have anywhere to put him, unfortunately, but he will look great somewhere. Preferably somewhere away from the windows... The art on the side flap is interesting. The marketing swings a hard left and calls the
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