Up for sale is an almost brand new out of box 1986 Playmates Talking Cricket complete with box, inner box, operating and care tape, original story tape, and care instructions manual. I'm saying she is like new because I can tell she was never played with, but was taken out of the box. Her battery compartment is pristine and I can tell no batteries has gone in as the red pull ribbon is still crisp.
She also still has her original 3 sausage curl ringlets on each pigtail. These came this way by default so the child could then brush them out and make many curls. Her body is clean and crisp and so are her shoes, socks, bloomers, skirt, and sweater. Shockingly her original bands are still intact inside and operational.
I've restored dozens and dozens of these dolls and I've never come across one where the original 35 year old rubber bands worked! Granted they could go at anytime.
She's also a YouTube star! I just featured her on my channel for my viewers, but also so you could see she is fully operational. Note: She does Not come with the cassette tape or book in this video, nor the chair. She will come with her original care and instructions tape, and her original default story tape that all cricket dolls came with to get started. I have extra copies of most every tape.
This also is an earlier version of cricket. You can tell by the box logo. Notice the I in her name doesn't have her signature cricket bug up there yet. If I didn't have so many cricket dolls already in my collection, I would 100% be keeping her as she's perfect. Of course she comes from a smoke free home.
Please see photos and video for more details!