Man spends £30,000 on massive Barbie collection and now owns 600 dolls
A man who spent £30,000 on Barbies says his 600-doll collection has inspired his drag career.
Nick Panula, 29, bought his first doll in March 2014 when a Barbie in a floor-length pink satin gown caught his eye at the supermarket.
He couldn’t help but buy more whenever he saw a different model - and soon ended up with 600 - estimating that he has spent between £20,000 and £30,000 on the merchandise.
Some he has kept in their original boxes, while a few are opened.
Panula also has three Barbie Dreamhouses, three Barbie cars, two boats, one plane and three Magical Mansions.
“I believe I collect Barbie because she has such a tie to nostalgia and an impact on pop culture for most people throughout the decades,” he said.
Nick Panula, 29, bought his first doll in March 2014 when a Barbie in a floor-length pink satin gown caught his eye at the supermarket.
He couldn’t help but buy more whenever he saw a different model - and soon ended up with 600 - estimating that he has spent between £20,000 and £30,000 on the merchandise.
Some he has kept in their original boxes, while a few are opened.
Panula also has three Barbie Dreamhouses, three Barbie cars, two boats, one plane and three Magical Mansions.
“I believe I collect Barbie because she has such a tie to nostalgia and an impact on pop culture for most people throughout the decades,” he said.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 [Music]
00:12 Here we have the Statue of Liberty Barbie from 1996.
00:15 She is rough.
00:17 Oof.
00:18 Today we'll be unboxing Western Barbie from Barbie Movie.
00:21 This doll was quite elusive, but thankfully, found it at Target.
00:25 Will I be doubling up on some of the other Disney princesses?
00:28 Maybe.
00:29 Aurora is just one of my favorites.
00:31 Today on the Disney Princess Series, we'll be doing the 2001 Sleeping Beauty.
00:34 And yes, I have done Sleeping Beauty already, but she just looks a little... dead.
00:39 Now, I do believe this is the same doll from 1999-2000.
00:43 She was just rebranded from Disney Classics to Disney Princess after the millennium.
00:48 Aurora from 2001 does not have sleep eyes, unlike her... terrifying counterpart.
00:54 Also, they copy and pasted the crown and necklace, like, straight up.