and Heritage Auctions have sold the original 1959 Barbie for varying prices, with the highest recorded auction sale topping out at an astonishing $27,450. This doll was marketed as a 'Teen Age ...
Barbie made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959 — which also ... sold worldwide.
The pair ultimately designed the Barbie doll, named after their daughter. The initial version of Barbie was debuted in 1959.