| A Nodder, also known as a bobble head doll, | | | | vintage pre-1970 pieces are available today. So |
| bobbing head doll, bobble heads, and wobbler is a | | | | prices soared as more and more collectors |
| type of collectible doll. Its head is often oversized | | | | entered the hobby. Prices for 1960s and 1970s |
| compared to its body. Instead of a solid | | | | nodders average from $25.00 to $500.00 on |
| connection, its head is connected to the body by | | | | eBay. So they are worth your time to look for at |
| a spring in such a way that a light tap will cause | | | | antique stores, flea markets and garage sales. |
| the head to nod, bobble, or wobble. They fall into | | | | Nodders can be divided in the following categories |
| a category of wacky collectibles that most people | | | | - Advertising, Cartoon Characters, TV & Movies, |
| never thought would be collectible. | | | | Political Figures, Disney, Kissing pair and Sports - |
| The exact origin of the nodder or bobble head doll | | | | such as Baseball and Football. What are the most |
| is unknown. Early nodders or bobbleheads | | | | popular bobblehead dolls - The Beatles. |
| depicting animals were sold by street vendors as | | | | Most of the bobbing head nodders produced after |
| novelty gifts for children. The production of | | | | 1972 were made in Japan and now China. These |
| modern day bobble head dolls began in the early | | | | dolls are not considered collectible by serious |
| 1960s and 1970s. But bobble head collecting did | | | | collectors but they can be purchased for about |
| not start until the late 1980s. The quality of these | | | | $10.00 or less. The value of these dolls will |
| dolls was not very good and many are found | | | | increase with time as a new generation of |
| today with cracks and chips. Many of the originals | | | | collectors enter the hobby. |
| were damaged and then destroyed. Not a lot of | | | | |