Is a good point, also it could be a stock photo as the "Guardia Nacional" will take you out if they catch you taking photos of lines. :/

As this price enforcement apply to every toy store... real, rejects and counterfeits are in the same situation. It will be harder on real one importers.

observant, sherlock mimi

Look at the pic in the link closely. Some of the faces are not symmetrical. Some of the cheek bones are higher on some dolls then others. The difference is ever so slight but it’s evidence that these are not Mattel dolls. Or, if they are, they are the rejects. But then again, the picture may have nothing to do with the article, it could be a stock photo.

"Andrea Alberto, a 22-year-old student, managed to nab a stack of dolls for her stunned-looking 3-year-old, under whose arm she'd tucked an "I Can Be Cheerleader" Barbie, complete with sparkling pompoms."
Wow.

lol. how do you know this? are you a big Barbie fan mimi?

They look like knock-offs. Slight differences in hair-shading and the mold-shape of the faces. Somebody might actually being making a great deal of money passing off these Barbies. Unless, that’s a stock photo.