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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

What Are Haunted Dolls? Michael Kosta Investigates

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The pandemic has produced many new successful markets: Zoom, sweatpants, and haunted dolls. Michael Kosta dives into the niche market of haunted dolls to find out what all the hype is about.

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When you think of successful markets that have thrived during the pandemic while so many

0:09.6

others have perished, you think of Zoom, Amazon, sweatpants, and haunted dolls.

0:16.2

That's right, haunted dolls are big right now.

0:19.2

Now, I'm not usually an occult guy, but to survive in this economy, I'm willing to make

0:24.1

a deal with the undead.

0:26.3

But first I had to find out more about the business and who better to teach me that

0:29.9

than cat blowers the number one seller of haunted dolls on eBay.

0:34.7

Be scared of demons, be scared of negative energy.

0:37.6

But other than that, if you're interested, you should jump in with both feet.

0:41.2

You are literally in the business of ghosting people.

0:45.2

When did you notice that the haunted doll business was skyrocketing and that you are basically

0:52.6

the Jeff Bezos of haunted dolls?

0:54.8

I started in 2014 and there was only a few shops now there's probably 50-60 shops for

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haunted dolls.

1:02.4

How many dolls would you say you sold in the last year?

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Probably a thousand.

1:05.6

There's money in this?

1:06.6

There is.

1:07.6

I've seen a haunted doll go for $4,000.

1:09.1

Woo!

1:10.1

Okay, now cost is in new.

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