I bought 2 first edition Julies on eBay in their boxes and such. They were made 6 months apart but have different neck stamps and look different too.

The first Julie has an inside body tag with a manufacturing date of May 2007, which predates her release in September 2007, and she is stamped AG. Her face seems chubbier and has fuller lips and more rounded cheeks. Her body is stuffed really full and has a big booty.

The second has a manufacturing date of November 2007 but is stamped PC, even after her release. The weird part is that her body is much skinnier and while her face looks similar, I swear it is slightly narrower and more angled. Like her chin seems more pointed and her eyes seem smaller and closer together when compared with the other one. These types of changes coincide with the Mattel versions slimming down but why the PC stamp? Wouldn’t you think she’d be more likely to have the AG stamp at that point and the fuller faced pre-release version would have the PC stamp, as she looks more closely related to the older dolls?

Maybe different factories were using different molds. It just seems strange that they already had a fuller faced Julie that was stamped AG, which was already put out 6 months earlier but then changed the face to be narrower and stamped it PC.

Of course, the AG Julie could’ve had a head swap on an old body. I thought maybe they were all stamped PC and perhaps she just got a new head later that said AG. But that still doesn’t explain the nice full face with round cheeks and classic look. Unless they went back to that at some point?

Has anyone else seen different versions of first year Julie?

I’m buying a Christmas gift for a friend and know nothing about American Girl. I saw this listing for a Julie (his favorite) but the seller wasn’t sure the year or any info. So I’m asking y’all! Could you give me any info? Is it a good doll? Thanks!