The most valuable Cabbage Patch Kids are the ones produced by Coleco from the '80s. Coleco went out of business in 1988, and the popularity of the dolls began to wane.

The official Cabbage Patch Kids story tells of a young boy named Xavier Roberts, who was led by a Bunnybee through a waterfall, down a long tunnel, and out into a magical land where a cabbage patch grew little children. When he was asked to help, Roberts agreed to find loving homes for these Cabbage Patch Kids.

For value, Cabbage Patch Kids dolls have to be in good condition overall. Tags indicate where they were made such as Taiwan, China, etc. Like the dolls, another important thing that collectors of Cabbage Patch Kids look for is the doll's original clothing or outfit in good condition.

1983 NEW YORK -- In November 1983, America went bonkers for Cabbage Patch Kids. The dolls were so scarce and demand was so high that riots broke out in stores, parents were ready to drive hundreds of miles to buy them, and desperate gift-givers were willing to pay big bucks for a rare doll.

Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid The problem was, the dolls didn't discriminate between food, fingers, or hair. While the doll didn't actually eat the hair and fingers, they would get stuck and many times the results were painful. In at least one case, the doll pulled a child's hair out from the root.

First produced in 1982 by Coleco Industries, The Cabbage Patch Kids Line is a line of cloth dolls with plastic heads with soft fabric bodies, and it is said that no two are the same.

The Original Adoption Dolls, Xavier Roberts, BEFORE they became Cabbage Patch. These had cloth faces, not the standard plastic ones.

Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid The problem was, the dolls didn't discriminate between food, fingers, or hair. While the doll didn't actually eat the hair and fingers, they would get stuck and many times the results were painful. In at least one case, the doll pulled a child's hair out from the root.

Like many relics of the past decades, Garbage Pail Kids have proven to be a valuable commodity for collectors, with some cards fetching thousands of dollars depending on their condition and rarity.

The original dolls sold for RRP $30 in the '80s but today, some Cabbage Patch Dolls with birth certificates and adoption papers are fetching into the hundreds. A 1986 Cabbage Patch Doll called Anna Greta with double popcorn red hair, adoption papers and a pacifier sold for $810 on April 6 this year.

Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid The problem was, the dolls didn't discriminate between food, fingers, or hair. While the doll didn't actually eat the hair and fingers, they would get stuck and many times the results were painful. In at least one case, the doll pulled a child's hair out from the root.

According to the documentary, Xavier Roberts might not be the true creator of Cabbage Patch Kids. The film says there was a legal battle between Xavier and a folk artist named Martha Nelson Thomas, who passed away in 2013. The movie claims Xavier stole the original design from her.

Artist Martha Nelson Thomas sued Xavier Roberts, manufacturer of the Cabbage Patch Kids, after he allegedly copied her doll babies, above. The case settled for an undisclosed amount. (Photo: VICE). Nelson Thomas isn't the first woman to have had her ideas allegedly stolen and turned into a childhood icon.

The Little People Cabbage Patch Kids were originally created in 1976 by Xavier Roberts as handmade, soft sculpture dolls known as “The Little People,” adapted from an idea by Martha Nelson Thomas.

Dolls with adoption papers are worth more The original dolls sold for RRP $30 in the '80s but today, some Cabbage Patch Dolls with birth certificates and adoption papers are fetching into the hundreds.