Has my Bubblecut Barbie Doll's Body and head been swithced?

by Wendy Piklor
(Mchenry, Il.)

Hello,
I recently purchased this doll from ebay. She is a Bubble cut (no side thatched part) from what I can tell. I think her hair is considered reddish blonde or Titian. She has blue irises, coral/pink lips that match her nails and toes.Her ears look pierced but no green ear what so ever. Her eyebrows come very close to matching her hair.. just slightly darker. My concern is is her body been switched? She is straight leg with /Barbie (R)pats pend (C)with all the letters and numerals by Mattel inc. Japan is on her right foot only. I've been searching and it looks like all the Barbies with that marking should have red lips but, while asking other ebay sellers the markings of there doll that have the same lip colors as mine they tell me /Barbie (R)pats pend (C)with all the letters and numerals by Mattel inc. same as mine . And I also saw that on this site as well. So could it be possible not all barbies with the Barbie (R)pats pend (C)with all the letters and numerals by Mattel inc. marking have to have red lips? Sorry for the confusion. Look at the pics please :)
Thank you,
Wendy

Hi Wendy -
I always tell people that Mattel was making toys, not collectibles and there are almost endless variations - as they changed styles they would use up whatever they had - so if they ran out of heads before bodies, your doll could be the result. On the other hand, it was a toy before it was a collectible, so the head could have easily been switched - I remember changing my Barbie doll's heads & bodies around. In my experience, the bubblecut heads on Barbie only bodies generally have smaller, tighter hair. There is really no way to know.
Suzanne