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April 13, 2006
Doll Collecting Myths
Most of you are here for play dolls but some of you are also collectors (or want-to-be collectors). We read an interesting article by Denise Van Patten on About.com - here are a few highlights:
** All doll collectors are old, and like your favorite eccentric grandma.
Actually, people of all ages collect dolls. Its true that many women don't discover doll collecting until their 30s, which is a very common time to discover collectibles based on past playthings.
** All doll collectors are women.
Although women outnumber men as doll collectors, more and more men are interested in dolls - often as antiques or as artwork.
** All collectible dolls increase in value.
Most collectible dolls don't increase in value. There are a few exceptions to this but only a few. That leads to one of the greatest truths about doll collecting: buy what you love, and buy to enjoy your dolls.
** Dolls should be purchased for investment
We at DollCloset.com strongly believe that dolls should be purchased to play with and love. Don't buy dolls to stuff in a closet in boxes!
When my daughter was small, she had a favorite book about a girl that received a rag doll . . . the girl was very disappointed because her cousin's doll DID things and her doll just sat there. Her mother told her the doll did just what is was supposed to do and soon the doll was the beloved companion of the little girl.
Imagination and Love are the only ingredients needed to make a doll special.
** All old dolls are valuable
Sorry but the condition, the rarity of the doll itself plus the demand for the type of doll influence which of the very few dolls are deemed valuable. (Again - dolls are to enjoy!)
Posted by dollcloset at April 13, 2006 09:48 PM