Two Popular Collectible Dolls

Doll collecting has been around as a hobby for many years.  There are all types of doll collectors out there, and many of them focus on just one style of doll or another.  There is no “right” doll to collect if you are just starting out.  You might choose to start a collection based on a certain style of doll or some specific brand that catches your eye.  Some people just work with the informal collection they built up as children and add to it as they get older.  Collecting dolls does not have to be based on building the long term value of a collection, but it is quite possible to do if you choose your dolls wisely.

There are, of course, people who collect the well known brands, such as Barbie and her friends.  These dolls can be quite valuable depending on the particular doll.  A vintage Barbie number 1 doll may command several thousand dollars at auction.  eBay, one of the more common sites for buying and selling vintage Barbie dolls, recently hosted such an auction in which the doll sold for over six thousand dollars.  This of course, was for an original Barbie Doll that even still had its original hair setting.  Also included were the original box and some original vintage Barbie Accessories.  Finding a doll in such fanatic condition is pretty rare.

Other people are not so much interested in the age of the doll, but rather, in how the doll looks and feels.  Reborn baby dolls are a relatively recent addition to doll collecting.  These dolls are amazingly lifelike.  They are designed and actually assembled and painted by doll artists who use very specialized methods and materials to produce dolls which, very often, can actually fool people into thinking they are actual living babies.  These dolls are made to look and feel like actual human babies.  Some of these are actually equipped to make sounds and even have an artificial heartbeat.  They are really something to see, but they can be quite expensive because of the work involved in producing one.