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Do you collect dolls?

qualitygal — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:43:50 GMT

Just been looking at Amazon's baby dolls. They are so life-like.

My mom was a doll person who collected, not baby dolls though. I can easily see how a person could gejt into doll collecting. Haven't seen this subject on here before, but I just may have missed it, if so.

I'd like a "model" of a baby doll, (no grandkids) for any crochet items I may try in the near future. They are SO cute!!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:04:20 GMT

Dolls are one thing I never got into. I had a relative who was a doll collector, though. Her house was loaded with them - in display cabinets, on chairs, on tabletops, several set up to decorate the tops of her beds. Whew, no thanks!

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cjm61 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:20:57 GMT

Oh I used to @qualitygal . I didn't have a ton but I had many Marie Osmond dolls. I have gotten rid of almost all of them since people don't "collect" things nowadays and nobody really wanted them.

I did keep some of Marie's Tiny Tots that I sprinkle throughout my tree. I love them.

Thankfully I have two 3-year old grandaughters that love baby dolls. And you are right, there are so many lifelike dolls. I must say, even when my daughters were little they made dolls look real, Lee Middleton's. I was stopped many times when people saw my toddlers carrying around what looked like a real baby.

The photo is terrible but the best I could do with a shattered phone lens. But I have several of these on my tree.

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JYWilliams — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:24:33 GMT

Years ago when Hsn sold dolls I purchased 3. I still have them sitting out on a bench in a guest bedroom.

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Jo1313 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:33:04 GMT

I collected a little bit of everything..having a gift shop for years..I have some Ashton Drake life like baby dolls,some Precious Moments ones..a few antique ones.Some that were given to me by sales reps...Everything is in a glass cabinet..My DIL's have taken a few...No little girls in the family..Like I said before there will be dumpsters lining my driveway when my kids empty this house..LOL

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KittySoftPaws — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:36:25 GMT

Yes, I have been a Doll collector and have a few but I have not added to them in many years. They are from Robert Tonner and are roughly around 15" high.

I have also bought them and sold them as they are highly collectible and made in very limited quantities. But I don't take them from their box, but enjoy looking at them from time to time.

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wagirl — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:37:46 GMT

My DD did---both porcelain and then American dolls. Then was into ball jointed dolls and those were hundreds of $$ and she would buy/order them overseas and have them custom made as far as skin color, eyes, face,hair, they would take 6 mos or longer to get to her. Now she has sold alot of them but still has a few. They aren't displayed but in special boxes---not sure what her plans for them are-- a few of her American dolls are quite valuable now. We would watch the doll shows on QVC every week---that was fun. She still has a fairy doll made by Sheila Easton---tt one is so pretty and needs to be out for xmas

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Laura14 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:39:09 GMT

I live in Cabbage Patch Kids country so I do have a few handstitched original soft cabbage patch kids. They've gotten ridiculously expensive over the years.

I love dolls, especially baby dolls, and I never outgrew them, but I do not have a "collection."

And I am not a fan of the reborn trend. That's a little creepy to me. I like my doll to look liike a toy and me, which believe it or not if you are not blonde hair and blue eyed is a chore, and not the real thing.

I have some old favorites that I've kept for decades and some china dolls that I display around the house. They just make me smile which is what any good household item is all about.

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QVCkitty1 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:40:50 GMT

When I was a child , my mom bought me Madame Alexander dolls. They were fancy and wore ball gowns and sat on my bed. I just wasn't into dolls that I couldn't play with. I really loved my Barbies, now they were fun.

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Laura14 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:48:29 GMT

@QVCkitty1 I agree! I was more into my Baby Alive as a kid, but I did enjoy our Barbie RV with my sisters and the Townhouse.

Do you know in reading through the Santa letters this year that a lot of young girls wanted Barbie's dreamhouse and baby dolls? I about fell over. I haven't seen young people want for those things over Roblox and tech in ages!

Obviously Barbie is back with the movie, but baby dolls was a new one. They have all but disappeared from my toy departments in the past decade.

Nice to see the classics coming back and imaginary play being pushed instead of screens. Well done, new parents.

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shoptilyadropagain — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:51:43 GMT

Growing up, I had a couple that I played with some but was far more into my Barbies. I have no interest in them as collectibles as an adult.

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Susan345 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:53:15 GMT

Doll collecting must not be as popular as it once was. When I first started watching QVC they had lots of shows selling dolls.

I did buy some as gifts for the doll collector in my family.

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faeriemoon — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:09:46 GMT

Dolls give me the creeps.

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Puzzle Piece — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:10:09 GMT

No, I don't personally collect dolls.

However I do have cloth 'dolls' or figures of animals because I like them and they decorate my kitchen and office. Soft sculpture.

I have have had many puppets of various wild life as I used them to instruct and show children about them when I would read to them at the library/museum.

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songbird — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:20:44 GMT

Not me. Never played with them. But my younger sister collect antique porcelain dolls (from the 1700's,- 1800 s and turn of 20th century) etc) She no longer buys them. I guess there isn't a market for them? She put them away.

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LIndaMJ — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:36:43 GMT

I used to collect Marie Osmond dolls including the Tiny Tots. They are still displayed in a few curio cabinets. Sure wish I knew someone who would want the majority of them, I'm only interested in keeping just a few.

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Krimpette — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:20:00 GMT

@faeriemoon I guess I don't understand.

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KathyM23 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:30:57 GMT

I collect porceliain doll figurines. I still have about 20 of them. No longer in collector mode but I love the ones I have.

When I was young, my mother made a long shelf for my wall out of curtain cornice and used pink and white stripe contact paper on it. I had a collection of about 8 inch dolls on it dressed as bride, Christmas, valentine, St patrick, etc.. Don't know why but when I got married I left them at home and can't remember what happened to them through the years, but would love to see them again.

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faeriemoon — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:34:54 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
@faeriemoon I guess I don't understand.

@Krimpette I find dolls to be creepy, particularly the collectible ones. Something about the eyes. The older the creepier.

I don't really know how else to explain it, but I know I'm not the only one.

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Krimpette — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:46:42 GMT

@faeriemoon Thanks for the explanation, but I have to admit to not understanding......Guess I'm just dense!!!!!