Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Collecting, Buying, Packing, and Selling





Collecting and buying dolls, about: articles, general information, or links

See also Abbreviations & terminology; Identifying dolls.
http://www.angelfire.com/de3/blackdollezine/q42005.html
http://www.collectdolls.about.com/library/bldollsatoz.htm
http://www.collectdolls.about.com/od/dollcollectingresources/
http://collectdolls.about.com/od/beginnerscollectingguide/a/antiqueormodern.htm
http://www.dollymaker.com/antique.htm
http://www.goldeneradolls.com/collect.html
http://www.justmagicdolls.com/articles/DollClutter/clutter.htm
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles01/article602.shtml
http://www.sowatzka.com/gary/tips.htm
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/dolls/dolls2.html
http://www.toymania.com/resources/beginnersguide/
http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/doll-collecting-traces-roots-18th-century
http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/collecting-antique-dolls-how-do-i-start
Antiques, collecting basics:
Beginner advice from Jan Foulke: http://tinyurl.com/ecey8
http://www.debrasdolls.com/tips.html
http://www.eloradollhouse.com/help/antique_dolls.html
http://collectdolls.about.com/library/weekly/aa040399.htm
http://tinyurl.com/ygqeefl
Barbie by Mattel:
http://collectdolls.about.com/library/blmenu2.htm
Ken: http://www.mastercollector.com/articles/dolls/ken93101.shtml
History, brief: http://ctdollartists.com/history.htm#Whatisdoll
Mechanics of dolls: http://www.moah.org/exhibits/archives/dolls.html
Mistakes to avoid: http://tinyurl.com/yfrmybf
Myths: http://collectdolls.about.com/od/beginnerscollectingguide/tp/dollmyths.htm
Rationalizations: http://www.justmagicdolls.com/articles/1001Reasons.htm
Stands, measuring for: http://www.kaisermfg.com/measuring_guide.htm


Buying dolls

Buying antique bisque: 10 things you should inspect when buying an antique bisque doll
Buying on eBay, guide: http://tinyurl.com/2o8vct
Buying online: http://letsplaydolls.com/buying_tips.shtml
Buying tips:
http://dollreference.com/doll_fraud_prevention.html
http://74.53.108.66/~dollie/tdb-helpfulhints.html
Buying Ginny & other dolls, cautions about: http://tinyurl.com/yrzaty
Buying Ginny, identifying fake tags & dolls: http://tinyurl.com/ycnyv6a


Packing dolls for shipping

Antique bisque dolls:
http://www.sowatzka.com/gary/shipping.htm
Pates, removing & replacing plaster pates: http://tinyurl.com/p5o6u
Antique bisque dolls and strung dolls: http://tinyurl.com/gmst7
Closed-head bisque:
Bye-Lo as example
Reattaching: http://www.joysantiquedolls.net/page/page/624594.htm
Composition: http://tinyurl.com/ykm9jxl
Modern porcelain dolls: http://tinyurl.com/m4vlo
Moving & packing: http://collectdolls.about.com/library/weekly/aa052799.htm
Sleep eyes, ship face down: http://www.thisolddoll.info/hosp/eyealign/eyealign.htm


Selling dolls.
See also Photographing.
http://collectdolls.about.com/cs/auctions/a/howtosellebay.htm
http://dollreference.com/dolls_buy_sell_values.html
http://letsplaydolls.com/selling_tips.shtml
http://pages.ebay.com/buy/guides/dolls-selling-guide/
http://tinyurl.com/y8ucnjv
Buyer’s advice to sellers: http://tinyurl.com/3y2ytt
Describing for resale: http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/dollchat/nenitpicks.html
Identifying for resale (eBay guide):
http://tinyurl.com/nk93t
http://tinyurl.com/kesn5
Paper dolls, selling: http://www.opdag.com/Selling.html
Preparing for sale: http://tinyurl.com/2w24xp
Valuing: http://collectdolls.about.com/cs/howtos/ht/howtovalue.htm/

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