Designer Dolls

Designer Dolls


Are you a treasure hunter by nature, always on the hunt for some specific item that no one else recognizes the value of? There are dolls made worldwide that are created almost exclusively for collectors and not generally available to the mass market, they are made as limited editions - only for a short period. This is what makes them valuable. Other dolls have simply been made so long in the past that they are almost impossible to locate at all in this modern day. As a treasure hunter, you could make the finding, collecting, and reselling of these dolls to collectors a very profitable business. Most people who have the resources to collect these dolls as a hobby lack the free time to search for them. This is where you come in!

You may be able to find the dolls and purchase them when they are first produced, before the production run has ended or perhaps you will be able to find them when a current collector has tired of them. Using eBay, Yahoo, Craigslist, Freecycle, and other websites, you may be able to locate the dolls in highest demand at the lowest rock bottom prices! Search under words such as "art dolls," "art toys," or "designer toy". Depending on the type of doll in question, you may also be able to find them in local Goodwill locations and other thrift stores such as The Salvation Army. During the warmer months, you can also make good use of your time by scouring local yard sales and flea markets.

The fewer the number of dolls made, the more rare, and thus the more valuable they will become to a collector. Snatching them up as soon as they are available in large numbers could be a very profitable investment, once you have established yourself as the go-to source for collectible rare dolls!

The best way to sell these dolls is online since that will help you target your widest audience. You could also run ads and post flyers to sell them out of your home. Selling them from a website though would give you more privacy and control of your time. You will definitely want to set up a Paypal account to get started since they will charge only a small fee to process credit cards and other forms of payments. They also convert money easily for taking payments from other countries. Once you have an established client base, you may want to set up your own personal accounts with the major credit card companies such as Visa or MasterCard to increase your profit margin.

Your website will provide pricing information and you can use it to provide multiple pictures of each doll, pointing out each one's various details and/or flaws to potential buyers. You will also want to include as much information on the history of each doll's design and manufacturing. Sometimes, just knowing how rare and in demand a doll is will make someone want to buy it more urgently.

You can also be on the lookout for additional pieces of clothing and any other accessories that you have located that were part of the original manufacturing line. Some dolls are manufactured with extensive lines of possible accessories that range from shoes, hats, and jackets to stationary, carrying cases, pets, and 'friends'. In some cases, there are even books of clothing patterns created for the dolls and they quickly go out of print, just as quickly as the dolls go out of production!

Resources:

http://www.uglydolls.com/

http://www.biggerkrissy.com/

http://www.shawnimals.com/

http://www.furilla.com/

http://www.japonic.com/

http://dolls.collectiblestoday.com

http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title&search_query=collectable+dolls

http://www.thisisblythe.com/