DOLLS THIS WEEK-- OCTOBER 5, 1999
NEWS
ANTIQUES ROADKILL
If you are into old dolls, then you are most likely addicted to
the Antiques Roadshow on PBS. Don't miss this great article by Gerald Peary about
what goes on OFF camera during the production of the show! To quote the article:
"What you don't see on TV are the endless lines of hopeful losers: the people
who've toted paper bags of knickknacks, wheeled in handcarts of unmistakable trash."
A fascinating statistic is that of 6,500 people who showed up for a recent roadshow, only
30 actually get On the show! Read the article in the Urban Eye.
MATTEL STOCK SLIDES
Mattel, maker of Barbie Dolls and American Girls (the world's
largest toymaker!) , warned third-quarter profit will
miss forecasts by as much as 55 percent because of slow Learning Company software sales.
This sent the stock down yesterday (October 4) as much as 26 percent. Stock
shares fell over $4 to $12.81, the biggest one-day drop in almost seven years. The
stock has lost three-fourths of its value since March 1998 amid profit shortfalls,
sluggish sales, and the loss of top executives--putting chief executive Jill Barad's job
in jeopardy, an investor said. The drop in stock price was NOT due to Barbie sales,
which have been improving throughout 1999. Read more at CNet.com
MALE RETIREES CREATE ANTIQUE
REPRODUCTION DOLLS!
Stan Kramer and Ted Soares (both 74) are two retirees who
live on San Juan island. They USED to work in show business, and now they make
antique doll reproductions--over 1,000 so far! Don't miss this delightful story in
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer!--I
only wish that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer had included a photo of the dolls--I am
dying to see them! And, dollmakers will note the repeated error in the article
referring to the "glazing" of all the porcelain dolls.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Congratulations to our own MAAJO (Martha Johnson, dollmaker from
Calgary, Alberta) who is a new grandmother--meet Jessica!
Sad news--our Guest Chat Host, Chris Weatherly (CWEATHER) lost her mother this past weekend. Please send her your condolences.
SELECTED UPCOMING OCTOBER DOLL EVENTS:
Anaheim, CA: Oct 8 to 10; Bohler Anaheim '99; Anaheim Convention Center. The biggest west coast doll show.
Paris, France: Oct 11; Doll auction--for details, go to http://www.interauction.org/delvauxgb.htm
Cambridge, Ohio: Oct 9; McMasters Treasure Hunt Auction, Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center. Uncatalogued doll auctions are fun!
Syracuse, NY: Oct 17; Doll Show and Sale; Holiday Inn East
Atlantic City, NJ Oct 16 and 17; "Atlantique City" Holiday Megafair; New Atlantic City Convention Center. The huge Atlantique show.
Denver, CO: Oct. 23 and 24: Theriault's Doll Duet Auction at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. Two day uncatalogued auction; 10% buyers premium. www.theriaults.com
WEB SITE UPDATES:
The ODACA site, www.odaca.org, has been
substantially updated.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR DOLLS THIS WEEK?
Do you have a doll event to promote, a new doll to announce, an updated web site,
OR do you have a review of a doll event? Please e-mail me at collectdolls.guide@about.com and
put "Newsletter Event" in the subject line--please give me 7 to 10 days advance
notice (at minimum!) in order to have your event appear on time.
DO YOU HAVE DOLLS FOR SALE OR TRADE?
Did you know that you can place FREE classified ads for your dolls for sale or
trade (or, dolls wanted) in the Dolls Forum? Dealers, collectors, everyone welcome;
feel free to link to your eBay auctions as well! Visit the Dolls Forum to find out how to place your ad; if you
are not yet a member, click on GUEST, but you will need a free Forum ID to place your ad.
Previous Weeks in Dolls:
Chatty Cathy Collector Profiled; FAO Catalog Released;
Villain Doll
Farm Women Diss Barbie; Johnstone Contest Winners Announced
Barbie Stamp; Beanies Marketing Ploy; Theriaults Dollmastery
Weekend
More on Ebay Reserve Policy; Jack Johnston Prosculpt Contest
Ebay Change Reserve Policy
Barbie Slugs it out with Sindy; Toy Design Industry; Arab
Doll Leila
Barbie as a Computer; $1 Million Doll Auction
Dolls of Color e-mail list; TRUs buys Imaginarium; New
eBay look
eBay Book on Internet Collecting; Beanie Barbie
More eBay Outages; Top Dolls of the Summer
Summer Festival in Billings; Doll Summer School at Crafty
College
Austin Powers Doll, Barbie Legs as Amputee Fingers, Jill Barad
LA Times Interview
The Tarzan and Butterfly-Art Barbie Controversies
The Year 2000 DAG Convention is Announced
Theriault Duet Auction
Loss of ODACA Artist Kathryn Williams Klunsman
Review of Anaheim Dollmaking Show
