DOLLS THIS WEEK-- NOVEMBER 23, 1999
NEWS
SOTHEBYS.AMAZON.COM IS LIVE
As I announced last week, Sothebys.Amazon.com
has gone live! Definitely more antique, and more high quality dolls than eBay
generally has, or the regular Amazon.com auctions. But, since most of the dolls I
looked at have reserves (and some even have bids 
starting at several thousand dollars) I am not sure what the point of
the whole site is. I can just as easily go shopping at an antique doll shop. I
would give you a direct URL to the dolls part of the site, but the URL was two pages
long (another big fault, IMHO) so you will have to go to www.sothebys.amazon.com and browse the
categories to find the dolls pages. Stop by and see what you think, and share your views
in the Dolls Forum. Another fault--it
is not always clear who is selling the item. A plus: estimates of final
prices are provided.
WELCOME BARBIE® COLLECTORS!
Welcome to all the Barbie® collectors! The place to start is the The Barbie
Start Page for hundreds of links, articles, the Barbie Folder in the Forum, and
Barbies in the Price Guide!
FAO SCHWARTZ SITE REDESIGN
The venerable toy seller is going to be unveiling a major site
redesign this holiday season. This is a l site with a wonderful selection of
collectible dolls (although the prices aren't always the best) For more on the site
update, see Excite News.
TARGET ANNOUNCES THEIR TOP 10 HOLIDAY
TOYS
Get a jump on all the other moms in your neighborhood; Target
has announced what they think the hot toy items will be for gift-giving this year.
Two dolls made the list--"Amazing Ally" (this doll appears on many store
"hot toy" lists; can you say overstocked? The doll seems gimmicky to
me) and Barbie with baby Krissy (I believe this is hot; my 4 year old really wants
it for Christmas). Visit
Excite News for the full list. I've seen a clip of the movie with a large BUNCH of
Barbie®s in a toy store scene Toy Story 2, set for release next week. If my memory
serves me correctly, Mattel had refused to license Barbie® for use in Toy Story 2 (and,
hence Bo Peep was the only doll that had a major role). More on this in next week's Dolls
This Week!
DOLL CONTESTS!
Two new contests this week from Designer Doll Magazine--make over your
fashion dolls to enter either the Rock Star or the Charice Makeover contests. And,
don't miss the Krelink Doll Pin Contest and contests at Auntie.com For information
on prizes and how to enter: Doll Contests.
Theriaults Premier Marquis Auction Weekend
January 7 to 9, 1000, Newport Beach, California. Five doll and teddy
bear auctions are planned for the weekend, including cataloged and Discovery Day Auctions.
For more information, visit Theriaults.com
National UFDC Convention: Fin Du Mllenaire: Chicago, July 16-21 2000. The National Convention; over 2000 doll collectors, amazing dolls sale room, modern and antique doll competition rooms, classes, seminars (I will be teaching a seminar and leading a Dynamic Doll Dialogue), meal events and much more! Go to www.ufdc.org for more information.
National Barbie Convention 2000: Barbie in the Old West. June 15 to 17 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amazing sales room, doll competitions, banquet, classes and more; all things Barbie! For more information, visit the Official Convention Site
National Gene Convention 2000 will be held Oct. 20-23 at the Arlington Heights Hilton in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). Registration is $325 and limited to 700. For more information, contact genecon99@aol.com
Fashion Doll San Diego 2000 San Diego, California August 12 to 14 2000 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Convention dolls are Daisy and Willow. For more information, http://members.aol.com/fashiondollsd or e-mal fashiondollsd@aol.com
June Goodwin Seminars Announced!
There will be a June Goodwin Polymer Clay dollmaking seminar in Chico,
California in 2000 (date to be announced). For more information, contact
Denise Van Patten at dollymker@aol.com.
There will be a June Goodwin Polymer Clay dollmaking seminar in Bradenton, Florida on March 3, 4 and 5, 2000! For more information, contact Michele Ginn at Micant2@aol.com.
Montana SummerFEST 2000
Polymer clay classes and competition June 18 to 25 in Billings Montana. Go to
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/PromotionsUSA
l information and a list of classes.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR DOLLS THIS WEEK?
Become a Roving Reporter and write a report on a doll even! Or, do you have a
doll event to promote, a new doll to announce, or an updated web site? Please e-mail
me at collectdolls.guide@about.com
and put "Newsletter" in the subject line--For events, 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:
NOVEMBER
Favorite Toys of the 20th Century; Sothebys.Amazon.com
Welcome Barbie; TRU Big Book; AuctionWatch Blocked
WWF Doll Pulled Off Shelves; Amazon.com or eToys Rule the Web
For Toys?
OCTOBER
Flashback 50s Gene Convention; Barbie Chronicles; Christmas
Toy Lists
The Death of Toys?; Woman's Shelter Turns Away Barbie
Donation
Jill Barad's Future; Rockers Make Dolls; Doll Shop Locator
Antiques RoadKill; Mattel Stock Slides
SEPTEMBER
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
AUGUST
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
JULY
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
JUNE
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
MAY
Theriault Duet Auction
Loss of ODACA Artist Kathryn Williams Klunsman
Review of Anaheim Dollmaking Show
