DOLLS - WEEK OF JULY 27, 1999
NEWS
NEW DOLLS OF COLOR E-MAIL LIST
ANNOUNCED!
Zenobia Holiday has started a new on-line mailing list for
collectors of dolls of color. Its main purpose is to discuss and share tips, news
and information about all kinds of dolls of color. List will be for discussion, with
one buy/sell/trade designated per week. To subscribe, visit the Dolls of Color Newsletter
Subscription Page.
UFDC NATIONAL DOLL CONVENTION
STARTS THIS WEEK!; EXPERIENCE IT HERE ON ABOUT.COM!
The 50th annual, national UFDC convention, themed
"Opulence and Elegance" starts on Sunday! This event promises to be a gala
event, with nearly 2,000 participants, doll competitions, special exhibits, luncheons,
seminars, workshops, annual meeting, and much more! The souvenir doll this year for
the banquet was designed by Robert Tonner. Your Guide will be attending this
event, as well as teaching the "Doll Collecting and the Internet" seminar, and
there will be live UPDATES on this site from the event, as well as a live chat!!
Look for the updates at this URL during the convention: http://collectdolls.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm.
Live chat times from convention will appear there as well; the FIRST chat will be 10:30 PM EST after the opening of the
competitive exhibits. as well as here next week; Don't miss all the fun, and
if you are going, e-mail me at collectdolls.guide@about.com
and let me know; I would love to meet you!
TOYS R US BUYS IMAGINARIUM CHAIN
Imaginarium, the wonderful educational toy
chain, is being acquired by Toys "R" Us. Imaginarum owns 41 stores in 13
states, and is a favorite with parents wanting quality, educational toys and dolls for
their children. TRU says that it will continue to operate the stores under the
Imaginarium name; in addition, TRU will have Imaginarium educational toy areas in their
new prototype stores. The prototype TRUs will have cleaner layouts, larger non-toy
areas including electronics and sporting items, and better sales help. By the end of
next year, TRU will have 550 of these newly remodeled stores. Is this good for the toy and
doll industry? As a mother of two young children, I have mixed feelings about
it. If the merger brings more of the wonderful Imaginarium toys to locations that
don't have Imagnariium stores, that is a good thing! If TRU weakens the concept,
that is NOT such a good thing.
eBay NEW LOOK scheduled for TODAY!
Well, the new look eBay look is scheduled to
start AROUND July 27! The new look hasn't been implemented as of this morning.
Will the implementation happen this week? Will it crash all of eBay?
eBay believes that the new design will make it easier for new users to
navigate the site, and the new design makes heavier use of the Galleries. There are
additional ICONS on the listing pages as well (but, not the Reserve icon often requested
by many sellers). What do YOU think of the new design (visit the FORUM to discuss!) and keep checking eBay to see when the new design is implemented.
UPCOMING DOLL EVENTS
UFDC NATIONAL CONVENTION, Washington Hilton and
Towers, August 1 to 6
Yearly doll collector's convention; over 2,000 attendees, doll show,
competition, seminars, workshops, banquets, and yearly business meeting. Look for
live, daily updates from the convention on this site! Doll show is open to the
public on Thursday, August 5. . Also in Washington DC at this time is the NIADA
convention at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda MD which opens its salesroom to
the public on August 1. Finally, the ODACA show is at the Washington Hilton on
Sunday, August 1, also at the Washington Hilton in
THERIAULTS "My Cousin In Brittany"
Auction, Arlington Hilton & Towers, Greater Washington DC August 1
A catalogued auction of rare and antique dolls; includes dolls from
the estate collection of Herbert Weinberg of Suffolk, Virginia and the private Lenci
collection of Ethyl Neary of San Francisco. Preview begins 9am. Discovery Day
(uncatalogued) auction to follow immediately after catalogued auction. See www.theriaults.com for more information.
THERIAULTS The Doll Body Auction, August 4,
Arlington Hilton
Very unusual auction of 250 bodies (no heads!) for antique dolls! Great
opportunity to learn about bodies. Bring your head and try the body on!
Preview begins at 5pm.
Previous Weeks in Dolls:
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
