Value of a Porcelain Doll?

cybergrannie
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June 22, 20180 found this helpful

Present day dolls have very value and especially if there are no marks, symbols or numbering identifying her. Please remove some of the clothing and see if there are any brand/name marks or symbols on her back or neck (sometimes on the feet).

• Dolls are generally at their lowest value right now as we live in a society that does not treasure dolls as they did many years ago.
• Companies have been mass producing dolls for so many years that we now have people trying to sell dolls they bought thinking they would increase in value when in fact they cannot sell most of them for even $25.
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• There are over one million dolls listed for sale on eBay at any given time - all sizes, styles, brands, material and ages.
• We live in a time that very few girls will ever have a "doll" on their most wanted list. Some may have Barbies, American Girl, and maybe a few others but that is about the extent where as this was not the case 20-30 years ago.
• Collectors and "doll i wanted when I was young" are mostly the type of people looking for dolls right now and they will be very picky.
• If you can find any type of marks on your doll, please post back with pictures and maybe someone will be able to give you a better idea as to value.
• I would place a value of less than $25 and even that amount may be difficult to get.
• She is a lovely doll so I hope you like her and maybe she has some meaning to you that has nothing to do with value so you can display her with pride.
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• If you should decide to sell her, I would suggest listing her on your local Craigslist or any other local selling site as dolls many times sell faster if people can see the doll before they purchase.

Judy
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June 22, 20180 found this helpful

You need to find the markings, if there are any. You probably have to undress the doll do accomplish this.

Pghgirl40
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June 23, 20180 found this helpful

As a novice doll collector, I found this site to be VERY helpful in learning about all of the lovely dolls out there!

www.thesprucecrafts.com/determine-porcelain-dolls-value-4089083

Sadly, as the others have said, I have learned that even the most beautiful of dollies...as yours is...if they were mass produced in the 1980s thru today, didn't/don't hold their value over time.

That said...you could hold on to her and maybe the tide will change (never know, stranger things have happened) or give her to someone who will love her and display her or keep her and enjoy her. I get so sad when I see pretty dolls dumped at thrift shops as they often just sit there with their sad eyes staring like puppies at a shelter. Breaks my heart :(

I love to look through Google Images of dolls and learn about dolls...and take trips down memory lane for the dolls of my youth (you can look at Old Sears Toy Catalogues in Google images) SO NEAT!!

Who knows...if you do a search like this, you may find her advertised new which could give you a little more of her history!

I hope this helps get you started! If you are going to start collect...I always suggest to only collect what you love as the resale values are not predictable and often less than retail.