Value of a Porcelain Doll?

poehere
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October 22, 20170 found this helpful

Value of porcelain dolls:

1. Many manufactures of dolls mass produce them this time of year for the holidays.
2. You dolls are about 22 years old from what you've told us here.
3. Unfortunately, these dolls don't hold much of a resale value when you want to sell them again.
4. Mass produced dolls actually decline in value and they bring a less of a price than when they were purchased originally.
5. Checking at some auction houses I see that people try to sell these dolls.
6. Unfortunately, nobody is buying them right now and many of the listing are cancelled.
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7. You might be lucky right now because the holidays are coming.
8. Some grandparents love to purchase these types of gift for their granddaughters.
9. You might be able to list this online for around $20 to $30 each.
10. You won't be able to get much more for them because there is so many of them in circulation right now.
11. Keep in mind if you do decide to list this on eBay or another auction house, you'll need to pay shipping to the buyer. You should actually include this in your asking price so you can make a few dollars on the sale of your dolls.

coville123
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October 22, 20170 found this helpful

The doll's are not worth very much on E-Bay about fifteen dollars.

Judy
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October 22, 20170 found this helpful

These mass-produced dolls are in abundance and very recently made. I would be surprised if you could get $25 for each.

DCA
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October 22, 20170 found this helpful

An easy online search for "porcelain doll values" will produce many answers. Keep in mind that just because a doll may be fancy, old, inherited, etc., it most probably has little value as most are mass produced in the thousands and very often include the rather misleading term limited edition in their names and may also have an essentially worthless certificate of authenticity. A doll's condition is extremely important in considering value-the best doll prices are paid for dolls literally never removed from their boxes. You can find prices for some dolls on EBay and try online for further research. This site is a good place to start:

collectdolls.about.com/.../blgallp.htm