CandiChat October 2003

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WTB: Poseable Barbie Bodies
by Choic4guys＠aol.com 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

Hello, Somebody had post a for sale list not too long ago that included some posable Barbie bodies. If they are still available, or if you have some to sell (I need the ones that wear heels, not the flat feet) then please let me know. Thanks so much, Randall

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Opion-Candi Fall Fashions
by J. & S. Hardin 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

Hi there, Has anyone bought any of the Fall Fashions for Candi? I was wondering what kind of craftsmanship they had. I got a Fall Fashion Israeli Candi. I just wanted to know if anyone had any opinions. Plmk what you think. I was considering getting some, but wanted to know more. Thanks, Sherrie:-)

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Fw: Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown 10/12
by pat brown 12 Oct '03

12 Oct '03

Dear CandiChatters, It has been a week since I began the daunting task of doll liquidation and consolidation of dolls I want to keep. I KNOW I'm a piker compared to some of the other folks on this List and am certain my amassed stuff is a fraction of what some of you others have. But I have to admit, I am utterly amazed at what I've managed to accumulate over the past 10 years (I'm pretty new to doll collecting, really). It seems mostly what I've been collecting are lots of scraps of paper related to Candi gossip, lots of emails I've printed out from this List, printed most of Anja's site on the Candi doll and put in a notebook, and lots of articles from magazines about antique dolls. I've found old plastic totes full of collected paper and giblets that I had the best of intentions of filing. So what that tells me is that while I was collecting paper I wasn't actually ever playing with my doll purchases. Wow! To my current way of thinking, I was certainly making a fair number of purchases. At the time partly because I was writing my CandiColumn but also because I was of the belief that dolls kept in their original packaging could only go up in value. I know, silly, silly me. But I know I'm not alone. What were we thinking when any of us bought dolls with the notion we were going to make huge profits on their resale? And to be a knowledgeable collector about these "investments" I was reading and copying lots of stuff. No wonder I wasn't enjoying the dolls--they were becoming business--very little pleasure. Oh, gosh. I found one of my plastic file totes with tons of Candi ads and original prices of older dolls--back in the days with MiKelman and Hamilton were the best of buds--by the way--are they friends again? I've got emails from last year indicating they were working on new Candis. The never-ending-saga of Candi...no wonder I can't give up the addiction, entirely. Anyway, back to the tote with the Candi memorabilia. You know what? I looked at that stuff and I still found myself getting giddy on seeing the dolls' faces for tirst time. I still contend that the sculpts on the older Candis are the best. I've been redressing Barbie bargains from the Goodwill in my old, old Fashion Avenues. (And the Fashion Avenues today are definitely NOT the caliber of work the 1995-1998 fashions were). While I enjoy modern Barbies (the vintage bubble is my truest childhood friend)--the faces of the Candis are still more realistic as women that I actually see on the street today. They are beautiful. And that arm sculpt that Mikelman designed definitely made that doll a looker. Yeah, I can see why we were paying $60 for one doll, back in the early days. They had that way of making the purchase seem justifiable. And the conglomeration of creative talents between Mikelman and Hamilton was an exciting time in fashion doll history. Okay, back I go to the Candi Trenches. I'm developing a system for storing my dolls. Nope, I haven't quite got the system for dispalying them refined. When I find the space after the dust has settled I will report on that. Take care, CandiChatters. Regards, Pat Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com> To: "Candi Chat List" <candichat(a)dolls.de> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com> > To: <candichat-owner(a)dolls.de> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown > > > > Dear CandiChatters, > > > > Seeing that Kathy has been posting items for sale, as indicated by her > > Garage Sale Part 2 subject head, I thought I'd take the opportunity to add > > my list to the ongoing Garage Sale. I'm going to post it separately from > > this email, which is just chatty. So for those of you who don't want to > > read a letter from me, delete now. > > > > By the way, this is Pat Brown, here. No, I haven't fallen off the face of > > the earth, but I've definitely pulled back on the doll hobbying. I've > been > > saying that for probably the past 3 years, and I've meant it. It's that > > I've never quite gotten a system for moving the inventory other than by > > ebay. Which, to my way of thinking is painful. I find downloading > pictures > > and writing descriptions quite time-consuming. Not to mention the > customer > > service and mailing misery. This past weekend I attended my third United > > Way Yard Sale sponsored by the local county government. For $20 you get 4 > > parking spaces. Not a bad deal given that the county does all the > > advertising. Each yard sale (4 so far) has proven to be a sell-out with > the > > vendors. Although honestly, good ole Hurricane Isabel really did diminish > > the enthusiasm for a a lot of potential sales. The were probably more > > vendors than buyers. A week after such a miserable storm and with all the > > damage it did around here, I'm lucky I sold enough to pay for the parking > > spaces. Unfortunately, folks weren't in a Christmas-shopping mood either > > and most of the dolls and toys I brought languished. Maybe after a season > > of winter will make folks sick with cabin fever and spring will prove more > > profitable. Anyway, I can tolerate loading up the 2 cars for 2 times a > > year. I've got more than dolls I'm trying to sell. > > > > I have written to the List in the past about my issues with not having > space > > in my partially finished basement. A couple of years ago, Pat Fieck > posted > > an email about how long it took her to clean out her stuff. I printed > that > > email and put on the side of my refrigerator so I don't lose faith that I > > can thin out the clutter. Isn't it funny how it becomes clutter when we > > don't want it anymore? Do we all remember how much money we were willing > to > > pay for Candis when she was new and we couldn't get enough of her? And > > let's not forget the numerous Pink Box dolls and collector Barbies that > have > > been purchased at full price in the name of Neat Stuff. > > > > Unfortunately, all that Neat Stuff has been sitting around too long in my > > hopes of being able to come up with a way of displaying so much of what I > > was into collecting at various times over the past 9 years. Geesh, it > took > > me less than 9 years to fill up a downstairs and it's going to take me > twice > > as long to liquidate--if I believe what Pat Fieck says in her email. > > > > Kathy's little boy--he's gorgeous! > > > > Regards, Pat Brown > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mroczko" <mroczko(a)verinet.com> > > To: <Candichat(a)dolls.de>Candichat(a)dolls.de <Candichat(a)dolls.de> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:49 AM > > Subject: Garage sale part II > > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > I thought I would pass this on here as well. Just trying to clean > out > > > the doll room a little, and I thought there might be some interest. > Feel > > > free to ask for the Vintage babs list as well. I have some nice things > > > there. Trades possible for the right things. > > > > >

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SPECIAL OFFER on HUGE Dolls4Sale lot!
by doll4man＠webtv.net 12 Oct '03

12 Oct '03

Hi All, I am thinking of ever combination of things to try and get this lot of dolls sold! I think I have come up with a cool offer for this lot of dolls, I am trying to sell a HUGE chunk of my Barbie collection, INcluded in the LOT are over 100, Thats ONE HUNDRED dolls and there are playline, Collectors and a fw Candi dolls thrown into the mix, For the lot I am asking $800 sounds like alot and it is but for an average of $8 a doll it works out to a pretty fair bargain. NOW ONTO the new deal I am offering, this deal will go until the 15th, thats FOUR DAYS from now, The deal IS THIS, If anyone gets ahold of me with a SERIOUS offer to purchase this COMPLETE lot of dolls I will SHIP for 66% off the shipping price, Shipping for the whole bunch would normally be like $150 and I will only charge $50 shipping for the ENTIRE LOT. NOW another thing, I will entertain a 50/50 layaway for this transaction with 50% down and the remainder in 30 days. If wanting to use the 50/50 shipment will occur when the last payment is made! I would PREFER Paypal for this offer and paypal fees of 4% will apply, I can also do a CERTIFIED CASHIERS CHECK, Cant do any personal checks. NOW if anyone is interested PLease e-mail me privately and I will send the list onto you. SERIOUS inquires only please! GUY as a personal aside I really am in need of moving these dolls out, things have come up and Its a pretty serious time for us here! HOPE to hear from some folks! P.S. IF anyone wants references I do have SUPER feedback on ebay TTYS KEVIN

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Fw: Garage Sale Pat Brown's List Official 10/11
by pat brown 11 Oct '03

11 Oct '03

> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com> > > To: <candichat-owner(a)dolls.de> > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 11:29 PM > > Subject: Re: Garage sale part II Pat Brown's List > > > > For those of you reading only this post for items I have for sale, please > > be rest assured I am a legitimate CandiChatter. I've been on the list > for > > several years and have bought and sold with a few Chatters that still > post > > to the List. I have auctioned on ebay a few years ago and did it quite > > often under the 2 names InkSquirts and Opinionated. As I have not listed > > with ebay for about 3 years, I don't know if you'd be able to read any of > my > > feedback, but I satisfied all those who bought from me. I'm not set up to > > take payment except by way of checks that have to clear after 10 days or > > money orders. Shipping charges will have to added, as well. And I will > > gladly ship overseas. I hope you might find some items that will pique > > your creativity or fill a void in your collection. Subsequent listings to > > come. > > Inquiries on anything are welcome, including negotiations on prices. > > All items have been in storage, in smoke-free home. > > Thanks for looking. Regards, Pat Brown > > > > CANDIS and fashions > > PRICE REDUCTION> > $20: 1994 Original "Cat Suit" Candi doll--the first doll that was mass > > marketed to collectors. Box has wear but doll is mint. > > > > $10: GRAB BAG of 3 Candi bodies with heads. No guarantee you'll like > > anything, but they might be useful for makeover projects. > > JUST ADDED: $10: 1996 Candi Couture Evening fashion--light peach satin gown with matching long overjacket with shoes. No box. I think this looks like a negligee, too but because it's described as an evening gown, none of my Candis will adapt and wear it bed, even though it is very lightweight in feel. > > SOLD> > $10: 1996 Candi Couture Day Dress fashion--cotton candy pink satin dress > > with hat and related accessories. No box. > > > > $15: 1996 Candi Couture Day Dress fashion--3-piece white herringbone suit > > ensemble with long-sleeve jacket, matching pants, sleeveless turtleneck > and > > related accessories. MIB > > SOLD> > $15: 1996 Candi Couture Suit fashion--white slubbed rayon straight-line > > skirt and long-sleeved jacked with red trim and red hat and related > > accessories. MIB > > > > $3: 1996 Candi Girls China Dolls fashion--turquoise satin slim-line > > one-piece sleeveless dress with mandarin collar and shoes. Box included. > > > > $10: 1997 Candi Girls Pink Box Mikelman fashion "Confetti"--2-piece > cotton > > dress with big pink polka-dots. Includes black felt hat trimmed in pink > > ribbon, black vinyl clutch bag, long black gloves, black shoes and tiny > > beaded bracelet. Includes box. > > > > $15: 1997 Candi Girls Pink Box Mikelman fashion "Sophisticated > > Shopper"--2-peice gold lame pantsuit and hot pink sleeveless turtleneck. > > Inlcudes hot pink maribou feather-trimmed hat and all related accessories. > > The Mikelman hatbox is a bit bent. Includes box. > > > > > > $15: 1997 Christmas Candi evening gown only. Blue velour trimmed in > white > > faux fur with all accessories. Box included. > > > > $15: 1997 Christmas Candi evening gown only. Red sequinned gown with all > > accessories. Box included. > > > > $15: 1998 Signature Series Candi evening gown only. Wine-colored skirt > has > > 4 layers of ruffles attached to hand-sequinened bodice with long sleeves. > > Both dress and matching sheath adorned with sparkles. All accessories and > > box included. > > > > $15: 1998 Signature Series Candi evening gown only. Purple skirt has 4 > > layers of ruffles attached to hand-sequinned bodice with long sleeves. > Both > > dress and matching sheath adorned with sparkles. All accessories and box > > included. > > >

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Pat Brown's Garage Sale List 10/04
by pat brown 08 Oct '03

08 Oct '03

OTHER DOLLS AND FASHIONS GIRL FORCE "Bianca"--$15 MIB GIRL FORCE "Creanna" nude doll--$5 GIRL FORCE "Bianca" nude doll--$5 GIRL FORCE Lucy Liu from "Charlie's Angels" movie--$15 MIB GIRL FORCE loose fashions--$10 ELLE "Trendwatch" nude supersize fashion doll--long, straight, red hair, berry-colored lips--$8 ELLE "Trendwatch" nude supersize fashion doll--long, straight, platinum hair, red lips--$8 ELLE "Trendwatch" nude supersize fashion doll--long, curly, platinum hair, red lips--$8 ELLE "City Chic" nude supersize fashion doll--medium-length curled brown hair, red lips--$8

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Dolls4Sale list, NEW OFFER!!
by doll4man＠webtv.net 08 Oct '03

08 Oct '03

Hi All, Well I seem to be getting nowhere in selling these off individually so I am going to offer them in a COMPLETE LOT for one price, I will entertain serious offers. THe deal is this, I am offering the complete lot for WAY less than they are worth individually and offering them at an average price of ONLY $8 a piece, there are ALOT and I mean ALOT of doll in this collection, MAny collector dolls and some playline dolls and some Candi dolls, etc etc etc. I have a list made up of whats in the lot, so If your Interested in getting a Complete doll collection E-mail me privately and we can talk. The list has some outfits on it but they are NOT included in this offer, JUST THE DOLLS. I am taking a loss on these dolls as a couple of the dolls are worth by themselves around $100, SO My loss is YOUR GAIN here!! The total price would t include shiping and I will ship by FED EX, as there will be several large boxes of dolls to send!! So ANYONE out there get ahold of me!! I will entertain a layaway with the collection also, with 50% down and the remaining 50% in 30 days. I KNOW someone out there could use this great collection of olls for either their personal collection or makeovers, LOTS of great candidates for makeovers here!! LET ME KNOW!! TTYS KEVIN

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UPDATED HUGE dolls4sale list!!
by doll4man＠webtv.net 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Hi All, I updated my Dolls4Sale list and lowered some prices, Help me move some of these dolls out of my house!! LOL I really do have some cool things and some exclusives to foreign stores and such!! So check it out, if your interested e-mail me privately for the list and I will forward it onto you! TTYS KEVIN

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Fw: Garage sale part II Pat Brown's List Official 10/04
by pat brown 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

----- Original Message ----- From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com> To: <candichat-owner(a)dolls.de> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 3:39 PM Subject: Fw: Garage sale part II Pat Brown's List Official 10/04 > I know the subject heading is weird. I sent several messages last nite, but > they never appeared in my inbox as having been received by the List. I > finally saw one that I remailed this afternoon and so I think I must have a > defective mailing address. I think this email will make it to the List and > it is the OFFICIAL one. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com> > To: <candichat-owner(a)dolls.de> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 11:29 PM > Subject: Re: Garage sale part II Pat Brown's List > > For those of you reading only this post for items I have for sale, please > be rest assured I am a legitimate CandiChatter. I've been on the list for > several years and have bought and sold with a few Chatters that still post > to the List. I have auctioned on ebay a few years ago and did it quite > often under the 2 names InkSquirts and Opinionated. As I have not listed > with ebay for about 3 years, I don't know if you'd be able to read any of my > feedback, but I satisfied all those who bought from me. I'm not set up to > take payment except by way of checks that have to clear after 10 days or > money orders. Shipping charges will have to added, as well. And I will > gladly ship overseas. I hope you might find some items that will pique > your creativity or fill a void in your collection. Subsequent listings to > come. > Inquiries on anything are welcome, including negotiations on prices. > All items have been in storage, in smoke-free home. > Thanks for looking. Regards, Pat Brown > > CANDIS and fashions > > $30: 1994 Original "Cat Suit" Candi doll--the first doll that was mass > marketed to collectors. Box has wear but doll is mint. > > $10: GRAB BAG of 3 Candi bodies with heads. No guarantee you'll like > anything, but they might be useful for makeover projects. > > $10: 1996 Candi Couture Day Dress fashion--cotton candy pink satin dress > with hat and related accessories. No box. > > $15: 1996 Candi Couture Day Dress fashion--3-piece white herringbone suit > ensemble with long-sleeve jacket, matching pants, sleeveless turtleneck and > related accessories. MIB > > $15: 1996 Candi Couture Suit fashion--white slubbed rayon straight-line > skirt and long-sleeved jacked with red trim and red hat and related > accessories. MIB > > $3: 1996 Candi Girls China Dolls fashion--turquoise satin slim-line > one-piece sleeveless dress with mandarin collar and shoes. Box included. > > $10: 1997 Candi Girls Pink Box Mikelman fashion "Confetti"--2-piece cotton > dress with big pink polka-dots. Includes black felt hat trimmed in pink > ribbon, black vinyl clutch bag, long black gloves, black shoes and tiny > beaded bracelet. Includes box. > > $15: 1997 Candi Girls Pink Box Mikelman fashion "Sophisticated > Shopper"--2-peice gold lame pantsuit and hot pink sleeveless turtleneck. > Inlcudes hot pink maribou feather-trimmed hat and all related accessories. > The Mikelman hatbox is a bit bent. Includes box. > > > $15: 1997 Christmas Candi evening gown only. Blue velour trimmed in white > faux fur with all accessories. Box included. > > $15: 1997 Christmas Candi evening gown only. Red sequinned gown with all > accessories. Box included. > > $15: 1998 Signature Series Candi evening gown only. Wine-colored skirt has > 4 layers of ruffles attached to hand-sequinened bodice with long sleeves. > Both dress and matching sheath adorned with sparkles. All accessories and > box included. > > $15: 1998 Signature Series Candi evening gown only. Purple skirt has 4 > layers of ruffles attached to hand-sequinned bodice with long sleeves. Both > dress and matching sheath adorned with sparkles. All accessories and box > included. >

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Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown
by pat brown 04 Oct '03

04 Oct '03

----- Original Message ----- From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com> To: <candichat-owner(a)dolls.de> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:34 PM Subject: Re: Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown > Dear CandiChatters, > > Seeing that Kathy has been posting items for sale, as indicated by her > Garage Sale Part 2 subject head, I thought I'd take the opportunity to add > my list to the ongoing Garage Sale. I'm going to post it separately from > this email, which is just chatty. So for those of you who don't want to > read a letter from me, delete now. > > By the way, this is Pat Brown, here. No, I haven't fallen off the face of > the earth, but I've definitely pulled back on the doll hobbying. I've been > saying that for probably the past 3 years, and I've meant it. It's that > I've never quite gotten a system for moving the inventory other than by > ebay. Which, to my way of thinking is painful. I find downloading pictures > and writing descriptions quite time-consuming. Not to mention the customer > service and mailing misery. This past weekend I attended my third United > Way Yard Sale sponsored by the local county government. For $20 you get 4 > parking spaces. Not a bad deal given that the county does all the > advertising. Each yard sale (4 so far) has proven to be a sell-out with the > vendors. Although honestly, good ole Hurricane Isabel really did diminish > the enthusiasm for a a lot of potential sales. The were probably more > vendors than buyers. A week after such a miserable storm and with all the > damage it did around here, I'm lucky I sold enough to pay for the parking > spaces. Unfortunately, folks weren't in a Christmas-shopping mood either > and most of the dolls and toys I brought languished. Maybe after a season > of winter will make folks sick with cabin fever and spring will prove more > profitable. Anyway, I can tolerate loading up the 2 cars for 2 times a > year. I've got more than dolls I'm trying to sell. > > I have written to the List in the past about my issues with not having space > in my partially finished basement. A couple of years ago, Pat Fieck posted > an email about how long it took her to clean out her stuff. I printed that > email and put on the side of my refrigerator so I don't lose faith that I > can thin out the clutter. Isn't it funny how it becomes clutter when we > don't want it anymore? Do we all remember how much money we were willing to > pay for Candis when she was new and we couldn't get enough of her? And > let's not forget the numerous Pink Box dolls and collector Barbies that have > been purchased at full price in the name of Neat Stuff. > > Unfortunately, all that Neat Stuff has been sitting around too long in my > hopes of being able to come up with a way of displaying so much of what I > was into collecting at various times over the past 9 years. Geesh, it took > me less than 9 years to fill up a downstairs and it's going to take me twice > as long to liquidate--if I believe what Pat Fieck says in her email. > > Kathy's little boy--he's gorgeous! > > Regards, Pat Brown > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mroczko" <mroczko(a)verinet.com> > To: <Candichat(a)dolls.de>Candichat(a)dolls.de <Candichat(a)dolls.de> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:49 AM > Subject: Garage sale part II > > > > Hi Guys, > > I thought I would pass this on here as well. Just trying to clean out > > the doll room a little, and I thought there might be some interest. Feel > > free to ask for the Vintage babs list as well. I have some nice things > > there. Trades possible for the right things. >

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