I think the larger Fashion dolls are catching on. That might be just because of the newness or because they're different and a change of pace.
I'm pretty much an 11.5 inch Collector because I don't have room for the larger dolls nor the budget. But I'm actually overwhelmed by the choices in the 11.5 dolls. I'm still not caught up on my 2001 collecting goals.
Harriett
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Brown" nqsqurtz@staffnet.com To: candichat@dolls.de Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:45 AM Subject: OT: Toy Fair Predictions?
Randall, describing his doll collecting coming in spurts made me think
about
the upcoming Toy Fair. Why? Because I think for the past couple of years the doll market has been in a slump--a lot of other Randalls have been spurtless, LOL! But there have been dolls that have managed to keep us
all
still collecting a little, like the Franklin Mint vinyl portrait dolls.
Are there any of you on the List who might like to hazard any guesses what you think doll makers might be trying to do to get collectors eager to
buy,
again? Do you think larger dolls are the wave of the future or do you
think
the larger dolls may be proving to be a hazard to a doll company's bottom line? How do you think 11.5" dolls will have to be marketed to consumers
to
stay competitive, given the huge selection of this size doll? Regards,
pat
Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Randall C Herman randall90@juno.com To: candichat@dolls.de Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: OT: other fashion dolls
My collecting seems to go in spurts. For a while
I was all into buying more Dawns and I finally found the new playline dolls and now I seem to be moving into the bigger fashion dolls, which
is
completely involuntary. LOL. I have no where to put them!