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Doll Convention Season and Estate Sale Adventures

Another awesomely wild season of Virtual Doll Convention, Auctions, National Doll Festival and UFDC are coming to a rapid close, but with more to come in future months.  Locally, doll shows and estate sales are in full swing.  My article in Bru will soon be out in Antique Trader, which is rising like the Phoenix and better than ever.  New dolls for young and old will soon be hitting the shelves in anticipation of the holidays, and seasonal decorative dolls like Annalee and Spirit of Halloween zombie babies and animatronics will soon be haunting stores.  It’s a great day to be a collector of any kind of dolls!

I’d like to share a story with you from last week.  I went to a couple estate sales, a big venture for me since I’ve been fighting asthma related respiratory and other infections.  No energy, but my friend who does sales  and dolls got me out.   I had my arms full of nice artist dolls, yes, at bargain prices, and a couple of antiques.  A gentleman who turned out to be a sale helper said to me,” Do you have a lot of little girls, or is that all for you?”  Something like that.  His tone was less than admiring, more than a bit snotty.  “They’re all for me,” I said.  “Would you like to come over later and play?”  That did it; he helped me out with the dolls and a huge cache of their boxes.  Hmph!!

So, collect proudly.  Bespeak it to the world, have fun, don’t blow your budget, or blow it if you can, don’t be a doll diva, and enjoy the friends, fun, and hobby that is dolls.

The 21st Century; David Bowie Barbie

Barbie as Ziggy Stardust!  Inspired by the man who was an amazing father and husband, but who didn't' want to be dull.  He wasn't.

Also, Hardees has fastfood toys for the first time in years based on Ryan's world.

Hi from the Museum Archives!!

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Building Search Update

We have all in place for our doll museum; we need a building. We held two, modest fundraisers through Facebook and Kickstarter; we thank all who contributed!  I priced one lovely old building at $1million.2, and several others with fifteen rooms or more at $115.  There are a couple old library buildings I am interested in, but the library simply won't deal.  Also saw some small neighborhood storefronts, not enough room, but a start.

I'm also considering turning a family home I own into the museum for a while; checking zoning laws, etc. on this.  Also thinking of buying a steel building and lining it with cases.  I have many cases from the Planetary Studies Foundation, and several of my own, including open shelves nad other displays.

Our modest savings fund is growing, and our paperwork as a nonprofit is up to date.  Pray hard for us to find a building, please!   Thanks for all your support and donations!  We are nearly 200,000 views on this blog and Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog.  We also started the International Doll Museum blog, and Dr.E's Doll Museum blogs in Japanese, Spanish, and Greek.  Find us on ISSUU, Twitter, on two accounts, Instagram, Facebook, three pages, and other social media.  On Instagram, look under ellen_tsagaris.  We have a small account on LinkedIn and Referral Key.

Happy Collecting!!

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