Year Collection
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 Collectible Plate Frederic Remington A NEW YEAR ON THE CIMARRON 8 1 4 Cowboys $12.95 Time Remaining: 29d 16h 32m Buy It Now for only: $12.95 |
 BICENTENNIAL 1776 1976 COLLECTABLE PLATE 200 YEARS OF PROGRESS EAGLEFLAGS PLATE $0.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 55m |
 HAMILTON COLLECTION SOLITUDE by Al Agnew Year Of The Wolf Collector Plate COA $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 22h 48m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 FRANKLIN PORCELAIN FLOWERS OF THE YEAR PLATE COLLECTION $49.99 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 44m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 The Ghent Collection The Growing Years $9.99 Time Remaining: 24d 3h 57m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 NICE COLLECTIBLE PLATE 200TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR US 1776 1976 W CALENDAR $3.99 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 23m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 Winter New Look Year Collector Plate Norman Rockwell Collectible Plate $7.97 Time Remaining: 18d 7h 14m Buy It Now for only: $7.97 |
 Star Trek 30 Years Starfleet Navigators Plate Hamilton Collection $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 4m |
 Wilton Pewter Plate Kodak collectable 100 year plate tray $5.00 Time Remaining: 18d 16h 53m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 |
 CHOKIN PLATE COLLECTION NEW YEARS DAY PINE CRANE 550 $15.99 Time Remaining: 25d 23h 43m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 Star Trek Second in Command Star Trek 30 Years Plate Plate Collection $14.69 Time Remaining: 10d 3h 22m Buy It Now for only: $14.69 |
 EARLY YEARS COLLECTORS PLATE 3rd PLATE IN THE ELVIS REMEMBERED COLLECTION $35.00 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 36m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 Adley 41 Years of Desired Service Collector Plate Unique Collectible 675 $14.97 Time Remaining: 22d 4h 22m Buy It Now for only: $14.97 |
 Garden Year Collection February David Hurrell nature 84 $12.60 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 1m Buy It Now for only: $12.60 |
 Star Trek 30 Years Captains Tribute Plate Hamilton Collection $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 12m |
 Garden Year Collection December David Hurrell nature 84 $12.60 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 3m Buy It Now for only: $12.60 |
 Garden Year Collection August David Hurrell nature 84 $12.60 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 16m Buy It Now for only: $12.60 |
 FRANKLIN PORCELAIN 1984 AUGUST PLATE THE GARDEN YEAR COLLECTION DAVID HURRELL $15.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 23m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 FRANKLIN GARDEN YEAR COLLECTION JUNE DAVID HURRELL $16.99 Time Remaining: 4d 4h Buy It Now for only: $16.99 |
 Winnie The Pooh Whole Year Through 1 Collectible Plate MARCH Calendar Tiger Nice $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 43m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Winnie The Pooh Whole Year Through 1 Collectible Plate SEPTEMBER Calendar Tiger $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 57m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Star Trek 30 Years Starfleet Doctors Plate Hamilton Collection $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 27m |
 Garden Year Collection March David Hurrell nature 84 $12.60 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 5m Buy It Now for only: $12.60 |
 Winnie The Pooh Whole Year Through 1 Collectible Plate JUNE Calendar Tiger Nice $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 48m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Irish Gold Yellow Rose LE plate Gorham 1979 Rose of the Year collection $22.00 Time Remaining: 8d 20h 36m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 1 Vintage Homer Congregational Church Illinois 150 Years Collectible Plate NICE $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 22h 51m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 CUNARD Shipping Line Cruise MELAMINE Plate Saucer Circa 50 years old Collectable $9.37 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 9m Buy It Now for only: $9.37 |
 Winnie The Pooh Whole Year Through 1 Collectible Plate JANUARY Calendar Tiger $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 32m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 The Forest Year Porcelain plate collection 11 by artist John Francis $130.00 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 39m |
 TEDDIES OF BYGONE YEARS A 1920S GERMAN TEDDY PLATE THE TRINITY COLLECTION $20.31 Time Remaining: 12d 12h 58m Buy It Now for only: $20.31 |
 The Garden Year Collection July David Hurrell nature 84 $16.20 Time Remaining: 18d 19h 18m Buy It Now for only: $16.20 |
 The Garden Year Collection April David Hurrell nature $16.20 Time Remaining: 18d 18h 57m Buy It Now for only: $16.20 |
 New Day Rose of the Year Collection Gorham Frank Bly yellow rose flower $20.00 Time Remaining: 15d 21h 48m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Winnie The Pooh Whole Year Through 1 Collectible Plate AUGUST Calendar Tiger $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 54m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 GORHAM Rose of Year Collection Plate IRISH GOLD 1970 $22.07 Time Remaining: 18d 10h 19m Buy It Now for only: $22.07 |
 Star Trek 30 Years Second in Command Plate Hamilton Collection $14.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 49m |
 GORHAM Rose of Year Collection Plate NEW DAY 1977 $22.07 Time Remaining: 18d 10h 43m Buy It Now for only: $22.07 |
 COLLECTIBLE PLATE 1972 YEAR WILLIAM BROWNE SEASONS $24.30 Time Remaining: 14d 22h 52m Buy It Now for only: $24.30 |
 Firelight Rose of the Year Collection Gorham Frank Bly rose flower $20.00 Time Remaining: 15d 21h 46m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 USA 200Th Anniversary Year Collectible Plate 1776 1976 $12.00 Time Remaining: 8d 2h 16m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Disney Collectible Mickey Mouse Through the Years Plate New $15.99 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 55m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 Medallion Rose of the Year Collection Gorham Frank Bly rose flower $20.00 Time Remaining: 15d 21h 50m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Seventy Years Young Red Skelton collectible plate 4969 of 15000 made $40.00 Time Remaining: 6d 22h 39m Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 ELVIS THE VEGAS YEARS 6 DECORATIVE CERAMIC PLATE COLLECTABLE ROCK N ROLL $7.80 Time Remaining: 12d 10h 47m Buy It Now for only: $7.80 |
 Collectible plate Walt Disney 10 years $39.95 Time Remaining: 7h 33m Buy It Now for only: $39.95 |
 Benjamine Bunny Collection Music Box etc 35 years old + $70.00 Time Remaining: 22d 4h 50m Buy It Now for only: $70.00 |
 Hamilton Collection Star Trek 30 Years Second In Command Collector Plate 032812E $19.98 Time Remaining: 8d 19h 57m Buy It Now for only: $19.98 |
 Collectible plate Seven year Itch $49.00 Time Remaining: 23d 8h 50m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
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25 Years of Doll Collecting
The past 25 years have seen tremendous changes in the collectible doll industry. Until that time, collectors only had antique dolls, or newer children’s dolls to add to their collections. As there were relatively few “new collectibles” to purchase, the market on these “played with dolls” and antiques was vibrant and exciting.
There were many doll shows scattered all over the country, and a visit to one would find three types of dolls available, antique dolls, rescued discarded play dolls, and booths featuring doll makers wares. Doll makers were many, with their work ranging from dreadful to stunning.
Flea markets also found doll sellers, usually of the “discarded child doll type”, and many collectors searched regularly for collectible dolls. At the time, dolls being grabbed up were from the Chatty Cathy family, Chrissie and Velvet family, Patti Playpal types , Vogue, and of course Barbie.
With the emergence of the “Ashton Drake Gallery” dolls, followed by many mass produced porcelain dolls by many other companies, all offering limited editions, artist renderings and much media advertising, many collectors changed direction and began to purchase these new dolls.
This new collector market was huge for a number of years. People scrambled to complete sets of dolls and to find dolls by certain doll artists. The market on older vinyl “designed for play dolls” softened considerably during this period.
Home based porcelain doll studios, where you could take classes teaching you how to make your own dolls, also became very popular during this time.
A quarter of a century later, many dolls that were so popular, have now come onto the secondary market. Due to the market being so flooded at the time of production, and so many collectors jumping onto the bandwagon, the secondary market is now flooded with these dolls. The value on many has plummeted as a result, particularly Ashton Drake Dolls.
Other collectible porcelain dolls that were mass produced are for the most part worth only a fraction of what was paid for them initially. The biggest reason for this is the fact that these dolls are still being produced, the quality has improved a great deal, and the prices have gone down. What reason would anyone have for purchasing an older one!
The market on genuine antique dolls continues to be strong, and investments made seem to be sound. As the years pass, it is harder and harder to find antique dolls unless they are coming directly from another collector’s private collection. This keeps the prices high. Unlike modern dolls, there are only so many antiques to go around!
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