| All kinds of things are collectible -- baseball cards, | | | | She thought perhaps someone may be interested in |
| stamps, postcards, first editions of books, toy trains, | | | | the old dolls and wouldn't mind fixing them up. |
| action figures -- but among the popular collectible | | | | Mary did sell one of her antique dolls during the yard |
| toys are antique dolls. Anyone, regardless of age, can | | | | sale. She sold it right before her friend strode in and |
| get into collecting. | | | | discovered them. She sold one of the vintage dolls to |
| However, many novice collectors often find | | | | a man who was into collecting. He owned several, |
| themselves confused when it comes to determining | | | | but he told Mary he wasn't really in the collecting |
| the value of antique dolls. In collecting, a pristine doll | | | | business. |
| may be worth only a few dollars, while an ugly | | | | Thanks to her friend, Mary was able to save many |
| looking one could actually worth hundreds, if not | | | | of them. She wouldn't have known that they were |
| thousands, of dollars. | | | | valuable. Soon after the yard sale, Mary started her |
| Pricing can be a complicated process. For example, | | | | quest of finding information on them. She did some |
| there are ones that have a high value because they | | | | research on how to identify which antique dolls have |
| were made in certain designs by certain companies. | | | | high value and which are less or no value. |
| Then there are those that have low or no value at | | | | Local book shops are some of the good places to |
| all. Mary is a stay-at-home mom learned about this | | | | find information. However, buying books can be |
| when she put out a yard sale. She cleaned out | | | | expensive, particularly if the books only have very |
| several boxes of toys and dolls that had been up in | | | | little or worse, no information about certain dolls. |
| her attic for years. | | | | Libraries are inexpensive options, but going from one |
| Mary had a friend who as into doll collecting. When | | | | library to the next and browsing through books can |
| she saw the ones that Mary was selling for less than | | | | take up a lot of time. Besides, you'll likely have to |
| a dollar each, she immediately took the dolls off the | | | | visit several libraries since no one library has all the |
| tables and pulled Mary aside. | | | | books on antique dolls that you need. |
| After the yard sale, Mary's friend pointed out to her | | | | The best and least inexpensive place to find |
| that one of the ugly ones she tried to sell earlier for | | | | information on antique dolls is the Internet. Do a |
| under a dollar was worth at least a few hundred | | | | simple Google search using the phrase "antique dolls" |
| dollars. Mary never thought that they were that | | | | and you'll have thousands of results. It can still be a |
| valuable. Later, Mary discovered that many are rare | | | | bit time consuming to wade through the search |
| and are sought after by the serious collectors. | | | | results, but it's much easier to click than to drive and |
| In the collecting world, looks can be deceiving. In | | | | pore through books. When you finally have enough |
| Mary's case, she thought the ugly ones she had were | | | | knowledge , you may even want to look into selling a |
| fit for the garbage bin. She initially thought to throw | | | | few of them in your collection and make some |
| them away but then later decided to sell them cheap. | | | | money. |