About.com
Okay, so they have way too many ads. But about.com's doll collecting site
has some great resources, and their guide, Denise
Van Patten, writes a great article.
African American
Doll Convention A great event for those of us who enjoy ethnic dolls,
this event will be held this September in St. Louis.
This is a great site! Among other things, they feature authentically styled
Barbie clothes of traditional Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese outfits.
They also have a great selection of dolls and toys focusing on Asian cultures.
Auntie-dot-com
Everyone needs a kindly aunt to look out for them. Auntie's has a great
selection of commercial and informational areas on her site, in doll collecting,
crafting, and quiltmaking! She also will host your noncommercial site in
any of the above catagories. I have no idea how she manages to stay involved
with so much, but fortunately we can just sit back and reap the rewards.
Big
Beautiful Dolls This new company intends to put out plus-size 12 inch
fashion dolls. Check out their prototype photos!
The Big Kiss Page
I suppose technically these aren't real dolls. They're 'paper dolls for
your computer'. Everything you need to get started is here: programs to
run the dolls regardless of your computer operating system, utilities,
and a few thousand paper dolls to play with. There are some great photographic
sets using japanese Jenny dolls. Did I mention everything is free?
C &
M's Ultimate ©Disney Doll Website A huge page of dolls, outfits,
and accesories to help you identify Disney dolls, or just to admire.
Chic by Dorothy
Hats, hats, and more hats! Dorothy has designed dozens of incredible hats
for Barbie, all for sale and all displayed on these clever pages.
Darci's Very Own Web Page Everything
you ever wanted to know about Darci dolls and some stuff you didn't even
know to ask about. The ultimate Darci page.
The
Deboxers Rebellion Home Page This is a great mailing list for
people who debox their dolls! The list is high traffic, sometimes resembling
a chat room more than a mailing list, but we have a great time! Come join
us anytime!
DollBiz This is a new online
auction site exclusively for dolls. Worth a look.
Doll Raves
I've known Carlota for five years now, from back in the dark ages of the
online doll community and the other dark ages of my college years. Two
degrees later, I'm out in the workforce and she's gone back to school,
but she still finds time to keep this fabulous page about custom fashion
dolls going. Go look at these dolls, and then meet me in the line for lottery
tickets!
eBay
When you're trying to find something older or usual, eBay can't be beat.
eToys
is consistently one of the best online sources for new dolls online, and
their service is fast and reliable. They even have email notification available
for new arrival items.
Get Set Club This is a new
line of 11.5 inch fashion dolls designed to be 'realistic'. The next Barbie
or the next clearance-bin wonder? Take a look and find out.
La Petite Boutique
A fabulous site filled to the brim with custom made shoes, lingerie, and
other essentials for the well dressed doll.
LD Smith Designs for Dolls
The queen of fashion doll microbraids does fabulous jobs on Gene and Tyler,
and is generous enough to share her customizing hints with the rest of
us.
Marie-France's
Page Ever wonder what life is like as a Sasha doll? Even if you haven't,
this online 'diary' from one Sasha doll will keep you coming back for more
of her charming story.
The
Open Directory Project's Doll Index A great index of doll sites compiled
by the Open Directory Project, a guide to the web edited by entirely by
volunteers. "Humans do it better!"
Pink Obsession This is
a new page by Nancy Long. Check out her custom doll pics!
Sailor Moon Toys
A complete guide to Japanese Sailor Moon dolls, plus a cel gallery and
other fun stuff.
Smartees Rather than trying
to make their dolls look more realistic, Smartees wants their dolls to
act more realistic. The results are pretty spectacular!
Terri Norcia's
Repaints This is a new page of custom repaints and restyles of the
Gene doll. The pictures alone are well worth the visit, and for a fee,
she'll redo your doll!
The original store for those of us who refuse to stop loving our toys now
has a great online store. If you purchase from ToysRUs through this link,
we make a small commission that goes directly back into buying dolls to
display on these pages.
OTHER STUFF
AVON
Do you love Avon stuff as much as I do? Not only do they have great makeup,
they also have gifts, clothes, and even dolls! Their online store even
has internet specials!
HITBOX You may have noticed a funny
little green icon at the bottom of these pages. Hitbox is a FREE service
for web owners that keeps track of how many visitors come to your site,
which pages they view, and how long they stay. This is a fabulous tool
for figuring out which parts of your site people enjoy most!
NextPlanetOver.com
Looking for Sailor Moon or Pokemon stuff? This is the site to check out.
They have a huge selection of collectibles, including products not normally
available in the US.
If you hate to go to the post office as much as I do, you'll love this
site. Download and print postage on your home computer. A real timesaver!
FREE
DOLLS?!? What online collector can resist
the opportunity to get free Geoffrey Dollars from Toys R Us? If
you're not already familiar with the MyPoints program, you should be! By
doing easy things like reading your email and surfing to selected sites,
you earn points, which can then be spent on a variety of cool stuff- gift
certificates to Barnes and Nobles or the Olive Garden, frequent flyer miles,
and especially Geoffrey Dollars.