The Blue Book

Dolls have a Blue Book too. I think at this point it is the 16th edition Blue Book by Jan Foulke and if you have ever traded for a car you have heard the expression Blue Book. That is the value of a car if your looking to trade yours. Well there is also a blue book for dolls that tells you the approximate value of dolls. If you are looking for more than the ordinary, you will need to look in the Blue Book to find out what you might have to pay for one of these dolls.
Dolls can mean more to one person than another so the prices very when selling a doll. You can go to an auction like ebay and they have dolls listed there for sale. You might get a good idea of what one might sell for to the ordinary person. Collectors on the other hand may pay more for certain dolls they treasure. They are looking for a certain style, artist, manufacture, year or a number of other catagories they choose to collect. If you on the other hand are starting a collection with your daughter you might want to start with something a little more moderate. Some of the dolls in the Blue Book can get very pricey.
Doll collecting is wonderful because there are so many catagories to choose from and you don't have to be a millionaire. There are exceptions to every rule, like there are Barbie dolls that you can buy for almost nothing. Then again there are Barbie dolls that have become very pricey. So if you are looking to start a collection just pick something you are interested in and start looking around for the bargins. Let me tell you some of the types out there. Here is a list of some catagories you might want to look into. Artist dolls by name, artist dolls by maker and artist dolls by collection, I think that will get you started looking. Good hunting.
Have a good day Bob