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Post by ebeth1984 on Oct 7, 2015 15:15:30 GMT -5
Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth and I am a new/old collector of the Mini Dolls. In 2013 my daughters (then 4 and 5) and I began collecting Mini's and established a massive collection very quickly...we had every mini made to date and all the playsets and accessories. We fell on some hard times financially, however, and I had to sell the collection because we needed money. A few months ago, I bought Feather-Tell-a-Tale NIB on Ebay because I missed having Mini LaLa's in the house and my girls (now 7 and 6) fell in love with her too. I think they were too little for LaLa before because now they LOVE them! I have been snatching them up on Ebay when I can find good deals and we have a pretty small (around 25 Minis) but growing collection once again. I am kicking myself for selling my collection before (for example: I just paid $20 for Candy Broomsticks -- she was given to us with our last collection!) but its a fun hobby for the girls and I to do together. I would love to grow my collection and potentially sell off a few minis that need new homes. Thanks for having this group!
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Post by bananasmom on Oct 8, 2015 9:04:38 GMT -5
Hi Elizabeth! Welcome to the group, and sew glad you found us AND found your way back to Lala collecting again. Not sure if you've considered checking out flea markets and thrift stores for used minis, but we are beginning to see a lot of Lala stuff showing up at those spots around here, and you can find some great deals! Even on those rare, hard-to-find ones that cost a fortune on eBay, could end up in a big bag of Lalas that someone is selling and has no clue what they have! lol Anyway, welcome again, and we would love to see some pics of your collection!
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Post by ebeth1984 on Oct 8, 2015 12:22:18 GMT -5
I will definitely take some pics soon - and yes, I went to a consignment sale a couple weeks back and scored Bea's Bus and two Ziploc baggies full of Mini's for $8!!! The best find in all of that was Mini Ivory with all of her accessories! I was over the moon!
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Post by bananasmom on Oct 8, 2015 13:19:00 GMT -5
I will definitely take some pics soon - and yes, I went to a consignment sale a couple weeks back and scored Bea's Bus and two Ziploc baggies full of Mini's for $8!!! The best find in all of that was Mini Ivory with all of her accessories! I was over the moon! OMG, Mini Ivory is a super great find!!!
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Post by ebeth1984 on Oct 8, 2015 14:11:19 GMT -5
Yes - she was one of the extreme few Big dolls we purchased (along with the Mini of course) during our last collecting days. I just sold the Big doll on Ebay recently after finding her in a box of kitchen stuff in our storage unit (go figure!) My daughter LOVES blue and fell in love with Ivory so we got her for Christmas and then she sat untouched. For years. lol When I opened the Ziploc after the consignment event and saw Ivory in there and then quickly searched through the bag going "cape, yes, popsicle, yes, water globe, yes, pet, yes!" I was SO excited for my daughter. And as you can see in our pics, she sits at the top of the slide when not being played with because she is definitely a favorite!
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