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Best of 2019 - #8
One thing that is really great about Integrity Toys is that the designers really do listen to the collectors. It was a very wise move to take a mold that collectors liked and give it a new character....
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Best of 2019 - #7
As I continue to prepare my blog entries for my "Best of 2019", I realize that I should share my reasoning for which dolls I select. Some dolls arrive at my home and they sit in their boxes. Often...
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Best of 2019 - #6
I was feeling badly about the fact that my Best of 2019 countdown list was filled with either dolls advertised in 2018 but not released until 2019 or W Club and Convention dolls. I was feeling badly...
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Best of 2019 - #5
It is no secret that I love the NuFace dolls. They have quickly become the focus of my collection over the past four years. I think Jessy Ayala does incredible design work for Integrity Toys. His...
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Best of 2019 - #4
It would be near impossible to choose a favorite character or favorite mold that is produced by Integrity Toys. I've been collecting their lines for almost 15 years. There are some dolls I've owned...
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#3 of 2019
Another beauty from the Fashion Week convention, and the doll that most embodied the theme. This doll was an instant hit. The hair scared me to death! Someone posted they used a steamer to control...
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Best of 2019 - #2
In a lackluster year for Integrity Toys (IT), another doll manufacturer decided to wake up the collecting community - for that matter it stirred up the general public as a whole. For old farts like...
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Best of 2019 - # 1
I guess in a year of "slim pickings" it is only fitting that is one stand-out doll from the small crowd, or should I say a small "gathering". For the past couple years, IT collectors have had to...
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Organizing for 2020
I've simply got to get my collection organized! I say that every year! Last year my purchases got totally out of hand - mainly due to some great deals on secondary market and then attending the IT...
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2020 - Reset and Doll #1 of 2020
How miserably I failed on my guidelines in 2019! Upon reflection, I can come up with many excuses but the facts are the facts!I only sold 10 dolls in 2019 (compared to 74 in 2018)! I have been...
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W Club Membership Window Is Officially Open
In case anyone is hiding under a rock ...The W Club has officially opened its membership window for 2020. If you collect products from Integrity Toys, you really should join.Each membership costs $50,...
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The Flood Gates Open ... #2, #3, #4, and #5 of 2020
If I had to voice one complaint about collecting IT dolls and the W Club, it would be that they there are too many peaks and valleys in availability of product.Sometimes there are weeks of doll drought...
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The Best Place to Begin ... Veronique Perrin
After last year's purchasing frenzy and attending the IT Convention in Baltimore, I was hit hard with the realization that major changes had to occur in my collection. I have too much of everything!...
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Moving forward ...
It would only seem logical to move from Veronique Perrin to the doll that joined her for the launch of Fashion Royalty, Adele Makeda, but that would've made too much sense. A second option, would be...
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The Ocean Tide ...
NOTE: Before I get started, I want to send my deepest concerns for the safety of all those who are reading my blog. I hope this blog can help provide a diversion to the panic and anxiety surrounding...
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#7 of 2020 - Late Night Dream Victoire Roux
I've been so busy with evaluating my collection for sales and dealing with "group shipments" from Integrity Toys that I somehow missed publishing my post for #7 of 2020, Late Night Dream Victoire...
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Water For The Thirsty ...
With the current state of things in the world, most collectors find themselves "sheltering in place" and "social distancing". It's nice to have a diversion like doll collecting; something to...
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When They Begin Looking The Same ...
"Doll Collecting" is a very diverse hobby. I have a friend who collects those tiny little German bisque dolls from the 1800's, displaying them in little domes with scenery. Another friend gets an...
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On The First Day of Summer Break ...
Grouping similar dolls with individual photos has been a major help in evaluating my collection! When I looked at dolls with blonde ponytails together, I was able to make some evaluative decisions....
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Before I continue my "Summer of Reorganization", I need to respond to some comments/questions that have been made to the previous few entries. 1. The East 59th Street body is different from all other...
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