DOLL APPRAISER DAY IN THE LIFE ✏️ l Dolly Mama’s Museum of Dolls and Toys

[@melanieskeldon6289]

I loved what you said about the true value of dolls being the joy of owning them.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much!

[@thraciangrapes]

I agree. It's priceless.

[@erinscott8]

Hello Rachel Hoffman Dolls My name is Erin Scott and I love your videos and I love all of your Dolls

[@AvatarPrimus]

Gorgeous collection, it was like walking through Toyland or Dreamland! And thank you for talking about appraisals at the end, very complete and informative.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

You are so welcome!

[@hellodollyseniorvisitsandd4982]

Am I the only person that literally salivates when they enter in to stores, venues, homes and museums that have lovely items like these! Heck my heart races every time I walk up to a garage sale LOL. This was fun to watch thank you so much

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you! We appreciate the comments.

[@hellodollyseniorvisitsandd4982]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls I always try to add comments on videos that I enjoy, I know it helps with a KZbin algorithm :-)

[@tinysoulwhispers4011]

Rachel I just love how respectful you are in all things. You have the most beautiful energy ❤

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much! That is very kind of you!

[@lucyclarke3523]

How very interesting.Such a great Shop . How lovely and smart you are, and kind truly.💙💌

[@wantingoneangel8976]

I really LOVE Dolly Mama's Museum of Dolls:)!!! I so LOVED the Southern Plantation Dollhouse Pebbles Doll, Rainbow Brite Doll, ALL the Barbies and Kens, Raggedy Ann Dolls, Miniature Raggedy Anns, Toy Horses,Teddy Bear Clown, Glamorous Bride Doll, Plush Lamb, Vintage Playpall Girl, Plush Tweety Birds, 1940 Margarete O' Brain Dolls, 1998 VE Turner Doll, Vintage Lunch Boxes like Garfield, Little House on the Prairie, and Garfield Mug:)!! I enjoyed the discussion on Appraising too:)!! Also, Worthpoint is a very good site. In fact, I found my old Kusan Dollhouse on Worthpoint, which I no longer have, but I was happy to have found it:)!! Thank you for this very fun Mama's Museum of Dolls Appraising and looking at all her treasures:)!! And I so LOVE your Star Background too:)!!

[@thraciangrapes]

Wow! Incredible collection 😍 I'm guessing it's worth $50,000- pre-auction value. Post auction is quite another story. You buy the collection and it must be a reasonable price.

[@seaseagold]

I love the Franklin Mint Rose Cottage dollhouse in front of the stage ❤️❤️❤️. Great video Rachel! So informative, and you are always so kind and gracious.

[@valerielynne3164]

Thank you, Rachel. I found this video to be extremely informative.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

I’m so glad, thank you for watching!

[@laurenferguson736]

This was so much fun to see! Thank you Rachel and Erik for this off roading experience! A very magnificent collection!! It took my breath away! I love being in the off road vehicle!♥️♥️♥️

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Our pleasure!

[@CissyPantsCrafts]

So very informative. Thanks for sharing. I’m usually on the other end receiving donations to pass on the others. We too get people who are upset because they feel like they have donations worth hundreds of thousands and they want credit for that. We send them to appraisers because we do not appraise, they are often mad at us too because they thought they had something worth a lot more. I have really enjoyed watching this.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thanks for the encouraging words!

[@katiemansfield973]

I spotted and you talked about my Mary Poppins doll. I have done a lot thrift and antique shopping and have never seen one like her. It made me happy to know she looked exactly like I remembered. Unbelievable collection. I hope the family came to a good decision about what to do with it.

[@deweysmith2572]

Rachael, very competent and informative appraisal presentation. A great representation of yourself and the Appraisal Community. Thanks for the program ! Dewey

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much for watching, Dewey! I’m glad you agree with what I said. You’re one of the very best!

[@salvadorrhett5078]

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[@rolandarjun6402]

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[@salvadorrhett5078]

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[@salvadorrhett5078]

@Roland Arjun It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account !

[@mooncakerabbithender7203]

This was totally amazing. How I would love to be inside that place and buy whatever I wanted. Phyllis must have been so proud to own such a wonderful collection. I do hope they all go to forever homes. Thank you Rachel for another fascinating video xx

[@EllenBoles-jb3cp]

Very interesting show. Thank you!🎉

[@CARATMom]

This is such a good video. I belong to several doll collecting groups on Facebook. So many people will join the groups to get us collectors to give a informal appraisal based on pictures of their parents doll collection. (What’s the “value”?). I always think it is kinda weird when someone responds with “oh that doll isn’t worth that much; let me buy it from you!”. The good thing. about doing it publicly is that many group members will encourage family members to contact auction houses and do their own research. But folks just want to know if their mother’s porcelain mass market doll collection is worth thousands. It would be good to do a video of ten tips for collectors to document their favorite dolls and leave instructions for their heirs. Or a video for heirs like a “you inherited a doll collection, what now?” especially if it’s a small to medium sized collection. Also it would be good to do a video on how to use eBay. My group members have to constantly remind people to look at the sold prices on eBay not the posted prices, because sometimes the prices are far above what the current market allows. But I don’t think enough people know to contact a professional appraiser-especially for the larger collections. They are often so overwhelmed and think their only option is estate sale and auction house . They come to the group for support but they forget the group members are looking for a bargain too. And a video for when you can take your doll out of the box! Why people buy dolls to not enjoy them is crazy to me. Especially if it a modern doll.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Awesome ideas! I like a lot of these ideas, and will keep them in mind for future videos. You brought up a lot of great points for collectors here.

[@CARATMom]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls oh my goodness! Thank you for taking the time to read my VERY long post. I didn’t realize how long it was until I posted it. I shared your video in one of my groups and people really liked it and are discussing it.

[@zenamorgan1754]

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your show. It is both fun and educational for me. I hope you continue the series, I truly love this your excitement and joy that you bring to the art of collecting.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

We will!

[@normanshadow1]

Great job on the nice, slow panning! Also Rachel, you're as wonderful and informative as ever!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much!!

[@AvatarPrimus]

16:36 The reflection in the camera made that one of the dolls looks like her winked.😂

[@MIKELOOKS4MAGIC]

It Appears that the Best dolls were gone. They were sold along the way. There would have been tons of early Barbies. Lots of Antiques etc. She most definitely would have had those. Thanks for sharing. I probably knew her long ago ! 😊😊😊

[@cyberessa]

This was very interesting. I once paid tuition to the Missouri Auction School where I had hoped to become an auctioneer. Being an appraiser I think would be much more stressful when dealing with clients.

[@KellyfromMemphisDD214]

You were so polite and generous with your description of this “collection”.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

It is not my place as an appraiser or person to judge, demean, nor belittle anyone’s collection - big or small, valuable or not. This meant something to HER.

[@daisydodoshouse3360]

I learned so much from this video. So interesting! Thank you, Rachel. I would love to buy that big dollhouse🤩 Just a short drive from Michigan to pick it up 😂 Such a wonderful place! I wish I would have known about it sooner so I could have taken a tour.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@ToyFan-kr2ed]

Me too! I live in Michigan and wish I would have known about this place.

[@CherylAnnRose]

What a great way for Phyliss to meet and engage with people, good for her. Though, I feel for her family, what a task. Thanks for the video, fun and informative.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

So glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for watching!!

[@pambrandon4186]

This was a great introduction to what the appraisal process is like and a great collection with which to see what you do. I had no idea how much really goes into the whole process. Too bad the museum couldn't stay intact but at least the daughters found someone who could help them with where to start.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kaygibbs8639]

Hi, I am so grateful to you for sharing this incredible information! You did an awesome coverage in the shadowy world of buying & selling-especially if one becomes a serious collector of anything. Thank You :)

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you, I appreciate that so much!

[@bettyboop4263]

Too bad someone won't keep this collection together? I hoped the museum would remain open, but it doesn't sound like it will.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

It’s extremely expensive to operate a museum with few opportunities for cash flow to maintain operation. They’re hoping to sell the collection to someone. Hopefully they do!

[@yaaming8]

This was a beautiful museum experience. Your explanation of the appraisal business was very informative.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much!

[@Mark-L71]

How super educational and wonderful to go through this Dolly Mama's Museum with you. And how good your hair looks .. well grown! Thanks !!

[@jareneteters4741]

Wow! What a beautiful collection! Dolls,dolls and more dolls!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much!

[@joymontague251]

I saw a KZbin video about some people who bought a property with a couple houses on the property and one house was a doll collection house only. Apparently they could have bought the homes separately but they bought the whole property both homes and with the doll collection and then sold the dolls. I liked the red petal car. I had one when I was two. I think my grandpa bought it at a second hand store in 1963 but I think it must have been older maybe 1950's. It was really fun. My mom had home movies of me driving it at age 2. She dressed me like a doll and I still have the dress in the home movie. Maybe it was my birthday? I also liked the nice size Dr. Doolittle doll or maybe it was him in My Fair Lady. Might have to look at the actor and see if I can find him as a doll. He starred in Laurence of Arabia too.

[@ohrabbits]

I admire your confidence.

[@isabellep.461]

The museum looks amazing! So many treasures! How fun, Western Ken was my first Barbie doll. I got Barbie (Superstar face/France) and Skipper. Funny, the middle Ken is wearing an Hasbro t-shirt, from 1st ed Rio, from the Jem and the Holograms line. Really nice to hear about that side of your work.

[@karendamron728]

what a great tour i really enjoyed it thanks

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Willa466]

The camera quality is so HD! Love ‘first wives club’ too. Such a fun movie. So much eye candy in this video- beautiful dolls!❤️

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

We got a new 🎥 glad you like it!

[@estellemcknzie]

AMAZING!!!

[@Siansonea]

That "hunk" doll looks like a novelty cake topper to me.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Good idea!

[@miniaturescookingandmore6583]

This is amazing! My kind of place!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Glad you enjoyed this!!

[@miniaturescookingandmore6583]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls Very much! I actually have a doll that belonged to my grandmother, then my mom had it. My mom just passed away a few months ago and now I have the doll. I'll eventually make a video on it, but it does intrigue me as to how much it's worth.

[@miniaturescookingandmore6583]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls Oh and also, I've seen the videos of you and Stan Gregg showing his marvelous dollhouses, it's amazing. This is definitely my world. I have 9 dollhouses and counting.

[@sarahkhan6979]

Wow Amazing doll house would look great in a museum I would love to buy one phills doll especially the composition one she’s sweet no cracks or repainting on it this is the trouble these days especially on eBay when your buying a doll there’s crack painting fingers chipped I have bought a doll from eBay I think it’s been re painted everything else is original clothes socks hair

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much for watching this video! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@virginiastewart9055]

I believe its Virginia Turner at the tea table with the Patty Playpal look-alike

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you!!

[@margaretvienneau7868]

This place your in is like living a dream of the past for me and I'm sure other's as well seeing doll's of the Waltons ,little house on the prairie all those dolls most I recognized, dolls are my hobby fixing as best I can sewing clothes doing hair shoe's socks stringing little dolls i made two of my own a baby fabric doll a motorcycle mama I call her lol her outfit is leather so is her hair I love her working on others now all is different in the making I love you making this video or shall I say the most awesome world wide woman I ever came to see you both Rachel and Linda and team wow made me so happy I feel so wonderful after I watch you all and little baby I heard her words mama oh wow what a fantastic mommy you are Rachel and Linda your amazing all your work in dolls making them sewing stringing cleaning knowing all you know I'm proud of you both fantastic job my ladies awesome life you both have so my dream good luck take care

[@s.f.8867]

21:58: Do you know what kind of doll the blonde one with the blue dress is? Sie has such a cute face.

[@Adrian-tk9iz]

That hunk in the red bikini would usually be on birthday cakes and bachelorette cakes he would lay on top.

[@Adrian-tk9iz]

Btw I want that half breed Cher doll next to the hunk.

[@miniaturescookingandmore6583]

Especially dollhouses

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Love dollhouses!!

[@dodrbeckd]

Fabulous information and a great field trip, as I am pretty much home! Immune suppressed and 3 vaccines latter no antibodies ugh!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 💖

[@Marlin-km3gl]

The two dolls on the right at 14:06 are too cute! What are they?

[@ohrabbits]

Daunting!

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Yep! What we do for the love of dolls right?

[@ohrabbits]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls Indeed. My family doesn't know how many dolls I have.

[@horrorfan2000]

This is off topic but you’re so pretty.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

That is very kind, thank you!

[@GodsArtist]

Are all dolls are for sale?

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

I think they likely sold the by now.

[@ariannawahrman4669]

I did a appraisal from your email and all you sent me was a bunch of links if your so good at this why would you send me links?

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Hi! I receive around 50 inquiries a day, and I can only accept so many assignments. In most cases, such as yours, the cost of the appraisal outweighs the value of the item that I’m appraising. In these instances, I give you a thoughtful list of links and other avenues to pursue. I find this is more thoughtful than simply not replying.

[@ariannawahrman4669]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls oh ok thank you sorry if I game off of kinda mean

[@joanclayton5212]

Over $3,000,000 easily.

[@RachelHoffmanDolls]

Um, definitely not! But that would be a dream come true for the sellers!

[@joanclayton5212]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls Curiousity inc made over $800,000 and he did not have as much as this.

[@joanclayton5212]

@@RachelHoffmanDolls Just estimate $10 for each item. X how many items are there.