Hello everyone, I have been collecting dolls and toys for just over 40 years. Barbie has been the big focus of that for most of the time....

In 1991 I co-founded the Australian Barbie Club, and we held its first Convention that year. Fast forward to 2024 and I am the Chair of...

In the USA, the National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention is held, moving between cities and hosted by a different club each year under...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of collecting Barbie is making friends who share your passion. And you can get together with your...

When I first started getting sales lists from Barbie dealers in the 1980s, I was confused by the abbreviations which were entirely new to...

Reference books for Barbie and family are a great resource, and I rarely have my books on the shelf, instead, they are on the chair or...

Barbie's outfits were impeccably designed, and each was intended to have its appropriate shoes to complete it. Most collectors have a...

One of the great delights of dolls and toys as collectables is that you can have such fun displaying them in scenes and dioramas. I don’t...

Having started collecting in the pre-internet era, I nearly always open one of my reference books rather than a website. So I will start...

I was prompted to write this based on a few recent posts in several of my Facebook Barbie groups. As an up-front disclaimer, this is of...