I bought a couple of 18" AG's and all 4 of the HSH dolls at the sale this year in Madison. They are all fine. But of course, I got to pick them out myself.

While some of the dolls may be defective for some reason or other at the sale, you should also remember that a lot of dolls are just returned. A lot of our own members will return a doll simply because they couldn't bond with her, changed their minds, or some minor flaw really stood out to them. That same flaw might not have bothered someone else. All of that is fine and well and they are justified to make their returns if they are not 100% happy. But, all those dolls end up at the same place: Madison.

All I'm saying is that you could get a basically perfect doll from Madison as well. Our Asian AGT (who Diana finally named as Madison) is perfect in every way, and we're very happy with her and the 4 HSH dolls too.

Good luck with your ebay purchases!

Laurie

ps..editing to add that silver eye will be repaired free of charge even for a Madison doll. I had that verified by AG last year.