Unfortunately, American Girl Dolls have become so popular and valuable that counterfeit, fake or clone American Girl Dolls are being sold. There are various documented ways of counterfeiting an AG. This thread will be devoted to help you identify a fake AG doll.

Please do not post specific auction links on this thread. We do not want to falsely accuse innocent sellers. Angie of Gillygals.com is a doll expert and has graciously volunteered private e-mail advise if you need help identifying a specific doll. Ria, AG Teacher, is also will to help privately with this problem.