I just wanted to say that not all Barbie collectors, or AG collectors for that matter, can be put into one category. My former sil (brother's ex) collects Barbies. She is very full of life, loving, caring & even gave my dd a few Barbies that are collectible. She differs from some Barbie collectors because she takes her doll's out of the box & displays them. I would never in a million years call her snooty or demanding. [img]confused.gif[/img] I understand that your experience w/ Barbie collectors has left a certain impression, but I just wanted to let you know that they aren't all that way. While DD is not "into" Barbie, she loves the few she has & they are displayed out of the boxes in her room. I think part of it is that the Barbie collectibles are marketed to be left in the boxes, with lavish backdrops & detailed box designs.

Barbies are adults & so perhaps they are collected by people with a different personality than those who like AG, which are girls, or baby dolls (like Bitty). There are many who would collect everything they could for any one of those groups & never even think to collect for the other two.

I'm curious to see what other's think.

Bren [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]