Reborn dolls- where to buy?

[ThisOrTha]

My DD wants a reborn doll for Christmas. They seem to cost a fortune and she has said there are lots of fakes out there. Does anyone have any tips on where to get one that won’t cost hundreds of po7nds?

[ThisOrTha]

*pounds

[De88]

Ebay!

[Yellowaveo59]

The Ingram family on UTube always promote Mary Shortle

[ThisOrTha]

i thought eBay but she said they use fake pictures and then send a fake 🥺

never heard of Mary shortle, thanks for the tip

[Fifiellz]

I've got my daughter two from Ashton Drake
on the Bradford Exchange website.

They are gorgeous quality but around £120-£150 per doll. You can pay over 3 months though

[ThisOrTha]

Thank you, she is refusing an Ashton drake one. Says they aren’t ‘reborns’, honestly she’s winding me up! 😆🥺

[Fifiellz]

Shame, I had to do a lot of research on them and the Ashton Drake are def the best quality unless you get one made for you but then your looking at hundreds of pounds.

Be wary of Amazon and Ebay because the photo they advertise and what you receive can be very different.

[ThisOrTha]

Thanks Fifiellz, I totally agree. The ones you suggested look good. She is just really specific and I am clueless.

[toastofthetown]

If she's that specific about what she wants, then are you better off sending her the money to buy what she wants? Or asking for a link of what to buy? Generally someone choosing a gift in an area which they know nothing and the recipient is very knowledgeable ends in disappointment.

[gorzel]

Look at ivyreborn on Instagram. My daughter has a couple from her, they're really good around £100-£150 I think.

[thestateofit]

Join a reborn selling page on Facebook. You are looking at at least £100 for anything half decent, failing that there is a reborn show in Doncaster in December if you are anywhere near there.

[ThisOrTha]

Thank you. I managed to get a Olga Auer doll on EBay. Wonderful seller and it should arrive this weekend.

[Mamabear425]

Did this arrive and was the quality ok? I’m in the same predicament myself and any tips on finding one would be appreciated!

[ThisOrTha]

Hi @Mamabear425 yes, it arrived and it is great. A couple of tips, the seller took a picture of the signature on the doll to show it was genuine and they had really good ratings. They were actually lovely and included a few items for my daughter once they heard it was for someone who would use it, rather than for resell etc. I’d suggest you get in touch with a seller and ask them some questions first, the brand was Olga Auer if that helps. I hope you find one x