I was an avid reader of Toybox Philosopher (http://www.toyboxphilosopher.com/) for years and combined with Tumblr and the Arena, I knew pretty much everything going on in the doll world. I haven't been active for a couple years, TBP is over, and I don't use Tumblr anymore. Every time I walk down the toy aisles I have absolutely no clue what's going or or what stuff is good quality.
Are there any dependable places for collectors to get news these days?
Its a shame everything is on FB/Instagram now. There's a real lack of community, discussion, and cohesion on those sites. They're just not designed for it. At least TheDollyNews seems pretty useful.
Wow, I had no idea the MH Arena was still around! I left that forum years ago because it seemed like every thread was just a competition to spend more money.
It does feel like there's less of a 'central' area for dolly news these days... or maybe it just feels like that to me because most of the dolls I used to collect are long gone. :P
I think you might be on to something. All my favorite lines, like Cutie Pops and Liv, were discontinued soooo long ago. A lot of current lines seems super cheap and unappealing to me. RequiemArt reviewed some Rainbow High dolls and tbh that's the only reason I'm getting back into playline.
I know exactly what you mean. Browsing toy aisles is depressing now. It seems like most things are blind bags and just... generic dolls, if that makes sense. They seem to mostly be cheaply made too.
I know exactly what you mean. Browsing toy aisles is depressing now. It seems like most things are blind bags and just... generic dolls, if that makes sense. They seem to mostly be cheaply made too.
I dunno. I do agree it was like that for a long time and it was a sad time for dolls but it has been getting better lately. OMG and Rainbow High and Cave Club and FailFix are all great doll lines.
I know exactly what you mean. Browsing toy aisles is depressing now. It seems like most things are blind bags and just... generic dolls, if that makes sense. They seem to mostly be cheaply made too.
Makes perfect sense, I know exactly what you mean. Toooo many blind bags these days, IMO. (I don't mind blind bags if they're cheap/pocket money priced, but £10+ for a surprise toy? No thank you!) And yeah, there seems to be a definite lack of any stand-out concepts for dolls, if that makes sense? Lots of 'normal human girl' dolls but nothing really unique like MH, Novi Stars, etc. (I'll give you that FailFix does have a pretty interesting/unique gimmick, though) Oh, except Cave Club. Those don't interest me personally, but I like that they're something different; I'd like to see more lines like that.