I was given a doll years ago. I have no idea about it. What would it be worth?
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You need to know who manufactured it. Undress the doll and look for markings
Unfortunately I have found no markings on the doll i checked in the clothing and on the dolls body
Once we know who made her, valuing dolls is kind of a challenge because they are only worth what someone will pay for them at the moment (current market value) and the supply lately is very high and the demand is low, which drives the values (prices) down.
My recommendation when people are trying to value their dolls is to find the EXACT doll on eBay or another site look for prices.
The challenge is DO NOT look at asking prices, this only tells you what someone thinks they are worth (I can list something and ask for a million dollars, but if no one will pay that the item is essentially valueless). You need to look at SOLD prices--which is what someone actually pays.
The bug-a-boo with method, is when a seller accepts best offer (like on eBay) all this tells you is the person paid as little as 1 cent up through 1 cent under asking price--most sellers are not willing to disclosure what the buyer actually paid and all eBay tells you is best offer was accepted.
In that case, I usually start an item at 10% less than the ASKED price and tell people I consider reasonable offers.
Let us know what you find! She is sweet!
Native American dolls are popular but most do not have a high value. Yours is really cute and appears to be in very authentic dress and facial features are very good (although pictures are too dark to really get a good focus) so it is possible this doll could bring $50 or more if auctioned properly.
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