Simon Halbig K*R Bisque DOLL 6″ Dollhouse Germany

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Simon HalbigSimon Halbig2Wow, what a cute little bisque doll! Here is a charming antique TINY 6-1/2″ Child Doll marked Simon Halbig K Star R for Kammer & Reinhardt. Made in Germany, Bisque head, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, Composition 5-piece jointed body with painted stockings & strap shoes. The mechanism for attaching the legs to the torso is interesting, as shown in the photos.

It is so much fun finding little treasures like this in such out-of-the-way places. By the way, Simon Halbig was a German company that started making dolls around 1870 and continued for about 50 years. Any other doll companies purchased their doll heads from S&H. Kammer & Reinhardt, the manufacturer of this doll, was one of the companies that purchased doll heads from S&H. It is excellent to know that outsourcing was thriving almost 150 years ago. Who knew? Our eBay Store Connectibles.

Antique Child Dish Tea Set 23p Victorian Box RS Prussia

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We sell new items in our eBay store. However, our really BIG business is our mostly vintage collectibles in our eBay store Connectibles.  This is an example of a rare item we picked from a local collector last week.Child's Tea Service  This is a beautiful antique Child’s service for 6, with an original box featuring Victorian design and French graphics. According to the book R. S. Prussia: The Formative Years by Leland & Carol Marple on page 166, this set is attributed to R.S. Prussia. The set handles, spouts, and other components have been attributed to the Reinhold Schlegelmilch plant in Tillowitz. Circa 1894 – 1905, this box probably dates it to the earlier date.

(This is one) of approximately 1700 items in our store. Our items represent many categories of collectibles. We pride ourselves on finding rare and vintage items from local and regional collectors. Since our recent retirement, this quest to rescue these items and bring them to our loyal customers has become a real passion. I guess you could say it is one of our contributions to the green recycling effort.

Huckleberry TOFFEE Blythe SAKURA Doll

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Huckleberry Toffee -Sakura

For all big-eyed BLYTHE & PULLIP doll collectors – you MUST take a look at the new Huckleberry TOFFEE dolls that we are thrilled to be introducing. An Original ARTIST Doll Concept From Japan’s Riri Fukuju. – a new line of 12″ Articulated Stylized Cloth Dolls named Toffee. Released in small limited editions of 750 or 1,000, we are now able to offer the SERIES 1 inaugural dolls that are in hand, ready to ship!  
This doll is the “SAKURA” Toffee Doll from the inaugural SERIES 1, limited to only 1,000. This plush, mixed medium doll is meticulously hand-made with special attention to detail in hand-painting the facial expression, hand-applying the hair, and sewing the outfit.
“Konnichi-wa! Hello and welcome! As the spring sun warms the day, the cherry tree comes to life, full of beautiful cherry blossoms that make you smile and gaze in wonder. My name, Sakura, translates to cherry blossom.
I look forward to sharing times of happiness with you.” I especially love her kimono!
We have five different styles of the “1” Huckleberry Toffee doll series. Please take a closer look at these beautiful dolls at our eBay Store Connectibles. Each doll comes with a Certificate of Authenticity & is hand-numbered. BUY ANY 4 TOFFEE Dolls, redeem for A FREE Pinky doll!

Pullip TAEYANG Neo Angelique RAYNE Anime

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WTaeyang-Raynee have fallen in love with these beautiful Pullip Dolls. Pullip is a fashion doll that expresses today’s present feeling. She stands 30cm tall (about 12 inches), and she is fully articulated. The body is about 9 inches tall (1:6 scale), the size of many fashion dolls such as Barbie and Jenny. Pullip can open and close her eyes and look side to side. A new Pullip Fashion doll is issued every month in limited numbers. Each doll comes with a unique outfit and accessories, a trading card, and a doll stand.

The Pullip dolls by Jun Planning GROOVE are not as well known, but they have a powerful Japanese style and evoke the very popular Blythe doll—sort of a Blythe granddaughter! Quite remarkable to see, and highly collectible. Please take a look at these beautiful dolls (and others) at our eBay Store Connectibles/

Barbie’s FASHION SHOP – 1963

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Barbie's Fashion Shop
Barbie’s Fashion Shop

We’re very excited about finding such an unusual vintage Barbie playset that offers excellent display possibilities! I’ve never seen one before, and it’s likely to be a long time before another one is found.

While in New Hampshire, we came across “Barbie’s FASHION SHOP” playset, including a showcase, furniture, wardrobe, stage, window cabinet, and some accessories. The 1963 set is cardboard, and the most challenging part is done—it’s already assembled. The original 16-page instruction booklet is included. Here are the details: 

  • The platform panel is 44″ x 24″ when opened. The highest portion is 18″. LARGE set for dramatic display!
  • The set is complete and in overall excellent condition, though it shows some wear on the edges. Missing Mannequin arms and base to “Showcase”. There is a bonus extra chair included.
  • Sections include a Stage, Mirror, Table, 3 chairs, Showcase (some scratch wear to plastic inserts, but an entertaining piece to personalize), Corner unit with a “hat display section”, Wardrobe Stage with curtains, Window Cabinet with Mannequins, and a folding floor with a strap.
  • The collection also includes miniature magazines, invitations, and fashion cards, as shown in photos.

What a great find! Check out the video to see the entire set. More pictures are available at. Many items are available at our eBay Store Connectibles.

 

 

Data General One

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Well, I finally got around to listing two of my vintage computers, the Data General One and the Toshiba Libretto 50CT. The DG/1 was the first real laptop that was advertised as having the power of a desktop. There was a great review of the DG/1 back in the day, here is the link for a good read from Creative Computing magazine from November 1985. This beauty works and comes with several DOS disks. Quite a find!

Vintage Computers Data General One

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I found an excellent computer at a large estate sale in Connecticut a few weeks ago, and I have decided to sell it along with several other vintage computers I have been storing in my house for the past 20 to 30 years. I hope to get these posted to eBay in the next two weeks. In addition to the Data General One, I also have an Apple II, a MacBook 145B, a Compaq Presario 3060 Desktop, a Toshiba Libretto, an IBM PS/2 Model 30, and maybe a few more when I start digging. Stay tuned to our eBay Store Connectibles.

Off to the Hunt – Weekend Activity

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A really great weekend! We traveled to three large estate sales on Friday morning, and made some great purchases. We bought a very large lot of new Barbie stuff (still in the box). It will show up on eBay in about a week, if we can get around to making the listings.

Here is a nice eBay Widget for our store:

In addition we went to a doll auction in Jewett, Connecticut. We got some very nice newer designer dolls, but the older compo dolls had all been painted and did not look great. Even though they were good prices, the ability to resell them was questionable. But all-in-all we had a great time and acquired some execllent inventory.

But the highlight of the weekend was Becca’s birthday, we celebrated her turning eight. A great party and all the grand daughters were together.

From Kvetching to Tchotchkes

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Several years ago I retired from a 40 year career as a marriage counselor and am absolutely delighted to now have a full-time presence on Ebay! We’ve been buying and selling on EBAY since 1998. In fact naming my store connectibles came from the realization that I was starting to look at my Ebay listings as a “matchmaking” service — connecting you, the buyer, with that special collectible that I was fortunate enough to have discovered! I love the “search” for interesting pottery, art, dolls or toys that have been hidden away, and then the delight in hearing from happy buyers who have added these finds to their homes and their hearts. I may not find you the perfect “mate”, but I can hopefully help find you your heart’s desire in locating that unique item you’ve been searching for!

My husband of 41 years also enjoys the hunt and does all the packing, shipping and accounting for the business.

I will use this blog to talk about our eBay business and to document the many interesting “finds” we come across at the auctions, estate sales, flea markets and the antique stores we visit.

As I start this blog, I have already been a member of eBay since 1998. The first six years were strictly as a buyer, never dreaming that in my retirement I would find a great opportunity to start a business that I love.

In all started about three years ago after the death of my mother. As I was sorting through her accumulated possessions, it became apparent that after selecting several of the items to keep as remembrances, I had to dispose of the remaining items. I did not feel right about discarding the items, and beside, some were vintage item that could be considered collectible. Since I was already familiar with eBay as a “buyer”, why not try it as a “seller”.

After some initial success selling my mother’s things, I started going through the house gathering up the many things that collect in the back of closets, in the attic, garage and basement. Well, this was a lot of fun, getting rid of all this “stuff” and also making money. This was the start of a new and exciting career.

As the story now unfolds, we have a feedback rating 100% positive on over 4,100 transactions. I hope you will follow along with us and feel free to visit our store at our eBay Store Connectibles.