DOLL CONTENT on YouTube by Non-Collectors is ANNOYING ‍️

Thanks for your video i feel and think like you ...

Okay so what about people like me who buy dolls to play with just like I would do if I was 10 years old and had my mum buying them for me? Technically I am collecting because I’m buying dolls but I’m not buying them with the intention to collect but with the intention to play and I have started making content related to unboxing the dolls, showing them off, making role playing videos etc

I agree with you about this. Monster High resellers already hike up the prices way too much as it is. Now that the Barbie movie is out lord knows how much they are going to increase.

I gave up ill never get my old toys back

I totally agree with you! It is about time someone pointed this out. You have a great way of expressing yourself, and you really get the point across! THANKS FOR HAVING COURAGE TO SPEAK UP!!!!!

valid points!

This same thing happened with gardening but I’d argue it might’ve been more extreme. During the pandemic more and more people got into hobbies and most of them only superficially (I think this now is also an effect of that wave) and for some absurd reason first time plant owners allowed influencers to convince them they needed rare exotic (often poached) plants (that they had no idea how to take care of). So people who didn’t know plants normally cost very little started dropping hundreds on designer plants because it was hot. And a huge number of resellers emerged who were selling half dead plants for a fortune. That bubble burst and obviously proved to be a horrible investment for resellers because they require a lot of space and constant care and knowledge. People genuinely interested in botany and who used gardening as a way to relax just watched in confusion. But the same main consequence was that prices on the smallest things shot up so ridiculously that trend chasers almost priced us out of a hobby.

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In defense of Native Legend, their doll-related videos are actually really good! They more so focus on the media tied to doll lines rather than the dolls themselves, but they do a lot of research on the brands when creating videos. Can't say I can praise any of the other videos that react to doll-related series since sometimes they come off mockingly, but I know lots of people also do it because of nostalgia and genuine interest.

I only got into collecting 7 months ago, and already seeing prices jump like crazy. Dolls that didn't go for over 15 before Christmas they're asking 40usd now. More annoying to me is it's harder to search resale sites without really narrowing results - market flooded with human Barbie logo items or just Barbie pink/ Barbiecore stuff. Gone are the days when "vintage barbie " search could find anything from a Miss Seventeen to a Totally Hair for a reasonable price because people just don't know lol

man did i choose a bad year to become a doll collector these prices are insane

i thought you were going to talk about how they sometimes spew misinformation and don't do their research, i especially feel like the girl's video (i can't remember her name sorry) was very much just a wikipedia reading that added nothing to any conversations, but instead you're literally just Whining.
and negative legend is very much a collector or at Least a fellow fan who just annoys you because his videos are popular thus they make ur intrest less niche.
the last straw would've been mentioning clawdeena9 or that one guy (i don't remember his name either but he wears pretty tshirts) who do doll related news, because since all you gotta do to be Bad is be Popular you may as well have included them.
it's not fair to whine and whine about popular people speaking about dolls, it'd be impossible and irrelevant for them to mention a list of the recent fair prices for every single doll in a brand they happen to mention in a video. Doll collecting is an expensive hobby, you know this.

I started to watch her video got somewhat in and stopped watching: 😂so agree!!

I actually enjoyed that video 😂. I also love Mina Le. I do have a problem with such videos when they are antagonistic towards the hobby and spreading tired misinformation.

Mina's video was in defense of fashion dolls and their importance in the fashion industry and society. I appreciate that angle. That topic seemed to be a natural fit for her because dolls do celebrate fashion. I know Modern Gurlz also does doll videos, I loved her Monster High fashion styling video.

I love videos where people who aren't part of the hobby share their thoughts or review doll media. It can be lighthearted and fun as long as it's well-researched. I also like it when creators expose us to a diversity of interests and aren't strictly doll collectors. Maybe they love dolls but are also into video games etc. Negative Legend also collects dolls, it's just that their channel is focused on TV and movies.


I'm a huge fan of video essays so watching content like that about dolls is fun for me. I think we need more than just doll reviews and room tours. There's a whole world is conversation out there to have. These videos can help to improve perceptions of the hobby if done right.


There will always be opportunists. We can't blame content creators and journalists for scalpers doing what scalpers always do.

These people either getting more poor or… they just want to do it lol. Everyone now is desperate to have money. Get a job

I agree with the others, but what about Negative Legend? They ARE a collector. They have an understanding of what they're talking about. Their whole channel brand is nostalgia conent snd they've been covering tv shoes and media based around toy brand for a hot minute 💀

You are so right on point. None doll collectors making video´s. Here is the first Barbie, and then it is a bad reproduction....... It can be many thousand dollars worth !!! This is a very old Barbie from 1966.... No they didnt have long crimped hair in 1966, here is an ad of the doll from 1987...... The non doll collector : Well no you are wrong is says 1966 on the back, its very old and rare !!!

i think its silly you go to ebay to buy a doll and most are 20 and up then you see one for 2,000 cant that idiot see the other prices and why do they think they can get 2,000 when their are 20.00 dollar ones so dumb

Negative Legend does kinda collect dolls but their videos on rainbow high suuuuuuckkkk. Every video is 20 mins of them going "this show sucks" and another 20 mins of them and their gf wandering around target. It's boring. Sorry to any NL fans.

I love that earring!!!

love mina and kurtis but yeah it’s getting annoying

agreed with this whole video, im actually a newer collector (started collecting in october of 2022). i havent had anyone in the community berate me for being a newer collector, but imo people who sit on piles of old dolls or hoard them in their garage solely for resell value or “investments” should be ostracized and deserve that response from genuine collectors. right now im only purchasing dolls that are playline or on shelves for that exact reason. those people make it so much more frustrating to enjoy the hobby and it’s unfortunately common within many collector communities, not just dolls. dolls are just trendy right now and its okay to have an interest in them because of trends but i would hate for people to just buy these dolls, forget about them in a month or two because theyre not trendy anymore, then go and sell them for triple the retail price. unfortunately thats possible and very well might happen in the next year or so.

I need you to do a vid on the barbie 2016 fiasco pls watch the tiny shoulders and do a background check on the witch kim culmone

She said dolls were scary and or creepy. Eye rolls. She's just cashing in on the coolest thing and the barbie movie.

I just found you by random and I am a doll collector! It’s my passion. I just subscribed!

Thank you for thissss

I will say that at least Kurtis Conner's Bratz vs. Barbie videos aren't really about dolls at all, just the movies. He doesn't even really mention anything about dolls at all, he was just kinda reacting to the movies the way he reacts to other movies. Its still a little annoying though because he clearly doesn't have any knowledge on either franchise and just kinda makes fun of them

I was recommended the video you referred to, by the content creator who doesn't normally do doll videos. I must admit, I skipped past it, because my immediate thought was "not a serious doll collector". I prefer to watch people who have an understanding of their subject matter.

FINALLY! as funny as the kurtis vids were so much of his commentary was (yes funny, but) uninformed

I’m in the exact group niche of loving trendy fashion content and doll content, so I really adore this stuff. But even so I get a bit of a knot in my stomach every time a video comes out from large creators on dolls cause I know the prices will skyrocket and secondhand shopping becomes difficult for collectors! 💕

OH my god, THIS THIS THIS! Thank you for making this video. I couldn't agree more.

as a doll collector i hate it here. thats all.

I haven’t dared watch Mina’s video because I like her so much and I don’t want to be disappointed. Your mention of the head dates made me laugh because my poor other half has had to listen to me rant about incorrect eBay listings where people are calling them 1960s dolls so many times!

i been collecting for years and a lot of people i know HATED them, now everyone is apparently a doll collector, this is not only bad for the adult community but for KIDDDS like the prices are going to be so high low-income families are going to resort to just giving kids ipads to play with.

honestly someone had to say it. glad that you did

oh but when they all get bored and decide to offload their impulse-buy collections its gonna be glorious.... five more years until then 😫

Yes! Capitalizing on it and making my wallet hurt.

There's actual doll people, and then there's people who just like to hop on to whatever the trend of the moment is.

I just watched Minas video. It kind of upset me. The way she worded stuff made it sound like people who collects only do it because its "trendy". No hate to her or anything, but she should maybe redo that video.

And Negative Legend actaully is a doll collector! They are super cool :)

While I agree with points about Mina Le or similar videos, where they are about the dolls themselves, I disagree on the small point you made about the videos that Alex Myers (and I guess Negative Legend) make. Those two channels are movie/television review channels so reviewing doll series makes sense for them (doesn’t mean they can’t be criticized for their takes and opinions, but on the topic of “staying in your category and audience,” I think it is ok for them to discuss those avenues).

literally didnt even watch mina's video because of this and usually i like her content but like 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i just knew there was gonna be misinfo and all that jazz

I had the same feeling when Nostalgia Critic reviewed Sailor Moon. And might I say, as a magical girl stan... its hella cringe.

Hello - For the frisson of collecting to exist there is the opposite end of certain comments that may be made, duality on a scale, but which stems from incomprehension - pure ignorance. The secondary market does thrive as the business side of the hobby. Beware scalpers. The torso mold stamped 66 was discontinued in 2009 with the introduction of the Basics line (you do not have a RARE VINTAGE doll). That is when the second major wave of collectors took off. We are in a class of our own and can but smile at those whose interests lie in other directions (which we in turn would take no pleasure in at all). Happy collecting!

I saw that horrible excuse of a video and all I got from it was a headache she’s all over the place in it, she just wanted the views and it’s apparent from the other videos on her channel, I just picked up a medium storage tote full of Barbie and Ken for $20 and inside of that bin I found quite a few rare and valuable dolls from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s, there’s absolutely no reasoning with those people and so I tend to stay away from them and their items