Reborn Dolls
Reborn dolls are high quality vinyl baby dolls that have been enhanced using a variety of techniques by highly skilled artisans to produce strikingly life-like collectibles that are quite simply. A baby doll reborn is highly prized by collectors. These dolls first began appearing in the early 1990's and have since gained world wide popularity.
Realism is the key to top of the line reborn dolls. The best reborn babies come equipped with spines, squishy tummies and other soft, human like body parts. The creator of a baby doll reborn must use high quality silicone or glass beads to create realistic weight and skin texture.
High quality human or mohair is painstakingly rooted strand by strand in the heads of these unique reborn baby dolls to give them the most realistic look possible. State of the art technology like breathing mechanisms that make the chest rise and fall and heartbeat units take the art of reborning one step further, giving the ultimate in lifelike appearance.
Many owners dress, wash and treat their reborn dolls much like they would an infant. This role playing and the life like appearance of the dolls can often lead to misunderstandings. Police have been called several times because passersby have thought that infants where left in cars. Police in Australia even broke out the glass on a car window to "rescue" a reborn baby doll!
A baby doll reborn vary greatly in quality, options and price. Like anything else in life, you get what you pay for. Reborns can cost anywhere from $50 to $5000 depending on the quality and artist. Some are produced in limited quantity batches while others are completely unique. If you're willing to pay top dollar reborns can even be tailor made to resemble a picture of an infant you provide.
While a variety of artisans sell their dolls at collectible shows or on their own websites, the best marketplace we have found for these dolls is Ebay. The online auction marketplace has thousands of dolls, accessories and kits for those interested in making their own reborns. You will find the best prices on Ebay and have the potential to get a top quality reborn at a great price.
