Comments and Statistics - A Big Surprise #1

INTEREST IN CABBAGE PATCH DOLLS

There were no plans to do an article on Cabbage Patch Dolls.

I thought that I had written alot of information on them.

But I reread the comments that come in on my blog.

I usually read only the newest ones.  I get many comments,

and a few questions.  Thank you for all the kind comments.

After reading many years of comments, would you believe

about 70% were questions about the Cabbage Patch dolls. 

 I looked at the statistics on pages visited for many years

 and my articles on Cabbage Patch dolls were by far the

most visited.  I should keep track of these statistics, but this 

blog is not monetized by google.  There was no reason to

keep up with all the statistics.  I have never earned a penny.  

Dolls  are my hobby, I love to learn about them and share that

 information.  I only do this blog to educate about dolls and hopefully

increase interest and love of dolls not only as toys, but also as a lifelong 

hobby.

My other enjoyments are research and writing.  

This blog combines all of them. My hope is to continue for 

many more years.  

I've realized there is still a very avid interest in these 

dolls to collectors.  The questions most asked:  Who is

my doll, what is its worth?   My answer would be,

"I have no idea."  These dolls have been made by 

the thousands daily since 1983.  Only the Coleco and 

Hasbro dolls have  some identifiers unless you have the 

original box or hangtag.

So began a lot of research.  WOW!  A mass of information.

I am only going to address the Coleco dolls now,  Maybe

at a later date I'll research some of the later dolls.

I have read and researched every thing I can for about a

year and I have learned alot.  I have decided to put this  info

into a series about Cabbage Patch Dolls.  Specifically, the ones

issued first commercially the dolls manufactured by Coleco.

 There is alot I'm not going to include:

Changes to each head mold of the painting of the face to give

each mold a different look.  Example, different hair and eye color

çombinations, addition of freckles ect).  Another is clothing.

If all of that info were included, I would have to write a thick book.

                                    MY COLLECTION

My collection  of Cabbage Patch consisted of about 25 dolls.

They were all manufactured by Coleco.  When we moved from

Georgia, I gifted another collector  friend with them.  I had to downsize

 my doll collectioñ and make a lot of decisions.  I hope friends that

have them now enjoy them as much as I did. Today there

is only one Cabbage Patch doll in my collection.  She is an original

from Baby Land Hospital.  She was found about 15 years ago at

a yard sale.  She was naked except for her shoes and socks.