My name is Donna. I was a young child when Barbie first appeared. It was love at first sight. I owned a Babs doll, a 1962 blonde Bubble Cut and a 1964 titian Skipper. Growing up in Northwestern Indiana, my cousins, older sister, and I spent countless hours playing Barbie.
Time passed. I grew up, married a great guy, and moved to beautiful Northern California. In July of 1999 while walking down the toy aisle at the grocery store, Butterfly Art Barbie caught my eye. She was unlike any Barbie I knew as a child. On impulse I purchased her. My feelings for Barbie instantly re-emerged. A week later I joined eBay.
The focus of my collection has changed several times: nostalgic reproduction Barbies, modern Barbies, vintage vinyl cases, vintage paper dolls, Silkstones, and vintage Skippers. With the addition of a few vintage Barbie, Midge, Francie and Skooter dolls, my vintage collection is now almost complete. My favorite modern dolls are by Robert Tonner: Tiny Kitty Collier, Marley Wentworth, and Ellowyne Wilde to name a few. I like my dolls to be pretty with a touch of innocence.
I am self-employed and perform calculations that predict the energy consumption of buildings. Several times a year, I foster stray dogs from Mexico. Our dog, Yoli, was one of my foster dogs. Yoli has changed my life. Two years ago, we attended a positive reinforcement dog training class and have been training ever since. Recently, I became an instructor at Yoli's obedience school. Yoli and I have also taken up the sport of canine freestyle dancing!
P.S. Our two negative feedbacks are dated 12/15/00 and 01/06/01. We experienced bad trades and posted negative feedback. Both sellers retaliated.
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