Guess Who’s Back
Six months ago, I found an Arranbee “Dream Baby” doll at a sale, and took a chance on it for $50. At the time, I think I referred to this doll as a “dumb little idiot” because it looked really funny without its dress on.
This dummy grew on me though, and I started to really love it. I bought it specifically to sell, but I remember waiting to list it on ebay while I decided whether to keep it. This was REALLY strange for me, because I have never been a doll person, not even as a child. I’ve only bought one other doll to keep, and eventually sold it after a month or so after falling out of love.
But there was something about this Arranbee doll that I loved. I think it was its cute little face and weird little teeth. And it also has something to do with its stubby little body.
Look! Someone even put a tiny handmade diaper on it. Probably a child in the 1920s or something. So cute.
Ok, so I am dragging this out, but here is the deal. So six months ago, despite being in love, I sold this darn thing on ebay for a whopping $250. The money made my love affair less important to be honest. I was thrilled. I packed little dummy up in a million pounds of bubble wrap and shipped him off to California.
But then, little dummy came back. Because little dummy’s stupid little dumb eyes fell out of its skull while being shipped to California. The doll had “sleepy eyes” which opened and closed, but the jostling around of transit had loosened them.
Luckily, I had paid for insurance with USPS, so I filed a claim and got reimbursed the full $250. That way, I could refund the buyer, and still have made my sale profit.
I wasn’t sure what to do with little dummy when he came back all eye-less. But then I found a doll hospital in Berkley, MI. The doll ended up staying there FOR FOUR MONTHS.
And then yesterday, little dummy came home. I started singing that Eminem song that goes, “Guess who’s back? Back again…”
So what will happen to the Dream Baby now? Well, it’s back up on ebay of course!! That’s not to say I didn’t struggle for a good half day on whether to keep it…
-Erin