Hello again! Love this post too! My favourite videos from your channel are the ones that show your experience at doll shows. I always appreciate that you girls include soooo many photos, and your hauls are always very interesting. As I've probably already mentioned a few times 😂 I'm from Spain, and the experience for European collectors is quite different. Although we do have doll shows, they are not as numerous nor as frequent as they are in the US. I always find doll booths in antique shows and fairs, but it's not easy to find shows dedicated only to toys or dolls. However, and fortunately for me, I live very close to two small cities that are the 'headquarters' of the Spanish doll industry. Most of the Spanish doll and toy brands (such as Famosa, Berjuan, Paola Reina...) are established there, and they have two beatiful museums, one for dolls and the other one for toys. They organize a doll fair every year. It's small, but very cute. It's held outdoors and I always find treasures ❤️ The next edition will be at the end of October, I can send pics to you in case you would like to see it!
Also, I'm very curious about the cash thing. Here, most of the vendors don't take cards, but they do accept payments through bizum, a system similar to venmo. It's not common or easy to pay this way there? It would be a pity to lose a sale (for both the vendor and the buyer) for not having enough cash! Thank you again for your posts!
Thank you for the comment, Paula! :) I really like Paola Reina dolls. We lost our US distributor, I think, though. The museums must be so much fun to visit! Yes, send pictures if you think of it! I'd love to see what it's like!
As far as payments, I think the biggest thing is that many vendors are older, so they're not comfortable with digital payments (or don't know they exist). Also, I think some are just trying to skimp on yearly income taxes. If it's cash, they can cheat a bit. If it's a digital payment, it's on the record. Ironically, some booths that don't take card/online payment will take a check-- ha ha! I'd trust venmo over a check any day!
Hello again! Love this post too! My favourite videos from your channel are the ones that show your experience at doll shows. I always appreciate that you girls include soooo many photos, and your hauls are always very interesting. As I've probably already mentioned a few times 😂 I'm from Spain, and the experience for European collectors is quite different. Although we do have doll shows, they are not as numerous nor as frequent as they are in the US. I always find doll booths in antique shows and fairs, but it's not easy to find shows dedicated only to toys or dolls. However, and fortunately for me, I live very close to two small cities that are the 'headquarters' of the Spanish doll industry. Most of the Spanish doll and toy brands (such as Famosa, Berjuan, Paola Reina...) are established there, and they have two beatiful museums, one for dolls and the other one for toys. They organize a doll fair every year. It's small, but very cute. It's held outdoors and I always find treasures ❤️ The next edition will be at the end of October, I can send pics to you in case you would like to see it!
Also, I'm very curious about the cash thing. Here, most of the vendors don't take cards, but they do accept payments through bizum, a system similar to venmo. It's not common or easy to pay this way there? It would be a pity to lose a sale (for both the vendor and the buyer) for not having enough cash! Thank you again for your posts!
Thank you for the comment, Paula! :) I really like Paola Reina dolls. We lost our US distributor, I think, though. The museums must be so much fun to visit! Yes, send pictures if you think of it! I'd love to see what it's like!
As far as payments, I think the biggest thing is that many vendors are older, so they're not comfortable with digital payments (or don't know they exist). Also, I think some are just trying to skimp on yearly income taxes. If it's cash, they can cheat a bit. If it's a digital payment, it's on the record. Ironically, some booths that don't take card/online payment will take a check-- ha ha! I'd trust venmo over a check any day!