From a very young age, dolls have been my happy place, my enjoyment, my sharing and my money pit (not necessarily in that order). Because of that, I found myself becoming fully immersed in the doll world around 1985, eventually working with several artists and companies.  There is a special understanding between those of us who collect dolls - we are a silent community, that loves beauty, memories, compassion and attachment. That is also why, I try to help collectors downsize, or the families of collectors (usually clueless), that have passed on  regarding what their loved one collected, hoarded or just loved!  At the same time, I am often able to rehome special dolls to others, who may not have had the opportunity to acquire them. 
My mission if you will, has made me a doll whisperer, in knowing value, names, companies and editions, as well as good and bad collectors, and more often than not, where to find special dolls.

Personally, my eclectic tastes reach back to 1960, and into the present day, from cereal prize toys, Barbie, Tammy, Remco, Ideal, Funko, Nightmare Before Christmas, Addams Family and Munsters, any kind of witch or frog, Disney, movies and well...the list is endless actually. So much so, that I have published two detective novels centered around doll collectors and Hollywood. You can find out more on my site mzlks.net 

In 1995 after leaving the pink box world of Barbie, was when I entered the era of Mel Odom and his muse, Gene Marshall, and 16" fashion doll love has never left. I have also been involved with numerous conventions and events, and put on two very successful conventions personally, and  worked for Integrity Toys. My direct and longterm association with Gene,  made me the official/unofficial historical of her legacy, having been at events firsthand. I've maintained electronic and physical archives of everything created, as well as most photography. However, not stopping at Gene, I crossed over to her line of friends, at Tonner and Wilde (Evangeline Ghastly especially), Mattel, Jamieshow and Integrity. 

In short, because I am knowledgeable, and still an active collector, I  reach out when I see sellers on eBay or other platforms, usually a family member, trying to sell collections of a late collector, and often are being taken advantage of (nothing makes me more angry). You see, dolls and items that live rent free in my brain, are foreign to the majority of the population, and that unknowing could potentially be the difference in hundreds of dollars.