This may be an absolutely ridiculous idea for a different place to sell. I am rarely on Facebook, I am aware of Facebook Marketplace, but never purchased anything. Be kind to me is this is a stupid idea. I know many of you are on Facebook and folks see your dolls and then purchase through Reborns.com., making Dave very wealthy in MHO. If many of you Facebook ladies started at the same time sending your buyers to Marketplace for your clients to purchase, can you have them use PayPal or whatever you choose? In truth Dave should be giving you money for every doll you sell. I believe you would explain why you have changed your selling method. I assume all your clients completely trust you, it seems like they would have any concerns. Of course they can still look all they want on Daveās sight, but of course they really like your method of paintingā¦.i know little about the type of sales people have on Marketplace, probably some sell things that arenāt 100% what they say, but I suspect that does happen on Daveās app also. The only problem I see is that when the greedy lying folks see your dolls on there, they will sell frauds. I suppose it depends on how many people buy because they have seen your dolls and on Facebook or they see you on Daveās. I believe people are selling scams on Facebook also. Anyway this may be an absolutely nutty no good idea, but maybe if nothing else it will get you ladies minds coming up with something else. Also , if folks usually buy because theyāve seen yours on your Facebook or Instagram page, you might consider knocking the price down some because your not paying all of Daveās fees.
I have wondered about selling on FB marketplace alsoā¦..but it is not an option for me as I donāt have it and wonāt get it.
I found thisā¦ā¦.. so itās not a free option. They have their fees same as EBay, Etsy and Reborns.
Grantedā¦..their 10% is less than EBay and Etsyā¦..they might be an option for lower priced items that might not sell within a one month subscription? But if you can sell with the one month subscription period, Dave is still a good option.
I sell on Facebook. I do not use Marketplace, I have a business page and there are several Facebook sites that let you list your work for free, You do have to handle your own payment system,. Mine is Paypal only. There is no fees and no middle man. You can name your price and your own terms. You cannot list your dolls on your personal page or you will get removed but setting up a business page is easy and its free
Thatās cool!!! I wonder if they will let it go on for long bc it is sort of undermining the Marketplace by bypassing it???
Continuing the discussion from Selling dolls another way, just an idea?:
Facebook Marketplace is more of a local selling site. You can get people outside of your area but when you search for something it keeps it local. Also Marketpace does not charge fees I sell household items on there all the time, They do charge 10% if you use their Facebook checkout system
I have only been able to sell budget or booboo babies on Marketplace, my regularly priced dolls never sell. Whenever I look at reborns on Marketplace all of the dolls near me are cheap counterfeits so I think a lot of people see the $40 fake compared to the $400 authentic doll. I mainly sell on facebook from people reaching out directly or in selling groups
Iāve tried FB Marketplace for dolls. Most of the time, I would just receive messages with āIs this still available?ā Iād answer, yes, and then never hear anything more. 
I have through time acquired many followers on my Facebook business page and personal page. I have people message me for a price and a transaction . There is more work on Facebook because you do have to promote yourself but it does work.
I have sold dolls through Facebook rather than Reborns for about three years. I would generally post WIP pictures in various groups and have developed a small following that contact me directly. I did often post the finished doll on reborns and they would purchase it there but I stopped doing that. Lately, I have painted only for existing clients because my regular work was exhausting and i had no time. Most of those who buy regularly from me are not exclusively reborn collectors. In fact, for some they only have reborns from me as they are antique bisque doll collectors. I have not tried marketplace, but what I see there is usually very low priced and used dolls.
I only wish I had a āregularā clientā
I did sell about 3 dolls to one lady when I sold on eBayā¦..but other than that all my dolls are āonlyā childrenā¦ā¦
No way! Or people spoil their children that much? Because your dolls are all around $1500 and they donāt āsitā on Reborns.
Noā¦ā¦I mean my buyers usually only buy one doll so my dolls are āonly childrenā as in a single child in a family. 
Same for me, Cherie. Wish I had some regulars lol
I am going to start by saying that making art (any art) is the fun part, its work but its enjoyable work and if you decide you want to sell what you make that can be super rewarding. Selling for any artists (all the parts of it) tend to be super miserable. Most of us right brain folks donāt like all those parts and pieces. Selling also makes you vulnerable. If I won the lottery I would still make stuff (I am designed that way) but I would give it all away, leave it on porches, on windshields, ship it to strangers, leave it in lobbiesā¦
Dave is a business man and he has developed a platform that is functional that offers space for someone with a specific thing to sell. In these times keeping that running and more importantly keeping it safe is very expensive, and itās a lot of work. I tried programming my glass kiln the other day, my 13 year old figured it out in ten minutes, it took me three days and ruined glass to ask him for help. Dave designed and programmed all the old school before AI. Trust me writing code back in the day is not for sissyās.
Does he make a lot of money? Yes he does, but he works for it just like we do.
There are no free platforms for selling, that would mean someone is funding it and keeping it running and spending a lot of money they will never get back.
I sell other stuff in galleries, I pay between 35-50% to a gallery. They pay the lease, the light bill, they have the insurance, do the marketing, pay for shows and openings, curate, maintain client lists and relationships. I work, they work. We all get paid.
When I started making babies I sold on Etsy. In the beginning it was awesome. Reborns were not flooding the space, I paid 20 cents to list a baby, the tools were easy to use, the reach was fantastic, the marketing was sweet, when I sold something they got a percentage I could live with, pay pal got its fee, everyone was happy. I got off that train (sadly) because not only did the cheap mass manufactured ārebornsā start coming in but all the stolen photos, copies, stealing sculpts, lying to people, ruining trust with our clients, and worst Etsy did nothing. The whole āhandmade and vintage only BS was just that BSā. All you had to say was you were a small family business in some other country and had creative āpartnersā that helped you. Etsy didnāt care if that was a big factory full of 10 year old kids pouring vinyl, using molds stolen from artists. On top of that once you sell enough and are making them money they hit you with another 12% for the marketing they do for you. What? It was like a āwe made you popularā tax.
You can sell on any platform, you are still going to pay someone else, it is just the way it goes. You could sell directly through a social media page privately, but you are going to be tossed into a sea of scammers who know where you live, what you kids look like, where you went to school, and who the first boy (or girl) you kissed was.
If you are not interested in the global market place (it has its perks and abuses) you can sell locally, do art fairs, doll shows, just have fun. It will still cost you but you get to meet new people, travel a little, and its an experience more than just a transaction.
Selling babies is not a get rich quick game. Some people can supplement income or just fund the hobby they love but no one is getting rich more than the people who supply us (no shade on BB they were smart, got in early and have a good business). During the Gold rush the real money was made by Leviās (canvas tents and pants) suppliers of tools, gear, food, hookers, hooch, places to gamble, places to take a bath and lay in a real bed, people who sold rights to property and waterā¦but damn I bet mining for gold was a lot more fun than selling.
Long story short, make art because you love it, let someone else who is good at selling, sell it, everyone wins.