About Reborn Marketplace
Reborn Marketplace is an online marketplace for artisan reborn dolls that gives independent reborn artists a storefront of their own, and gives collectors verified artists and real checkout instead of a friends-and-family transfer to a stranger.
We sell handmade work only: reborn dolls made one at a time by an artist, sold by that artist or rehomed by a collector who owns one (marked Rehomed, naming the artist who made her), plus the accessories, clothing, reborning supplies and doll services the craft runs on. Sellers are reborn artists, vendors, service providers and collectors. Buyers are collectors who need to know the doll and the artist are real before sending hundreds of dollars to someone they have never met.
What Reborn Marketplace does
Artist storefronts and listings
Every seller gets a profile that works as a storefront: their dolls, their bio, their reviews and their follower count at a permanent address. Listings carry the full doll specification a collector actually asks about, up to 10 uncropped photos, and a "what's in the box" checklist, so buyers stop having to ask the same five questions in the messages.
Custom commission requests
Collectors can commission a doll directly from an artist, and artists manage those requests in a dedicated inbox instead of losing them in a comment thread. Commissions are the highest-value transaction in this market, and they are a first-class part of the product rather than something that happens off-platform.
Offers, counter-offers and layaway questions
Buyers can make an offer on any listing that accepts them, and either side can counter, accept or decline. Layaway questions are asked and answered on the listing itself, so payment terms are agreed in writing before anyone commits.
Artist verification
Artists can submit a portfolio for review and earn a verification badge that appears on their profile and their listings. It exists to separate the people who make the dolls from resellers and from accounts set up to take a deposit and disappear.
Protected checkout
Buyers pay by card through Stripe, or with PayPal or Venmo, with the full cost itemised before they confirm, instead of the friends-and-family transfers this category has relied on.
Discovery and community
A browse experience with filters that match how collectors actually shop (doll type, age, category, price), directories of artists and sculptors, and forums where collectors and artists talk in public. Buyers can follow the artists they love.
What makes Reborn Marketplace different
Handmade only, and the rule is enforced
eBay and Etsy searches for "reborn" are flooded with mass-produced factory dolls, so artists who spend 40 to 100+ hours on a doll compete in the same results as a $59 import. Listings here are handmade-only by policy, and the seller agreement behind that is enforced at the API, not just by a checkbox in the browser.
Commissions are built in, not improvised
Custom orders are the most valuable transaction in the category, and elsewhere they tend to happen in direct messages with no structure and no record. Commission requests here have a form, an inbox, a status and a history.
How Reborn Marketplace works
How buyers and sellers talk
Every conversation is attached to the listing it is about, so neither side has to reconstruct which doll is being discussed. Offers, layaway questions and commission requests each have their own thread and status rather than living in a general inbox.
Where we are
Reborn Marketplace is based in Los Angeles. Everyone who sells here is independent: sellers ship their own orders and arrange their own services, so what you buy comes from the seller, not from us.
Reaching us
Use the contact form and pick the topic; it routes to the right place. Typical response time is 1-2 business days, and replies arrive through site messaging so the whole exchange stays in one place.
Fees
Our fees are on the Pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
What is a reborn doll?
A reborn doll is a handcrafted collectible made by an artist who paints, roots and weights a vinyl or silicone kit until it resembles a real infant. Each one takes an artist many hours and is sold as original artwork, not as a mass-produced toy.
Do I need to be a verified artist to sell?
No. Once your seller account is set up you can list accessories, clothing and services straight away. Verification is required only for Reborn and Supplies listings.
Can I commission a custom doll?
Yes. Any artist who accepts commissions has a request form on their profile, and requests land in that artist's commission inbox where you can agree on the details before any money moves.
How do you keep factory knockoffs off the site?
Listings are handmade-only by policy, sellers accept a seller agreement enforced at the API rather than only in the browser, artists can apply for a reviewed verification badge, and buyers can report any listing.