Woman loses thousands on fake 'reborn' doll
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- A disabled Roane County woman lost more than a thousand dollars to a reborn doll scam. Don Dare investigates.
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In my opinion, the bigger problem is she needs someone to help her handle her money. There are evil people everywhere just waiting for naive people to fall in to their traps!
Conservatorship can have a LOT of issues with it, mainly the absolute loss of power and autonomy a person has over themself. This can lead to theft, murder, the inability to seek treatment (more specifically, to choose your own providers of treatment and medicine), people losing their homes, their children, having their wills rewritten, losing contact with friends, etc.
Like, even people without disabilities fall for this crap all the time. It's why there should seriously be mandatory internet classes in schools. When I was a kid, we had talks about the basics all the time, even with cops coming in for presentations. Mostly it was about stranger danger but the internet was young, wild, and unmanned at the time, where stranger danger was about it for a kid - there weren't nearly as many traps and pitfalls regarding finances, identity, and personal data as there are now, where kids can themselves be pulled into money sinks because even legit companies have no qualms with shoving ads and marketing into a preteen's face, making stores and online purchases super easy with 0 parental controls to stop it.
It's sad, but expected, and the best way to prevent it is for everyone to actually learn how the internet works.
*"RIGHT!!!!"* I Agree 💯
Will you people just QUIT already! It’s her money to spend as she pleases! I for one worked my butt off my whole life & currently draw disability that I paid dearly for when I was working and I will spend my money on anything I damn well please…The same goes for her, back off! She got SCAMMED and that’s the offensive part…The news media added & accentuated the fact that she’s on disability & got scammed out of $1,000, THEIR BAD! Who cares where her money came from, she’s a victim of a SCAMMER that made a FREE $1,000 off of…That’s the problem, not the girl spending her money!!!! I get tired of social media haters…crawl back in the hole you slithered out of & take a good look in the mirror!!!!
She does look a bit gullible. But non disabled people, with a high IQ are scammed daily as well.
I ordered and paid for something from a nep website last year.
Learned from it. Always check to see if the site is genuine, where the business is located etc. and I never buy from private sellers.
@@DamiesEvilTwin 'It's why there should seriously be mandatory internet classes in schools. '
Internet safety classes, I quite agree.
As a heavily invested doll collector, it honestly made me so sad to see these people getting taken advantage of by scammers. I know these newborn dolls mean a lot to some women who can't conceive, so to see some cruel soul prey on that emotional need is just sick.
Same here. I have been collecting these dolls for quite awhile, and with endometriosis I may not be able to get pregnant
I agree 💯 I'm a very giving person. If I had the extra money I would totally send her a baby doll
Maybe not a reborn but something she could love on anyways. Poor thing!
Exactly. This lady doesn't seem to have any connections to people other than her mom (who doesn't seem to live with her) and she wanted something to love. She's clearly lonely, which makes this scam extra cruel.
Yea I got one to help ease the pain of losing my daughter Chloe who was stillborn
People refuse to use their brains these days it's a fact I've seen it
Disgusting scammers never cease to surprise me with just how low they can go!! Ripping off a disabled woman??!! Makes me sick!
I to have been ripped off as well by a approval guru on Instagram so things like this can happen which is sad but clearly it happens but I have been researching reborns and following someone years ago I probably could have help her find a good one but we do go threw these things
Yes these people are truly evil
Just wait till she starts online dating.
Why does it matter that she's disabled. Scamming anyone is disgusting
the part that grosses me out the most is that they are using reborn dolls for their scam.. like specifically targeting people who buy those dolls (typically disabled, suffered miscarriage, infertile, or elderly).
If she's disabled and Mom told her to get a hobby.......Perhaps Mom should have been there to help her with that hobby. I'm just sayin' 🤷♀️
Physically disabled doesn't mean she's mentally incapacitated. :/ A lot of able-bodied people fall for scams too.
@@TheArcadeLink She's obviously mentally incapacitated, did you even listen to her?
@@jazziez6467she sounds normal
@@ourlittleworldtv4404 she sounds normal but her thinking process is not. Her mother should have helped her with a major purchase like that.
Yea, something is definitely up here, sorry this happened.
Thank you for caring enough to give these victims a voice. Any and all fraud is devastating.
I couldn’t even finish watching this. So evil to a disabled person. Obviously she’s not ok and she mismanaged her money. Sigh My heart goes to her and I wish I had the funds to buy her one.
Agreed. I can’t stand scammers. I worked in Florida (they bought my ticket from OK) and only worked 3 or 4 measely days. Was in Florida a week total & bought my ticket home soon as I got paid!! 💯 $300… basically $100 a day. SCAMMING TOURISTS. It was not my type of work. I was thinking about opening up about how they work behind the stand on TikTok or something because it’s seriously DISGUSTING. $20 shirt for $50. That adds u p ina custom apparel kiosk based store…
@@oleneo of course her finances is her business. To each it’s own. Not the point here. The fact that she kept over paying to a crook. Good day.
You're a loud hypocrite. This isn't about her money management skills or lack thereof. Yall love to victim blame huh?
Man. So many folks are in such a sad state of mind.
Right adults buying reborn babies and all this trans shit
Indeed and these same people are popping out kids and abusing and torturing and neglecting them. If a doll can help prevent further suffering the better
@@davidbrazell5179What exactly is the connection between reborn dolls and trans people
@@genesis8284there isn't one. 99.99% of reborn doll collectors are real women with female longing for babies. I've not met one single trans identified male amongst the thousands that I know.
@@CannabrannaLammer I know, they probably pulled a hammie with the amount of STRETCH it took to make this a trans issue!😆👌
Someone like this needs her finances taken care of for her for OBVIOUS reasons.
It’s her income to spend as she wishes…you don’t walk in her shoes so quit judging her! She got scammed, feel sorry for her!
It was one purchase. She isn’t going online and spending her entire disability on useless items on a daily. She made a mistake. She isn’t the only one. Others have made this same purchase based on what the advertiser stipulated in the ad. These others didn’t have any disabilities whatsoever. You are further victimizing her and making false judgements because she has physical disabilities. Your are not being fair to her. And comments like this are hard to read. You know nothing about her or her life or her abilities based on this one mistake. And that she said no after they continued to ask for more money tells me she figured out all on her lonesome that it was a scam and put an end to it. Some others who purchased with no disabilities let it go on for longer than she had and spent more money than she had. Please stop judging people so harshly and quickly.
@Christina Bonvillian so are the opinions here
She fell for a super obvious scam. “It would be delivered in 30 minutes” lol huh?!!
@@shelley6746 she lives on government hand outs. there needs to be accountability for this money. maybe she could live on $400 less
Even people on a fixed income have the right to enjoy their passions. However, giving free reign to spend a lot of money to someone that can't afford to lose it...her mother should have been approving everything over the initial purchase of the doll. And, PayPal should have been used as they have tools in place to insure against scam sellers. Sending cash for a product is never a good idea.
This isn't a passion it's a sickness that shouldn't be supported.
@@87clits it's just a hobby chill out. She's not hurting anybody by collecting them.
Right!! Us tax payers give her money yet she blows it on a doll. How tf does this happen?! 😂 she seems high on pain meds or something
@@christimason1826 I can see why you came to that conclusion, going off of her behavior and mannerisms, but I believe that she has an intellectual disability and limited mental cognizance but high functioning. These dickheads knew they hit the jackpot with her and took full advantage
@@christimason1826 she’s clearly mentally disabled. A family member needs to step in and become her representative with social security. She clearly doesn’t need in charge of it.
As a disabled person myself it's pretty horrible how easily this can happen.
I have to tell myself that everybody's a sucker and sometimes you just have to keep people who are smart in certain ways around you.
As a good person one who wants to help the world. When something like this does happen it is the right thing to do to speak out, makes sure it doesn't happen to others cause everybody can be sucked °~•.♡.•~°
After I pay my bills I don't have anything for anyone to scam.
The amount of people wirh ZERO sympathy or empathy is HORRIFYING. People really don't care about others now days and it shows!
I care about starving children and orphaned animals. Not someone who can afford to be scammed.
I can have sympathy and empathy for many things...STUPIDITY isn't one of them!
Yep. The amount of ableism in these comments is also revolting.
@@GeckoHiker "orphaned animals"? Yeah, sure, some pit bull that licks its own junk should always be a top priority on the sympathy scale. This is a disabled woman who saved for a long time to get this doll because she can't have children of her own. If you're a mother who's ever lost a child or someone who can't physically conceive, you might have more empathy for this woman's pain.
@@GeckoHiker I care about children and animals as well..but I also care about someone that is disabled getting scammed.
That's why I hate scams and scammers, it's the most vulnerable of us who get their money stolen and that's so morally disgusting
You’ll NEVER get a silicone baby for under £1,000/$
Not even a “boo boo” silicone will be cheaper then 1,000.
Scams are VERY obvious is my opinion.. but you should always always ask the seller for a safety photo and have them wave their hand on a video infront of the safety photo as lots of ppl are photoshopping them into the photo and they’re getting a little too good at it.. also ask them to send you a video of the doll/FaceTime so you know it’s genuinely theirs.
@@bearbitch3142 yes always ask for safety photos
@@siriusjones956 she has a Disability she didn't know
@@siriusjones956 what makes you the fool is you do not realize she has a Cognitive disability.
Thank you for this message. That's really good advice. I'm from Georgia USA
Omg yes
Sometimes, the world just makes me sad all the way through.
There are a lot of China ads on EBay that are not artist dolls in the $50-$80 range. Those are toy dolls. What’s worse they use fake photos or photos they steal from reborn artists to make you think that’s the realistic doll you’re getting. Be aware too that some of these Chinese sellers are from CA. There are vinyl Reborns (can range from $200-$800, some pre-owned), and full bodied silicone Reborns that are in the $1000s, (some silicones could be fakes). Realborns are vinyl dolls computerized from a real baby. There’s no such thing if listed as “vinyl silicone” as these are two different materials. Make sure the artist has many photos of the baby, close ups of feet, hands and face. Make sure they have full descriptions of what steps the artist used to make the doll. It’s also good to ask questions. I’m a reborn artist and have seen the horrors of some of these scam sales. It’s taken away our sales and effort in creating them.
The Chinese don’t even believe in copyright. I hope more people know now to never order anything directly from China. If it’s something usually expensive to make that is being sold way cheaper in China. It shows one thing which is that it is being made with forced labor.
If it's made in China or being sold on Scamazon, don't buy it. You won't get quality, and this is true for most high-end art items.
@@JarethTheGoblinKingForever Facts!!
I look at reviews if theres no photos then don't buy
I don't understand the concept.
But, that's okay.
Momma should be helping her daughter with any purchases of THAT magnitude!!!
Just Sayin'.
This happened to me two months ago, I lost $500 on what I thought was a full silicone baby. I should have known better, I've been buying reborns on Ebay since it was safe to do so in 2005! I hate the fact that somewhere someone is laughing at me because I just gave them $500.00 for nothing! I hope the scammer is caught soon!
The people being nasty are probably being nasty to a lot of people in their daily lives. Not a happy existence. I'm sorry your money was taken.
Lots of people are laughing at you at this point.
@@WindsofChange Only the mean ones.
@@WindsofChange Also you have 5 videos on your channel about a time you fell for a scam. We're not laughing at you either.
@@AnoraJohnson LOL, I do not.....but good try... and also thank you for sending more traffic to my channel, I will never refuse more traffic or views...:)
If she’s on a fixed income then why is she buying such an expensive doll ?? those doll’s are very expensive I want one and I’m also on a fixed income but I know that I can’t buy something that I really won’t benefit from in the long run unless the doll was needed as something for emotional support like a support dog.
It was
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
Why did no one help this poor disabled lady with this transaction in the first place? Just asking.
Where was mom?
The media talks about these scammers all the time. She even suspected something was wrong, but went ahead & sent more money. Silicone babies are s piece of art. They cost several hundred dollars to thousands.
This is heartbreaking, to be all alone in life. and still get screwed over.
I understand that feeling lmao
It's very sad these dolls help with her mental stability.These dolls have also been shown to help the elderly.
@@reneeboyd80no , it's not. Elderly people aren't the only people that benefit.
@@modernvivienleigh No what's not? What exactly are you disagreeing with about my comment?
I'm not on a fixed income and I can't afford a reborn doll. Dang smh
@The night porter deserves the money she doesn't work for?
Maybe you don't know the hell she went through that caused her disability. If she splurged on a reborn, don't worry about it. She probably had to really watch her pennies for a while. Haven't you ever splurged on anything?
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
@@Amarmi579 why are you copy pasting that everywhere
I was selling my daughters older iPhone on marketplace and a guy asked if he could buy it now and send his son to pick it up becuz he was a disabled man and didn’t drive so he wanted to pay me now thru a cash app of some sort which marketplace highly advises AGAINST abusing and money apps so I told him I’d rather receive the cash in person when I gave them the phone and he made excuse after excuse so I said then just get the money out give it to ur son and when he gives me the cash I’ll give him the phone I don’t use those apps I apologize if that’s an inconvenience and he never wrote me back lol he was trying to “send” the money and then take it back or dispute the transaction thru his bank later after receiving the phone! There are too many scammers out there! It’s hard to even sell these days!
She's so nurturing. The hospital's delivery ward should give her a job so give the abandoned babies love and effection. She unbelievable
Are you as disabled as she is??? This mouth breather doesnt need to be anywhere near the labor and delivery unit
Great idea.
@@CF-mi7xd Right, those babies that are sick and their families can’t be with them all the time, but they still need cuddles and affection for normal development 🥺
She can't leave the house dude
@@problematique9389you have a point there
She lives on a fixed income but spent $1000 on a doll. People really don’t know how to manage money.
Nuance and this comment haven’t met yet
She's probably nuts
@@DeidresStuff Jesus have some sympathy
Leave her alone
@@user-mc1yd9bp5x that’s the issue her she’s left alone to waste money instead of budgeting. The government gives her this money to live and eat but she’s wasting it on dolls.
The world dank when we began accepting and supporting madness.
OBVIOUSLY she has problems, her money needs to be handled for her
She is isolated and depressed
@@whitepouch0904
So am I and I don't spend my entire monthly income on a stupid doll
She NEEDS supervision
@@anitanoel4673 like what she said she want to be a mother but she can’t and you’re not a clone of her. She needs supervision with her money but you can’t tell her she can’t have a doll.
@@whitepouch0904 Thank You and I Agree 👍💯. If she loves dolls she should have them.
@@whitepouch0904
Like hell you can't!
If you listen to the reporter at the beginning it says that she is on social security a fixed income that means she has very little wiggle room for
Someone over seeing her finances would determine what kind of doll she can afford obviously a reborns not one of them
I feel sorry for the victims of these scammers. 😢
Hopefully they’re able to recover some if not all of the money lost.
Why people can be so cunning is beyond my understanding. We really have many dark hearts amongst us. We have to spread love every day to combat the evil ones.
It will be delivered in 30 minutes. LOL
Faster than take out.
I feel so guilty for laughing at the thought of a doll showing up in 30 minutes. lol
There are lots of seasoned collectors online she could've reached out to for guidance. I don't understand the reborn thing, but apparently, it's a big business & means a lot to many people.
(Edited to add: I'm not blaming this young lady. I'm sorry there was no one to help her.)
If someone says pay thru Cashapp.....run.
Wow! That poor lady. At least she stopped paying them! Sometimes the lessons we learn in life are expensive.
Everything about this is just sad
Poor lady ! I hope someone who makes reborns sees this & sends her one , because that’s not right ! 😭
So she should just get a free doll because she has no common sense?
@@g2whatbrodie283 she’s disabled. Do you know anyone with a disability? You’re heartless af. I said someone should give her one out of the kindness of their heart , because scamming people with disabilities is not only wrong but it’s evil too !
Yes I do believe this poor lady deserves something !
You don’t have to disagree with me but mocking her clearly intellectual disability saying she doesn’t have any “common sense” is evil & speaks volumes on YOUR shitty character!
I’ll be praying for your cold heart 🙏🏽
@@g2whatbrodie283 yes she is a bad bad person, and she deserves no doll at all. You really have no heart👌have you heard of the concept of charity?
@@g2whatbrodie283 it’s not that she “should”. Just that it would be a nice gesture. Don’t worry, no one is asking YOU to be the one giving it.
@@g2whatbrodie283;
She’s not “lacking” common sense …… it’s called a DISABILITY.
Which means, that she is Mentally Challenged to a certain capacity, through no fault of her own.
These types of individuals, are generally VERY Trusting ….. making them Easy Targets.
* Mentally Abled (Healthy) Individuals; should understand & Empathize with that.
This is why I'm always careful on who I buy from if the seller says China and selling it for under $100 then I know it's a scam and I won't buy it
I love that for you...
Also to each it's own but paying that much for a non living piece of silicone is absurd
IKR? When I first saw these reborn dolls, I was creeped out, but lots of different people have hobbies that they spend money on as if they're millionaires and I just can't put my head on why they are so willing to spend money on those things, some don't even wait for discounts, they but at full price.
idk what the problem is i have one i used to have another but i gave it away to my old friend
I hope her mom takes charge of her finances
Not her mom. Her mom encouraged her to get a hobby and didn’t even think to step in and check it out with her.
Thats not nice...even highly intelligent people get scammed!
Just because she fell for a scam, which she thought was a bargain, doesn't mean she should lose control of her finances. Everybody makes mistakes.
Able-bodied people fall for scams too, ableist.
@@reachandler3655but it wasn’t just one scam, she kept sending more and more money without receiving the product. She was obviously being scammed once they asked for a 2nd, very expensive payment. But she just sent it. And then more after that. She needs help with financial decisions, it’s obvious.
I hope someone who has the ways and means to do so gets her a real one....she deserves happiness too and this type doll seems to help her.
I am going too as soon as soon as I find out how!!!
I have a beautiful baby that even breaths. I was broken hearted and this baby was solace but GOD was healer!!!
Now she needs this baby.
Please help me find out how. Don't try scamming me. Don't even think about it.
@@rebeccamccarroll7207contact the TV station
@@rebeccamccarroll7207 contact the news station
@@rebeccamccarroll7207 did you get her one??? Update??
@@mo0nbug333 .I tried the station and they directed me to Don Dare. I've left messages but have not heard back. I have the baby dressed and ready and a basket bed for her. I am so blessed to find here a new home. I know they will call back but I am going to keep trying. She breathes and has a magnetic pacifier. A lovey baby.
Id like to know how she had that kind of money on disability also dont fall for the romance scams either
She’s likely getting 1500-2000 a month, rent payment assistance, food stamps and Medicare.
Yeah, I'm on disability, and it's like, $1200 a month. But hey, I'm Canadian, so maybe it's different in different places. 🤷♀️
Heartbreaking 😢 I’m a reborn artist and this breaks my heart
Maybe you can surprise her with a new Genuine full bodied Reborn doll to love. ❤
Do you ever do alien babies ?
@@ShugerPlum0263 That would be so amazing for her 🥰💯👏
I heard about your group. I know a coworker who is in this. Scammers are the worst.
Maybe you can connect with her and make her one!
I bought my daughter a real newborn doll in 2001 at the store in Orlando, for $125, and she still has it!
can I ask why you bought it? when I see people buying reborn dolls today it strikes me as unhealthy and needing redirection. but it sound like you bought your young daughter a reborn doll. why? is just for the detail?
@@isabelward7783 it is unhealthy, depending on who you are. They give these dolls to dementia patients to soothe their delusions. Children would be the exception because it is like a baby doll, although I don’t like the idea of baby dolls. It creeps me out big time though to see adults toting these things around. I don’t understand why we all just go along with people’s delusions now instead of offering and suggesting help.
@@thdoggo1 maybe what's delusion to you is coping for them.
I didn’t even know these existed until now
@@catherinemartinez5542there are healthy coping skills & unhealthy coping skills. Healthy means your in touch with reality & unhealthy means your detached from reality. Whether it's taking drugs or taking care of a fake baby. Pple are allowed to volunteer to hold real babies in the hospital abandoned by their parents who are normally drug addicts & need human interaction & attention.
So bizzare, this whole doll thing.
Agree
These dolls can be used as therapy tools. There is a chemical process that happens in the brain when you hold a real baby. The brain produces oxytocin which helps to fight anxiety and depression. Reborn dolls can and often are weighted realistically to actual babies. So when you hold the dolls, because they are baby shaped and weighted like a baby, it tricks the brain into producing oxytocin.
So yeah, can be very weird to a lot of people. But they are indeed used as therapy and emotional support dolls.
These dolls are usually for women who can't conceive or who have lost children as a coping mechanism. People grieve in different ways yknow?
Yes it's weird
@@finneganfox6470 I lost two kids and then struggled to conceive and now I have two kids. It's weird, holding a doll doesn't help with anything if anything just adds to the longing and pain.
I just started making my first reborn...and if i choose to sell some...I am going to make them afordable...just covering the cost of supplies and very little for my time! I would love to make a reborn for this lady! She def deserves one! ❤
Supplies are expensive that's why they are
On a fixed income but has hundreds of dollars to waste on a doll.
So true....
That's exactly what I was thinking 😢
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
@@Amarmi579tell me you're ableist without telling me you're ableist
She's poor so shouldn't have anything in life that makes her feel happy and fulfilled. Your poor in your empathy and willingness to not judge others.
Scammers stole hundreds of dollars from me by CASH APP
Evil people are disgusting 🤢 I feel bad for her
they didn't steal it, you gave it to them.....willingly...
I cannot adequately express in words how creepy these doll babies are!!! Nightmare fuel and scammer fuel!!!
I agree
nightmare fuel is overkill. they’re not my cup of tea but I can understand why they would be to others
I'm pretty sure nobody cares how they make you feel. I could probably name ten things about you in ten minutes that I find creepy, but that's not polite.
Thank goodness no one that purchases these dolls needs your approval. Let people enjoy things 🙄
@@cadavercakes I guess they are no weirder than those "REAL DOLL" thangs that are grown women dolls that men buy to be nasty with!!!!
C’mon people just give your money away to feed actual children. WHY are we spending thousands of dollars on dolls? For grown people? I mean I understand if you give someone a present of one of these dolls to help them through a trauma (again only in America). But to spend thousands of dollars on yourself buying a doll? Its the most ridiculous thing I ever heard. Go hold your friend’s baby, help at the local hospital. Volunteer in a soup kitchen. Honestly people!
Did you miss the disabled part?
@@Arbysroastbeefjuice no I didn’t but I guess I just can’t. I was born In a third world country so… disabled and buying expensive dolls still doesn’t compute. 🤷🏽♀️
nope do it urself i have no obligation to help someone elses children only my own
@@magical_universe793 👍🏼
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
We have a lot of crazy in this country, jeez
I feel bad she was scammed I donated $300 to a lady online who said she was ab*sed and had a m*scarrage and lost her baby and So I donated all of my money to her only to then have her ask for more money on go fund me. Some people are terrible
As a doll collector this breaks my heart, I’d be devastated if this happened to me
same
I still have my Rat Fink plastic figurine that I got from a gumball machine for 25¢ at Woolworths.
Now that was money well spent!
Generally speaking, I would never pay $1k for anything even if it would grant me comfort. The mother is also partly to blame; She told her daughter to get a hobby but then never actually helped her mamage her hobby to ensure that it was financially safe.
You have a car and maybe a home or a rental don't you??? They both grant you comfort- a car keeps you from having to walk until your feet are stumps and a roof over your head provides you the comfort of being out of the weather...so that is just puffing and a lie.
Full bodied silicone start at $1k MINIMUM the most I've seen them go for is about $40k but that's been a few years.
I haven’t even seen a full silicone for $40,000 yet and I collect silicones 😂
I own 2 unpainted full silicone dolls. I paid less than $100 each for them.
@@utoobgavemecancer8635interesting.. are you going to paint it?
You have got to learn to do your homework and the dolls and artist! If they are cheaper than $300 or less they are not real reborns.
Or they are done badly
It’s actually if under 100 it’s a scam
The scammers I understand. What creeps me out is this whole "reborn" doll thing. Does anyone else think this is just a little weird? If not a lot weird?
Are you a man? Because dolls can be a form of therapy for grieving mothers. It’s natural not weird
I've seen them used often in old folk homes with Alzheimer's and dementia patients. I also don't think the people buying these generally are all there mentally.
It’s very weird, and yes I’m a woman and yes I’ve had and also lost children. Still weird
They’re for grieving mums and very lonely weirdos.
It is sickening to me!
So many people have very little empathy in the comments. Kind of sickening to see how we treat people who, through no fault of their own, have mental illness.
In the future for anyone wanting to buy reborn dolls, or anything for that matter, shop online at stores you're familiar with. Not Facebook, craigslist, etc., I bought a reborn for 40 dollars on Amazon and it arrived and looked just like the one they advertised. Come on now people.
Ah, Amazon, the purveyor of counterfeit books, antisemitic tree ornaments and books on how to cure autistic kids with bleach enemas. #BoycottAmazon (seriously though, the best reborn dolls come from private sellers who make each one unique and special individually).
I've worked on the set of Chicago MED and FIRE where a fake baby is sometimes used for hospital medical scenes.
The realness of these babies is scary!
Creepy
I earnestly don't know why anyone would ever click on an ad on facebook. What happened to the old days where you knew to NEVER click on ads, ever??
I know exactly what you mean, but the ads aren't always bad. I've seen Facebook ads for Arby's restuarant, I've gotten ads for sales at stores I shop at online, and I even got an ad for discounted festival tickets once which sounded too good to be true but I looked into it first and it was all legit. I got to go 3 days for $90 when there were people that paid $200 for their tickets. Some people that already had full price tickets were pissed lol. Anyway, there are sketchy scam websites that advertise on Facebook too, you just need to do your research and know how to spot fakes. I got an ad for a discounted BlendJet 2 years a year ago and passed because I thought it looked lika a scammy company, but now they sell them in my local grocery stores full price.
I'm kind of mad at myself now because I could've had a BlendJet for $20. It just sounded too good to be true at the time lol but turns out they're a legit company and were just trying to get a new product out there.
It looks like she's messaging through an app and sending money through cash app. That's sending red flags immediately.
@@SM-gt9vg I know you won't want to hear this but you will end up like this lady. Ads are always bad, if it's not because they lead to a scam, it's because the links are layered in 5 different redirects that are sketchy, or because they're putting tracking cookies and spyware on your device - and facebook has gotten in hot water itself for selling people's personal data a few times.
Do not click the ads. Just go to a search engine and look for yourself. At the very least you'll be significantly less likely to wind up with your device(s) crusted in garbage. "Don't click on ads" is using the Internet 101.
You have to be careful when ordering reborn dolls.
Water babies were sold back in the day. That would be much cheaper. Since they're filled with water, it has weight to it. I don't know if they're still available, but it would be more realistic to get one of them if you can. It would be so much cheaper I would think.
I had a water baby back in the day I love that thing I don't think they have them anymore
I remember those. I bought one for my daughter. In the process of moving years back it went missing.
Yes and they can be filled with warm water and they smell nice too
@@chantellegattrell7073 I bought my oldest one 15 years ago I think they do just have to search online
@@angmoulton8528 that's cool but I'm a little old for one I no they made them a lot smaller then in the beginning they were a decent size thank you
It was painful watching this poor disabled buyer talk about getting scammed. I’m shocked at how many comments are focusing on judging her and her mother rather than the evil scammers out there. Let’s not victim blame people.
Victim? Its tax payers who pay for her to sit on her ass all day and we paid for the doll. Its no skin off her back she just has to sit around some more while she gathers more money.
A Poster pointed out the disabled woman was probably on medication and loopy. The Poster also said she herself was on a certain medication that made her loopy and buy all sorts of stupid and weird crap and when she got better, she was horrified at all the stupid and weird crap she bought.
Somebody took advantage of a woman, who couldn't have her own kids and wanted a fake baby for comfort. It's sick.
Poor girl I hope someone who has the means sees this and helps her out, she deserves it 💗
Why? What has she done to deserve it?
The problem is people who buy reborn dolls are likely fairly simple souls and thus easily manipulated and wide open to being scammed
Not so. Do your research. It's quite interesting.
There are countless scam sites for many products. Some are "organized crime" just like designer knock offs. There are websites now that people can order stuff and they not only don't send the merchandise they steal all their credit card information also.
Hmmmm..... I think they're being paraded as real babies by certain people in todays society.
I feel bad for the lady. I am autistic myself and do know about scames, but She clearly did not know. They took advantage of woman with learning or intellectual disabilities. Someone does need to be in charge of her funds, and help her with large purchases (over $100). And make sure she doesnt give $$$$ away to some scammer on the street.
As a doll collector myself this is really unfortunate and I’m glad they are exposing this to enlightening the scams that are out there.
She is Disabled she didn't know any better it can be Hard or confusing if no one is there to help
Those dolls are creepy as all hell 😳
Agreed but they do seem to help some people.
aww i feel so bad for her :( i was really into dolls when i was younger and used to binge the reborn videos and some of them can go up to the thousands bc they’re handmade. i hope she’s able to get her money back some kind of way and can get a real silicone reborn doll to give her some joy :( she seems so sweet
She should have rescued a dog instead. I'm disabled and rarely leave my home and my Dr suggested it. My dog is an angel and we found out once she was home, she was trained. She helps me with my disabled stuff and keeps me company. I got a small dog because they're easy to take care of and the house and patio are big for her to run around if I can't get her out that day. Dolls are creepy to me lol.
I think they are creepy too!
people can like baby dolls. it's their preference. just because you went with a rescue dog doesn't mean everyone wants a dog. in fact, who will take the dog outside to go poop? a dog is a living and breathing animal where a "reborn doll" can be set aside and forgotten without actual harm if the individual is forgetful or negligent.
Or a cat, cats don't have to be taken outside
@@t.h.8475 😿
I think with her disability is taken care of another pet is beyond her. Which is why I think she prefers the dolls.
She’s gonna get an influx of online “love interests” after this. Giving money away like that…scammers are disgusting.
This world has become far too crazy for me to even pretend that I understand what is going on. These grown ass women playing with dolls,... I can't even wrap my brain around it. Earth has become a huge insane asylum.
😂😂😂agree
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
Just get a dog. They will give you so much more love than a fake doll ever could.
Hope that she still has the money to get a psychiatrist, a VERY good one. For her and the family.
She doesn't need a hobby, she needs to get treatment, ASAP. And the family too. 🤣🤣
I'm a childless woman who could never get knocked up, but wouldn't EVER want to have some creepy doll like that. No way!
None of my business what ppl spend their money on, but her money comes from the taxpayer via disability and she’s ordering dolls for hundreds of $$ ?? Some working people are struggling just to pay rent let alone buy a doll for $300
Agree
You're all not as smart as you think. If she is disabled she's getting social security, and the specific section is probably Disabled Adult Child (DAC). The way one gets adult disabled child is for the parent (or grandparent ...whoever is alive raising the child) to work and pay social security into the system. So it is something that was paid into, by her parents and even her parents parents...she's now taking it back out as was the plan all along with social security and the reason we pay in- so we and if necessary our children and grandchildren are covered. By your standards that is like telling you that once you put the money in the bank you can't just pull it out and use it on whatever you wish anytime you feel like it. That somehow it is the others deposits at the bank that are supporting you and thus they have some kind of say in how you use it.
@@WindsofChange She has her own apartment. She is receiving Social Security Disability payments, which are paid for by taxpayers. She is no longer under her mother's care, and she is an independent adult receiving her own form of disability. That is how social security works. Once the child reaches the age of majority and is no longer a student, they are no longer under the parent's financial responsibility because they have their own SS number and case number. They do it to protect against financial exploitation. The mother would have to become her adult legal guardian. Just because someone has disabilities doesn't mean they aren't of sound mind and body and aren't capable of living on their own, which is what she is doing. If her daughter moved in with her, then she could collect social security benefits for having her disabled daughter living with her, however. That isn't happening now. It would still be on the taxpayer's dime, though.
@@jenx5870 As a person that both receives SS Disability and is eligible for adult disabled child with one piece of documentation (at over 50 years old), and the mother of another grown adult that receives Adult Disabled Child from social security and who lives in her own place and of whom I do not have guardianship, you have NO idea what you are talking about. There is no social security benefits for caring for a disabled person, child or otherwise. There may be IHSS payment that can be received for that kind of care. If the parents didn't raise the child and the child was raised by the grandparents, then the child is eligible for adult disabled child off of their record.
Go do your research so you don't sound like a dork.
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
Wow, you can tell she is heavily medicated. She has the raccoon eyes that people get under heavy medication. It causes them to sleep too much or sometimes not enough and at strange intervals. This also could be why she was being so naïve and sending more and more money. I know when I started my medication I was loopy before I got used to it and would buy everything I saw and could afford. Finally I leveled out and was horrified that I wasted all that money on crap that was still in its box sitting in closet.
I get what you mean. When I started my first medication I would sleep for 18 hours straight and not be in the right mind. I also gained 100 lbs. Now I'm on a new medication after that one wasn't working and had nasty side effects and I feel the greatest I ever felt. It's sad how many judgemental people are on here like they know her situation.
Good call
On disability, ordering $1000 doll.
She didn't order a thousanddollar doll. She ordered a three hundred dollar doll.
@Lucy Terrier still yet. She's probably on SSI, welfare disability, drawing a max of $1000 a month. She needs a trustee handling her money if she can't be responsible.
😬 She lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
It honestly creeps me out that people feed and burp these dolls.
I just don’t understand.
I don’t want to seem cruel to these people.
I mean I understand the want for a child but I can’t see myself ever looking at the doll as anything but a toy. A piece of plastic. I know some people get them as replicas of their babies that have passed away but I just feel like babies are not toys or accessories.
That being said ,
I do hope this woman gets her money back and finally finds the doll she wants.
Right to me it also seems like a stepping stone to one of these reborn fanatics some day getting born and stealing a real one it’s creepy
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
We are living in the Age of Gullibility. A lot of people fall for these things. It is a natural result of people living most of their life online where so much just isn't real. We need community programs that provide in-person social interaction opportunities for the elderly and disabled- where maybe they can learn new skills as well like real hobbies or how to spot a scam.
Got a friend who volunteers at the hospital holding new born babies. Get a life and try to help others.
My first silicone doll came from a reputable artist and she cost, $2,650. And this was back in 2013. Ten years ago. I’m sure they’ve gone up since then. I don’t understand why she would think a silicone doll would cost $200. You need to do your homework when buying anything online.
She is disabled and maybe didn’t know better she doesn’t understand that there’s no such thing as 30 min shipping
@Lucy Left the Building You don’t even know what my silicone doll looks like to be saying that it’s bizarre and creepy. I don’t call the cost of your art collection bizarre or creepy. They are realistically and beautifully detailed and made by hand, so that is why they are expensive. There is a lot that goes into making silicone dolls.
@lucyleftthebuilding99 Definitely very bizarre.....
Are these dolls even good for an adults mental health ? Children even realize that their toys (dolls, etc...) are not real and learn to be creative and make believe. This woman should have an "emotional support" kitty or small dog to take care of, A pet will return affection and require care. This woman also needs companionship of other people, volunteer visitors or going out to a day care program. Isolation is not mentally healthy for anyone. So sorry this woman was scammed.
If she's not all there mentally it's probably better for her to play with her dolls than it is for her to possibly neglect proper care of her animals. Those hoarder houses with 200 cats or dogs often come from homes where the owner is not all there mentally either. It's where you see underweight or overweight animals, matted fur, untreated medical conditions, ect.
So she lives under a fixed income and she is wasting money like that?!?!?!?....that's an expensive hobby! Why not get a hobby where she LEARNS something? There are plenty of FREE online/ UA-cam courses about anything you can think of! Someone should encourage her to get a PRODUCTIVE hobby, something that makes her feel useful, independent.
I believe a psychiatrist is needed.
Those reborn dolls are the most disturbing things I've ever seen. They make my skin crawl.
not only is this disgusting for obvious reasons, it’s also devastating to artists who poured hours upon hours into sculpting and/or painting the dolls - this doll in the video is a ripoff of Bonnie Brown’s twin A, and Bonnie has repeatedly stated how incredibly discouraged she is every time she sees her work stolen and sold cheaply. it’s so so sad.
A fake baby doll is the next best thing to a real baby? Ummm no. A fur baby, a living, breathing pet, is the next best thing. A pet can give you affection and entertainment. They can love you the way you love them.
This woman is clearly to disable to take care of herself. Do you really think it’s intelligent to say she should adopt a pet? let the girl have her dolls
@@taffieiii Cats are pretty easy though.
Yes, and they require alot of care as well that she more than likely cannot provide. The doll is probably the better option....
@@dianecelento4974 yes, they are pretty easy but I’m sure she would probably have difficulty cleaning the litter box. I have a cat on my own. And given the high foot traffic of her home, considering she probably has a good deal of individuals coming in to help care for her there’s a higher likelihood of the cat could escape. And then she probably certainly cannot afford the regular vet care of that is necessary for caring for a cat.
yes but when you get tired of a plastic baby, you can put it back in its box and go to the mall.
People that make their living out of scamming others are low lifes indeed. I hope this girl can get her money back and get the doll she had hoped for.
Just when you think the world couldn't get any weirder someone comes along and knocks that theory right out
If anything, mom should be helping her daughter with hobbies. Actual hobbies that won't leave her vulnerable to losing money she could use to take care of herself.
Full body doll?? What other kind is there??
Cloth body. Silicone for head & limbs only. It makes them less expensive.
This poor woman. That's heartbreaking
It happened for a reason. Grown women crochet, knit, paint .Get a doll head to practice hairstyles sure that’s what mom was talking about . Kids play with dolls.
Somebody give this woman a real reborn. There are people out there who collect and have a few hundred!
Awwww bless her heart ❤I hope someone comes through and can help her get the doll she wanted 👍
A cat would love her back more than a doll
Or a little dog 🐕 ❤
A doll you can walk away from when the mood comes and goes. A dog, cat, or live baby--eh, no.
She may not be able to care for a living animal due to her disability. Cats require a level of care she may not be able to provide, so a doll may be the best solution for her.
She’s clearly mentally disabled. Someone in her family needs to become her representative to handle her disability checks. She had proven she can’t handle money. She doesn’t need those ridiculously expensive dolls.
If thats the doll she's holding I believe its Amber cause I have her. She was a couple hundred dollars and is a real reborn. The story is not really telling the truth that a reborn with a soft body is also expensive and some people prefer them cause they are more cozy to hold and cuddle.
It's a different one that's her 1st
Why in the hell would someone waste their money and time on a doll like that. "Taking care of it"? It isn't real. You could stick it in the closet for years and it'll be fine. WTH. This is weird and quite frankly the people buying them would do better to use the money for a psychologist because they clearly have issues that need to be worked through.