Of course I would love for you to shop with me, but use this list to find well known scam sites. 

Press your CTRL button and then the “F” key to type in a website and search this list to see if it’s legitimate or not.  This list is not inclusive.  If you have some to add to the list, leave a comment below.

Let’s start with why counterfeit reborn dolls and doll kits are dangerous for you and your children.

Phthalates cause reproductive issues when introduced to the body orally or by chemicals emitted into the air.  "Phthalates may induce alterations in puberty, the development of testicular dysgenesis syndrome, cancer, and fertility disorders in both males and females. At the hormonal level, phthalates can modify the release of hypothalamic, pituitary, and peripheral hormones.” (Hlisníková, H., Petrovičová, I., Kolena, B., Šidlovská, M., & Sirotkin, A). 

PVC vinyl contains dangerous chemical additives including phthalates, lead, cadmium, and/or organotins, which are toxic. These toxic additives can leach out or evaporate into the air over time, posing unnecessary dangers to those around it. (L.Johnson). 

PVC packaging has been banned or restricted in a number of countries around the world, such as Canada, Spain, South Korea and the Czech Republic…(but not China). (Centre for Health, Environment & Justice)

Now that you understand the dangers of purchasing counterfeit toys, including reborn art dolls, here is my list of scam websites and companies to avoid when shopping for a reborn. I have removed the .net and .com endings to avoid accidentally directing traffic their way. Please note, in some cases companies in China may in fact have permission to legally reproduce blank vinyl kits. This is dependent on the original sculptor, their contract with the manufacturer, and what steps they took to protect their trademark and intellectual property in China.

What I’m referring to are companies who will show you a photo of a reborn, that may not necessarily be the reborn you’ll be getting. 

Adolly
Adorable Reborn and Full Body Silicone Baby Dolls
Adore Baby Boutique
Babies Princess
Baby Dolls Reborn
Baby Reborn Store
Babyclon Reborn
Charex
Cherish Dolls
Cos Doll
Cos Doll US
Creative Giftss (spelled with 2 s’s)
Cuddling Silicone Babies
Custom Full Body Baby Dolls for Sale
Custom Reborn Dolls
Cute Realistic Soft Silicone Vinyl Dolls
Cute Reborn Doll
Cute Reborn Dolls
Cute Silicone & Reborn Baby For sale
Cute Silicone And Reborn Babies
DH Gate
DH Gate
Doll Reborns
Doll Reborn
Dollish Reborn Dolls
Dolls Lovers
Dolls Near Me
Drink and pee full body silicone dolls market
Drink wet silicone babies available
Drinking and pee system full silicone and reborn baby dolls for sale
EDNMC
Emma Reborn Dolls
Facebook Business Pages and Groups to Avoid:
Full baby reborn and silicone dolls for adoption
Full baby reborn silicone dolls for sale
Full Body Anatomically Correct Silicone Baby Dolls For Sale
Full body anatomically quality silicone baby dolls for sale
Full Body Anatomically Quality Silicone Baby Dolls For Sale.
Full body custom silicone reborn babies for sale
Full body Ecoflex silicone babies for sale
Full body quality silicone baby dolls for sale
Full body reborn and silicone baby doll for sale
Full body reborn and silicone baby dolls for sale
Full body reborn silicone
Full body silicone and realistic reborn available sale
Full body silicone and reborn baby doll for sale
Full body silicone and reborn baby dolls available
Full body silicone and reborn baby for sale
Full body silicone and reborn dolls for sale all over the world
Full Body Silicone And Vinyl Baby Doll For Sale Near me
Full body silicone babies
Full body silicone babies for sale
Full body silicone baby dolls for sale
Full body silicone dolls for sale
Full body silicone reborn babies for sale
Full body silicone reborn babies for sale cheap
Full body silicone reborn babies for sale cheap
Full body silicone reborn babies for sale in Australia
Full body silicone reborn baby boy for sale
Full body silicone reborn baby dolls for sale
Full body silicone reborn baby dolls for sale cheap
Full body silicone reborn dolls
Full body silicone reborn dolls for sale in the USA
Full body soft silicone babies for sale cheap
Full drink wet silicon babies for sale
Full realistic reborn and silicone babies for sale
Full reborn and silicone new babies available for adoption
Full Reborn silicone babies for sale
Full Silicon Dolls And Reborn For Sale Near Me
Full Silicone And Reborn Baby Dolls For Sale
Full silicone babies for sale
Full silicone babies for sale near me
Full silicone babies nursery
Full Silicone Baby Dolls For Sale
Full silicone baby new born baby for sale
Full silicone reborn babies for sale
Full silicone reborn baby dolls
Full Silicone Reborn Baby Dolls For Adoption
Full Silicone Reborn Dolls
Full silicone reborn for sale
Full silicone reborns available for their new home
Fully body silicone reborn babies for sale
Fundayli
Funfloud
Funlands
Genuine Reborn baby dolls
George Stone's Silicone and Reborn Babies
George Stone’s Silicone and Reborn Babies
Get real silicone baby doll
Global Reborn and Silicone Babies
Grace Hoho
Joanna Kasmier Zacks Original Doll Artist or any other account with her name in it (Joanna Kaszmierzak is a sculptor who is legitimate, but her verified personal account is https://www.facebook.com/joanna.m.kazmierczak)
Joymore
KC Dolls Store
Light in the Box
Love A Doll
Loveable Dolls
Macro Baby Store
Mini in the Box
My Cute Doll
Realistic Baby
Realistic Baby Shop
Realistic full body silicon and reborn babies for adoption
Realistic Full Body Silicone and Reborn Babies for Adoption
Realistic full body silicone and reborn baby dolls for sale near me
Realistic Full Body Silicone and Reborn Baby For Sale
Realistic full body silicone and reborn doll for sale
Realistic Full body Silicone dolls for sales
Realistic Full Silicone And Reborn Babies for sale
Realistic reborn and silicone babies for sale
Realistic Reborn and Silicone babies for sale
Realistic Reborn And Silicone Baby Dolls For Sale
Realistic reborn and silicone dolls for sale
Realistic reborn and silicons babies for sale
Realistic Reborn Babies
Realistic reborn baby doll and silicone dolls for sale
Realistic reborn doll
Realistic Reborns & silicone Baby Dulls For Sale
Realistic silicon
Realistic silicon baby dolls only
Realistic silicon reborn doll
Realistic silicone and reborn babies
Realistic silicone baby for sale
Realistic silicone dolls for sale near me
Realistic silicone reborn babies for adoption near me
Realistic silicone reborn doll
Realistic vinyl and silicone dolls for adoption reborning
Reborn & silicone dolls for sale
Reborn and silicon dolls for sale
Reborn and silicone babies for sale
Reborn And Silicone Babies For Sale Here
Reborn and silicone babies for sale near you
Reborn and Silicone Babies shop
Reborn and Silicone baby doll for sale near me
Reborn And Silicone Baby Dolls For Sale Near Me
Reborn and silicone babys for sale
Reborn and silicone babys for sale near me
Reborn and silicone doll family
Reborn and silicone dolls
Reborn and silicone dulls for sale
Reborn Babies
Reborn Buy .com
Reborn Dolls
Reborn Dolls for Sale
Reborn Dolls Shop
Reborn Dolls UK
Reborn Lovers Scam free
Reborn Real
Reborn Silicon Babies
Reborn Silicone Babies For sale
Reborn Silicone babies for sale
Reborn silicone babies for sale
Reborn silicone baby for sale
Reborn silicone creation
Reborn Silicone doll for sale in Australia
Reborn silicone dolls
Reborn silicone dolls for sale
reborn silicone dolls for sale
Reborn sweet dolls (Reborn Sweet is a legit company by Shaylen Maxwell, her verified website is https://rebornsweetshop.com/)
Reborn Uk
Reborn World
RSG Dolls
Shop at Showcase
Shop Babies
Silicone Baby Doll
Silicone Reborn Baby Shop
Silicone Reborn Baby Shop
Silicone Reborns
Silicone Vinyl Reborn OList Shops
So Real Doll Shop
So Truly Reborn Dolls
So Truly Reborn Shop
Target
Truly Reborn Dolls website
U-buy
Vivian Dolls Official
Vinaen
  

These lists are not all inclusive.  To avoid being scammed, always ask for a safety photo that includes the artists’ name, the vinyl sculpts name and sculptor’s name, a recent date and make sure the safety photo doesn’t appear photo shopped.

You can also request the artist show you a personal safety photo by asking then to photograph the baby with an item of your choice in the photo (a spoon, a pencil, etc).  And always ask to see the certificate of authenticity.

Clues that a reborn doll may be a counterfeit/scam:

  • Only shows one or two photos of the doll
  • Doll is shown in bad lighting
  • Seller/Artist is unwilling to show you a safety photo
  • Seller/Artist is rude/unfriendly
  • Their Facebook/Etsy/Reborns account, page, group is new
  • They have no reviews
  • There are mad emoticons on their posts from others who know the work isn’t theirs
  • The reborn is being sold for really cheap (silicones should cost thousands unless tiny)
  • The deal seems too good to be true
  • They want you to pay using PayPal friends and family (it should always be PayPal Goods and Services) or by some other method that is not reliable
  • No safety photo
  • Doll not in their possession (it’s at the rooters, it’s packed up, it’s at a friend’s house etc)

Feel free to run any purchases by me through my contact me page and I will help you make a safe purchase!


www.reborns.com is a safe site to purchase from


Bibliography & References
Hlisníková, H., Petrovičová, I., Kolena, B., Šidlovská, M., & Sirotkin, A. (2020, September 18). Effects and mechanisms of phthalates' action on reproductive processes and Reproductive Health: A Literature Review. International journal of environmental research and public health. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7559247/#:~:text=Phthalates%20may%20induce%20alterations%20in,%2C%20pituitary%2C%20and%20peripheral%20hormones 
Ljohnson. (n.d.). Department of Human Services: PVC – A major source of phthalates. Department of Human Services | PVC – a major source of phthalates. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/opmrdd/health/pvc.html#:~:text=PVC%20contains%20dangerous%20chemical%20additives,posing%20unnecessary%20dangers%20to%20children 
Center for Health, Environment & Justice. (n.d.). PVC policies across the world - toronto. Toronto. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/comm/communicationfile-28414.pdf

Comments

Tabethy Sanchez said:

I was wondering if the real studios of Renee mack reborn and silicone dolls are a fake. Can you please let me know because I have already paid for a baby and she was giving me the runaround that I had to pay for more money to send it out.

Daniel Patterson said:

Is Rebornartdolls a scam as well, we ordered the baby and they keep providing bogus tracking numbers

Stephanie said:

Is the Bradford exchange a good site to buy reborns?

Marilyn Clark said:

What do you know about the site… silicone for Adoption??? She wants $250 for a silicone baby.

María Medina said:

Dollreborn es un sitio seguro?

Autumn said:

Dollreborns, rsgdolls & REBORNARTDOLLS are all the same company & are FAKE FAKE SCAMMERS. The doll was atrocious unfinished & clearly not hand made it says from USA but after I filled my case with PayPal the return address was in china then reborndolls sent me an email saying the address didn’t even exist for returns. I got my money back but it was a complete nightmare. Bearyya seems to be a good sight

Karen Gunn said:

Sara, ur amazing and I’m really greaful for all the hard work u put in to warn us about these scam websites. If it wasn’t for u i would of been scammed by now and left in wonder land. A big thank u, i am extremely grateful.

Gina Fedele said:

Another one I’m concerned with is Sandra bride cullmings on Facebook. I really love her dolls but want to be sure I’m not being scammed before I Pau her

Gina Fedele said:

Is dollreborns.com a safe site I found a nice one for 40 bucks they are all on sale want to be sure it’s true.

Kim said:

I tried to order a reborn doll from a Eddie Peterson but he was very rude would not take a safety photo nor video or show me available babies he said they were already all boxed up for shipping I asked him to video call me and he refused I asked him to put on paper my first name with him holding it he refused he kept begging for money and would not show me the baby I would be buying after several attempts to get him to show me a baby he finally called me through messenger and sounded like a foreign man out of USA also I believe he has stolen family pictures and is acting like he’s caucasian, but his accent is definitely of African descent I I then blocked him I do not see his name on a reborn scam site .

Kim said:

I tried to order a reborn doll from a Eddie Peterson but he was very rude would not take a safety photo nor video or show me available babies he said they were already all boxed up for shipping I asked him to video call me and he refused I asked him to put on paper my first name with him holding it he refused he kept begging for money and would not show me the baby I would be buying after several attempts to get him to show me a baby he finally called me through messenger and sounded like a foreign man out of USA also I believe he has stolen family pictures and is acting like he’s caucasian, but his accent is definitely of African descent I I then blocked him I do not see his name on a reborn scam site .

Michelle said:

Julia kristal All4reborns is a scam

Hayley Densham said:

I have just been scammed by reborndollsshop.com I’m so upset and gutted as I’d like a reborn so bad but don’t have that kind of money or a job as yet, I really needed this baby to help me with my mental health and anxiety, so gutted and feel so stupid and angry, wish I had found this list sooner. 😔😭😔

Awbriana said:

Is Amazon a scan I’m going to be buying from there so I was curious to make sure I don’t get scammed

Awbriana said:

Is Amazon a scan I’m going to be buying from there so I was curious to make sure I don’t get scammed

Judy Polak said:

I am investigating this purchase I made after the fact sorry to say. I have kept account of everything. I have not proved this is a scam but after hearing this Doll Website name bantered about on YouTube and now my experience i wanted to share this information. It is pictures and dialog. Please advise me with what you need.

Marcie said:

Can you tell if this new one on Facebook is a scam Authentic baby silicone and reborns for sale

Marie said:

It’s sad that scammers have jumped on the Reborn’s and set up Fake Profiles I do find myself scrolling through the comments sections now when I’m not sure, I also seem to get Follow Requests from so called sellers on instagram but I never accept any of their requests because I don’t trust a lot of them, I have noticed some have angry emojis on the so called dolls that they claim to own and also some people have left warnings on some letting others know they are Fake Accounts trying to scam people out of their money, I am Saving and I hope one day I will be able to Buy one of these Babies from Genuine artists, Thank you for this Heads up on what to look out for, Keep doing your Beautiful Work Artists you all have incredible Talent

Penny said:

Thank you so very much for sharing this information!

Hannah said:

Why do you say cherish dolls? Ive purchased from them many times no issues?.

Heather said:

How can I email you?

Reborn Dolls by Sara said:

⬇️ Alexis ⬇️ Silicone material is EXTREMELY expensive. You will be hard pressed to find one under $100, unless it’s a miniature sculpt (around 6"). Check out this website where us artists buy our blank silicone kits to paint. It will give you an idea of how much it will cost to purchase one yourself one day. https://thedaintyloft.com/for-sale/silicone-doll-kits

Alexis said:

I have never had a silicone baby so I’m really wanting to find one that is like 100 something dollars

Sara Lahaie - owner of Reborn Dolls by Sara said:

For comments that require a response, please send me a message or an email. When I reply to comments, it doesn’t go directly under the person I’m responding to, and you will have no way of knowing I wrote back. Thanks guys!

Sara - Reborn Dolls by Sara Owner said:

For all questions that require direct replies, please message me through my chat or send me an email. When I reply to blog comments it doesn’t show under your comment and you will have no way of knowing I wrote back :(

Donna kintop said:

Have been scammed just recently. Kelly Bishop and Aida Hemelstrand. I to want a Reborn badly. But it’s too expensive,

Cyndi said:

Please help me I want a baby bad but so darn tired of getting scammed.where can I buy one and don’t loose my money

Lisa said:

Now I remember the name of the sight Reborn Baby Growing

Lisa said:

Where is the best place to look for a good reborn doll. I have a doll her name is Stella. She’s twelve inches. I was kind of luck she’s very beautiful with nice eyelashes and a beautiful baby face. But she’s not really a reborn she’s plastic.

Tammy Lynn Parks said:

Authentic silicone reborn baby is a scammer she took me for 300 and was selling the same reborn to another person

REBORN DOLLS BY SARA said:

TO NIKKI:

Doll Reborn has stolen artist photos so what you will receive will look close to it, but not exactly. Don’t forget that it is possible in this world to pay for reviews, or even import them from a legitimate, existing website. If it seems too good to be true, IT IS!

REBORN DOLLS BY SARA said:

To: ARII, LATISHA and DAWN

ARII – YES babies princess is using photos from my artist friends as their own and selling the babies for less than the cost to buy the blank kit (which is around $110USD).

LATISHA – For quicker responses (than one day) please contact me through the chat. YES https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079479713291&mibextid=ZbWKwL is a scam. You can tell by people commenting the 😡 emoji on her photos, because they aren’t hers.

DAWN – I have babies under $200 but you will not be required to hold their head up because they aren’t weighted realistically. You might want to check the website I mentioned in the post – www.reborns.com – to see if you can find one in your budget and ask the artist if it is weighted realistically.

Dawne said:

Hi Sara. My granddaughter wants a reborn baby that looks real and you have to hold its head up and it take a pacifier and I want to get her one but when I started looking , the prices are out of my range. Is there a doll like what she is wanting that is around $200.

Thanks,
Dawne

Latisha said:

I am talking to this person on Facebook, Stephany Sanders and her website is ,. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079479713291&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Can you please let me know today if I should trust this person.

Arii said:

Hi! I’ve been wanting a reborn baby for sooo long and my mom is finally letting me get one but with a very low budget, at the moment I’m using this website https://www.babiesprincess.com/ im not sure if it’s a scam though, I keep seeing the same dolls on different websites. let me know, please and thank you in advance.

Sara said:

Hi Nikki,

I’m not sure which website you’re using. If it’s called myrebornbabydoll.com or reborndollsshop they have stolen artists photos and will send you a doll that doesn’t look exactly like the photo. If you want to let me know the name of the site I can let you know if it’s legit or not.

A good website to use that is authentic is www.reborns.com

Sara

Nikki said:

Hello, I found a doll that I’d love to buy for my 8 year old on the doll reborn website. For an 18” doll, it’s $370, which is better than $1200. It also seems to have a good amount of positive reviews. I’d love to know your thoughts here, as they are on your list. Do they not sale you what’s pictured? So they use harmful materials?

Thank you!

Sara said:

Hi Noreen,

I took a look and absolutely, www.vinaen.com is a scam website!

Right off the bat they feature a silicone Loulou by Joanna Kazmierczak, but very few of those were ever made and I know most of the customers who own them. Even a pre-owned one would never be sold on an unknown website like this.

Secondly, at the top in the heading they say “Free Shipping on all Order” and didn’t add an “s” to orders to pluralize it. A well-known established website wouldn’t contain any grammatical or spelling errors.

Third: they feature a photo of an actual baby, not a reborn, as the very first “reborn for sale.”

They also call vinyl dolls silicone. Wrong material, wrong price point.

The names of the reborns on their website are incorrect. That’s something only artists would know, but for example – there’s a well known reborn on there called Natalie by Denise Pratt from Bountiful Baby, and they refer to it as “Carol-Li”.

At the bottom of the website, they show a family (the supposed owners) and in the photo the children are holding counterfeit reborn versions of Saskia by Bonnie Brown and April by Joanna Kazmierczak. I can tell they are counterfeit by looking at them, but for others, they were 3D painted by a machine, and one way to tell that is the orange lips and lack of detail.

I clicked on their “customer reveiws” and in there I see prototype reborn Lavendar who was painted by Silvia Creations and sold on eBay, not Vinean.

I hope these tips helped you! Check out my other blogs on where to buy reborns and how not to get scammed for legit sites besides mine :)

Noreen said:

Hi Sara

Thank you so much for drawing the list for scam sites. You don’t realise how helpful it is to have this in hand. It must of taken for ever to draw this list up, but is very much appreciated.

I was also wondering if you have a look at this site for reborn babies, not sure if it’s a genuine seller and Web site. It’s called https://www.vinaen.com/

Thank you so much. Look forward to hearing back from you.

Kind regards
Noreen

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