About Us

ABOUT US

Welcome to John Robert Collectibles. We are an authorized dealer for Modern Collectible Dolls from Robert Tonner, Effanbee, Madame Alexander, Linda Rick,The Doll Maker, Kathe Kruse and Precious Moments. We carry Boneka doll clothing and Kingstate fashion doll shoes. We are also an authorized dealer for Dept. 56 merchandise from Patience Brewster and Christmas Villages to name a few.

Our store offers hand-crafted cameos from Italy and sterling silver jewelry. We invite you to check out our store on ebay, which offers new listings every week. To add, we provide custom made jewelry, along with jewelry and watch repairs at the Rochester location.

Starting a home-based Internet business was a natural progression from our combined 26 years of managing brick and mortar stores for major retail chains. It all began when I won the auction for my nine year old niece’s sketch of an Ann Estelle doll, which she had asked her mother to list on ebay. Armed with my, “ebay for dummies”, manual, I managed to win the item despite my cousin’s highly developed sniping techniques. I was hooked after that!

When our three bedroom colonial home began to feel more like a one bedroom and two stockroom house, my husband and I decided it was time to find our own retail space. For over a year, we searched for the right location at the right price, without any luck. One day, on his way to Don and Bob’s for a chocolate almond custard, my husband spotted a, “For Lease” sign at 4506 Culver Road.

The rest, as we say, is history…