Posts Tagged ‘babies’

Reborn in a jar

December 19th, 2008

After watching the unsettling documentary My Fake Baby on BBC America a few months back, it’s nice to find out that not all creators of “reborns” take themselves too seriously… er, maybe.

If you haven’t heard of or seen a “reborn” – they are handmade infant dolls that look stunningly lifelike. In the BBC special, a few women talk about why they purchase the dolls, which some like to take on regular walks in carriages. They model motherhood, often drawing the kind attention of strangers who don’t realize that the doll isn’t an actual human baby. Another grandmother, whose grandchild had moved a continent away, had one made in his exact image as a baby because she missed him.

That said, here’s “Charlie”:

Charlie was made by someone who ordinarily sells reborns and didn’t set out to put a baby head in a jar.

“It just kinda happened one day” says eBay seller lizlovenursery, who made this listing read a bit like a horror movie. A preservative that included bleach was used in the jar, and did cause Charlie’s hair to dissolve.

A prospective buyer asked the question: “Hi does Charley tell the future? eg lottery results etc? and why when i try to log off does he scream “DONT LEAVE ME DADDY”????????????? thanks!”

(The answer was: “I don’t know.”)

Apparently, if the auction reaches $150, a used electric guitar will be thrown into the deal.

Maybe you have questions too. Visit the Charlie auction.