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I never said there wasn't a difference, but porcelain dolls (which I assume she means when she says "antique dolls" even though the are plenty of antique dolls that don't fit that bill, like Civil War-era "church dolls") are absolutely children's toys. They were conceived to be played with, albeit gently. And you can *absolutely* get them cheap. Every single Goodwill you walk into will have some porcelain dolls being sold for like two bucks because someone's grandma died and her relatives dumped all her shit off there. I see them every time I go thrifting, and if they're cute and in good condition I've even bought them.
You can argue that Barbies, Bratz, and Monster High dolls are also cheap mass produced plastic toys but they're still widely collected, as well as a billion other doll lines that are plastic and sustain rough play. Heck, you could probably take a signature Barbie out of the packaging and throw her at the wall and depending on which one she'd likely be fine. I would recommend it, but it wouldn't break the doll, and those dolls are designed for adult collectors. American Girl dolls can be thrown and they're over 100 dollars full retail.
I agree "whatever makes you happy" but collecting "cheap plastic children's toys" is far from an uncommon thing, and porcelain dolls fit three of those four words.