Do you save boxes for dolls and accesories?

As most of my doll related items are custom made, there are rarely a box to save. But as for the dolls, I do save them for relocation/potential resales

 

I save the original boxes of all dolls and doll heads. I might keep boxes of parts if they are exceptionally high end (for example my LLT jointed hands came in a real pretty metal box so I saved it). I kept eye boxes too. But I don't usually keep original packaging for outfits or shoes. I have a few old iple fullset outfits where I kept the box but I think that's all I have for outfits. I definitely don't have the nerve to start storing, say, the sticker-labeled plastic bags many doll outfits come in.

I do consider lacking a box to devalue a doll a bit, after all to me they are collector items and the box is technically a part of the collectible item, but lacking a box absolutely doesn't hinder me from buying the doll as long as the papers are still there. For other items such as clothes I don't care at all: I do ask if the seller has the original box because if they happen to have it' I'll gladly have it, but if no, then it's not a big deal. I only find it a bit offputting sometimes when sellers do have the original box of a full doll or body but deny to ship in it because they want to save on shipping or fear to ship strung - the shipping and insurance is paid by the buyer in most cases anyway, so I'd let the buyer decide.

When I send dolls off, sometimes I get left with the box if the new owner doesn't want it. Since I so far have the space to store the boxes (and I try not to get so excessive with my collecting that I run out of space for the boxes in our basement), I always keep a couple spare boxes so that if I ever sell a doll that came to me without its box, the buyer can still have the doll shipped strung in a safe shipper if that's what they prefer.

 

Keeping boxes are a must for me if the doll originally came with it. It feels like it is a part of the identity of the doll and I'll collapse them if I'm running out of space. Packaging materials are usually kept, although this depends on the material of the doll. If it's resin, I keep the packaging the way it was received. I don't keep accessory boxes unless it's really nice or useful since I feel that most accessory packaging is superfluous and takes far too much space in terms of item/packaging ratio.

 

I definitely save my doll boxes and keep all the things that come with the doll in the box including default eyes if I won’t use them, extras parts, any full set items, and all paperwork. I think the only reason I would get rid of one would be if it as damaged. I feel like the box is part of the doll. I prefer to buy a second hand doll in the original box but it would not stop me from buying one as long as there is original papers or some proof of authenticity. If you don’t have a lot of space to store the boxes make sure you keep good records to match the doll with the paperwork for resale.

Any packaging besides doll boxes are not important to me but I do have quite a few of the little plastic boxes that eyes or tiny shoes come in even though I don’t have plans to sell any of those items.

 

I keep the doll boxes and use them as storage for doll items. I don’t have many dolls and all the boxes i do have take up just a small section under my bed.

I kept some accessory boxes for storage but the rest I recycled. I did also keep an outfit box I got second hand since I thought it looked nice.

 

I keep all the boxes my dolls come in, which I probably shouldn't do because they take up so much space in my tiny apartment haha. Because I move somewhat frequently, though, I always wanna have them for safe storage and also just because I like having the original boxes.

 

I do keep the doll boxes, though i don't have much space in the house. It's mostly for my own peace of mind just in case i need it to store the doll away or sell it. It's unlikely, but at least the option is still there.

 

I save all box of doll and all package material inside the box

 

I even save the shipping box. If one day I must sell one doll (thing that I don’t want to do XD), it’s like more easy to show that the doll is legit.
But then I think… my flat is sooo small and I don’t have more space for the boxes…
For now I’ll keep them but I don’t know how much will last.

 

I've saved all of my doll boxes, but I don't save accessory boxes. For some outfits I save the original wrapping. I have plenty of space under my bed for all of them.. for now

 

So far I have kept all of the boxes from my dolls that they came in but not the shipper box.
I do also keep most of the packaging from accessories and outfits to store them in when not in use.

 

I always keep the doll box, in case I need to sell the doll or in some cases I've stored clothes in them because I didn't have a place to store them at the time. Sometimes I keep the packaging accessories came in, but normally I eventually throw them away. I have started keeping the packaging for wigs now, though. I didn't use to, but it makes it so much easier to keep the wig neat.

 

Depends on the box! Flimsy plastic boxes tend to get tossed and/or recycled the moment they're empty. I keep the sturdier cardboard boxes for storing dolls in, since I have no place to display any right now, and I've gotten pretty good at putting multiple dolls in one box so everyone's protected. Accessory packaging tends to get tossed unless it's a delicate item, or something with lots of fiddly parts that I'll lose otherwise, though those tend to get put into ziploc bags for the sake of keeping everything together.

 

I save the boxe of the dolls and cushions because i move a lot.
I don’t keep the shipping box (outer box) because back when i lived with my mother, she’d refuse to keep them.
Kind of regretting now that I might get rid of a few bigger ones.

 

I don’t usually keep boxes as I collect 1/3 dolls (DDs) which have bigger boxes that take up a lot of space.
I’m also ok with purchasing dolls without the original box included as long as if the doll is in good condition and clean.

 

I've kept all mine, because with the exception of one doll, I eventually change my mind and sell them down the road. They do take up an awful lot of space, though.

 

I save the original boxes of all dolls and doll heads, in case I need to sell the doll. But sometimes It s really difficult to find storage place, my flat is not so big and I don’t have more space for the boxes. They take up a lot of space

 

I have kept the original boxes (or bags) for my BJDs. Not the shipping boxes, but the boxes that the dolls themselves were stored. Honestly, it started because my first one came with a really nice leatherette bag that I realised I could use if I wanted to travel with it, and from there it just made sense to keep the boxes for similar reason - transport.

I have to echo the thoughts of it being hard to find storage space for them all though.

 

I save just my dorrie's inner box....as long as they still fit in the upper cabinet of my room . To save space, I nest my MSD and YoSD dorrie boxes inside the bigger ones that house my SD's.

 

I save all of my BJD boxes when I can. Between collecting anime figures, BJD, other dolls etc it's getting pretty tough though. I don't ever really save packaging or boxes from anything other than the doll itself for those reasons.