Do you think limited dolls should be rereleased/restocked by their companies?

If they made a 'standard' version I think that would be okay, with a different face-up, and either no clothes/wig/eyes or different 'less special' ones.

 

I don't believe that companies should release limiteds once they're sold out again. >_> Even if I am currently pining away for a limited, I believe it is unfair of them to do that.

But I think companies should also consider releasing head molds of the limited doll, if the demand is high. That way, they'll probably earn more money and maybe satisfy the masses.

 

But i believe this will devalue the limited by a lot, most of the time. What makes a limited truely valuable usually, is their head molds.

 

I heavily agree with this.
The reason people usually do not want the companies to restock them are usually sympathetic for those who overpays for it (usually 2nd hand market), or those who believes in the dolls being "special"

Well, in my opinion, the dolls are all special in their own way. Making the number limited (and never again to be seen) is just a little pain in the ass. There are various ways for a doll to be special. Making it severely limited in numbers just encourages scalpers to make money in an already high price tagged hobby.

Althought I do admit, the reason limiteds sell are usually because the heads are not available via any other method. Seldom it's for their clothings themselves.

 

I'm with angelicfrizard on this. It would be be better if companies released the limiteds again without their special clothes/eyes/wigs/accessories/face ups so that others can have access to the sculpt. Plus, the company will be making more money by releasing a doll that people want.
I just don't agree with buying dolls simply because they are limited, it shouldn't be their availability or value that makes them special (just my opinion)

Totally with this.

 

I do not think that companies should restock limited sets. If a certain doll was released as a limited fullset, that particular set shouldn't be released again. It's unfair for a person to pay a considerable sum for a fullset only to have it released again and again. However, if the company decided to release the same mold with a different face-up/clothes/etc it would be fine IMHO, because it wouldn't be the same set and it would preserve the uniqueness of the previous release.

 

I think that releasing blanks of limiteds, dolls that are only the plain resin, that don't come with face-ups or additions that appeared on the original limited, would be good...but at the same time, what's the point of an LE if they become widely available? Why bother putting together an LE in the first place, since some fullset LEs are subsequently sold without their LE clothes, wig and eyes!

 

I do think they should be restocked, maybe once a year to keep them limited but not so limited that they're only released once and never again.
or they should at least have a standard version for sale and the limited should be the full set.

 

i like the sculpt of delphine but i dont want all the limited stuff,it would be cool if she came standard

 

I don't own a limited but I also don't think they should be restocked. People pay a lot of money for them because they think they will be a one off. I do think it's nice that they do restock though just for the people that wanted one the first time around and couldn't get one. So personally no I don't think so but if I have a say in stopping it I wouldn't.

 

Thing is it's limited edition, meaning that version is limited. If there was another version of the mold re-released later on, that'd be cool. As for owners getting ripped off, what if they re-released them for the same price as before?

Of course, when I say different version, I mean the same mold without the LE clothes, face-up, etc. Otherwise, you have an Iplehouse Soo-ri situation. The standard version is completely different from the LE. Wtf? I guess it bugs me that the mold is different, but has the same name. It just confuses people.

As for the Soom Zodiac dolls, what would people think about a re-release each year, only price wouldn't change? Like, if Sard was available each year during Taurus (sidereal zodiac since that's what Soom originally went by), Beryl was available during Aries, Vega would be during Pisces, etc. That way, people could still get them and nobody would get jipped. They'd always be limited since they'd only be availible during that specific part of the year. And, it'd be good for the company. The Zodiac dolls would become Soom's trademark.

 

Depends on the TYPE of limited in question.

If limited by number... Then absolutely NOT! Once that official release number has sold out, the doll should not be restocked under ANY circumstances.

If limited by TIME FRAME, then sure. If the doll sells out prior to the end of its special time frame, than I'd consider it the prerogative of the company whether or not they add more slots for purchase. Since there was no promised number of dolls released, rather the promise that it would only be available for a certain amount of time.

 

Then they wouldn't be limited editions.

LE are limited in the sense of only a certain, small number being released...

Or a ONE TIME short time frame of availability.

If it were to ever be re-released, even yearly for a short time, it would no longer be a limited edition. It would merely be an annual sculpt.

 

I think thats exactly what many people don't think about when suggesting just the sculpt be re-released.

Its the SCULPT that is the actual Limited. Not the accessories. The accessories are just that, limited accessories. Face up is just an option specific to that sculpt, as with any other sculpt. Wig is an option to the sculpt, as with most other sculpts. Many collectors get JUST the Limited sculpt rather than a fullset.

Which is why nearly every limited is released with the option of just getting the sculpt, or sculpt and accessories, outfit ect.

Ex... Every portion of SOOM Beryl was an addition OPTION.

Its not the accessories that are the limited, its the sculpt itself. The accessories were just made to accentuate that SPECIFIC limited sculpt. But they're optional.

Beryl had the choice of JUST the sculpt.
Eyes
Wig
Clothes
Face up
and body blushing were merely options. Those were not the only details to make her limited. Its the sculpt itself.

If it were the outfits themselves that made a sculpt limited, then every one of the DOD dolls would be limited as each had a specific outfit limited to the purchase of the standard sculpts. However, the sculpts themselves are not limited. Ex: Homme Ducan. His outfit was not for purchase seperate. However, the sculpt is NOT limited. Just the outfit. Delphine on the other hand is a limited SCULPT with the usual/normal sculpt specific limited outfit.

 

No. Otherwise they cannot be called a limited doll.

Luts did that, but they somehow change the face a little bit.

But still I know some of the ppl owns the limited one won't be happy about that.

Even I don own a limit one i think my ans will be NO

 

no, it's ok Nekko. The first time my friend sent me to DOD, and I got a glimpse of the Limited Black Ducan, I almost cried at how gorgeous he is.
Then when I saw that they were out of stock of him, I had to hold back the tears. (I was very emotional at the time)

The way I see it is:
No. They should not re-release the Limiteds, BUT a smart thing to do would be to have the doll available upon request at a higher price than originally sold. And as a bonus, they might even have certificates of first release, or something similar to avoid the doll from decreasing in value.

That way, people that were first able to get the doll don't feel cheated. If nothing else, they got a stunning doll for a lower price and proof that they are genuine first release.
And other people new to dolls can also have a doll that they will cherish, not to mention really work towards having.

The dollmakers / dollvendors maker more money for the same doll.
Experienced doll collectors can have their limited dolls, and
Newcomers don't get their hearts broken, when the doll of their dreams is gone forever.

Because I think we've all felt the pain of not having the money we needed to buy that new limited doll on the market, and either not being able to find it ever again, or making just enough to buy it, but you didn't quite make the deadline.
Yeah. Painful...

 

I have 3 limited dolls
2 DZ Recalls and a Tan SooRi

If Iplehouse had done a second run of the SooRi I would not have my boy, I love him to death and nearly cried when I saw the rerelease for the first time last December. It took me a while to get him home, but now that he is home I am not pineing away wanting the tanned SooRi because I have him, however, I still want a V1 even though I have the V2 eventually I will have both.

There are many limited dolls on my wishlist, and I would hate to have to spend outragious prices just to bring them home, rereleases even out the cost to more reasonable levels. For instance the Bermanns. When I first saw the price on ebay for one of them I nearly choked, now several releases later. the price has dropped a few grand and there are more people who are able to have them.

 

Oh dear, a Bermann re-release xD
I have no feelings for Bermanns, but if he was ever re-release, I fear the dolly hell will break loose^^;

He was number limited ( I don't know if that was decided since the first release) so I don't think he should be re-released as a normal sculpt.

Edit :

I think this concept will still irk some, but you can't please everyone^^;
Otherwise, I think it's a pretty interesting option though xD Of course, it's up to the companies to decide the "for request" price. Half again? Twice the price? It should be a considerable gap anyway making it somewhat unattainable too easily. Maybe only making the request available after a long while is also good? Of course, they should mention in the first release that it'll be available again upon request after so-and-so ambiguous/defined period of time, for so and so ambiguous/defined increased price.

But on a hindsight, it would keep scalper prices within a limit xD
I mean, they can't really scalp above the "for request" price,

 

There were originally only 77 bermann then with all the additional releases from Tensiya the number of bermann grew

if they release a regular bermann all dolly hell probably will break loose and people would forget all about the whole breakaway thing

 

I'm not against LE re-releases on principle, and I think it's a beautiful thing when sculpts are available in both limited & regular versions. But the notion that a company is obligated to make every single collector in the world happy by releasing any sculpt at any time on demand, that's unreasonable. They have their different reasons for not making a certain sculpt regular-stock, whether it's artistic (i.e. their vision for that doll was for him to be only sold in March, or limited to 25 in the world) or economical (i.e. they can't afford to keep all products in production at once)

I wish 7-Eleven would always have Blue Shock Mountain Dew Slurpees available, at every store in the country that I go to-- but they don't, because they only have space for 5 flavors at once at each store, so the flavors come and go, and the Limited Edition flavors never come back. I must graciously accept these things and get on with my life.

But Limited Soo-Ri is not a different sculpt... it's the same head. It's just a limited fullset. With limited wig & makeup. Makeup can make faces look very different. Different resin-colors can make faces look very different. People even think Tan Soo Ri was a different sculpt because he looks so different; but he's the exact same head too. Only the Gentle Soo-Ri head is a different sculpt. (Don't worry-- Iplehouse knows what they're doing, they've been at this for awhile. ^^)