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"Downsizing" the hobby -- c/would you?

Jan 11, 2013

    1. I really fell in love with the large dolls, but after I finally saved up & almost had a stroke trying to get my shopping cart checked out before she went POOF :o well it turns out I more comfortable with the mini & tiny dolls :fangirl:

      Also I thought I really wanted a boy... but I never spent time on him like I did my girls. Also it seems like all of the outfits that I like are for the large male dolls. I tried to get a large male doll, but they went so fast that it left my head spinning !!! Then they showed up on ebay, but with out any services to protect their bodies.

      So I'm trying to down size, but one, but I don't think I would put the money towards a new doll or anything doll related, bc I don't want to always picture his face after in the eyes of the new doll or furniture. :(
       
    2. I've been in the hobby for about three years and my collection is still rather small at five. In the end, my plans stop at 10 dolls, half being tinies and half being MSDs.

      If I had to downsize, there would definitely be an order to the madness. The most 'expendable' would be the doll a friend gave me when she changed her collection. She's a nice doll, but not one I would have gotten myself, and she fits awkwardly into my collection :S . (I do feel bad about it though...) After that, it would be much harder to choose, and I don't have it in my plans to ever let the rest of the dolls in my plans go.

      If it really came down to it though and I had to choose only ONE doll to keep forever, it would be my first, Dalia. I've had her the longest by far, she has the most amount of stuff (clothes, shoes, wigs, etc.) by far, and I love almost everything about her. Her weight, her size, her looks, how easy she is to shop for, how easy she is to faceup, it's all great.

      But I wouldn't want just one doll, still! I just feel like it seems so lonely, for my dolls not to have any companions. Plus, I have a huge aversion to the idea of selling any of my dolls. I have yet to ever need to do it, and I'm hoping I never will. I want to plan and decide carefully so that doesn't have to happen.

      Now, things like clothes and wigs are a whole different story, haha. I'm open to taking chances and experimenting with accessories, and I don't want to keep them around if they don't work out.

      <3 ali
       
    3. If I ever got to the point that I no longer felt like wanting to have one or more of my dolls, then I would downsize. I'm not sure I'd be able to take the stress of selling a doll or deal with the worry that I would want that doll back in the future. If it was simply a matter of space then I would hopefully be able to store them with a family member rather than be forced to sell any of them. As for size of collection, I have five and a sixth on the way. I'm planning a seventh one but I think I'll stay with just under ten dolls. Anything more would be overwhelming.
       
    4. I've worked very hard at collecting my crew, and while I've occasionally sold and traded, it's only been to bring something even more perfect for that characer home...or if that specific character just didn't work out and I couldn't bond with it. But at this point in my collection, it's all finally come together just how I always envisioned it and I see no need for downsizing ever. I have a small but comfortable home, and my collection in it's entirety numbers just 13. Because all my dolls are MSD sized and smaller, the collection is not overwhelming. They are spaced throughout my home in elaborate and creative displays that read like visual poetry, explaining their existence within an urban fairytale setting. These are my stories...this is my crew, and I'm very attached to them and the ideals they represent. Even if I one day had to live in a single room, my entire crew could comfortably be displayed upon a single shelving unit of some sort...so no...no downsizing my perfect crew!
       
    5. I have over 30 dolls. I often feel like I really want to downsize.....but then as I go through the list of who to let go.....nope. I can't cut anybody. So I go back to square one. :P

      UPDATE: Yes. Yes I can downsize. >.>
       
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    6. I have "downsized" my collection a couple of times. Or rather I have changed concept and sold out of the dolls, I didn't need. I don't regret it at all. Somedays I even think, I could leave the doll hobby all together and still feel fine. But my characters right now are dear to me, so I'll probably not sell them anytime soon.
       
    7. I've never downsized -- never owned more than 4 at any given point, and that is a comfortable number for me to handle. But I have bought and sold sculpts to refine the doll family. Right now I own all my dream dolls. If push comes to shove, I will downsize to the two who are irreplaceable, but all of them are precious to me and I hope I never have to sell them!
       
    8. @_@ sometimes I wish I could... but my dolls are absolutely irreplaceable I'm afraid... If I had to sell I'd rather sell all their bodies first and cling to their heads for dear life...
       
    9. I have never downsized and I have no plans in doing so. This might sound very lame, but I only bought dolls I really wanted. Always keeping in mind that I would never sell them again. So that limits things a bit and made me rethink certain impulse thoughts. I would actually feel very guilty if I had to sell them off.
       
    10. Downsizing is really hard to me. I often stand in front of my dolly-shelf and look at a certain doll, which I got about 3 years ago. She was my 4th I think and well, I never found her style, nor did I have the desire to photograph her, and when I wanted I just didn't have an idea what to do with her.
      Altjough I never put her up for adoption because I still love her in a way. You could say that I'm just overreacting but I just can't sell her, even if I probably should. So my personal experience is, that I just can't sell a girl because I still have an emotional bonding with her.
       
    11. I tried once to sell one of my dolls, but I just couldn't go through with it. I think I'd feel the same way now, even though I have more dolls now than I did then.

      I've had my first doll for seven (almost eight :o ) years now, and even though my BJD-mania has come and gone throughout those years, she has always been important to me. I just know I could never part with her. And then I think of my other dolls individually I feel the same way I did when I first got them, and I don't know if I could part with them either. I don't want to have a huge amount of dolls, but I don't think I'll ever be able to have fewer dolls than I do now.
       
    12. That's a hard question.
      I only have one doll at the moment and I can't imagine ever having so many that I would need/want to downsize.
      I can't set a limit on how many or why, but I would say that if one (or however many) had a lot of sentimental value, I would keep it.
      If I had some that I didn't care a lot about, even if it was a rare sculpt, I would sale it.

      I hope that helps. *_*
       
    13. When I did porcelain dolls, I had many of them because I would get interested in a time period and spend some time recreating hair styles or clothing or shoes and then would move on to another period of time. Eventually they outgrew my space and I had to find new homes for them but since they weren't really suitable for children, it wasn't easy. I went through many "waves" of dolls, but that might be through not getting too emotionally invested in the dolls. I don't know if it will be different with BJD, but I think not because they're so much more expensive. I'm going to have to really want a particular sculpt before I buy any BJDs and can't really think of being in a place where I'd want to sell them.
       
    14. I only have 7 (and one is a tiny, which doesn't really count since he doesn't take up much room...) but I would want more! A lot more!
       
    15. At one point I had a whole pack of dolls (I think it might have been 11-13, I've got a poor memory)...I downsized my collection for some pretty personal reasons, but it was a big downsizing nonetheless. I culled all of the dolls that I didn't love completely and ended up left with Max, Aeka, and Shadaloo. Albert and Yuri came after that, but I had thought long and hard about them. I think for a long time about any dolls entering the house after that massive doll overhauling I did.

      I feel really happy and content with the size of my collection, currently. It's also easier to take care of just five dolls than a whole gaggle of 14, I'm sure you know. The ones that left went to good homes, and the ones I have are currently more than enough and are the ones that always meant more to me anyhow. It feels really nice.
       
    16. I probably won't even consider downsizing unless I am ready to leave the hobby. As it is, I have barely begun collecting BJDs.
       
    17. I'm in the process of down-sizing my current resin bjd collection. I had 12 dolls at most and I've decided to keep 4. Of the rest, I have sold all but 3. I feel pretty good about it, but I'm planning on purchasing new dolls in the future, with a new aesthetic. Since these dolls aren't easily seen and experienced in person, I get dolls that I believe I'll like, and once in a while, I'll do a house cleaning and get rid of dolls that are no longer to my tastes. I've been in this hobby for ~5 years, and it's a cycle for me: I get dolls until I've had 10 or so, and then I reevaluate my tastes and thin the herd. Then I start over.
       
    18. I guess if I absolutely HAD to downsize, I'd start with selling my two MSDs and then continue with my two Lumedoll guys (the 30 cm ones). I'd also probably sell my Dollzone fairy. The others, though, I'd keep. I'd never EVER sell any of my large guys and the two remaining tinies - I like those two too much.
       
    19. At the moment, I have nine. I had twelve but I sold/am selling the three that did not click with me or I bought on impulse and am using the money for important things like vet bills. It helps that I can tell myself, "This is for something important!" so I don't regret the sale.

      That being said, I'm in the process of downsizing/culling dolls that did not have a roleplay character before I bought them in doll form. I just can't bond with them unless they had a character before they got here, if that makes sense. I am able to keep them all on one bookshelf which definitely helps, space-wise (four are MSD, the rest are SD). If I had to downsize, I don't know if I could manage it. Everyone represents a character near and dear to me so letting them go would be very painful. :(
       
    20. I've thought about this question in the recent past, mostly when I took a hiatus from the doll hobby because of lack of funds, I was lucky enough not to have to sell my boys but the thought did arise. Mostly because during that time I didn't do much with them.

      If I -had- to downsize I would definitely be able to.

      I could also see myself selling dolls in the future if my collection grew too large for me; I just don't see myself with 10+ dolls. I can't even imagine myself with five...