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

Jan 11, 2013

    1. I've decided it's time to downsize I have two heads I never thought I'd have in my clutches, and once they get their bodies it'll put my full doll count at five. It's not a lot but I live in very limited space, where every room is my living room, and there's already an MSD and two SDs of very different heights here. Just the thought of adding a pair of SD boys feels overwhelming, so with two coming in two have to leave.

      Now clothes and accessories, on the other hand... I have storage for that, but I know the apartment is about to turn into a sea of shoes, dresses and tight pants. *_*
       
    2. every time i try to downsize my hobby cuz i have various doll stuff everywhere!, i fail. I sell some things and buy twice as much. oh well, at least it keeps new things coming in the door. :)
       
    3. From time to time I really start feeling the need to downsize, and for some dolls I may be too attached to the character or the way the doll looks to do so.

      I actually have that feeling right now, and have been struggling with the idea of letting go of some of mine, but it really feels like it needs to be done at the moment. I have a lot at the moment (or at least a lot for me) and I feel like I don't enjoy them as much as I like the fact that I own them. I need to downsize .-. but if I go by characters its gets soooooo hard. Its like trying to figure out which character I can write out in my head, terrible basis for decision making when it comes to high priced dolls in my opinion. ;-;

      I've done it before but its almost like they grow like weeds sometimes. I've really tried to stick to buying clothing, wigs, eyes, etc. (Which when I feel like having a big purchase makes the items I covet hq and more expensive. Looking at you urethanes & spiffy french clothiers! ;P) Having the ability to change your dolls really helps, plus having customising parts really helps curb that want to add to your already downsized collection. But its still hard.
       
    4. I don't feel the need to downsize based on number so much as I do based on the need for money. Right now money is tight and I feel as an adult I need to be the one to make the hard decisions and sell some things to take care of my family. I'm not a kid (nor was I when I started this hobby) and I understand that sometimes in life you have to do what you have to do. The fact is I'm not as active with the dolls as I used to be so this just makes sense. It was still hard letting go of dolls that represented OCs for me but I chose a couple I wasn't as attached to and listed them. I also decided to go ahead and re-shell another character at the same time. I have quite a few dolls and decided to sell two who were "alone" vs my others who are in two different groups together. I have two others who may wind up being listed if I can't make the money I need. Eventually I would like two more dolls to add to my other two groups and that would sort of finish my collection. I have not ruled out eventually replacing my characters, but right now it just isn't part of my plans. I am focused on my kids and my home. If I never pick up my dolly love again I could see cutting my collection back further. I have some that I just could never part with but I have others I think I could say good bye to. It is really hard to tell right now what the future holds.
       
    5. I started to feel the need to downsize about three years into the hobby. I've been fortunate to own and work on a host of dolls, but it's primarily been for artistic reasons and experimentation. Every time I have more than three dolls I actually feel anxious and cluttered. Beyond that, I decided about a year ago that I'd have my two 'core' dolls, my volks girls, and that anything beyond that should be considered expendable. I also keep pretty harsh standards for how much clothing and such I have for them. Keeping it to the minimum allows me to rotate fashions for them somewhat (sell something to buy something else) while also preventing wasteful spending.

      I don't know how I'll feel in the future. My lifestyle may not always allow for luxury possessions, so it's really more comfortable to keep my collection to what I could reasonably part with in a short amount of time if needed.
       
    6. I'm feeling the urge to downsize right now, but I collect other types of dolls and I think my BJDs will be the last to be sold off. I'm focusing more on selling off excess wigs, outfits, and eyes. I just have so much of that stuff! If I do start selling off the resins, there are a couple that I could part with pretty easily, but some are irreplaceable and have sentimental value. It would be very hard to let those go!
       
    7. I didn't make a conscious decision to downsize, but even so I think I might be in the middle of it. After almost three years in the hobby with some dolls my tastes have changed, some didn't work for certain characters and others just feel expendable. I've done some thinking and I know very well where I want to go now, so it's time to make that happen :)
       
    8. I am always trying to downsize and finding it hard. If I do downsize it is always the large one that go first then small ones. Or sometimes, there are some that I no longer like so might as well sale them. And I have some that is not going to worth a lot so I continue keeping it. Or I get hit with financial problem so start selling.
       
    9. I know quite a few people sell dolls and get new ones, and I have thought about selling dolls but I just can't bear to part with any of my dolls. If I ever became disinterested in BJDs, maybe I could part with some of them over others, but as of now, I don't see that happening. I currently have 8 dolls with 3 on the way :). I'll be slowing down since I've been in the hobby for just over a year and this could get out of hand ;)
       
    10. I downsized from 35 to 11 at home and 2 on the way.
      I did seriously consider selling all of them, and starting over. But I decided to keep some and just think about it for a while
       
    11. It's impossible for me! I have often wished to be able to downsize but all my current dolls are precious to me and I have plans for many more in the future! Thankfully I'll be going on a brief break from buying more dolls fairly soon. There's only one doll on my immediate wishlist and then the rest will get their bodies slowly in the time to come.
       
    12. I suck at downsizing. I have a couple of BJD's that I bought early on and am not not a huge fan of, but still can't bring myself to sell them. I think even if I were to get out of the hobby I would still keep them all. The only way I'd sell them is probably if I were pretty desperate for money or something.
       
    13. I don't think I could downsize if I was attached to all my dolls and just thought that there were too many of them. I'd have to move from them for a different reason, such as not bonding or no longer desiring them.
       
    14. Since I only have (and want at this point) one doll, if I downsized I'd be out of the hobby!
       
    15. I always feel like just downsizing my dolls and starting over.
      I went from 17 to 4...that's pretty good. But I stare at them sometimes and wonder if I should keep them and slowly save money to complete them ... or sell them all and buy one doll that I can complete.
      I think I would miss a couple of them if I sold them, so for now they will stay.
       
    16. I think about this question a lot - and get really hung up on who would need to go. I use them as inspiration in my creative writing so I think it would have to be a very special situation for me to get rid of some of them. And if it came to financial reasons, I have a number of things I'd get rid of first before them.
       
    17. I don't have the money to own anymore than a couple! I could never downsize or get rid of my dolls, that's just an impossibility for me. I couldn't bring myself to do it.
       
    18. I've owned 4 but I currently only have 2 and that's because I won't sell one of them due to the fact I've had her too long and just love her that much. To me I just can't have that many (not that I can afford to anyway) because I always end up playing favorites and losing complete interest in at least one. Which to me, if I just have them lying around my house not doing anything or not using them in photos and whatnot then what am I doing with them anyway? I don't know who I'd get rid of if I had to go down to just one. One's been with me since 09 and the other was designed specifically to look like one of my cats that just passed whom I loved very much. Sentimentality is too strong in both! To me it was hard getting rid of the two I did but when I sold them I knew they were going to happy homes and that's all I could ask if they can't be with me, that someone else loves them as much or more.
       
    19. I'm in the process of downsizing. I'm reshelling two characters from Minifees into more "standard" MSD models (who are less expensive) and am trying to rehome my F60/F65 hybrid in favor of a doll I think would fit her character better. I'd also sold 3 other dolls in the last few months to pay for bills.

      I think it's good for me, especially since RL expenses are creeping their way into my doll fund and I could really use more space. Maybe someday I'll increase the collection but right now, downsizing seems like it's the best thing to do.
       
    20. I could if I needed to, I have 17 now and some have gotten neglected for periods of time. There are 4 I'll keep no matter what at the low extreme and maybe 10 more max I'd want to add? Every time I've hit my max so far though, I've raised it...