What if you lost interest in your dolls or the hobby???

I would do the same. Hobbies should be fun.
And the dolls need a caring owner who will play and engage with them.

 

I so want to lose interest completely, but even if now I'm a bit sad and frustrated due to a problem with a doll company, I still love the dolls, and I have so many, and so many new ones I want... It would be good for me to lose interest, I would try to sell all my dolls, probably losing a lot of money in the process, though.

 

I'm going to buy my first doll soon, but I'm still saving money, I don't have enough yet ;-; So I'm afraid that one day I will get tired of saving money and I'm going to expend it all on videogames or, when I finally get enogh, I realize I have already lost the interest... And without having any doll

 

I'm new but I've noticed already that my inspiration waxes and wanes. So I try to think of things in the long term. If I lose interest for maybe three months, I'll probably be interested again on that fourth month, and for that reason I'd be hesitant to sell my dolls. I do have a If Worse Comes To Worst Plan, though. I know which dolls I'd sell if I had to and which ones I'd keep. But for now I'm still exploring and figuring out my own hobby rhythms if that makes sense.

 

It's okay for hobbies to change. I paid for some of my dolls with money from my kayaking supplies. I used to love kayaking. Last year, I didn't go once. Time to sell the unused items and put that towards something new and interesting. That being said, I have only a few dolls, and I come from a doll family, so my dolls will not be leaving me unless to go to my nieces.

 

When I started out researching about BJD, I went ahead and did a layaway on a PukiPuki which I am still paying for. Now I have no interest in it and want the other smaller doll! I have 2 of the Realpuki now but only have time to play with one. Eventually I may just opt to keep one only!

 

I only have one doll at the moment, but if I lost interest and had multiple dolls, I would probably sell some. I would keep my two favorites and store them in a safe location just in case I got into the hobby again in the future. And if after years that still wasn't happening, I might give them away to good homes.

I doubt this will happen though. I've been collecting figures since I was 14 and that hobby is still there. My whole family kind of has a collecting hobby and my mom, who is in her 40s, still doesn't seem to want to stop collecting her shoes. XD

 

Whenever i loose interest in a collection, i tend to sell and use the funds towards another hobby/collection. This is actually how i make money for my dolls. I sell previous collections or else i won't have money as i'm a stay at home mom.

 

I guess I'd either sell the dolls or just keep them for nostalgic sake. Either that or I'd give them to someone who would give them a good home and enjoy them. Most likely my niece, she collects dolls, but I don't think she knows about bjd yet, but I'm sure she'd love them.

 

I'm still a bit new to the hobby, but have been interested in the dolls for quite some time. I only have one and I'm kind of going through a rough patch of "hobby-block" (kind of like writer's block), but I think it's cause I rushed into trying to do everything with her and not really slowing down and enjoying the fact that I actually have a bjd. Then there's the problem of looking at other dolls and wishing I had bought some other one instead of her, but anywho.... I think if I ever fell out of the hobby I would probably use her more as an artist mannequin model thingie. (like those wooden ones you see at arts&crafts stores)

I would hope I wouldn't fall out of the hobby too soon. I must say though my dolly wish list is growing immensely. Hahaha.

 

It's hard to say. I've had a periods were I just dont touch my dolls, but I've never really lost interest in them. I have two minifees that I put in their box. one of them I want to sell, but not because I don't like the doll. I just want to shell his character in a female sd body. I've been into bjds since I was 16, but didn't get my first one until I was 21, I'm 23 now. I think I love the hobby too much to lose complete interest in it. I can't see myself without my dolls around. I'm a designer and artist so my dolls allow me to practice both. If I ever did lose interest in the hobby, even though I don't see myself doing so, I would keep them anyway. They would be keepsakes.

 

I'm really not sure if I would (or could) sell my dolls or not. I would feel like they would be "mad" at me for abandoning them and I wouldn't want that! I've recently fallen out of love with my dolls, mainly because I'm feeling very uninspired by them. I'm thinking of doing total character do-overs and starting from scratch again. But I have a feeling in the back of my mind that I'll end up selling my first doll if I can't get him to where I want him to be. He needs a loooottt of work.

 

I'm thinking about getting out of this hobby, the only connection I feel to any of my dolls is to my saber.
I really like the smartdolls that are coming out but, I feel that I've pretty much gone no where with this hobby, that I've spent thousands of dollars for nothing. Could be my current state of mind, but i don't know.

 

I'm really sorry that you're going through this but you should do what's best for you and there's no reason to continue in this hobby if it doesn't bring you any joy =\

I don't get rid of my hobbies, I only take breaks from time to time. I don't focus all my time to them, they are there for me whenever I decide to come back and play and that makes me feel better and not overwhelmed. This happens with all my hobbies/interests. However, if after the break you still feel empty then the best thing is to move on and not try to force yourself.

I know this is my lifetime hobby because after my breaks I feel an immense joy to be back with my dolls and always try to do something with them as an apology (like a new face up/bath/outfit etc). I don't look at the $$$ I have spent but at the happiness they give me instead. When I found this hobby I never thought of what I could get out of it, they just make me happy and if something makes me happy that means I got a lot out of it.

Like I said, do what's best for you, don't force yourself because it will only make you miserable.

 

I have to second yumi's advice that it is best to take a break before getting rid of things you may not be able to get back. For me, I go through moods where I think I want to give up everything, then I change my mind in a month and am very glad that I waited.

That being said, I think the best way to get out of the hobby would be to downsize first. Sell the dolls that mean the least to you, and make sure to keep your Saber at least. You may find that what is bothering you is that the hobby has become overwhelming, with buying dolls just to buy them. Maybe what you need is not to get out, but to downsize or re-prioritize. If you find you are comfortable selling these dolls, you may wish to sell more, or not. You may even want to take some of the money you make and buy a smart doll, just to see if it makes you happy. It would not be much of a hit to your finances, to sell one or two dolls to get another.

Those are just my thoughts on how to test whether you want to get out of the hobby-- wait, downsize, prioritize. I hope this helps in some way, and I hope that you find something that makes you happy, whether it is in this hobby or not.

I'm sorry, I forgot something else that might help you. I had a friend who was thinking of getting rid of a doll (not all of them), but she wasn't sure. To figure out if she wanted to part with him, she left him at my house for a weekend. She found out that she was comfortable not having him, and my sister fell in love with him. Now he lives at my house permanently. If you have someone you trust, maybe they can babysit your dolls for a week or two, and you can see what it's like to not have access to them. Sometimes absence makes the heart grow fonder.

 

I sort of know the feeling. I'm not sure if I'll ever feel that way completely about BJDs, but I have cut back a lot, and have sold or contemplated selling dolls I thought I would never ever let go.

Before I owned resin, I collected Barbies, Bratz and other fashion dolls. Also went through a phase of Living Dead Dolls. And Square Enix figures. I enjoy hobbies more when I can focus on just one or two at a time, so usually when I dive into a new hobby, I lose interest in old ones. Now, I have about 7 fashion dolls, one Living Dead Doll set and around 5 Square Enix figures left, when I used to have hundreds of these toys. I've even recently sold off my American Girls that I had for 20 years, only keeping Samantha because she was my first.

I don't think there's anything wrong with losing interest in a hobby. Instead of trying to fight to hold onto something you have no passion left to do, why not move on to something that does hold your interest for now?

 

I lost interest in the hobby for a few years. I had my dolls on the shelf and didn't touch them or photograph them. I considered selling my SD boy for a while because I just didn't know what to do with him. But at the same time I put a lot of work into getting him and wanted to keep him. So I just left them on their shelf for a while.
Now, a few years later, I've became interested again and bought all my dolls some new clothes and accessories to spice them up a bit. I also plan on doing photography with them again. I don't think I would ever sell my dolls. I would either store them in boxes or leave them on their shelf.

 

I've already had a period were I lost interest in dolls. I didn't touch them anymore, I didn't buy anything new for them... but I had a friend that I've met in this hobby and I've continued to see her all the time my no-longer-interested-by-dolls period.
And one day the love came back. Now I'm as much resin addicted than before!

 

Having a friend in this would probably help. But where I live its weird for guys to look at dolls let alone own them. And its pretty hard to explain to a possible girlfriend...
Hell I had a flyer for Dollmore show up at my parents house one time, they got all worried that I was gay :\

 

I have been in the hobby almost 8 years, and I am still obsessed more than ever, so I can not imagine losing interest in my dolls. I don't think I would sell them. My relatives are completely uninterested in them. I think I would just keep them. MAYBE if I had a close friend who really wanted them I might give them away.