Where do you keep your BJDs' boxes?

when i first got dolls, I used my boxes to hold their clothes. but now we need to upgrade to a rolling sterilite dresser. I still feel compelled to keep the boxes so that maybe, if someone has to be rehomed, I can send them in their original box, or at least in a nice one.

 

I would probably keep them in the garage (in a special box). However, I don't know if this is like any other hobby, though, where keeping the box ups the value.

 

The last box I got has been shoved in the garage where we keep boxes for whatever use we may need them for. Every so often I open it up again and steal some of the bubble wrap that was used to wrap up my AoD boy's body, since I keep all of that in there too.
My first box though has been put to use. I used it to help pack some of my stuff when I moved out of my dorm room for the summer xD Its up in storage in NJ.
I have a couple heads I bought second hand, so they didn't come in any original packaging.
I did order a body in a split though, so if that comes in the original box, it will also be put to the same use my first Dollmore box did- shoved in the closet and then used to store my own stuff when its time to move out again.
Yay boxes :3

 

I've sold quite a few dolls and only twice have I been asked if i have the original box. So far i've found people are more likely to ask for paperwork than original boxes, but i think people generally prefer to have boxes when buying second-hand, especially if they don't have a big doll collection or buy/sell regularly.

 

I keep all of my doll boxes on the top shelf of my office closet, away from kitty and doggy peril.

 

I keep mine so far. They're quite useful for storing wigs and other stuff. Though for more frequently used items I use other boxes since Narae boxes are seriously difficult to pry open

 

I still have all my boxes. I think they look nice, and it adds a nice touch if I decide to sell any of them. All the boxes are in the basement next to the bodies other, regular boxes.

 

I'm not sure I still have all of mine,but I know I have a lot in the loft....

 

I like to keep all my doll boxes in the closet of my office... I don't know why but I really like having the boxes if I have the doll.

 

i only have one box (only one doll) so far and its on the top shelf in my closet. it stays nice in there and doesnt get in the way so i think its a great spot. i have another doll coming in and when i get that box ill just stack it on top of this one.

i want to hang on to all the boxes.

 

*laughs* I found out a few months ago that I had no more room for the dolls!
But then I realized if I just tossed the boxes.... and voila! Much more room!

 

I've only gotten rid of one box so far, but I don't have a lot of boxes to begin with.

My El's box got recycled a while ago because our apartment was too small to keep it.
My DOC came in a carrier, not a box, and came in a split set, so I gave the carrier to the person who paid for the dolls.
My DIM boy body was bought second hand and came to me in a Soom box, which I've kept in case I need to ship a doll anywhere, since it has the best padding.
My Abio Angel was bought second hand and came in a non-doll box.
My Littlefee, Pipos and Dollfactory dolls all have small boxes, so I've kept those because I love pretty boxes.
And my Delf girl body's box is acting as a riser on a shelf so the second row of ufo catchers on the shelf can be seen. It's a pretty yellow color, too, so I like the way it looks.

 

I have kept some of the boxes, but not all of them. I do have my dolls out (in a basement room, so no direct light) so don't keep them stored in boxes, except for a couple that I have not given face-ups yet. I have doll-carriers - one that fits each size doll I have, so that is not a problem. I basically keep the nice boxes and toss the not so nice. I used to put clothes and wigs and things in them, but I graduated up to little trunks and things that I get at Ross and similar stores, which look better with my furnishings. Boxes in my closet? Ha! That is for MY clothes and accessories. As much as I love them for my dolls, I love them for me even more!! And dolly mommy comes first!

 

I like to keep the boxes when I can. I find them useful for storage when I want to temporarily pack my dolls out of the way. Only if the boxes are nice-looking and sturdy, though, like DIM -- the Angell Studio box my Gus came in was kind of flimsy, so I didn't bother keeping it.

 

Even though I'd like to just pitch them all, I store them since it seems most folks want the box when you sell a doll. Generally I don't keep the shippers which I'm finding is a big mistake as it's near impossible to find boxes large enough to ship boxed dolls in. Unfortunately, I'm out of closet space so boxes are being relegated to the basement & they end up smelling musty.

I blame all this box problem directly on the collectors of vintage dolls. Their boxes actually add to their value as those were children's toys & because kids didn't keep their toys unplayed with there's a scarcity of pristine, MIB dolls. With these & other collector dolls, the boxes mean nothing & won't add value as most collectors keep them anyway. I simply want to collect dolls not boxes.

 

I ususally throw out the boxes and the pillows. I do keep a large SD box around to keep doll clothes in, and recently dug up a few that I threw in the basement and stuck some books in it to store them.

 

I pitch em. Too much stuff is bad for me.

 

All the boxes are under my bed...but I'm sure I'll run out of room under there very soon!

 

Same here... but I only have one so far!

 

I always save the boxes. There have been a couple times when I got a doll I wasn't happy with how she or he was fitting in and wanted to find a better home for the doll. I have a doll room and keep the boxes stacked in the closets. It hasn't been a problem because I only have owned 8 dolls so far.