Would you ever Face Up a Limited Edition Doll?

Yeah, of course it's perfectly fine to faceup any doll that you own. Did a faceup, body blushing, and tattoos on one of my limited dolls.

 

I know a lot of people do, but I personally would never change the face up on a limited edition doll *unless* she/he was very cheap and the face up was already in awful condition or changed. I buy most of my dolls second hand, so this is always a possibility. I prefer to keep my dolls as original as possible though.

What you decide to do with your doll though is all up to you! It's your doll and I believe you should enjoy him/her to the fullest.

 

When you pay a ton of money for something you should do whatever you want with it regardless of what people think

 

My goodness, yes! If you paid for a limited, why not make them look their absolute best with a gorgeous face-up? If it looks like butt you can always wipe it and try again, or leave the doll blank if you prefer. I personally don't own any limiteds yet, but when/if I do I'll definitely want a face-up for it. But that's just what I myself would do. You are free to do what you like with your dollies.

 

I do all my doll's faceups including my Volks Kohya who is my only limited.

 

I feel like this is such an important thing to remember, wonderful job wording it! I agree completely with you, and think that even if it's a limited doll, and it's yours, you should do whatever you want with it. I was so nervous about first doing anything to my boy (he's not limited edition, but I thought I'd make a connection), but then I realized he was rightfully MINE and I should be able to mess with him if I wanted to mess with him.

 

You heathen! I can't believe you could do such a thing *keeps her modded Williams hidden behind her back*

To be honest, the only time I've seen a custom face-up negatively affect the resale value, was when the face-up was the thing that made the doll limited. Like in the case of a one-off.

 

I would wonder why I bought the doll if I couldn't bring myself to give it a face-up. It would be like getting a birthday cake and not being allowed to eat any of it.

 

Sure, as long as it wasn't the faceup itself that was LE.

 

If I fell in love with the limited edition faceup I personally wouldn't change it unless it became damaged. However, if I am buying the doll because I like the sculpt and i'm not crazy about the faceup I will change it in a heartbeat. I only have one LE doll and I ordered her blank.

 

I accept sometimes you may end up with a second hand doll that is a limited edition but may not be your ideal look, but do you think it's okay to give a limited edition a faceup?[/QUOTE]
I think if someone buys a doll it is their right to do what they want with it. I personally wouldn't even faceup anything more than a practice head as I am afraid of it but I do draw and paint so once I get comfortable and find a cheap practice head and have the money to get the right pastels and everything will maybe try but I think the issue here is something more. When I have heard people complain against it it was because they wanted to get said doll second market like whoever does it is going to put their doll up for sale and immediately take any offers: that doesn't happen. Most people that [not scalper etc] buy a limited edition have no intention of getting rid of it and when they do have to right to have enjoyed it the way they wanted as they are the ones that won the lotto or however else they got it. Once again, I don't think anyone has the right to tell you what you can and can't do with your doll. You have the right to create its persona, style and looks in the manner that it suits you.

 

Sure. Several of mine are limited and they came to me blank. It's your doll, do what you like, they're no rules.

 

No, I would never faceup a limited edition doll. NEVER EVER. Because I do terrible faceups. LOL!

As has already been mentioned, a doll owner can do whatever they like to their property. But I wouldn't change a limited doll's faceup IF I thought I would possibly want to sell it in the future. Some limited dolls maintain their resale value better if they have their default faceups. If I knew I wanted to keep a limited doll forever, I would have a new faceup put on it if I didn't like the default.

I agree.

Linda S.
galatia9

 

I would never faced an LE doll myself, because I have the artistic skill of a potato, but I would totally commission someone to give it a face if I wanted to change the way she looked! I mean, like everyone else has said, if you paid for her, she's yours, you can do whatever you'd like with her. So if I wanted to change the way she looked I definitely would!

 

Well yeah, if I was dead set on keeping it!

 

I prefer to paint on a 2D canvas, so no, however, I would if I enjoyed doing faceups! I don't care if it's limited. It's my doll and I'll do what I want. I don't buy dolls to keep them perfect and sell them for top dollar down the road. I buy them to enjoy having them around. If I enjoyed doing face ups I would totally do that!

The only reason not too is if you love the original face up, don't enjoy doing faceups, or do care about the resale value.

 

I really enjoy giving my dolls face-ups as I feel its part of the bonding experience with them. I think half my girls (and now boy!) are limited, but some (like from Switch) come blank anyways! I figure that if I'm spending all that money, it's worth it if it helps me bond with them

 

Of course. I love this hobby because you can change things. If you love the faceup, keep it. If you don't, don't. There is absolutely no reason to feel guilt over doing something like that. You bought the doll to make you happy and if the faceup doesn't give you joy, then you can change it. That's the freedom of these dolls and one of their finest attributes. Besides, it's rare that companies come out with a faceup that is exclusive in itself, it's the sculpts that are limited so wiping the faceup is unlikely to affect value if that's what your worried about.

 

Yes, I have done so, the doll in my avatar photo was an LE with an overly dramatic faceup, he had a lot of red and purple on his face up, I didn't like it, so I repainted it. I am very happy with it now.