Ball Jointed Dolls- Thread #3

[CasseminaPie]

I was going to say I saw a Lati Benny for sale/trade yesterday - I think that was the one

I hope you find her soon!

[Vertefae]

Yup it was mine. I was edging on a pukifee idea. The only doll I've ever regretted selling and still miss is my Ante.

[CasseminaPie]

Yup it was mine. I was edging on a pukifee idea. The only doll I've ever regretted selling and still miss is my Ante.

I can imagine! Antes are sneaky like that

[suppi]

I need advice. T_T

Do I buy the Iplehouse Panther or should I wait?

Pros: Big enough to a be friggin' awesome and a good pet for WoW style dolly cosplay.
Cons: Some of it's jointing looks wonky and I'm afraid modding it will show.

Guide me with your wisdom pony doll friends. T_T

[Uninu]

Hummm, I would go for it but leave it unmodded, as I am pretty sure modding would show in that resin color. Then again I am not a cat person and to me it looks rather fine.

[Hervoyel]

If modding showed, maybe just paint it to hide that?

And maybe you'll like the joints more in person than in the photos, so it might be moot. 

[brightberry]

That panther is amazing!  I've never modded a doll but I assume it will be cast in black resin.  Wouldn't that be less likely to show?  I suppose it could have some marbling under the top coat.  That would be a bummer.

[pony_magick]

I put my 4 dolls together for the first time in ages and I'm sorry to say that I'm not feeling the love I once had for my 2 bigger ones. Not sure what it is, maybe I just need to change a few things like wigs or clothes...

What do you guys do if you're not happy with your dolls, do you sell them or try to make them better?

[SwordPony]

I'm horrible at not bonding with a doll. Most times when that happens they move on to other people that will love them. I personal don't have the space to figure out if I can bond with them or not so they move on.

Good Luck figuring out.

[Hervoyel]

What do you guys do if you're not happy with your dolls, do you sell them or try to make them better?

I usually try to figure out a way to make them work for me, but if it doesn't work it's probably best to sell.

I used to pride myself on the whole "I've never sold a doll" thing, but honestly that just meant that I'd been hanging on to dolls that I didn't really enjoy (and for years in some cases - just this past week I started putting up listings for some dolls that I haven't done anything with for five years), and that's was just silly of me.

In any case, good luck figuring it out! 

[Vertefae]

I'm not the best person to ask lol. I sell them. To me it's a waste of valuable space to have a doll I don't care for. I tend to be ruthless though.

[CasseminaPie]

Yep, I usually give them a while and then move them on. I usually find that the new owner manages to find the perfect look for them that I couldn't

[pony_magick]

So if I did end up selling them, where's the best place to advertise? I know that most of you only buy smaller dolls and the 1/3 dolls are too big, so there maybe not much point in advertising on here. Also I live in New Zealand so it has to be somewhere that allows international sellers. I don't think eBay would be good as I haven't seen any sold SD or DD Volks dolls.

[wystearya]

So if I did end up selling them, where's the best place to advertise? I know that most of you only buy smaller dolls and the 1/3 dolls are too big, so there maybe not much point in advertising on here. Also I live in New Zealand so it has to be somewhere that allows international sellers. I don't think eBay would be good as I haven't seen any sold SD or DD Volks dolls.

Maybe the Den of Angels site? 

[xkelpiex]

Facebook has loads of good sell pages, too