miniamature Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hello to everyone. I was happy to find this site to discuss my mini project. Would love to talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Welcome to the forum, Elizabeth.discuss my mini project. Would love to talk.By now you may have noticed that no one here is shy about either option! What are you building? Do you make miniatures? What 1:1 hobbies have you found that you've tried to scale down for minis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniamature Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 HI Havanahollly, Well right now my main project is to sell my mothers very large house and most of the contents and then choose a smaller house to build. Space is my problem. I have done rugs and bedding in the past but nothing recent. I have neglected my beautiful house that I currently have due to time, but I am super excited to start playing again. That's why I'm here. Do you have any thoughts on how the best way to find a new home for my house. Should it be offered as a complete package or per piece? Any imput will be welcome. I know that I also need to get some pictures posted to get input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 You'd not be able to directly sell your house here -- but you could put it up for sale on eBay, and then provide a link! I personally think you'd get more for your stuff if you sold them separately -- the house, and then the contents. If you play on eBay a bit you can get a sense of what completed houses are selling for. Sometimes folks DO sell the house and contents, but it might take several rounds of sales for that to happen (several weeks of re-listing on eBay). I've seen, too, that if you have some records of what the contents are -- like if they're "brand" furniture (Bespaq sells well, for example), it would be important to put that in your listing. Then there is the matter of shipping -- completed houses cost *a lot* to ship, and are very fragile. Many folks in your situation sell the house with the understanding that the buyer would have to pick it up, or arrange themselves to ship it. Not a lot of buyers are willing, unless your house really is special. Another thought: do you know about Craigslist? You could advertise it there, too. That's set up regionally, so folks in your area would see it. I've never tried buying or selling there, but several folks here have, with good success. Once you've made several posts here - -I think the number is 5, might be a few more than that -- you'd be able to post pictures of your house, and folks could identify it for you, if you don't know for certain what kind of house it is. It seems important to have that information in your listing on eBay, too. I'm relatively new to dollhouses, just 2 years, but already have 1 built from a kit, 1 rehabbed, 2 more to be rehabbed, and 2 kits....and counting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniamature Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Ann, thank you so much for your reply. This is great info. I did check out ebay and did not see anything house wise that applied to my house (yes, you are correct, I don't know the name of my house) All of the websites i have checked....no luck, nothing is as big. Knowing what I do know about enthusiast, my guess is that not many people want a complete house, there's no fun in that, the fun is in creating and finding the special piece. The house is full of special things and most are artisan and name brand (mom spent my inheritance on this So ya, as soon as I can post some pix, I will. I just really look forward to getting ideas from the community about what you all think. Thank again, liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Once you've made several posts here - -I think the number is 5, might be a few more than that -- you'd be able to post pictures of your house, and folks could identify it for you, if you don't know for certain what kind of house it is. Yes, it is 5 posts that give you the "in" to post your pics in a gallery. Welcome to the forum, Elizabeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenannediva Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hello and welcome, Elizabeth. Happy to have your here. Valerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hi Elizabeth - welcome to the forum. I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your dollhouse and furnishings. It sounds like your mother built up a lovely collection. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniamature Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 I FOUND MY HOUSE! On the Little DH Company website, it is the "Woodstock". this makes me very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Welcome to the neighborhood!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalygirl Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hello and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 WELCOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueUni47 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 hello and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hello and Welcome Elizabeth! My but that Woodstock is a huge house! Good luck with the sale! Welcome to the family here! Wolfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniamature Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 HI Wolfie: Your telling me Honestly, it is a gorgeous house, but you need a whole room to display it properly. I will take all the luck I can, because I want to just have a nice normal sized house to play with. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Welcome, sorry for being tardy about it! Good luck selling the house! If it's huge and you're selling on Ebay, you might want to make it local pick up only. Shipping costs are phenominal for those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyJudi Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hi and Welcome! Sorry for the belated welcoming.....been one of those weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachie Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 hi and welcome to the forum....can't wait to see pics of the Woodstock..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakyshaky Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 HI and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newt Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 hello, and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Hi and welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJEP Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hi and ! I would love to see pictures of your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmatson Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuuS Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Hi and welcome to the forum Suus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniamature Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thanks for all the kind welcomes. I hope have pix by this weekend so I can show off the beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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