Shopping [resolved] Volks DD Limited Collab Heads on Ebay - scam or safe?

Just like some resin sets, some people will Split a DD doll with a few different people to get the parts they want. Other times, if someone only wants specific parts they will just sell the rest (this happens with the default outfits, accessories, eyes all the time). Also, sometimes someone someone will piece-meal a full set to get more money from selling the whole thing as one unit. It really just depends. I cannot honestly tell you if the one on Ebay is a scammer or not, but it is not unheard of to just see heads or eyes or pieces from a limited DD collab set on the after market.

 

Seconding that splitting a limited DD isn't unheard of. The seller might have bought their dolls in a split with someone else and have now decided to sell their collection?

Also, limited DD heads do pop up from time to time on the secondhand market or on secondhand shops like Mandarake or Dollyteria. Sometimes with their limited eyes. Also seen people just sell the limited eyes or wigs.

It's possible that the seller might have sold the outfits to people who have made their own custom dolls of those characters in question. There are people who might not like how the official DD of a character looks and prefer to make their own. Or this seller might be keeping the bodies and outfits for their own custom doll heads?

Just because they're only selling the limited DD heads with eyes and wig doesn't automatically say scammer to me. I would look at other things like their feedback.

 

To be honest, the ebay prices for a limited fullset DD are way higher most of the time than what they go for on Mandarake or even local forums. I wouldn't use these as a benchmark anyway, because most sellers there are just scalpers and not actual collectors selling their collection.

Furthermore, no, it is not that uncommon for single heads to be sold.
Mari already listed numerous reasons why that can happen:
- they purposely sell the fullset in parts because people are often more willing to pay premium for single parts vs the full set (since it's harder to get single parts)
- the person tried to piece together their own full set and have doubles they don't need
- the person themselves only bought a part, realized getting all the others is too difficult and opted to just sell what they already have
- the person really only liked the head and never owned any of the other pieces (that could be me, I don't care for full-sets of anime characters I don't even know, but I can still appreciate the face sculpt itself)

 

I want to add that ebay prices are very much inflated as well due to ebay's high seller fees. Ebay charges 12.9% of total sale AND ship price. So on a $1k item, that's a $129 fee (not including a fee on ship price if you charged shipping). When listing on eBay, some will up their prices to offset the high ebay fees, so the item may be listed elsewhere for 10-15% cheaper. I believe Mercari also has the same fees. So those two places aren't great for figuring out market cost of an item.

 

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