I ended up selling something very quickly for a lot of money that I wasn't expecting to get much interest, so long story short I just bought a Frostina and a Carmela. Frostina is missing her shoes. Anyone know where I can get Malie's shoes? I want to create a silicone mold and make pink shoes for Frostina.
So, funny story. I added a Gail wig from Aliexpress to an order because I thought I'd grab an extra to style along the lines of her box art (which has a completely different hair style). After digging through all of my storage, I realized that my Gail wig was one of the few Novi parts I couldn't find. After noticing some neon pink paint on my Mae stand, I suddenly remembered that a can of spray-on hair dye had leaked in a drawer at my old place and I had to throw away a few things. I'm pretty sure Gail's wig was among them. So, I've fortunately got a Gail wig on the way, but no antennae. I could 3D print some, but I'd prefer the originals because resin is fragile. I can't find her spiky bracelet either, so I'm looking for that too.
Here are the small parts I've got available for trade:
Stands: Ari Roma, Tily Vizon, Mimi Merize, Anne Arctic
Pets: Ari Roma, Tily Vizon
Brushes: Anne Arctic, Orbit Beach Alie Lectric, Mimi Merize/Orbit Beach Una Verse
Misc: One outlet hair clip from a Curl n' Coil set
Feel free to use and redistribute, no credit necessary. Includes the three most common body types available as factory leftovers (standard, Malie/Frostina, and Cici/Gail).
I want to get a feel for what common issues people are having with their Novis as the materials age. An obvious one is hair bands and the bands inside hip joints turning brittle and breaking, but there seem to be some issues unique to specific dolls and their gimmicks.
Tula: The liquid inside her legs evaporates over time, and seems to be especially pronounced on the blue side. I dug mine out of storage today and noticed both leg liquid levels were much lower than old photos from when she was new. I looked up Tula on ebay and this issues appears to be universal, both MIB and used. Fortunately there doesn't seem to be any leaks.
Vera: The plastic in her leg joints becomes very brittle with age and breaks. I don't know how common this is, but other than me it's happened to at least two other collectors. It might be similar to the dreaded "gold plastic syndrome" of Transformers where the pearlescent powder in the plastic makes it extremely brittle over time.
Nita/Tula/Anne/Cici/Gail: The soft transparent plastic of the arms yellows over time.
If you have any age-related issues with your dolls, post 'em here.