A For Life Hobby or a For Now Interest?

Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
I'd be cautious to use the word 'forever', but I'm pretty certain that dolls will always be a part of my life in one way or another. I loved dolls since I was very young and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
With BJDs, I'd say that they are most likely here to stay for a while - I was interested in other dolls before, and BJDs have replaced every other type of doll I had (except gifts of sentimental value). I bought my first BJD in 2002 and, even though I did take breaks from the community, I never lost interest in the dolls themselves.

Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
I think resin will be fine in 20 years. Heck, my oldest dolls are going to be 10 years old next year, and, aside from some yellowing, they are as good as new. As far as passing dolls down - it depends on my (future) children's interests and desire to have them. If there's no interest, I'd prefer they be sold - unwanted "heirlooms" can be quite a burden sometimes, especially when we are talking about a large collection of obscure objects. As much as I enjoy my dolls, I wouldn't want to force them on my children.

 

Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
Yes I do. I've always loved dolls, from Barbies when I was little, to Tylers, Gene's and Pulips when I was in my twenties, to BJD's now. Needless to say the discovery of BJD's was a big deal to me since to me they were the kind of doll that put all my previous dolls in their shadow. I am very happy they exist and I care deeply about this hobby and the dolls I have managed to own.

Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
Not really. I can imagine circumstances forcing me to sell part of my collection or something, but that would mean dire circumstances indeed. But even then I would always keep a few dolls, or even just one.

Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
I can see that happening. I do think the resin will change colour but I can live with the change I think as long as they dont turn banana yellow.
Aside from the colouring the material is very durable, much more so then the usual 'plastics' we have around us and that we consider durable but aren't.

Is it love? Is it forever?
Lol yes, I believe it is.

 

*Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
I think I will. I have so many, with so many plans, I can keep active with them for years!

*Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
I doubt it. I started into the hobby later in life with my likes and interests rather firmly entrenched by now. XD Even the homes I'm looking into need to have craft/doll space for me to consider them.

*Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
Nope. No kids, no heirlooms. I'm sure they'll end up at a thrift store someday. XD

Is it love? Is it forever?
Forever Love! Forever Dream!

 

*Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
I've always loved dolls, since I was a little kid. I don't think it will change.

*Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
I never have so far, but the more dolls you have the less time you seem to spend with them, having so many you have to split yourself up and never have an equal amount of time for all of them.

*Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
I can't really see me passing them on.

For me it is love and it is forever.

 

Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?

I'm not sure about staying active with my collection, but I will definitely keep it for a long time - if not forever. I would say forever, but who knows what I'll think by the time I've gotten older. Right now, though, it feels like a forever thing simply because there are so many things I can do with them. And even if I stop doing those things with them, if I do, they still look nice sitting on shelves or whatever.


Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?

I won't say that it's impossible, but right now I don't feel like it will happen. I may go in and out of the community, simply because I do have times when I'm just not into the social aspects, but I don't think I will lose interest in the dolls themselves.


Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?

It's not that I can't see the resin lasting that long, but I don't know if I would pass the collection on. Like some others have said, it really depends on what my descendants are interested in. If they're more into a different hobby, I would rather my dolls were sold and enjoyed by someone else rather than something that needs to be moved around all the time, and then for the money to go towards something they would actually enjoy.

 

I highly doubt I will stay interested that in BJDs for a long time. I tend to jump from hobby to hobby. I'm sure I will always keep my doll(s) for display though.

 

I see myself eventually getting bored with it, but I will not sell them or pass them onto someone else. I'm really attached to my stuff even if it's just sitting in a box somewhere. It's mine!! xD No one touchy~

So I'll have to say it's a "for now" thing. Iuno for how long though. Maybe years. Maybe a few more months. Who knoooooows~ But I will always love them.

 

I am still very new to the hobby, so I'm not sure if this is a forever hobby or not. I do enjoy the time I've spent with it though and would like to get a few more dolls. I don't think I will buy a large amount of dolls, but I have fun getting new clothes and accessories for my doll and taking her picture. I'd love to pass down my collection if it lasts through the years.

 

*Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
I do think so. I think it would be kind of strange to get into something and think "Oh well I'll quit later". It's not that I don't think I'll ever grow out of something but if I get into a hobby and at that time, I think it is childish enough that I would grow out of it, I probably wouldn't be able to get into it. Maybe it's just me but when I was young, I thought very hard about what was childish or foolish (or a waste of time like cartoons and video games, though I lightened up a bit xD) and what wasn't so as a result, the things I liked when I was young, I still like now.

*Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
I might, but I doubt it. Again though, my situation is probably very different from most people here. I'm not here for the dolls. I wanted these dolls for certain characters that are important to me and these characters will always be important to me because they helped me through a tough time in my life and that will never change.

*Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
I don't think I'd pass them on simply because they're so personal. They'd have no meaning to someone else.

 

It's definitely forever! This hobby is too expensive to be a temporary thing. D8

I'm not going to have kids (I'm homosexual and we're not allowed to adopt) so I'd pass my dolls on to my younger dollie friends if I passed them on to anyone.

 

I plan to keep my dolls forever, but I can't say for sure I will be always interested in them and getting more and more.

 

*Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
I'm mixed on this. I love my dolls very much right now, and they keep me company (and busy) during rough times. However, in the future I plan to go through a lot of schooling. I'll be moving around and probably won't have room to bring them with me. That doesn't mean I'll sell them though. With that said, I'm a guy. Society says that collecting dolls isn't a guy thing to do. I'm not really bothered by that, but in the future, as a grown man, I can't really see myself continuing being active in the hobby. I will keep my dolls, since they have VERY sentimental value to me and have been great friends, but I won't actively seek out more and hopefully by that point, they won't require much work. So no, I won't stay active forever, but I won't get rid of the dolls.

*Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
Maybe. It's always a possibility with me. However, when I associate things with good memories and have developed a bond with them, I can't see myself loosing interest in them.

*Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
Well, I don't plan to have children. And by the time I would be ready to pass them on, they wouldn't be worth that much. I think that if in the future, a community like DOA still exists (hopefully DOA itself!) I would simply become active enough to send my dolls free to a new home. Then again, I have such sentimental and emotional value attached to them, that I would probably keep them forever and leave a note in my will saying what to do with them... hahaha.

 

It's hard to say whether or not I'll always be collecting BJDs. Right now, it's certainly an interest that I have, but with clocking in at 18 dolls after only four years, I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed.

Like many people have said here, even if I do ever completely lose interest in the hobby, I know I wouldn't sell all of my dolls. If I ever completely lose interest, it will probably be just because I have other, more important things going on in my life, and not because I simply don't like them anymore. If I have children in the future that are interested in my collection, I would certainly pass it on to them.

 

I'm sure it's different for every person; I, personally, am quite fickle. I don't know what my interests will be in ten years. At that point, dolls may no longer be the hobby for me. For now, though, it is the hobby for me, and that's enough.

 

I feel like my overall interest in the hobby ebbs and flows a little bit, in that there are times that I feel more inspired to do things with my dolls than others. That being said, I feel like I'll always keep at least some interest in my dolls, even if life or other artistic pursuits are taking up more of my free time at a given point.

 

Like the above poster, my interest definitely wanes and waxes. My tastes also change every once in awhile. However I always end up coming back because it is the best use of my creative streak....Nothing else seems to be quite as satisfying.

 

*Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?
I am pretty sure I will keep the majority of them as I've been interested in dolls of other forms for years now. Even though I've moved on from those I still kept my favourites out of them. With each doll hobby I've passed through it was always because something was missing - the opportunity to customise them myself. Also, some of the other hobbies I've had like collecting porcelain dolls and teddy bears fell by the wayside because the companies stopped making them and no new releases made the hobby redundant.

*Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?
If I do lose interest I think it will only be a passing thing - like having another baby so I need to put the hobby on hold for a while. I don't see that I would give it up though.

*Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?
I definitely see my collection as an heirloom. My daughter has already benefited from my collecting and is amassing a little family herself. She would definitely love to have my dolls when I am gone (and maybe grandaughters as well). I don't see that they would be ruined in 20 years. I just think the dolls will acquire a certain colour and that's it. A few of my dolls are coloured resin anyway.

 

Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?

I'll defiantly be keeping some of my dolls. And I'm sure I'll still mess around with them once and awhile.

Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?

I'll have down periods, but i don't think i'll ever leave hobby completely.

Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?

I'm really hoping with the care that i give them. That they'll last for a long time. I don't want children but if it happens then i would like to pass them on. And hope after i'm dead they wont end up on "Pawn Stars"

 

Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?

I feel that I will be keeping most of, if not all, the dolls I will end up owning, I'm just not so sure if I'd be active in the hobby a few years down the line, Life might throw me some unexpected curve ball or maybe I would get into a different hobby.

Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?

I know that one day I might not be as engrossed in the hobby as I am right now. However, I also know that its impossible for me to get out of the hobby completely. Some part of me will always love BJDs no matter what happens to me down the road

Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?

Well if I'd have someone to pass it on to, then why not? =)) I mean, it's something that would have been part of my life and a symbol of the kind of person I am (was?). And even if the resin would be ruined by then, at least it would have sentimental value, yes? OTL

 

Do you feel like your BJD collection is something you will keep and stay active with forever?

I think I will likely keep my doll (or dolls, in the future) forever barring some dire circumstance forcing me to need to sell her (or them). As for staying active...I have already had periods where I am not involved with the hobby at all due to spending time on other pursuits or just life in general. I work full-time and have a young child so my "me time" is very limited.

Do you feel as though someday you'll loose interest and get out of the hobby?


As I mentioned above, there are times where I am just more focused on other aspects of my life. During those times, however, I have had no inclination to sell Tikaani or feel any regret for purchasing her, etc. I doubt I will ever leave the hobby completely - my involvement with all of my hobbies is definitely cyclical. I may not be "active" for a little while, but I ALWAYS return.

Can you see yourself passing your BJD collection on as a sort of heirloom (or do you believe with the nature of resin, it simply would not be a pretty situation in twenty years?)?

I would like to think my daughter would like my doll(s) one day. She's very young still but she is inclined to creative activities. As for the resin situation, there may be some colour changing, sure, but hopefully that wouldn't change how my daughter (or another recipient she feels would be appreciative) enjoys them.​