AirTags….a good anti-theft measure for bjd?

I have thought about using AirTags for other things, but if you are going to be in a situation where you think your dolls could get lost or stolen, I think this is a good idea.
Personally, I am not very concerned about my dolls being stolen, but if I were going to a busy convention or something and brought a few with me, I would consider doing this.

 

This is a really good idea. A lot of the instances of theft I've read about have been when the doll's owner is traveling - to a meet-up or convention, and the doll is stolen from a parked vehicle or when the owner's back is turned momentarily. I'm not a fan of Apple, but I would consider using it - I really want to visit Japan and take my Dollfie Dream with me. I would feel so much better about traveling with her if she was tagged.

 

I'm not really sure this is a useful idea. If you're at a convention, your doll could end up at the other side of the country at the end of the weekend! Even if you did track down the stolen doll, confronting the person could end up much worse than losing a doll. I'm not sure how police deal with lost phones that are being tracked, but I'd rather not risk my life over a doll or phone.

If they took the doll but ditched it, it would be useful. Or if you somehow misplaced it. Either way I think it's best to keep your eyes on your dolls at all times when leaving the house so you don't end up in a situation where you need to track it down.

 

It wouldn't be useful for me, as my dolls rarely leave my home, and when they do, they're either in a family member's home, locked hotel room or in my arms. The chances of them being stolen or lost are near zero. (I know things can go missing from hotel rooms and have had it happen, but considering I travel with a doll less than once every few years, I'm not overly worried about it.) For someone who does travel with their dolls often, may have to have them checked in luggage, is in hotels frequently, moves often, sends them out for work or to visit others or whatever, it might be something worth looking into.

 

It could, possibly, be useful but strikes me as being a bit... well... paranoid.

I've been taking my dolls (of all types, not just BJD) to all sorts of places and events (conventions, historical reenactments, historic sites, parks restaurants, picnics, indoor and outdoor meets, parties, barbecues etc) and have never had any stolen. I'm in my fifties and am a lifelong doll collector. I've been taking dolls places for over three decades. Not a single doll theft.

Yes BJDs are expensive, but few outside of the doll community realize how much they cost (and wouldn't know where to sell them if they did know they were valuable) so there's little reason an opportunist thief woul steal one on the basis of the potential resale value. Most non doll people (and even doll people who aren't into BJDs) have no idea of the prices involved. Most are of the doll = child's toy = not valuable enough to bother with mindset. Even those who have some idea of collectables world (which would be a higher number at a convention, admittedly) wouldn't necessarily think of a doll that way.

Which leaves the chance of someone within the community doing the stealing, then wiping the faceup and restyling to prevent it being recognized when they share their newest acquisition within the community (which is still a little risky if people know they were at the event where a doll of that sculpt was stolen and suddenly they have one of that sculpt in their collection, or for sale). Yes there HAVE been thefts of dolls, but relatively few gien the number of occasions, places and events overall, so certainly not enough occurences to warrant electronically tagging a doll youre taking somewhere with you... In my opinion.

Of course, everybody has their own opinion and comfort levels, so if it's what you want to do with yours - You do you.

Teddy

 

Japan is relatively safe, compared to other parts of the world which I had been to. I had a girl running after me to give me a 50 yen coin I unknowingly dropped. The Japanese, in general, are honest. Of course, there are exceptions. If it goes missing in a Japanese building or train station , usually it ends up in the lost and found department.

 

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