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*alert* SEVEN DISPLAY DOLLS MISSING FROM NY DOLPA

Jun 8, 2008

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    1. Just a thought,is the pearly sheen that's on her ears on any other part of her body?
      And if someone could check does the other missing girl have a pearly sheen on her ears?
      I checked some pictures but couldn't tell.
       
      #881 xXDarkNekoXx, Aug 20, 2008
    2. The signature says a lot, doesn't it...
       
      #882 Freezeframe, Aug 20, 2008
    3. i have been following this thread -what drama-anxiously awaiting the outcome. i have looked at all the pictures and the ears of shuritigerh's new doll don't look like the ears of the original doll. they look longer,thinner,and are blushed. they look more like the boy's ears,but no quite the same.
      in the end, i don't think shuritigerh should suffer the loss of the doll,as she won it fairly. she loves the doll and will give it a good home.
      best wishes to all involved!
       
      #883 Miss Ally, Aug 20, 2008
    4. I imagine that Volks would never confirm that it is the stolen doll even if it was, It could possibly lead to encouraging doll thefts as the price of the doll will rocket. It is, essentially, Priceless as it would be the only one of it's kind. This could lead to people 'advertising' it as the one of a kind display doll, and not returning it to Volks.

      We could have a crazy new Dollfie black market on our hands.

      So I imagine they would never outright tell the owner it was the stolen doll, and just track the seller with the information provided instead.
       
      #884 solo-angel, Aug 20, 2008
    5. sleep_pattern: The msd elf dolls were the following:
      f22 girl white skin normal ears
      f13 boy normal skin long elf ears
      f21 girl normal skin long elf ears

      Do remember the only thing really to distinguish if the doll is the missing one is the faceup. Headcaps, ears and bodies are interchangeable.

      What makes it hard to distinguish if they are the same doll is due to lighting conditions in the hall any of my photos have a bit of yellow cast due to white balance.

      I did notice from the closeup of Shuri's doll's ears that they are coated in shinepearl or sparkles. None of the elf dolls in NY had shinepearl on their ears.

      And the dolls were NOT originally intended for sale it was after the theft Volks said if they were returned they would be sold to benefit make a wish foundation in hopes that they would find a proper home.
       
      #885 AreeElf, Aug 20, 2008
    6. The stolen dolls did not have a head plate. They were signed inside the head.
      When you get your batteries charged. Take some more pictures and contact Volks.

      They can identify the doll.

      The dolpa doll had dark purple eyes.

       
      #886 ginarolo, Aug 20, 2008
    7. That's terrible!!!
      It is unbelieve that SEVEN display dolls was stolen at NY DOLPA~
      I was shocked when i heard this horrible news
       
      #887 chivaa, Aug 20, 2008
    8. so, If the doll is the stolen doll, whoever is the thief is he/she must know pretty
      well about this hobby considering the fact that they have YJ account.
      they had everthing planned before they committed the crime. hmm...
       
      #888 bjmommy, Aug 20, 2008
    9. I remember hearing the display models DO NOT have identification plates on their headcaps, only artist signatures in thier head.
      BUT- It is highly possible the "seller" glued on a "one-off" identification plate and changed the make up a bit to help conceal who the doll really is.
      It is also very possible that she is a one-off from anothe (recent) event.
      Let us know the outcome, I hope the little dear can stay with it's new owner.
       
      #889 sumomo123, Aug 20, 2008
    10. No, it's not, not even on her eyelids.

      I shall be writing that email now.
       
      #890 ShuriTigerH, Aug 20, 2008
    11. I hope it's ok to post this, but I thought I saw some differences in make up so I enlarged these areas.

      Left is ShuritigerH's doll (I'll call her A) , right is the missing doll ( I'll call her B)
      Originals here: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3598121&postcount=873
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      Several things look a little different:
      - The eye lashes on B start closer to the tear duct than A's.
      - A's eyelashes appear shorter and straighter. (this is more obvious in the full face shots.)
      - A's lip have deeper colour in the centre, whereas B's are more flatly coloured.

      Of course, that could just be different lighting...
       
      #891 babytarragon, Aug 20, 2008
    12. I don't understand why people are making such a big deal over the face-ups. Yes, you can make more money if you don't ruin the original. But you can always change a face-up.
      So the fact that the face-up is a bit different, doesn't really mean much.
      Although I am confused with the head plate, as I thought the NY Dolpa's didn't have one at all. But in the end, best to wait to hear what Volks has to say on the matter.
       
      #892 MinekaC., Aug 20, 2008
    13. Headcaps (which have the headplate on them) can be switched between dolls. The fact that her headcap has a headplate on it doesn't mean she can't be the stolen doll, since it could just be the headcap (and headplate) from another doll. So the headcap/headplate don't prove anything one way or another.
       
      #893 Cauldroness, Aug 20, 2008
    14. Who is Ciera?? Is that one of Volks artists?? IF so then this doll maybe the one from the NY Dolpa. The signature is writtten in gold.....very interesting.
       
      #894 derilan85, Aug 20, 2008
    15. I googled 'Ciera Volks' and found that she is a Japanese women who does doll faceup demonstrations for volks,or something like that. So from what I've gather she's a face up artist for Volks.
       
      #895 xXDarkNekoXx, Aug 20, 2008
    16. The face up comparison pics dont show enough differences that cant be attributed to picture quality, angle, and lighting. The face ups to me are very very very similar, so much so that i doubt an artist could reproduce a similar face up so closely
       
      #896 Botflybaby, Aug 20, 2008
    17. Oh hey,I just found out that Ciera does do one-off models.
      I guess that a lot of you already know that,but for those who don't now you do. ^_^U
       
      #897 xXDarkNekoXx, Aug 20, 2008
    18. Yeah, she does do face ups I have a one-off model I won at one of the volks teas awhile ago and Ciera did my girl. She wrote in sliver inside the head.
       
      #898 Nani, Aug 20, 2008
    19. I just sent the email to Volks. Now we wait:)
       
      #899 ShuriTigerH, Aug 20, 2008
    20. ShuriTigerH: I am sorry you have been dealing with this as opposed to enjoying your little girl. I hate to say, however, that I would be very surprised if Volks would take any action over this.
       
      #900 Gus251, Aug 20, 2008
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