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*alert* SEVEN DISPLAY DOLLS MISSING FROM NY DOLPA

Jun 8, 2008

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    1. I think this might depend on the sculpt release and recent it was. Newer molds that may already be utilizing the magnets might be more likely than say, FCS one-offs. My Williams one-off has them, for example, and I consider him pretty recent.

      But that's my impression.
       
      #921 SaiBySai, Aug 21, 2008
    2. What I wrote was about usual One Off Models (sold in all Sumikas in Japan every month), not about Dolpa One Offs, because the possibility of One Off from these sales was told here, but I can be wrong.
       
      #922 ria_ria, Aug 21, 2008
    3. Hmmm... The lips look a bit darker, similar to the girl in question, and the ears and artist match. I'm beginning to think we may have found this girl's origin. (Not much luck on my end for pics. I found the one linked previously by Volks, and an even tinier profile view on the same page under the event summary thing.)

      Edit: And now I sleep. Noy only did my google-fu fail to find pics, but it kept me awake far too long as well.
       
      #923 Tempest_Strife, Aug 21, 2008
    4. This had to be planned... good theives are rarely more than carriers. I just hope it's someone who'll try to sell them, and not a collector... it'd be so much harder to find them, otherwise. And surely most doll collectors wouldn't want a bunch of dolls simply because they're rare? Maybe that's just me...
       
      #924 ka_la_la_lira, Aug 21, 2008
    5. When I put the two pictures next to each other, the dolls look extremely similar. The ears are pretty much a perfect match. I don't think that girl is the stolen one.

      Darn! I want them to be found xD
       
      #925 Suu-chan, Aug 21, 2008
    6. Yeah same here... :/

      I can't remember off the top of my head but I think Sheri emailed them and Volks said no it wasn't the stolen doll.It woulda helped I guess if they mentioned then that it was just a one off that looked similar,now that I look back... :sweat

       
      #926 aisuhime, Aug 21, 2008
    7. yes that one-off model definitly looks more like our girl in question than the display
       
      #927 mel-mel-chan, Aug 21, 2008
    8. Well I'm glad to see that you guys found some pictures of the one off model. I was checking google and alot of volks sites yesterday and I just couldn't find her!Great to know that this information is out there,great work! :)
       
      #928 xXDarkNekoXx, Aug 21, 2008
    9. :o.....

      Great find, sleep_pattern. It's amazing that this doll eluded so many of us.

      In that case I hope that Volks can give ShuriTigerH some sort of verification as to which one-off she really is O_o. Their answer was awfully vague last time but now that more information has shown up (plate, signature), they should be able to answer that in definite words. This MSD girl really deserves to be "ID"-ed lol.

      Though it still bothers me that these things were undisclosed during sale and the Y!J seller insisted that she lost the headplate instead of just saying that it's a one-off. Well...why would she do that? >_>
       
      #929 byouyuuken, Aug 21, 2008
    10. Wow. We definately lhave some super sleuthes here. GREAT Job.
       
      #930 nepherim, Aug 21, 2008
    11. That's horrible! Not to mention really stupid. They're one-of-a-kind dolls, right? So it'd be impossible to keep them a secret for long. They're have to turn up soon. I hope so anyway.
       
      #931 lyfeisgood, Aug 21, 2008
    12. That makes me so freaking angry that I can't stand it. We live in a sick society. :(:evil: I will be happy to keep a look out on Ebay.

      Jane
       
      #932 kar120c, Aug 21, 2008
    13. I still think that the seller was afraid because of all of the news about the missing dolls. Although if she would have just said it's a one off model I don't think there would have been any problems. But you know how some people can be...-_-'
       
      #933 xXDarkNekoXx, Aug 21, 2008
    14. Accidental_subjects: yes, you could trace the origins of the doll by using the number on the plate (are those dates, batch numbers, what?) if it wasn't for the fact that this particular plate doesn't have a number, just "one-off model".

      I think you people are right and this is the Dolpa19 one-off:) At least I hope so. I'll wait for a reply from Volks to be sure. If mine is the Dolpa one-off, we can at least be sure that if another one pops up it's most definitely the stolen one...

      As for the seller, they could have just mentioned she was the Dolpa19 one-off, right?

      Thanks for all the help, detective work and kind words everyone:) And sorry for probably jumping the gun, again:(
       
      #934 ShuriTigerH, Aug 21, 2008
    15. I guess we're just really eager and hopeful to have the dolls either returned to Volks,or for them to be in a good home... :(

      I guess it was just a (bad?) chance that the wig and similarities in the faceup made it really seem like she was one of the stolen dolls.

      Though still not sure why the seller had to lie. :/ Was mentioned before that she didn't come with the original outfit,now I see what her original was and it makes more sense I guess.Wonder what happened to the wig also...

       
      #935 aisuhime, Aug 21, 2008
    16. When I compare pictures of all three dolls in question, ShuriTigerH's doll and the Dolpha19 one seem the most to match (to me).

      I don't think the faceup artist was intentionally copying herself, either. Most artists have a certain 'look' to their artwork, and of course different dolls painted by the same artist will share features that the artist particularly likes. There's subtleties that our computer monitors can't really capture - such as the pearlescent paint used on the ears & eyelids of the doll bought on Y!J. If you had the fortune to have both one-off dolls in your presence, other differences would be readily apparent - faceup paint palettes used, etc.

      Usually, a one-off includes the wig, eyes, and unique outfit, too - correct? All of these things combined are what make the doll special, if you will. The faceup is only one component of the special package. But still, I maintain that the faceup artist wasn't being deceitful by having a similar faceup on two one-off models. As an artist, every work is unique and special - even 'factory' or base-model faceups are a work of art, when you think about it.

      As for the seller, she may not have known for sure which Dolpha the doll had come from (perhaps it was purchased second-hand by her). Also, doesn't Volks look down upon the resale of their dolls? She may have been wary of offending by blatantly advertising a one-off sale. Who knows, really.
       
      #936 Wickedgood, Aug 21, 2008
    17. Actually....I'm wondering, on the three photos of the Dopla 19 dollie
      I see a long black lash under her left eye...and I don't see it on ShuriTigerH's doll....and they have different eyes? the dollpa19 doll has brown eyes and
      ShuriTigerH's doll has glued in grey eyes?
       
      #937 Rin-Rin, Aug 21, 2008
    18. It could be the double upper lash sweeping down and covering the lower part of her eye. Back to this comparison, both girls with the double lashes have similar looks.
       
      #938 byouyuuken, Aug 21, 2008
    19. but still.....it's there on three photos?
       
      #939 Rin-Rin, Aug 21, 2008
    20. Those faceups still look mighty similar though, even in the way the lashes clump in the corner of the right eye.
       
      #940 nepherim, Aug 21, 2008
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