Correlation of Size and Price

Do you think prices and sizes of BJDs are correlated?
In general...yes. On MOST sites SD are more expensive than MSD and so on. Of course...it doesn't always work that way ^^; I'm saving for an MSD that's as much as an SD(though it comes with clothes and everything)

Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not?
Unless you're getting extra stuff yes. I don't know, just to me smaller has always equaled less expensive. Like you can get a small coke for whatever amount of money and it's cheaper than a medium or large cause there's less of it. XD

Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll?
Already kinda am. I'd have to be super impressed with a doll for that to happen and it has so I can say yeah to this question. Like...I would pay 750 bucks for an unoa with a head and body no problem because they can be kinda a pain to acquire in their entirety in one place. But that's just me. If something's limited I'll be more willing to pay more for it!

 

Yo-SDs are more expensive than Volks MSDs, but that's due to skill, and really, demand. I do believe that SDs generally should have a higher cost than the smaller dolls, but of course, limited items, availability, extras, face-up, etc. can account for a lot of the cost.

And how much you pay really depends on the doll, the company, and all the other factors considered above.

 

Do you think prices and sizes of BJDs are correlated?
They seem to be correlated within companies, like a tiny Latidoll white is less expensive than the larger Latidoll blue; but they aren't always correlated between companies, like one company's SD price could be less than another's MSDs.

Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not?
Instinctively, yes. Bigger size and more materials used = higher price. Tinies have to be way harder to produce, though, with all those fiddly little parts. Still, I find most companies charge less for their smaller dolls. And between different companies, other factors also affect price, like resin quality, posing ability, brand name, etc.
Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll?
Yeah, I'm waiting on that smaller doll now. My teeny puki cost more than my 43cm Bobobie boy, but she's so cute, and puki are supposed to have amazing poseability.

 

Do you think prices and sizes of BJDs are correlated?
Depends on the company and how they sell them, Volks part of why gets so much because the way the dolls are sold. Dolls in a limited market can have a bigger mark up.

I can't say its because Yo are harder to make, (but possibly because less are made a mold is used less the original cost of paying the scupltor, moldmaking, photography and promotion are less spread out.)
If it was because smaller is harder to make the amazingly jointed yet tiny FL Puki Pukis would cost a lot more than $138. (however they are popular and somewhat mass produced compared to other ABJD, they all use the same body, only the face varies (and some noth very much, but I love em) which spreads the production cost out)


Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not?
Yes depending on detail and quality, and quatity produced. In most companies they are, It is much less resin, much less silicone, smaller eyes.

Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll?
It really depends on how much I like that tiny doll, my PF Liu did cost more than some of my minis, but I think in most cases I would be more willing to spend more on a large doll than a small doll of similar quality if I like both.

 

Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not? While they do use less resin, it really depends on the quality of the resin, ect. At the same time, if two dolls are from the same company, then I think it is a definate yes! (But that is only nessicarily true when dealing with the same company.)

Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll? If I liked them, then yes. Though I only collect MSDs (Currently) so I speak figurativley on this one.

 

Hm. Like many others who have posted, I don't find a similar price for dolls about 1 size bracket apart so bad.... I think I actually paid MORE for my YoSD sized Bambicrony than I did for my MSD sized Tiny Fairy when you consider that the TF came with an outfit and the BC did not (the TF was $20 more but the outfit would probably be worth $50 or more) and I'm fine with that. Similarly, I've seen some minis that sell for about the same as an SD- size doll and it doesn't seem odd somehow.

But the things that gets me is the really small tinies. There are a couple that I think are just adorable but no matter how fine the workmanship I can't really bring myself to pay so much for something as small as a Puki or Ringo or Pocket Fairy. I feel like larger dolls are somehow... more intereactive with me, if that makes any sense? XD;;

 

Do you think prices and sizes of BJDs are correlated?
Yes, they generally are.
Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not?
It really depends on the resin quality and whether its an LE OR not. I paid more for my LE MSD size than my regular SD Size, and I paid more for my Yo SDs than I have for all my MSD sized (except the LEs). But that is a given.

Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll?
I already have... For the same reasons as mentioned before. Depending on the quality and whether its LE or not. Basically, yes. ^^

 

Do you think prices and sizes of BJDs are correlated?
No. I wish it were that way, sometimes. But then again, I couldn't afford this gorgeous 43cm doll I've been lusting after if the price strictly went up with his height! (compared to the $200 pukis...XD)

Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not?
I did. And sometimes it comes as a shock when I see a TEEENSY (like...barely a couple inches high when standing) doll for as much as I paid for Emma, or plan on paying for Jeong Takuya (Sergei DIM). I wish they would be a bit less expensive, but I'm aware the smaller they are, the more difficult it is to keep the details so sharp, etc. :3

Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll?
Honestly, probably not. I still have problems wrapping my head around paying so much for teeny dolls (as I said int he last one), out of my pocket. I'd much rather have a 43cm or a 27cm than a tinytiny girl who I'd lose in my purse! But, like I said, that's me.
Of course, this varies from company to company, and the mould.
If I FALL IN LOVE with the mould, and it's from a reputable company, I'd consider buying that eensy thing. But if it's just a "mm cute," I'll probably pass.

 

This is what I've been thinking too. I bought a Honey Delf Pitta in oktober and now with the prices changed I will be getting my Kid Delf Ani cheaper than the Honey even though the swedish currency is getting weaker aginst the USD. Wicked!

 

My Mum used to think that Pukis should be like, £50 at the most because of how small they are. :P
But then she realised it`s probably a lot harder to make `em, considering how teeny they are. So she kinda gets the price now. x3

 

In general there is a correlation between size & price. When I first started considering these dolls I thought about a MSD as they were less expensive. (Went for a big one anyway.) But when you throw in things like full-sets, one-offs, limited availability & highly desirable ones the prices can go either way.

There's often a difference between companies. Some's MSDs can cost signifigantly more than another's big dolls. But if you look within the company's same products, the correlation between size & price generally appears again.

In general I think the smaller dolls should cost less as they're less expensive to produce. But again, you have to factor in other things. If there's a fabulous fullset mini with an amazing costume, shoes & wig, I wouldn't expect that to cost less than a basic big doll.

Since I'm not into MSDs this question doesn't really apply. I do like tinies but even the most expensive of those have never approached what I generally pay for a big doll. If it ever did, I'd really have to have a long think about it before commiting to that sort of money for something so small.

 

This is why I'm not into tinies. I won't pay the same price for a tiny that I would for an MSD. It's all about the materials that are used, and obviously an SD uses more resin than an MSD or tiny. If the doll is not a limited, I expect it to be cheaper than a doll that is bigger. Also, the face-up takes much more paint and materials for an SD size head than a tiny, so about people saying how hard it is to paint a tiny head... I don't think it's that much harder.. call me ignorant.

That's just me, I don't want to pay $200 for a Puki.

 

I dont think larger dolls mean they cost more, it depends on a lot of other things such as whether they are LEs or they're modified in some way, face ups etc....but yea maybe to your family it seems that a smaller doll should be cheaper because they dont have much knowledge in this hobby....so no the size of a doll doesn't necessarily correlate to the price...personally i think price is just a number...sometimes if something is really really special, even if its a 1000 dollar doll theres still hundreds and thousands of us here buying them LOL so if i think its worth it yes i would pay more for a smaller doll

 

I do tend to think smaller dolls should be less expensive, which may not be very rational... maybe they're just as much or more work, even though they require less materials. But just the same, I find I can't pay much for little dolls... if they're over 250 USD they'd better be darn special in some way!

Raven

 

My mini cost me more than any doll I've ever bought. I could have bought a limited Volks SD with that amount of money.

 

Do you think prices and sizes of BJDs are correlated?

In some fashion, yes.

Do you think smaller dolls should be less expensive? Why or why not?

Absolutely, and my tinies outnumber my bigger dolls. My most expensive doll? Also a tiny--a Yo-Tenshi. I simply dislike the prices of your average Volks Yo-SD, and I think Pukis are, at present, a ripoff. I love my Bobobie Erin and I love her price, too. I love my LadySaiyuki dolls and I have no complaint about their price (I may work for her, but believe me, I pay for all my dolls) because I know where the profit margin is. There DOES need to be a correlation between the amount of time the artist spent making the tiny and the price--but Volks has had the same body for years. Surely the body could be priced a little more appropriately these days--the value of the resin only.

Would you pay more for a smaller doll than a bigger doll?

I have. *shrug*

 

Yes, smaller dolls generally cost less, but only generally. When you get into specifics, there are too many variables to make a constant correlation: brand/studio, limitedness, resin color, availability, etc.

And to anyone who complains about the cost of a faceup on a Tiny, remember that those heads are about the size of a quarter. If you can paint individual eyebrow-hairs on that at home, power to you.

As has been said, it's often harder to make well-engineered tiny things than it is to make larger things... Ever notice that MSD, YO-SD, & SD13 shoes are often all the same price? The amount of materials decreases, yes. But the difficulty of construction, & the difficulty of keeping everything in-scale, both increase.

I have seen the development photos of DD-Anne's 6-armed Lotus Near, and although it is the size of a Yo-SD, it's got enough complex mechanics & workings in that body to boggle a Mecha Angel. In addition, it's tan resin, which always seems to take multiple tries to cast right. It's around $500. When both the parts & the engineering are very specialized, there is no reason to expect such a thing to be cheap.

Volks SDCute Boys, which are 44cm, cost almost as much as SD girls (and they cost 2 or 3 times the price of some Chinese 60-70cms)-- because have mondo engineering going on in their bodies. I paid about as much for my Volks Ryu 44cm as I did for my stock Soom Namu 60cm. Volks's resin is multi times richer & nicer than Soom's, so the Ryu weighs almost as much as the Namu. And Ryu can do yoga and cross his legs, while Namu can't do much beyond sitting & standing. Usually in the end, you get pretty much what you pay for.

 

When it's something like shoes or clothes, I can understand them being hard to produce and expensive because they each have to be made every time.

But as mentioned, even with them being harder to initially sculpt, many tiny bodies have been in production for years! And the cost of resin is WAY less than with big dolls. You'd think that'd pass along.

I'd love a Bambi Crony Kumi, but when a $300 doll weighs less than my $250 SD doll's LEGS, I'm inclined to feel a little ripped off.

 

I feel that dolls aren't comparable to other standard products where bigger is better (like tvs, for example). You can't just factor in the materials and individual labour costs and then decide on a price. Dolls are a work of ART and the TIME it takes to create it is much more important than the materials. You're paying for the sculptors time and skill, the years they've spent practising their craft, the trail and error of creating a bjd. And not just the cost of the careful casting process, but the creation of the original sculpt/mould - look at those tiny perfect toes and fingers, the subtle shape of the torso, the perfect faces - sculpting those took a heck of a lot of skill and talent.

 

I agree that the price of a doll should reflect the quality and such. I guess I'm a sucker for that perspective though since I bought a Yo-tenshi and he cost as much as my Senior Delf Boy. Which also stunned my Mother when I told her, lol. Then I had to explain the rarity issues with certain tiny dolls O_o

I guess for me it's more about the individual doll than the price. I mean, if I really love a doll I'm willing to pay more regardless of the size, y'know?