Do you keep the cost of your BJD's from your non BJD friends?

If they ask me, i'll tel them. Or if I happen to be talking about it and mention the cost as a conversation piece. There was only once when someone commented on the price in a negative fashion in relation to my doll to which i quickly corrected. Usually i comment how people spend alot of money on clothes, makeup, phones, etc. They put their money in their interest and I put my money in mine. Ultimately its my money.

 

I never tell my family or friends about how much my dolls cost. Well, I just told my sister once and only once

 

To be honest, I’ve never been outright asked how much my dolls cost but I think like anything you can collect, the people around me tend to assume they’re something of value.

My parents know because I was living with them when I first got them. My mom wasn’t shocked by the price because she has a collection of purses that are ... uhhh worth a lot more than my dolls, LOL. My dad on the other hand, everytime someone come over and saw them he would immediately say “can you believe that thing costs 500 whole dollars!!”, so that was a thing for a while.

 

Like a lot of people my spouse knows how much my dolls are. Right now, we have it set up that 65% of my paycheck goes to a household funds account for bills, rent and such. And technically what's ever left is mine to do with as I please. But I like keeping in the loop.

Some of my coworkers have a general idea. One of coworkers will ask whenever we get a bonus or tax season comes around, "Are you going to buy another creepy doll?" To which I normally say that I'd love to but typically end up getting something for the house. Stupid fridge. But they know that cost hundreds of dollars and I collect the somewhat cheaper ones. But no hard numbers for coworkers.

As for everyone else I don't talk about my dolls much because I worry that I seem creepy, I only can think of friend outside of work that knows they even exist.

 

I have never out right told people how much each of my dolls were unless they ask. My family and friends get the general idea of how much they are and always comment about prices whenever a new doll comes into the house.

 

When I comes to money in general, I keep it from friends, and even family.

Bjds are pretty pricey when it comes to certain sculpts and I like to keep that from my friends.

 

I kinda sorta do. Not having loads of money is common among in my circles and I'm not wealthy myself either. I know I can't afford every doll I'd like to own and even with an option to layaway I couldn't justify spending a relatively big chunk of money in a single item. I have to accept the current situation and hope for a better future money-wise. Right now I'm happy with the more inexpensive dolls I have. That being said I'm sort of embarrassed to mention the cost of the dolls even though the only brand new dolls I've ever bought were a couple of Pullips and a Hujoo back in the day. If someone asks me, I try to mention it's an expensive hobby but that I try to go for the cheaper stuff and buy it second hand without actually saying how much I've spent. Usually that's enough info for them. I guess I just don't want to rub an occasionally better monetary situation to anyone's face and possibly make them feel bad.

 

If I'm directly asked, I do not keep the cost of the dolls and their stuff. In general, my friends and family know about the prices. Everyone have their own ideas on how to spend the money earned. I try to respect their priorities, and I hope they respect mine.

 

Yes and no. I don't keep the price of stuff from my girlfriend, but for other people, i soften the blow a bit and use more obscure terms instead of exact figures because unless they're a collector/potential collector, the figures won't mean much to them anyway - expensive for a t-shirt is different than expensive for a BJD. Now, if someone's coming to me with an interest in the hobby or as a collector themselves, I'm more honest about it because they either need the wakeup call about how expensive this hobby is, or they already know about what price to expect anyway.

 

yes, mostly from semi-close friends because they couldn't care enough.. it's fun to see their reactions about knowing the price though xD

 

I just don't tell how much they cost me. I only tell people that they cost a bit of money and that's that. But if someone is into them like we are I just tell them straight up the cost. XD

 

I always try to minimize the price talk and divert them to the artistic value instead.

I mostly tell the non-BJD people, that my dolls are part of my main hobby a.k.a photography. They're unique and one of a kind (not because the company only made 1 of them, but I personally styled them, that I believe it makes them different from other dolls with the same sculpt).

If they insist of asking the price, I usually give them a ballpark, as I never bother to remember the exact price of each doll. For example, "Tiny dolls start from 100 usd I think. Mini dolls start from 200 usd maybe... Larger one perhaps from 300 usd...... It depends actually, is it limited, super limited, or maybe can be bought anytime. Too many factors to be considered in the price anyway.... Plus like I said, this is an art, you can't really define the price of a sculpture or a panting, ahahahaha...."

 

As many of you explained, I won't give a price range to anyone (besides my husband and my sister who are the ones I consult my purchases with) unless they ask directly for it.
So if they ask for general prices I would say something like "from 100 to 3000 depebdepe on the doll xD" and that usually does the trick and they won't continue asking.
If they ask for a certain doll, I usually tell them the price of the basic nude doll and not the actual cost with shipping, wig, eyes, clothing, etc. That price tag is usually enough to prevent more questions about prices as they are usually stunned by it (even if I don't have really really expensive dolls xD)

 

Oh absolutely, there is not a soul I would tell have much I've spent to lol. I guess I was warned that this was an expensive hobby, to be fair.

 

ha ha... of course. especially from my mom & sisters. if they insist, i'd only tell them 1/2 of the price. xDD

 

Most of my friends don't ask, but if they do, I will tell them the price. I only wouldn't tell my parents about its price, because I'm 100% sure they would kill me if they know it, so I just hide my doll from them

 

Yes because I can't justify to them why I am spending so much on dolls but I still do anyways.

 

I don't tell people how much are my dolls unless they asked. I'll usually say it in a tone where by it sounds like I'm hesitant to say. Then I'll say that I saved up to buy them because I like the way they were sculpted. Most people will say they are so expensive and I'll just agree with them and say "Yeah, they are an art piece."

 

I don't go out of my way to mention it, but I don't hide it either. Lots of people have an expensive hobby. I'd never spend the amount I spend on my dolls on (for example) trading cards or headphones. But many people would. It's just a matter of what I care about enough to spend the money on and can afford. None of my friends care at all. They are happy that I found something that makes me happy. They'd probably be worried if I started neglecting bills to buy more dolls, but I don't do that.

 

It's ironic that my Mom never judged, she just thought they are expensive.. haha, but my friend would judge, gets really frustrating when they ask me why would I spend so much on something "useless".... I really don't know how to explain other than I just like to.