Dolls you love that you missed out on?

Souldoll Chiron in tan. Always wanted this doll, I already had everything picked out - hair, eyes, clothes, aesthetic. I never got to buy him and I know I'll never get my hands on one, but I would pull out all the stops if I ever did. He is so dreamy.

 

Any of the anthro dolls by Aurora BJD ^^ I was younger back then with little to no extra spending money, and I was flip-flopping back and forth whether I wanted one when they announced they stopped selling them, sadly. If I ever come across one second-hand I know I'm going to snatch them up in an instant.

 

I missed out on fullset Ringdoll Lexi a few months ago. Basic Lexi is still there but I loved his hair and face-up so much I'm considering finding another sculpt for my OC. I really wish Ringdoll had given a clear notice that they were discontinuing fullsets for certain dolls, then I could have put him on layaway.

 

Soom Shoshon. Don’t ask me why goofy moose boy struck a cord with me but he did! Convinced myself that I didn’t need to buy anymore dolls at the time and have regretted it. Maybe one day the stars will align and I’ll be able to snag him and his fantasy parts off the secondhand market but I’m not holding my breath, lol.

 

Just when I started on this hobby, DearMine released one of their anthro dolls, Loc, in a version I love to pieces until today. Back then I wasn't interested in any doll that wasn't a mature mini so I didn't even know the company existed. Nowadays I haven't been able to find him on the second hand market in my 13 years in this hobby.

 

Ringdoll's Sol and zombie Sol are amazing dolls I would have loved to own.
But Frankenstein (2012) will always be my favorite doll. It's the sculpt that made me fall in love with bjd and get into the hobby!

Spoiler: Stitches and horror elements

 

Dream Valley Phoenix (Nirvana-Phoenix?). It was released right before I got into the hobby earlier this summer, and though I found another doll I love and am very happy with, I can't help but feel like I missed out, especially since it was released RIGHT before I started looking into BJDs! I absolutely love dolls with fantasy elements, and the wings on that one are so gorgeous.

 

Gloomy Dolls Eris, I just couldn't afford her at the time still holding out hope though..

 

I have a lot of them probably, but I'll mention a random obscure one, why not? When Aria doll announced that they were closing I didn't order anything (having recently just barely escaped becoming a casualty of the n-doll collapse where lots of people never got their orders). Anyway, I was in love with both Narvy and Gravity (their only 70cm guy I think). I soon managed to put Narvy together second hand, but I never found Gravity. I still love him more than anything and he's probably the only doll that large I would ever bring home again at this point. It's been so many years now... who knows, maybe I will find a bargain Ariadoll Gravity still

 

La Légende de Temps Ahaz and Nabarro Sumner. Practically perfect in every way, and unfortunately, seems like they are just not meant to be.

 

I've had too many to count, really, but the one that sticks in my mind the most is Elfdoll Dami. Before I got my first BJD, I went back and forth between her and Minifee Shushu a lot. But I finally made up my mind and decided on Dami. But sadly by the time I was able to afford a BJD, Elfdoll had closed down and I ended up with Shushu. To this day Dami is one of my all-time favorite dolls, and even though I love my Minifee girl, part of me still wishes I had been able to get Dami instead. I actually think her sculpt might have been more cohesive with my current tastes/goals for my collection than my Shushu.

 

I'm currently kicking myself for not preordering the Dollfie Dream Y'shtola. Had I known I was suddenly going to get back into bjds I would have lol

 

when napidoll rereleased the rogebelle head like 2 or 3 years ago. im a bit sad that I didnt buy her, but i already had two heads so no a super big loss but just thought how cool it would be to have different styles for each rogebell

 

Minifee Liria. What a beauitful sculpt!

 

Puyoo dolls, especially the tan ones. Wish I was able to get one earlier, now just buying a head second-hand costs at least $400. But it is what it is.

 

Soom Chalco forest king ver. I took a very long break from the hobby and when I came back I saw that just two weeks prior he had been re-released

 

Minifee Liria is one i still feel bad for missing out on. I remember wanting Dollzone Elsa very badly a while ago as well, and then being disappointed when I found out she had been discontinued, after putting off buying her for a while.

 

I can't remember the name of the sculpt, but it was a YOSD Little Monica doll that I really loved. Unfortunately I never got the nerve to get it, sadly....

 

I've definitely missed out on SO many cute dolls that I probably have no clue about, but one that really gets me is irrealdoll's Nur. He's sooo cute and has a face that I like a lot, but I don't think I'll find him for sale any time soon.. Or ever. ;-;

 

Back in 2019, I missed out on ordering Zaya and Yuy from Natalia Loseva.

I also missed out on ordering the Pasha Pasha Halloween heads: "Beat" Elf Head and "Thirst" Vampire Head.