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Giving up other dolls for BJDs?

Jan 15, 2009

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    1. I was collecting Blythe for years and I just got bored and sold every single one. Now I only have BJD's :)
       
      #101 carmen171, Apr 16, 2010
    2. No, I still collect barbies. My grandmother gives me one for every major holiday XD I have like a hundred barbies 1/3 of which are stil in the boxes but even if I sell them I don't think it would add up to a BJD
       
      #102 avian_firefly, Apr 19, 2010
    3. I used to love pullips, but now I'm in love with BJD's! I'm considering selling some of my pullips to buy more BJD's.
       
      #103 pullipninahaute, Apr 19, 2010
    4. I was a big time Tonner collector for years and have sold all but a few of my favorites. I also sold a lot of their outfits which sometimes went for more than the dolls! Painted eyes & rooted hair just didn't do it for me anymore. Lately, the prices of the newer Tonner dolls are so high that I would much rather add a few dollars more & get a BJD! I don't miss them at all & am having much more fun with my BJD family.
       
      #104 kaygee, Apr 19, 2010
    5. I've collected dolls for a while now & have transitioned what "kind" of doll I was focusing on several times. Currently, there are 3-ish "kinds" of dolls living at my house.

      I have sold a few Living Dead Dolls as part of my "saving for my first BJD" experience, but I intended to sell them anyway, so it was really more about being very specific about what that money was going for.

      :D
       
      #105 starzzz, Apr 20, 2010
    6. I'm also a convert from Tonner dolls. I don't have any interest in buying more of that type doll, but I don't think I will get rid of the ones I have. They still make a beautiful display in a cabinet. They just won't get played with much anymore. I wouldn't get enough for them if I tried to sell them to be worth the trouble.
       
      #106 Gail in AZ, Apr 21, 2010
    7. Luckly i did not need to gibe p on my other hobbys since they do not take too much money
       
      #107 Flayingtoaster, Apr 27, 2014
    8. I am another one who was led to BJDs by Tonner. I have sold a couple online that I never did much with to people who will appreciate them more. I'm quite fond of most of the dozen or so I have, but am not inclined to buy more. It's hard to go back to painted eyes after the joy of changeable ones.
       
      #108 Leo Pheonix, Apr 28, 2014
    9. I have some Living Dead Dolls and other action figures and stuff. I gotta say I wouldn't mind selling them off at all to fund this hobby.
       
      #109 yuan_mdx, Apr 28, 2014
    10. I sold 4 of my Begoths dolls, 3 porcelain dolls and 1 clown puppet doll for BJD. I left 1 porcelain doll (my most treasured one) because its given to me by my bestfriend when I was 10. :D
       
      #110 Shiba801, Apr 28, 2014
    11. Over the years my doll tastes have changed a lot and I've moved from Blythe, through Licca, to momoko and most recently onto bjds, but I've never given up any collection in favour of the next. I still have all my Blythes and if they released a doll I really liked for a good price I would buy it but otherwise I feel my collection is complete (aside from one grail doll!) I can certainly imagine myself buying a Licca or momoko in the future, too. Really it's all about priorities, I wouldn't sell all my old dolls to buy a new type but I might sell one or two that didn't work out.
       
      #111 minimoon, Apr 28, 2014
    12. I started with vintage Cabbage Patch kids, then general dolls from the 70's and 80's. Then moved onto Blythe, Dal, Hujoo, and Monster High, before finally giving in to the BJD urge. I have plans to reduce my CPKs and sell all of the Blythe's, Dals, and MH's, except for the MH I customised. I still love my Hujoos, but basically, I now only want dolls that are well jointed and have easily changeable wigs and eyes. Hopefully selling all those dolls will get me some more resin! :D
       
      #112 Charlotte Sometimes, Apr 28, 2014
    13. I have only one taeyang except for my BJD and I wouldn't sell him because he is a chronical patient - broken ankles, loose feet,... Poor little guy! Then there is one porcelain doll but I mostly forget about her, because she sits in a closet all the time. I couldn't sell her as well, because she was a gift.
       
      #113 Eolomea, Apr 28, 2014
    14. I used to love Pullips and Tonners, but I've completely stopped purchasing them and switched over to BJDs. I enjoy BJDs way more than the other dolls I've collected, but I received some of them as gifts so I feel bad selling them. I will just hold onto them for awhile longer, but the thought of selling them has come to mind since they just sit in my closet collecting dust.
       
      #114 AmberLeigh, Apr 28, 2014
    15. As a matter of fact, when I wanted to buy my first BJD I looked through some of my stuff to collect money. I sold a Steiff plush tiger, am trying to sell a Steiff plush cat, will sell a Hermann Coburg plush bat. I considered to cut down on my Monster High but couldn't decide which one. So they stay together with my four Barbies and a Liv/Fashionista hybrid. I still have to look at a Schildkröt baby doll I ordered on ebay before I got Toivo. It is still unpacked (waiting at work for me but I have been sick since then). I will definitely not sell my other Schildkröt baby because I played with it as a child and got it from my mother (the baby was part of her antique doll collection). And I will neither part with Isabella, my vinyl Paola Reina doll nor with my Hummel vinyl twins Peter and Paul. But I do not think I will buy any other dolls than BJDs from now on. I'm smitten... ;)
       
      #115 Aurinel, Apr 28, 2014
    16. I actually had BJDs before I started collecting Blythe & Pullip :) But I have sold off some of my Blythe collection to fund my BJDs. I only kinda regret selling my blond Kenner, but I have a red haired Kenner still so I'm not too sad! I've been toying (bad pun there) with the idea of selling my Topper Dawn dolls...

      ETA I forgot I traded a bunch of Monster High dolls for a Volks F-10 head. Love her & don't regret that for a second!
       
      #116 renee_chan, Apr 28, 2014
    17. I had to put down my figure collecting for bjds. I haven't sold any of my figures and I'm not going to, however I've really wanted to start collecting azones but every time I get the money, I end up buying something for my bjds instead > _<
       
      #117 moonbabe, Apr 28, 2014
    18. I sold my limited edition Disney doll to afford my first BJD :) I have some MH dolls as well but not in boxes so the money I would get isn't worth selling them to me.
       
      #118 Bambi Darling, Apr 28, 2014
    19. I have way too many pullip/ai/jdoll and monsterhigh. Since I've taken the plunge and gotten into BJD, I can see it quickly escalating into a huge money-suck. I'm not sure what to do with my other dolls. I'm not dying for the money from them, but space is a valuable commodity to consider. I'm not sure that I'm ready to part with them, though.
       
      #119 dscokween, Apr 28, 2014
    20. In some ways, yes but in other ways...

      I have just recently sold all of my Bratz dolls for just that reason; moving on. When I was younger I loved them to pieces and I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of them. Well, until I stumbled across a new type of doll. So yes.

      But... saying that, while saving for my first boy I have (with my spare money, not doll funds) I have purchased two new toy shop dolls (a Disney Animator's Collection doll and a Zapf creation jointed princess Ariel doll) so I think I've simply moved on from "fashion dolls", not other dolls in general.
       
      #120 AliceAlicaArisu, Apr 29, 2014
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