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How did you purchase your first BJD?

Nov 10, 2013

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    1. My father paid half and I paid the other half using money I had gotten for my birthday.
       
      #381 lillievon, Sep 4, 2016
    2. I had taken extra work to be able to afford the doll sooner than originally. I ordered the doll directly on Dream of Doll's website and paid it with the money I had made from extra shifts. My parents were excited about it, so I remember them standing by my side, looking as excited as I was and when we paid we started the terrifying wait time for it to arrive.
       
      #382 Nico Robin, Sep 4, 2016
    3. I purchased my doll using layaway as I was still in school when I got her so didn't have the money to pay for her all in one go.
       
      #383 Amzzy96, Sep 5, 2016
    4. I saved up for a 1000$ fullset doll, but I fell in love with a secondhand doll on instagram that was a fraction of the price, so I was able to afford him all in one go!
       
      #384 reflectivebee, Sep 11, 2016
    5. My first ever BJD was a birthday present, the second BJD I saved all my excess money for.
       
      #385 LinaInverseTsg, Sep 15, 2016
    6. Natsume is a Christmas gift from my grandparents, I ordered him with their credit card and when he arrived, he went under the Christmas tree.
       
      #386 Princess_Sarah_Em, Sep 15, 2016
    7. I was saving up to go to the UK and then the dollar exchange rate fell really bad to the pound. Waited for a year to see what would happen to the markets which wasn't in my favor. My best friend showed me this hobby brought a minimee sculpt from DIM and then that wasn't enough. Brought a couple of bjds and a whole bunch of final fantasy VII statues.
       
      #387 Haruka, Sep 16, 2016
    8. I bought my first doll in a fit of hypomania and insomnia with the help of PayPal buyer credit :doh Never have I regretted that decision, though.
       
      #388 RamenDoodles, Sep 16, 2016
    9. My friend who was in the hobby found me a second hand doll that was exactly what I was looking for. She actually paid for it, and I just finished paying her back. I'm still making installments for another doll we went in for together for another friend >>. Doll finances can get confusing really fast when lots of people are involved....
       
      #389 franchsica, Sep 16, 2016
    10. I bought my first doll with "virtual money"... meaning the money I had accumulated during a couple of years, selling pixels on Second Life marketplace :D Ended up getting "twins" as the first doll was an accidentally sent out miscast, and company simply produced a new one for me, and I got to keep both. Why not... I'm a Gemini, and always buy things in pairs...
       
      #390 IsleOfMagenta, Sep 17, 2016
    11. I had saved some money, so when i found the doll i wanted as my first i bought her all at once with Paypal
       
      #391 Zymi00, Sep 17, 2016
    12. My true 1st was given to me, but I didn't bond with him so after a long while I sold him. So my 2nd 1st one lol I saw in a magazine & I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough!!
       
      #392 Mrkendoll1, Sep 17, 2016
    13. I bought her as a impulse buy because I really wanted a bjd at the time. Sadly, the string in her legs snapped and she has no faceup, so I haven't not bonded :c I've been thinking of selling her to get the bjds I really want​
       
      #393 IAmSinon, Sep 17, 2016
    14. Saved up a few months with a promise to save up while she's on her way. Alice Collections BJD, They only have paypal
       
      #394 agentspooky, Sep 17, 2016
    15. First one I bought was through DA in FB.
       
      #395 raggedraven, Sep 17, 2016
    16. I certainly don't recommend it because it really can put you in a hole but I purchased my first doll with my charge card.
      Remember, if you use a charge card, you end up paying more for the doll. Of course if I had to do it all over, I probably would do the same!
       
      #396 Terry Duennenberg, Sep 18, 2016
    17. For my first doll I lent money from my sister and second was bought partialy by me and some lent money from sister
      I paid via paypal
       
      #397 SpellbinderDylu, Sep 19, 2016
    18. I did a layaway with iplehouse to get my first one
       
      #398 glynjay, Sep 19, 2016
    19. I bought my first doll from another owner. Though it is a second hand head, I still love him so much!!
       
      #399 awkwardssd, Sep 19, 2016
    20. I saved some of the money for my doll using the income from my hobby business (about $150) and then made the rest ($120-ish) up out of the money I make from working! So really, it was all saving up in one way or another, but in different ways! I have a few more expensive dolls on my wish-list, so I'm thinking I might layaway those when it comes to it; that's if I can't just save up for it! :)
       
      #400 Haruchaan, Mar 1, 2017
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