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How did you purchase your first BJD?

Nov 10, 2013

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    1. I bought my first BJD after seeing him at a convention. I honestly wasn't planning on buying a doll that day, but he was so handsome and the seller offered a very nice layaway plan and I just couldn't resist :sweat I also hadn't planned on paying him off very quickly buuuut two and a half months later I paid him off and got him in the mail a few days after that. Really said goodbye to my self control with that one lol
       
      #501 grodnertal, Apr 30, 2020
    2. I had a windfall of money land in my lap but I had also been saving, so I just went ahead with it. I bought through DDE and they were great! I think for a first time buyer it’s good to go through a vendor like DDE just to ease you into the world.
       
      #502 Moonsugar, May 1, 2020
    3. I bought my first doll on the official website of the doll. I am so lucky because it was the last day opening for that doll LOL.
       
      #503 Mia_S, May 11, 2020
    4. I paid by layaway via Paypal (I used my cc) through Alice's. :)
       
      #504 mekirin, May 11, 2020
    5. I got my first doll from Soom during their "X-mas kit" event. Since she was a tiny at a discounted price, I was able to pay in full.
       
      #505 Leo Pheonix, May 11, 2020
    6. My first doll was a Luts Kid Delf Kiwi, which I bought for myself as a high school graduation present. That was a long time ago, about six years and I love her very much still.
       
      #506 corina, May 12, 2020
    7. I got mine with my tax return. My bills were stable, so I took the plunge. I will need to save for a friend for him though. Haha
       
      #507 Nereh, May 12, 2020
    8. I saved up and bought directly from DC site using PayPal. I prefer to buy directly from companies if possible.
       
      #508 great-queen-morrigan, May 17, 2020
    9. I purchased my first doll (Luts Kid Delf Bory) on a layaway through Dolkus/Dolk Station.
       
      #509 mirrorcle_world, May 21, 2020
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    10. I purchased my first doll in full directly to DreamingDoll. I also prefer to buy directly to the company if possible.
       
      #510 Yami_Hanako, May 21, 2020
    11. For my first BJD, my dad bought her for me because I graduated high school after having horrible grades all semester because big senioritus. :sweat For the first two I purchased myself, I bought them together on layaway from Fabric Friends. It took me 8 months at the time, but I really loved being able to buy a doll for myself finally! :)
       
      #511 KikiBJD, May 26, 2020
    12. The first doll I bought was through ResinSoul directly with email using my paypal account. The first doll I received (Bobobie Isabella), I bought through Denver Doll, also with paypal, on one that was in stock. The one I ordered through email I did a ton of research beforehand whereas the Bobobie was just too cute and very affordable. :XD:
       
      #512 juni-fee, May 27, 2020
    13. I bought mine pre-owned and paid in full after graduating and working full time for about half a year……
      and with this hobby my savings took a plunge xD
       
      #513 willowspell, May 27, 2020
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      #514 Gintsumi, May 28, 2020
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    15. I was too young for a credit card when I started in this hobby (16/17) And I’m very thankful I was, because I would have gone wild with one. Instead, I bought by layaway, and paid each time I got paid at my little part time job. I think I took a 3-month, 6 instalment layaway for my first. I’ve used layaway so much in this hobby, it’s a little surreal when I don’t use it now.
       
      #515 Chameleon, May 28, 2020
    16. I purchased my first doll in-stock from a dealer (DDE). Still my preferred way to get dolls, if not direct from the company/artist.
       
      #516 FirecrackerSparks, May 30, 2020
    17. I was about 15 or 16. First I begged my parents for a permission for about a month and promised I'll do really good in my high school finals if I may order the doll from the company. My father bought the doll for me with his Paypal as I didn't have an account of my own (I don't even know if minors can create one). When the doll arrived, I paid him back in full with some cash I had stashed away from my birthday. Even though I had paid for it already, my parents didn't allow me to even paint the doll before my finals grades arrived, and they really made me fulfill my promise before letting me enjoy the doll. Luckily I did good despite catching an influenza just before the exam week, I don't know what would have happened if I did not.

      Less luckily, the 6 months or so of having the doll in my closet and not being allowed to get or make anything for it, including clothes, affected my bonding with it. I sold it anyway after two years or so.

      My dad bought a couple of my first dolls for me with me paying back after the doll arrived safely, but I created my own PayPal when I was 19 or 20 because I didn't want my parents to see the sums I buy and sell dolls for, obviously. :eusa_sile
       
      #517 vauhtikatti, May 30, 2020
    18. Actually, I have a small family business and I used the proceeds of the live sales we have been holding the past few months to buy my first boy secondhand on eBay. :)
       
      #518 ShadowOath, Jun 5, 2020
    19. I had some savings but did a short layaway so my wallet wouldnt feel such a big hit. My first doll was secondhand.
       
      #519 koko_mille, Jun 6, 2020
    20. Denver Doll Emporium! :hamster:
       
      #520 amaris.aisling, Jul 8, 2020
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