How long before you gave in?

I've known about BJD for over about two years know but it's only been just under a year since I started saving. When I discovered them I thought they were wonderful but realised that I would never have one because of the price. But I kept going back and looking at them, slowly learning more and before I knew it getting my first doll was no longer an unreachable dream.

As for being doll-less on the forum, I still am but I consider myself quite an active member considering that there isn't really much I can post having no experience with BJDs. I was quite far through my saving process when I did get an invite to DoA from a lovely girl I met at my first (doll-less on my part) doll meet.

 

I saw a photo of one and saved it on my computer even though I had no idea that it was a BJD. Then, like 2 years later, I stumbled upon youtube box openings and realized that you could actually buy them! o_o So once I figured out a way to get my hands on one, it took...a week? And I'm still waiting for him 4 months later. XD But then I caved and 4 days after my preorder went for an in stock doll and I have never regretted it! ♥ Now I have another pending preorder and plans for...one more, soon. This hobby is dangerous! LOL ;D


It took me forever to figure out a way to join DOA and was so happy when a few of my new youtube BJD friends offered me invites! And last week it was official and I got accepted to this awesome forum! I am so happy right now!

 

I just went through some old photographs of my friends' dolls and realized May 2005 was the first time I did a photoshoot of a BJD with my friend. I didn't realize it was that long ago lol! In May 2011 I purchased my first BJD so it was exactly 6 years later I officially joined the hobby as a doll owner so I had a doll when I joined DOA.

 

I've known BJDs for around 2-3years because I always stumble to their pics through some of the beauty bloggers' posts I follow, other doll forum I've joined, and on doll-related stores, but I only bought one earlier this month when the urge to actually get one was getting so bad xD

 

I first saw them when I was 13 but never had any money and I was not good at using the internet so didn't end up looking at them a lot... once I found them again at 17 I pretty much ordered my first one in a week xD

 

3 weeks >.< I was 16 and had the money and got the most adorable little girl. I sold her and regret it sometimes but I never regret getting into this hobby.

 

The first time I learned about BJDs was around 2009 and I wanted one ever since despite the high price. But I lacked the money and it took me until two weeks ago to order my first doll and I am so happy right now. Also, I'm a DoA member since 2010, but I was merely stalking and learning more about these beautiful things rather than being active.

 

I found about BJD's around April. I decided to save up for one a few weeks later! I joined DOA not too long ago and still have no doll due to financial reasons.
I enjoy reading the threads, so I wouldn't consider myself inactive, but it's kind of difficult to join in when I don't have a doll yet.

 

I heard about bjds from a friend a few years back, but I never looked into them. It was only until last month I decided to see what they were all about, and I suddenly realized I was in love with them! I came across DOA and joined, and a few days after joining I ordered my first doll.
I'm always surprised when people say they searched for months until they decided on a doll -- it makes me feel like I might have rushed into everything. But I pulled some all-nighters researching...And I'm a bit impatient and hasty, ahaha.

 

I guess it was around a year between when I first realized my closet-love for BJDs and when I got my first one.

I like to do mountains of research before buying things, so I basically spent that year doing that... I looked at so many companies and owner pictures and comparisons... I dunno if it was worth waiting or not. I probably would have been just as happy buying a random doll I knew almost nothing about. But eh.

 

I discover bjds a few months ago when I saw a youtube video of someone doing face ups. I thought that was so cool and figured I would enjoy doing it since I'm good with creativity and art...Then I saw the price of these dolls That sort of scared me away since I didn't really have an interest in collecting the dolls, I just wanted to do face ups. So I just bought monster highs and started doing face ups on them...But I keep watching others do bjd face up, and opening their new arrivals. Now I have all these characters in my head for different bjds. It's like I already have the collection in my head, so I can no longer deny the fact that I want them Although I don't have any yet the two I do want are only around until October so that will probably light a fire under my ass.

 

I joined in 2007 one month after my DZ Fei arived.

 

I've been wanting a BJD for a while but never did my research. Then I took my first visit to the Luts website...IT WAS OVER!!! I was addicted!!!

 

Oh, I wasn't doll-less member at all)) When I started a hobby, I didn't even know there are people, who like dolls too.
I just saw Ducan on a Dream of Doll site and that was it - nothing else mattered to me any longer. I read how to buy him on the english part of their site and...well, sent my money via bank transfer.
But it was a few months before I desided I need him since I saw him for the first time. And all that time I didn't try to find any other doll-lovers. I really thought I was the only crazy person to pay that much for a doll in my entire sity back then, haha!)

 

I've discovered BJD about 5 years ago but decided to order my first doll last year. I owned BJD before joining any forum. At first I joined German BJD forum last December and Den of Angels around 4 months ago. Anyway, I've already had all my dream dolls and won't ordered new one anymore. But I'm still active because I really do love to sew and take photos of BJD

 

Around 12 months or so, after seeing a friend on LJ post about her dolls a fair bit. I had seen them before, but wasn't really interested. I was invited here by her, and I got my first doll maybe a month or so after joining.

 

I think I waited about two-three years from the first time I saw one to when I bought one. I think after I learned their names (bjd) it took me about a year to get my first.

 

It took me a few weeks of hanging around my gf's dolls and going to a doll meet to sway me towards them. I joined DOA with two ordered but neither having arrived (still waiting on one XD) but was so curious about the community that I found it to be one of my more active periods. Choose my first didn't take long, I just looked for a sculpt that suited what I was looking for: while my gf had a sour faced man and an adorable dragon I wanted a cute, well dressed girl....not hard to find in this hobby XD.

 

A few months, no more !

 

It's been a few years since I saw my first BJDs and I've always liked them... however other things had priority on what I could spend my money on so I dismissed it.
Then last year I got into BJDs again and couldn't stop looking at pictures, told myself that "one day I will have to get one!"
I've researched but was a bit sad that the ones I liked were on the expensive end...so I thought I'd wait a bit longer.
And the summer of this year, after saving up money for an expensive graphics tablet I decided to really go for it and started buying my BJDs and their things instead!