How long did you wait?

I actually waited to buy my boy for about 3 jears as well

 

I became seriously interested in BJDs about two months ago, and I bought my Imogene less than a month later. So, I waited about 4-6 weeks to buy her, and then another couple weeks to receive her. I adore her n_n

 

well I fist saw some pretty pictures on the net and though 'oooh thats nice! how much?... er maybe I'll leave it' didn't really think much about it until I saw more picture quite a while later then it was more like 'want D: ... they're how big? and I can customise oh, thats not too bad a price actually...' and I started looking into things more seriously

it wasn't long after that I got my first doll, just a few months

 

I think you should go ahead and take your Dad up on his offer. That was really sweet of him to offer. Make a re payment plan with him though, something that is agreeable to both of you.
You will undoubtedly love your doll! They are a lot of fun to have around~
P.S. don't forget....Father's Day is coming up. Yours deserves some special attention.

 

The question's a little vague, but I'll answer by saying that from the time I fell madly in love with my first boy to the day I convinced myself to order him and damn the price was about 3 months (I am an employed adult, but I was less employed then than I am now). It'll be a year in July since I ordered him and a year in September since he came home, and I don't regret it in the least. If I hadn't bought him, I'd be less happy, and I still would've spent all that money on anime DVDs or something equally foolish! I think if you've saved all this time and still think about having a doll and still love the sculpt, you have no reason not to jump on this opportunity. Your dad sounds like a great guy!

 

i waited 4 months before deciding on what doll to get, 2 months before buying her, 63 days before she was shipped and 4 days before she arrived home. XD

 

I wating for about two month before I bought my first BJD. I had the money and was inlove..

 

I knew the dolls exsisted for three or four years before I got interested enough to realize that I could afford one and it wouldn't be hard to get one. (eBay being a barren land back when I noticed the dolls and no one but Volks having an English language website being two of my original issues.) After that turning point... It was probably about 4 months before I finally purchased one (two, rather, then 2 more heads right after).

 

Saw them online, thought they were weird and ugly, but over time, they grew on me. On various doll forums I frequent, one or two would come up for sale, and there was one I fell in love with. Soon she will be mine!

I collect a lot of different dolls, but I don't really forsee me having more than 4 or 5 BJDs. Any more than that would be just dust collectors at my house. I think my DD (dear daughter) and I will have fun playing with the one I have now and the ones I will soon be getting.

Oops forgot to add the timeframe: about 6 months thinking they were ugly, about a month agonizing over the one I fell in love with on the forum, and then only a day or so before ordering Iplehouse Silvia.

 

Until I saved the money.

Luckily, I had the opportunity to do some work as an extra on several TV shows where they needed people with appropriate historical costume, so I put all the money from three shows, plus a bit of money from a commission for one of the rag dolls I make, towards my first BJD. So I'd say about 3 to 4 months.... I don't remember exactly.

Just be warned - once you get your first, they prove fairly addictive. I thought my first would be the only one, then I "needed" a girl to go with that first boy, then I "accidentally" bought another girl, then someone showed me some tinies and I fell in love with them and..... and... and...

Teddy

 

I saw them once before randomly when I was looking at Cartoon Dolls. ^^;;
When i clicked the link, to Dream of doll I was completely in love with the molds.
But I could not figure out why they were so expensive.
A bit of time passes...
And My friend from Gaia showed me the same website when she told me about her doll!
Turns out she had the mold I first fell in love with!~ And thats when I learned about them, and got one. ^^ I suppose its one of those.. Omen type things?

 

I can't remember when I first came to know about them but then I was like "hmm interesting, but I'll never own one."

Then over the past couple of years I've been getting heavily into photography and I came across BDJs on deviantART a few time, and came to greatly admite oki-oki's gallery and was like "hey I want to try that!"

So I searched around on Ebay and found a CP Delf boy in my price range last week and VOILA I have a doll on my way, waiting to be photographed lol. He will be my first.

 

When I first saw them (which was randomly while I was searching for Saint Seiya manga...) I thought "oh neat" and then continued about my business, doing some moderate research on them. I thought to myself, at the time, 'No, I don't want one.' But then months passed and I kept looking at them (mostly the Volks site) and I thought they were pretty and I decided I wanted one in January 07 or December of 06. I worked on my husband to let me buy one, and he finally agreed, but it took me until April of that year to decide on which one. I had happened across a picture of DoD's Shall on ebay, one of the stock photos that was being used to sell a wig. It was love at first site, and I scrambled to try and find the company that made her XD

That first doll has become 4, plus a floating head between that time and now >.>;;

 

Not so very long actually.

I got seriously interested in bjds...hmm maybe 3/4 months ago. I bought my DOI Luke the 6th of may and my DZ Ying 2 days ago xD Ying will be here much sooner (a week maybe) than my Luke (I heard DOD may take up to 5 months..) I'm sure.

 

I waited for one and a half year I think. Not because I was unsure about really wanting one or not but because I thought they were so expensive. ^_^ Thinking back I believe it was good taking that time to getting used to the BJD as a phenomena and also the thought of having one, which sculpt I liked the most etc. Now a days I have three boys and am waiting for my first girl to arrive shortly. ^_^ The more time I spend with my darlings the more I get to know them and experience with them the more I also love them both as characters and "simply" BJDs.

In your case I would say go for it! Three years is a long time and I believe you are ready bringing home that special little girl och boy out there who is waiting for you. GOOD LUCK!!

 

I discovered them about a year ago and managed to find a cheap one almost a year later.

That's really generous of your father to give you the money for your doll, or some of it rather. But I guess it would depend on how you feel. But I guess what ozziegoth said, to just pay him back later.

 

I discovered them about three years ago. But I was highly convinced I would never own one because of the price. Then last october I got really depressed and impuls bought Matt @___@ so there wasn't really any waiting involved...

 

I first noticed bjds last summer, around this time, but their cost scared me off (I was more concerned with photoshop and tablets and that silly institution called college >_< ) but I got interested again in November, and since January I've been saving up. I finally decided to buy my first just like... a day ago... So that makes it just about a full year.

 

I was interested at the beginning of this year, but the cost was AHHH!!!! And I had only just seriously started cosplaying/collecting anime artbooks/paint shop pro/vocaloiding so I couldn't bring myself round to it. I came back to it around april and I ordered my first girl then, on my birthday. You should deinfitely taking up his offer- if its been three years I'm sure you'll only grow to love them more! ^^