How long do you wait before getting a new doll?

I like to live life on the wild side-- cautiously save (and save and save) and then see if I still want the doll. Crazy, right? Hold on to your hats and pearls because then I see if there isn't a doll I had in mind in the marketplace here, some long-lost want I can afford.

I went once without buying a doll for three years, and in the last year, I've bought two. So it really depends on my funds, what I'm doing in the hobby, etc.

 

How long I wait before buying a new doll depends mostly on my financial situation. I don't have the best paying job in the world, so it sometimes takes a long time before I have enough money to buy a doll. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to sell a lot of things so I can afford a new doll quickly after the last . I've noticed about myself that I tend to buy every doll I want as soon as I can instead of completing one doll first, but I guess that also has to do with the fact that I have only been collecting for a few months.

 

I always wait till a couple of days before I get my new student finance. Usually I have some savings left (usually not enough for a whole doll haha) which I know I'm definitley not going to need. Then I spend it all on BjD's/stuff

 

Seeing as I'm a poor college student, I usually wait until I have enough free money to spend before I buy a doll... And it is RARE for that to happen. I've been waiting about six months without purchasing a new doll so far!

 

i used to buy dolls every few months, but then i started living away from home so it takes me longer to save now. i usually just buy 1 doll each year, unless i find limited doll i like a lot then i will take out of savings if i can. i think it's easier for me to just buy only one because then i spend extra money on their clothes and wigs for a year and they are finished by the time i get a new doll.

 

Well I bought my first doll from a friend-that took payments so that was nice.
I found my dream doll and it's itching at me like crazy!

However I promised Lafeu-:my doll: (Is that silly?) that I would finish him first or get his new head/face up.

Tho if I just get the doll that I want-then I won't have to worry about the doll no longer being on sale-ya know?

 

For me when a new doll arrives I want to buy another one right then! I don't usually do it as I am not rich but it seems getting one begets wanting more!

 

I try to have a 6 month gap but the last few haven't had that gap. I got one in November, then one in February, then one in August and another for Christmas now I have one on order. I was very strict but lately I've just splurged. I think I'm coming to the end of my collection so there are just a few I need to get now. No more dolls 'til late next year!

 

Same as Uctie, I have to save up for months because I do not have money to spend for myself or save up every month ~

 

when there's the right click I order the doll, usually for layaway when they are limited.

 

I don't have a set waiting time, but I do notice that I mull over my options a bit before buying anything.

 

I'm picky so I always spend lots of time thinking about a doll to make sure it'll be perfect for my characters, but other than that...it's difficult for me to pay for a doll all in one go usually, so I like to do layaway. I've made myself promise to only have 2 at the most on layaway at a time, so that sort of keeps me from getting too many at once. ^^ I have 2 right now on layaway, and a third that was already paid for and is currently still in processing land (waaaah!), so I probably won't start seriously thinking about getting another until March or so of next year. Of course, that also depends on other expenses as well.

 

It depends. Getting a new doll mainly relies on finances and if it 'feels' right to get the doll at that time. If I can support a layaway, I go for it. My wishlist now has moved towards the secondhand market so now I'll be putting money away with each paycheck to have the funds when I find a doll, head or part on my list.

 

Since I generally have plans for what characters I want to shell, the wait times are generally dependent on saving up the amount needed. Sometimes it will have been a while, and I won't have bought a doll in ages, and I get that niggling "Man I want a new doll" feeling, but usually I try to make sure that I have a character for them to come home into, and don't just buy on a whim.

 

When I have the money! I'm sad I'll miss out on the Only Doll event because I don't have the money to even start a layaway this month.

 

Well when I first got into bjds I was buying them like they were going out of style. But that's how I start hobbies...with binge buying. It's not necessarily healthy but it's what I do lol. But as of this post it's been over a year since I bought a doll. Well I bought a body this past spring but idk that doesn't count to me. I've been putting off getting her a head b/c I don't feel financially comfortable. And there is the answer:

I wait however long it takes for me to feel financially secure enough to purchase another one.

 

Depends on time and money! I think layaway helps with pacing time, but then the marketplace just destroys all patience.

 

I think it'll depend on how much funds I have and whether or not I'd prioritize getting another doll over getting my current one clothes and other accessories. I guess that right now, I'm thinking of waiting until I at least amass some items for my current girl before getting another doll?
For me, I think that before getting a new doll, I would first make sure that, yeah, the dolls before him/her would have enough clothes for themselves. Unless if I really, really like the doll and he/she is only available for a specific amount of time, then I'll probably get him/her. :3

 

I was planing to wait a very long time but I found my grail for sale and she is less than half the price I usually see her going for so I snatched her up aha.

 

Hard question to answer as my brain says no more then a month. But my bank account would say I have tried to hold off longer.