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if dolls were less expensive...

Jul 23, 2015

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    1. I used to believe the price brought a certain maturity to the hobby. The cost informs us that we're purchasing something that is expensive because it is labour intensive to create with materials that are costly to buy and use.

      It felt exclusive and somehow elevated.

      But now you can buy BJD at Barbie prices. Has it changed my feelings about the hobby, the community or the dolls, or made me believe the high cost of the resin dolls are some how not worth it?

      No. This hobby started as, and will remain one about art. There definitely are objective price differences in material/labour to produce but truthfully anything can be elevated with the right amount of skill.

      Still, the fact that objectively cheap BJD now exist has not made me lose all control and collect them unabated. I still have preferences. I am glad though that more people have the opportunity to experience the positive aspects of the hobby and community .
       
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