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If someone broke your doll?

Jul 11, 2009

    1. Meh. My little sister just dropped my Jayme right onto his face, and a bit of his eyebrow chipped off. Fortunately it was only the faceup that was damaged, but I still want to cry.
      She's only 12, so I won't make her pay or anything. She did seem very sorry, and she's my little sister... I have to forgive her. If it were anyone else I'd definitely make them pay to replace the face-up.
       
    2. If someone broke one of my dolls I would expect them to pay for repair, yes. Just the same as if they borrowed and broke my mp3 player or something.

      But if it was a complete accident - like someone was posing a doll of mine and the wind knocked it over, then I wouldn't press them to pay. That's just bad luck and no one is at fault. Though, of course, I would appreciate it if they offered to chip in for repairs!
       
    3. If someone broke one of my guys I would expect them to pay to replace/repair whatever piece they'd damaged - if it were from one of my limiteds, too bad for them since I imagine they'd end up fairly out of pocket afterwards :/
       
    4. This is one if the reasons (not the only one though) why I don't bring my dolls with me places. I would be really sad and irritated and a little angry too if someone wrecklessly ruined my doll. If it was unintentional I would not be that angry perhaps, but I still would be very sad. But I don't think I could ask someone to pay for the damage unless they offered to. So it would only be me being incredibly sad and paying a lot of money to repair my dollie that someone else broke :( Yeah, so that's is why they are staying home far away from grabby-grabby hands. The only one I trust to take my doll out and about is my sister (but I know that she is super careful and I don't think I could be mad at her one second if my dollie got ruined because I know how utterly sad and awful she would feel about it).
       
    5. I'm a wuss. I'd probably look really upset and just be like "Oh... it's okay..." and then stop and say "But do you have any idea how much this doll COSTS?!?!?!?!?!?!" LOL!
       

    6. I agree with you here... i mean if you want to take the doll out its up to you but if an accident happens your only to blame but if the person is being a jerk with your doll then make sure he/she pays... i wont be taking my doll out when i get her i will keep her indoors as i dont like taking my pessesions out of the house X3 i might consider it if i am going to a doll meeting but i donno if doll meet ups are in Bradford... anywhoo people have to learn to be careful with other peoples things... but i know most people are careful ^_^
       
    7. let's see at a meet at the suncoast minicon afterwards at the icecream palor, i had my dolls on the table. one of the kids was horsing around a bit and knocked my doll off the table. and his head cap broke and peice on the inside. it's a dz fox and i was surprised his ears didn't break off.

      first thing she was apologize for it. and helped me find the broken off part. she was very upset and very worried. i told her it was ok. and i could fix it no big deal. i'm pretty sure if i had asked she would've paid to fix it.

      since it wasn't a visible part i didn't even give it a second thought.

      though i was mad when my freinds broke off my dolls ear tips last year at renfaire. the little kids were being gentle with him. and yet the adult boys couldn't handle the response ablity of holding him for a few minutes so i could unlock my door. they said they were sorry. and i'm getting them fixed. so it's not to big a deal. but they didn't even try to be careful i think is why i was mad. kids were nicer than they were.

      however i flat out told my brother if he broke my boy he was paying shipping to get him fixed. cause he was shooting at it with his airsoft gun in the house. he just laughed at me though. and i doubt my mom would make him pay for it. though she made him pay her to fix the holes in the wall.
       
    8. If the doll was given with permission, i don't think i would *force* the person to pay for it, but i'd at least require a partial refund for it.
      If the doll was taken without permission, then full refund (in case of face breaking, i'd want the money back for both the doll head and faceup)
      Since dolls cost so much, i think it is a fair attitude...
       
    9. First off..if I was the breaker or the breakee I would probably puke! I was so amazed at a convention that I was at, people seemed to have no problem letting me and Dd handle thier dolls. ANd on the other hand..they asked before handling ours. If I broke I would offer to pay and be really sick about what I had done...and if someone broke mine I would be sick and hope they would offer to pay (and actually cough up the $$$). Argh--this just makes my stomach quiver just thinking about it..gotta go look at pretty pictures now to feel better!
       
    10. Ooh, a couple of years ago at a convention (before I even knew what these dolls were) I just BARELY touched a hand and the finger snapped off. I immediately asked how much, and funnily enough we were right next to a girl who was selling parts for that doll, so I bought the new hand and got to keep the old one. So now I have a random hand with no ring finger ^_^

      I think if someone broke my doll I'd say "pay up". If they didn't have money I'd be fine with items of equal value, save me from shopping online XD
       
    11. I think it would depend what sort of mood I'm in. If I'm irritable or feeling brave I'd definitely tell them to pay for the damage but otherwise I'd probably give them *a look* :eek: and (after they get creeped out by the weirdness of the face) they'd hopefully offer to pay it back. If they backed away slowly I'd pay to have it fixed myself.
       
    12. I don't really like other strangers to touch my doll in the first place, so if my doll happended to be broken by my a stranger I would think it would be my fault rather than the other person's. but I would like the damage be offered, just like I would if I accidently damage other people's dolls. But I wouldn't touch other people's dolls unless I really kown that person, and have their permission
       
    13. I'd make them pay, believe me ô.o
      I'm amazed how many people would not insist on some sort of replacement for such expensive dolls actually.
      Besides that I think it has a lot to do with general respect for other people's belongings. If I broke another person's doll, the first thing I'd do is apologize and offer to pay for it. Same with every other item.
       
    14. Ooooooo, I was at a doll meet with an unruly child. He did manage to break alot of things. But not my dolls. He grabbed some of my doll accessories of which I wrestled him with it. His mom did help and correct him. Got my dolls and I was outa there.

      But seriously......I would ask for money to get them repaired, but if they won't do it, what are ya to do? BTW...........I went to a doll meet for this month, and the unruly child was left behind! WHEW!
       
    15. If someone damadged my doll id be angry and according to teh damages ill ask for compensation if it was severe enough. If I damadged somone elses doll on accident id at least offer to find a way to fix it or at least pay for half of the costs to fix or replace and I would insist upon it.
       
    16. I've been on both sides of the coin.

      I've had a DoA member drop my Dollzone Bunny when it was among the ones she was holding and she tripped over a busted part of the sidewalk. Luckily, bunny only experienced road rash on her forehead which was sanded off easily and you can't tell anything happened anymore. My friend was hysterical over OMFG damaging my newest doll (which she was at the time), I was the one calming her down because I knew it could be fixed and indeed it was.

      I have an Elfdoll Bunny (why is it always the bunnies?) whose eye just randomly fell off while she was kicking it with some Pukis in costume at Disney a few weeks ago. Have yet to give it a real close look (as it happened while she was not in my physical custody) but hey, I'm pretty sure it'll all work out. The eye's still in one piece, after all. Luckily my friend didn't freak out too hard (or at least she didn't do it where I was aware of it) because she knows I can more than likely save it.

      Another DoA member was at my house and her doll was standing up on the floor, propped in the back by an ottoman, when my rabbit hopped by, brushed him a little too hard, and he fell onto his hands, breaking some of his fingers. :x I've still got to buy her new hands, because I said I would (I'm gonna make the bunny go...uh...take photos with little kids for money to pay for it or something lol), even if she seemed to be fine with my immediately gluing his fingers back. I'd fixed his wonky legs and cleaned him that afternoon, so he'd been a project all day in the first place.

      (I should add that I cannot remember an incident where I, myself, broke someone's doll. My own? More than once. Others'? Nope.)

      Then, of course, there's the Bambicrony with the nose job because she faceplanted concrete, the Dollcatch with the nose job because she was left where the bunny took an inquisitive nibble, my blue LS Ted is still waiting on a new, un-nicked pointer hand because my bunny is badddddddd, my Yo-Tenshi still has a couple skid marks on her default hand from where she fell out of a basket and wiped out on concrete, etc. etc., but all these are, in some form, my fault and no one else's. And anyway, it's what makes them *mine*.

      Honestly? There are very few things that cannot be fixed either by some sanding, gluing, Apoxie Sculpt-ing, or just buying new appendages. I learned how to fix my own dolls because the closest person I know who can do such things is a whopping 160 miles away as the crow flies. You just sort of...have to, just to feel more secure about them. I feel it's quite useless to me to get worked up over something accidentally happening to one of my dolls as a result--I know a few tricks now. But then, only other doll owners or people I can trust to be careful are allowed to handle my collection. That way I know it was a completely unforeseen accident, not one due to inept handling. If someone's finger breaks off, I see if I can't get a new hand. If whoever broke it wants to pay for it, fine, but I'm all right with just buying a new one myself, because the broken one becomes something I can perform SCIENCE on, or something that furthers my dolly tech support knowledge base, lol. And when you've paid hundreds for your doll and all its trappings, $20 for a pair of hands is kind of...pocket change.
       
    17. First, I probably wouldn't let anyone else handle any BJD(s) I ever had. I'm a bit more lenient with my one Pullip, because she's not as fragile -- but, once I get a BJD, I probably won't let anyone touch her.

      At any rate, if something did happen, my reaction would depend on how it happened.

      If I allowed someone to hold my BJD, I would first explain to them that they are fragile AND expensive, so they better be careful. And if an honest accident happened, I would calmly and kindly request that they help me replace it. I would be lenient about it, though -- if they can't pay it all in one time, I would allow them to slowly pay it back. Depending on the person's economic situation, I might even accept partial replacement, if they don't have enough money to get me a new one.

      I know some people have said that by letting someone hold your doll, you're taking responsibility for whatever they do to the doll -- and that it wouldn't be polite to ask to have it replaced in that scenario. But, really, can't the person just not touch the doll, if they don't think they could afford to replace it if it broke? I would never, ever!, ask to borrow something I can't afford to replace. Once, I was going to ask a friend to let me borrow her shoes -- that is, until she told me they were expensive Manolos. I quickly explained to her that I'd be mortified if I accidentally ruined such expensive shoes, so I told her I'd find another pair to wear.

      Now, if it broke at the hands of someone who touched it regardless of me telling them not to, I would demand it be replaced ASAP. I certainly wouldn't be "shy" about it, and I wouldn't be afraid to come off as "bitchy." I'm not going to spend another few light years saving up to replace a doll someone broke!
       
    18. I'm reminded of the occasion when I was showing my then new doll Anthony to a relative, who understands the importance of the dolls to me. Two other distant relatives were in the room, and wanted to see him. I let the first relative hold him, while I went to go get his second faceplate, and when I came back, one of the distant relatives started to snatch it from my palm to look at it. I about yelled, because it was an incomplete faceup, and I was holding it as carefully as I could. But I quickly told her it couldn't be touched because it was unfinished and could easily be scratched, and yada yada, and she backed off. Afterward I felt a little bad for what seemed like an overreaction, but I couldn't believe she wouldn't ask before grabbing. I wouldn't have asked for payment if the faceplate or faceup had been damaged, but I would have cried, since I wasn't ready to really share it yet.

      I don't think I'd ask someone to pay for damages to my doll unless the damages were on purpose and malicious. Most people don't realize how fragile the dolls are, and so I instruct them on how to hold the doll, but ultimately, it's my choice to let someone else handle my dolls, and risk them being hurt. If I had a doll I couldn't stand being damaged in any way, I wouldn't take it anywhere, or let anyone touch it. Even I would probably hardly handle it, and then it wouldn't be worth having. That doesn't mean I don't sometimes get nervous when I let friends hold my dolls, but if I've given someone permission to handle my dolls, I've accepted the possibility of them damaging those dolls.

      If I damaged someone else's doll, I would definitely apologize and offer to pay for the damages. I would feel so guilty about having hurt their doll.
       
    19. omg, for as much dang money as I'm paying for this doll I'd make them pay me for the damages. I'd even drag their ass into court if need be. Unless it were a genuine accident and whoever did it were someone I like.
       
    20. back when i first got into the hobby, my friend lynne and i were at the fabric store, looking for stuff to buy. She had her El with her, in the kid seat of the cart, along with my vampire shiwoo. We were walking around and doing stuffs, and the cart got jammed in a tight area....then, i pushed it through, and we both heard a little snap, and when i looked, her el's hand had been poking his fingers over the edge of the cart. His hand was in a grasping pose, so he was 'grabbing' the edge of the cart. since his hand could not slide off the edge, it broke off two of his fingers. I was horrified at what had happened, and i felt terrible. She was clearly upset, as would be anyone, but i IMMEDATELY offered to pay for the damage, or to do whatever i could do to replace the hands. When we got home, i just gave her one of my shiwoo's hands, who happened to have the same hand that was broken. But had it been something worse, i STILL would have offered to pay for it. To do whatever i could to help her with what my dumb butt had done. I was more upset than she was though LOL She teased me about the fact that i was dang-near crying, because i had broken her doll's fingers. She said "You're more upset than I am, and it was MY doll!!" lol

      So in the end, we got a good laugh, but, when it happened? NOT funny. I'll never forget that day. not ever.

      however, i do remember clearly, at a meet-up we held, that someone was messing with another girl's doll, i believe it was like a tan El or something, and they had broken off a finger or two, and laid them in the lap of the doll, and vanished. The girl was so heart-broken. I felt so bad for her. I can't believe someone would break such an expensive doll, and then walk away and hide like a coward. Have the respect to own up to what you did, and offer to do what you can to help. I couldn't believe someone with a conscience could break someone's doll, and then walk away.