If you could go back in time...

Oh man, I think about this all the time! If I could go back, I would buy far fewer dolls, and spend more time and money on each one. I would have bought the limiteds I wish I had now, as well: Walking with Tommy from Blue Fairy, and also Dollfie Dream Moe when Volks USA sold one. Of course, I would never buy the ones I ended up turning. And most of all, I never would have bought from Bambicrony, what an awful experience ;__; I also would not have bought the cheap clothing I collected as a newbie, and gone straight to having less of the high end stuff.

 

i definitely would have done more research in terms of my first doll. i wouldnt have let the fact that the doll that i really wanted being 600 dollars impact my decision. I ended up buying a 200 dollar doll instead that, alas, two years later, I didn't enjoy at all. Not to mention, the dolls are hard to sell nowadays.

When I had my mental breakdown, (I have something called Panic anxiety disorder) I would have stayed as far away from dollsites as possible. <- this is important.

i also would have researched companies a little better. i've learned that lesson twice now. some companites provide really crappy customer service. other companies have horrible quality control.

 

I would have done things exactly the same. I'm happy with the doll choices I have made

 

For me, although I do not have my first doll just yet (but will be ordering her in a couple days), I would go back so I could learn about BJDs a few months earlier. Then, I could have saved up a ton of money from that point (let's say summer time) and would have bought her sooner. Plus, I could have looked more at LUTS Delf line before they were discontinued. Only now do I realize that I like those dolls more than I thought. Of course, I do love the LUTS Kid Delf line Darae (soon to be my first doll) so I suppose my only regret is not being made of money, never winning the lottory/contests, and not learning about BJDs until December of 2010.

 

I would have passed on my Soom RS minis. I love them but omg their posing is just obnoxious. >.< I'd have saved the money and bought minifees instead!

 

Oh for sure I would. If I can retain all the dolls I truly bonded with as well as the ones I regretted selling to buy esp the wrong dolls instead I would so I would so do it. I think of not only the many, many dollars I would have saved not to mention the frustration of dealing with companies & dolls it would be so worth it.

But instead I try and think of how much I want a doll, and how it fits in with me & group. I still make mistakes, but I learn to roll with them and not beat myself over my bad choices.

 

No, I wouldn't.

I'd still buy the same doll from the same place and join the same club. I think things through when I do things so I have little regrets in my life.

 

Yes, definitely. There was one that I would not purchase had I known that she will be rereleased later for only a fraction of the price. Though I love her, I still can't get over the price that I paid for her. There's another one that I bought just in the heat of the moment, just because I was determined to "complete" my collection, since she goes with another one that I have. However, it's been several months and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bond with her. And she was the one I lost in Volks lotteries and had to use YJA to obtain. If I could go back, I think I would stop when I lost the lotteries and not pursue further for her.

 

I would have been more patient. I regret a lot of my first time purchases.

 

If I could go back in time I'd get the Sabers. XD As well as another DD who I forget the name of. @_@ But she's adorbs.
I'd also get Shiva in grey skin cuz I despair of Souldoll EVER releasing her in that skin tone again. I've currently given up.
I'd also stop myself from buying Illusion Spirit Ardi!

 

I wouldn't have done anything differently. I've very careful in my purchases and the only doll I ended up selling went to my mother, so she stayed in the family and got mom involved in the hobby! So it all worked out very well. I have to say that I have no regrets at all. I love my ladies, my man and my other incoming ladies and I have a system for buying that works for me. Hence, no regrets!

 

I wouldn't change which doll I got but I'd probably take more work, so I could have purchased them right away without layaway. ^^

 

I would have not gotten any dolls smaller than msds. I would have also started saving for a certain doll early.

 

Ill be boring and say no! I liked experiencing all the sculpts and making mistakes.

But if I could go back in time and tell myself not to buy those impulse buys that turned out to be bad ideas and hang on to certain clothes and shoes...! Id probably would have saved a lot of money!

 

If I could go back in time....

I would makes sure to order the first edition limited Elf EL from Luts in WS, He is my grail-doll. I have him as a dreaming vamp NS head. but It would have been nice to have him as WS fulldoll.

 

I would have made sure I had enough money for that new LE SD16 Megu that is up for the dolpa right now. I want her so bad!

I also would have made the choice to save my money for volks, because I tend to like their molds better. The are also more expensive, and like now, when I find my dream doll, it's hard not having enough money to get her.

 

I think I'd get a Volks Shinku if I could go back in time because I was fairly new to the hobby when she was released and I didn't know I was going to be such a big Rozen Maiden fan later on. Other than that, I don't really have any regrets because so far, I have all the dolls I love! :3

 

I'd go back and instead of purchasing my first two dolls [Doc Kirill and SDF Cian] I would have just went with an Breakaway 05, SS-Shiwoo, or Lishe from Luts, and a Dollshe Saint with the old style body. -___- an 05 is my grail doll, and I would have just bought on the MP instead of the two first dolls, I didn't develop specific characters for them, nor did I even have a character in mind for them, I would have chosen more strategically, and less impulse.

I definitely would have gone for an SD size instead of buying an MSD. Also I would have wardrobed them fully before purchasing a new doll [though this still seems to be a reoccurring bad habit. -__-]

 

Oh my it's been a grand ride, so no...I truly don't regret a thing. Whatever twists and turns there were along the way were delightfully entertaining and in the end brought me the fabulous crew I have today. I was fortunate enough not to lose out on anything I truly wanted, and I purchased everything very carefully from those I trusted on layaway (so I managed to stay on budget.) Today, I absolutely adore each and every resin occupant of my very own little urban fairytale.

 

I wouldn't change a thing.
I've enjoyed owning all the dolls I've had, even if most of them ended up moving on. Sure, I've missed some great deals and sometimes I've bought a doll or two on impulse. I also should have stuck closer to my list of dream dolls instead of jumping on dolls in the marketplace, but you live and you learn. I enjoy my "mistakes" on occasion.