Iplehouse EID and SID Discussion Part 16

boudica: I am very happy to hear you were able to get Lawrence before! Let's hope things go back to normal so it will once again be possible to purchase the dolls without spending so much more extra money.

Jany: I'm so sorry to hear that I hope you will be able to get Edan later on and that the exchange rate goes back to being more favourable. I know the feeling! I had a layaway from an event going on around Christmas. For some reason I decided to pay the layaway a lot faster than I had intended. At the time I felt crazy for doing that but now when looking back I am so grateful I managed to pay all the payments when I did.

I'm going to focus on getting the makeup and wigs done for my dolls. And meanwhile save so when the exchange rates hopefully go down again I will be able to buy Leonard (and the underwear if it is still available).

rootedinvanity: Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful picture! He looks amazing and you have a beautiful Leonard

 

Since the topic of merging threads has come up again:

DoA allows multiple discussion threads for companies. Some members prefer smaller threads with focused information on a narrow topic. Some people only want to hang out in one thread in the entire forum and want that thread to be everything. Some people want to spam up every available thread because they love to share and they love having more threads. All of these people are DoA members and a more relaxed approach to thread organization allows members to interact in the way they feel most comfortable. Hundreds of members read these threads, so please do not assume that they are all here for the same reasons.

Some people believe that all Iple heads are interchangeable, some people do not. Some people only care about pretty head shots, while others don't want to see hybrids. Some people want threads about clothing fit for a specific body type and don't want to wade through 800 posts to find that information. Every member is allowed to start a thread. If it is quantifiably different from an existing thread, it is allowed to remain separate. You may choose to make a thread more or less relevant by participating in it or not.

If you believe that the mega Iple thread that contains all sizes is the best place to be, then only post in that thread. If all of the myriad threads about Iple dolls is too much to keep up with, then pick the one you like best and don't cross post; unsubscribe from the others. If you have no interest in the other sizes and only want to talk about nYID, there's a thread for you too! If you don't care for nYID and only own the bigger sizes, you have a place to stay.

Thank you for understanding!

 

I was looking forward that head even in hopes that they would have the Demon Claude head in Grey, but they just had in normal skin so I had to pass this time. I wish Iplehouse offered the option to buy heads separately, even as a like, once a year event kind of thing. I can understand that selling full dolls is more profitable for them, but I just want an head DX

 

I've never understood how the economics of the "full doll vs. head" worked out--there is a lot of labor in a full body, it seems to me the profit margin on heads would be greater than on bodies. Also a steady supply of genuine heads might choke off the recasters somewhat. And I don't know about anyone else, but once I get the head the damn thing starts pestering for it's proper body almost right away. Pesky things!

 

Excited to order tomorrow! Time to finally pull the trigger haha

 

Good luck everyone! I stilk have to wait another week for Doll Choice >

 

it's not just profit margins... it's the mechanics of how the mix and pour the resins ... they mix amounts to make full dolls and they pour into molds in full doll sets... It's the casting process that is the bigger issue... Think if it as muffin tins that have the parts for a whole doll... would you put 10 muffin tins in a oven if only one or two spots were filled in each tin?... obviously not.... They way I have understood various comments by IH THAT is the bigger reason.

 

They also cast heads and bodies at the same time for resin matching purposes... I dont think they like to sell products that are less than perfect... unless of course it is through the auctions where they clearly state all of the issues and expect less of a profit. So casting bodies/heads then having left over resin that just gets wasted is not very good either... you cant just mix another batch into the first one because if the pigment ratio is just slightly different, it can throw the whole batch off.

 

I just put Pamela on Layaway too! YAY! Also... when I went to figure out the shipping bumps, the black pair of shoes was sold out RIGHT after I submitted the order! I got dang lucky!

 

animerockstar, you already have a confirmation? I sure as heck don't.

I ordered Edan/ faceup + beard/clothes/ weapons/ wig.....no shoes

 

lol wow you are fast lol... and grats! you deserve it! I finally figured out what to do to protect the 'white' uniform pants from the 'black' boots (now Dex just crackles when he moves ... tissue paper!)... If I am lucky I can do a few shot of him in the preview outfit WITH boots ... they looks slick btw ^^...

As for my Leo... I am waiting as long as I can to order since I will have to start paying back my uncle the money he loaned me soon...

finally someone with the words I couldn't get to make sense.... this is my 'cake batter' explanation since i couldn't think in the other terms... lol

and grats to all the orders snagging goodies... and to ori... I hope you get what you wanted ><

 

That's when I got my confirmation email too! Lol. I had everything set in the boxes and as soon as she was available I threw her in my cart, put in the address info for shipping and submitted the order! Took me less than a minute XD

Edit: and right after I sent the first layaway payment my internet died.... I'm on here on my phone now. Lol.

 

lol, thank you animerockstar. I did get a comfirmation email on him. I sure hope that I did get all of his things. I was checking on Iple's site for payment confirmation.

Added: Grats to you for getting Leonard full set. He's gorgeous, to say the least. The Raven, and grats to you too. Pamela is stunning.

I wonder how many people were waiting like us....??


More adding: Lady Tiku, I'd love to have Leonard, too. I love him in the LB and a beard.....I can dream, no?

 

omg... I did the same thing! Although I had my other stuff in the cart for about a half hour to an hour before the sale started XD I'd been practicing all week/weekend to make sure I did it right... especially because I knew I was going to start shaking/have a mini panic attack like I almost did during the head sale for Douglas when i missed him... and sure enough right on cue I was shaking so bad I could barely see straight! I kept having to stop myself from double checking things since I KNEW it was correct since it had all been filled out since well before the sale started XD Plus I typed up the shipping address (my Gran's) in a note pad so I could copy paste it this time. There was no way I was missing out on that dress for you!

 

I see nothing the least bit wrong with your methods! (I'd be the same lol) Even the E-net cord... especially that for me ><. And not insane .... giddy with happiness ^^ (after all are crazy ppl not usually thought of as happy?)

And ya I got 2 outfits and 3 sets of weapons lol... I've been laying in stores for future dolls actually. When you get to 'Mad Jack's story' the scene on the beach has many of my major characters I want to do. Edan = Dash ^^ I'd loved to have been able to snag an Edan head to do up as his 40 yr old self ;p ... "Something About Emmaline" started a bit of a dreamers avalanche with me lol.

 

Lady Tiku that is the first time anyone has given me an explanation that MADE SENSE as to why they didn't want to do rolling heads! Thank you!!