Keeping the Faith: When Your Dream Doll Finally Comes Home

My dream chap is Volks Scarface Cecile! I cannot afford $2,500.00 price tag that I have seen in online auctions! I fancy this little luv dearly!

 

Luts Elf El, the 2004 version. I knew about the dolls before he came out, I think, but did not know about him until after I had the money to get my normal El. Everytime I saw him his head alone was worth $1000. That was depressing.

The Luts released Elf El 2006. I do not have a fast internet connection, so missed him. I cried. I was in tears because of my connection. But then a few days later Luts announced they would put up those who had not paid in 7 days. There were around 30 or so that went back up. I had him in my wish list, filled out how I wanted him, makeup and skin color, and when it was time, I hit the button, and filled out the form. I managed to get him!

He will never be sold. Never. He is my final gift from my Grandma who passed away the day before he shipped and who I believe had a hand in getting him to me in a record 3 days.

Others, like my Maki and Olivia, I was able to put the Maki on Layaway with We Love Dolls, and Olivia was bought using funds for the New York Trip that was suppose to happen this year but fell through. I'd still like to own a Renee, but I doubt I'll get one.

Another was my LittleFee Shiwoo. I wanted Fullset, but that sold out. Luckly Leloo needed to sell hers and I had just about enough. She let me put him on hold for 2 days to get the rest and he's home!

My Io was another. He was LONG sold out before I saw him. He's my birthmonth doll and handsome! My friend on here, Buff, owns one, and I fell in love with hers. There was another nice lady on here who let me put him on layaway and now Buff has him as she was doing a faceup. I just gotta pick him up!

Any others have yet to be discovered!

 

Well my dream doll, is the doll I own, Kyoharu. A Broken Ice Tears Pado from Dollmore. When I first looked at him he was around $670 or something like that and then his price came down to $627 and I tried to save for him for a whole year--and the entire time I was attempting to save, I kept thinking he'd sell out on me--so these thoughts resulted in lots of...erm...crying. THAT was how badly I wanted him. lmao But the day after X-Mas last year I bought him. $627 with free shipping. Thank god for that event. And then like $40 on an outfit. And when he came home--it was the best day of my life. [erm...aside from meeting Kyo of Dir en grey...okay they tie.]

 

I guess my dream BJD has always been a Hound...even before I knew anything about BJDs I came across Harlowkitty's (I think she is christy here) picture of her awesome Hound Feyd on Flickr. I faved the picture simply because I thought it was very cool. I started noticing other BJD boys that I liked and found out that they were all the same doll...some variation of Dollshe Hound. It took me awhile to even figure out Harlowkitty's boy was a Hound. I was really scared of the larger size so I just swept Hound out of my mind when I picked my first doll. I bought Cal, an Elfdoll Wu and just adore him. He's so cute and adorable that I wonder why he isn't more popular! I thought for sure that Cal would be an only child but I still felt this yearning when I looked at pictures of other people's Hounds. I felt a yearning that I didn't feel for other molds I love like Soom's Bix and Spinel and Iplehouse's Akando and Evan. So.....now I have a Hound coming to me...he's being shipped on Tuesday and I can't wait!!! Anyone who knows me from flickr is going to have to deal with a lot of spam....

 

My dream doll is Dream Of Doll Limited Kalix, ever since he came out till now, I've been wanting him so badly, but I don't go to ebay cause I don't trust ebay, and he just looks so lovely, if I could have him, I would definately, it's like a dream come true to have him.

 

It´s funny, but I don´t have a Dream Doll anymore. I used to have two, SD13 Madoka and SD Michael (the Dark Gentleman edition), which I loved madly from the moment they were released. But after failed attempts to get both of them, I thought that maybe they were not meant to be for me, and in the end I found other dolls whose faces suited the characters I had in mind much better.

 

Cp Breakaway...

First sd that I ever saw that made me whine and paw at the computer screen... of course it was in 07 so chances of getting an 05 were slim to none with a 90% chance of no way in hell. And then there was that .7 seconds the breakaway 08 was released and not too surprising there was alot of whining and wailing...

However...I also decided I wanted a vampire head unmodded... and one popped up.. and I missed it by 5 minutes. They have been available... but only at prices i'm not paying!

but I got lucky enough to find one recently and finally he shall be home!

 

My very first "dream doll" was Latidoll Adel. I just loved the tan skin and that know-it-all smirk so much, I fell in love at first sight. Sadly, I discovered him on the Lati site after he'd already been released... and to my dismay, I found out that he was an LE10 release given as a lottery gift to buyers of Chaim and Aida. I chalked it up to "tough cookies" and resigned myself to never getting one. They re-released Adel again a couple of years ago as another limited release, but I didn't have the money available at the time and missed out again.

Then, last spring a friend told me there was an Adel up for sale in the Marketplace. I PMed the seller asking if she'd be willing to take a 10-week layaway, and she said yes! Almost 3 months later, I had my guy. It's taken me a while to warm up to him, since he has a factory faceup. (Painting or modding is how I bond with my dolls and find their character). But now that his personality is coming to light and he finally has more clothing that fits, I absolutely adore him.

Now... on to the other impossible dream doll... Soom Vesuvia. I had just finished paying off Beryl when she came out, and I was still paying off medical bills from a surgery... so I just couldn't afford her at the time. Depending on her secondhand markup, maybe I'll be able to bring her home someday.

I also love a couple of the very limited Volks sculpts, but I just can't bring myself to pay their secondhand prices. Some of them are way out of my comfortable dolly price range. I would also love a Sunlight F-26 with an SD16 girl body... but that's a truly impossible dream at the moment. (Since I don't believe any of the SD16s have been released in sunlight skin yet...)

 

My dream doll is a Hound. I know he's a common dream doll for people to have, but really, I can't help it. I'm so helplessly in love with him, and I'm determined to get him. I don't know when I'll ever have the money or anything, but I know that someday he'll be mine. I know that I'll bawl like a little girl who just scraped her knee when I finally bring him home. C:

 

I 'd say my unrealisable-dream one is a Lee Jun ki from Souldoll. I do not know if it's a limited one, but it must be 1000$ for a plain head+body alone, I don't want to know about full package price. The face of it is plain pretty, and really asian - and you don't see that ofter - without even mentionning how much it does look like the corean actor whom it is named and molded after ^^ A really recongnisable and special face.

 

My dream doll was pretty easy to get, I really, really wanted a migidoll Ryu, he was perfect for my character Padriac...but at the time that I wanted him, I had decided no SD sized boys and besides, the order form was way too hard to figure out, and this was a little bit before they all went out on the marketplace. So, I had kind of resigned myself to never getting him...and then my friend (he's demivenom here on the forums) bought me his head for my birthday! Now I don't think I reaaaally have a dream doll, I try not to even look at limited dolls if I can help it because I don't want the heartache...but there'll be one eventually, I'm sure of it.

 

I want the Volks Shinku. v-v I have an Excellent Base version that I made into her, but it just isn't the same as a real BJD to carry her around. I've grown attached to Shinku after cosplaying her, but I can't afford getting Shinku. I did love making the clothes for the little one though. :3

 

Ever since I saw a Megi in person, I knew he was the one I wanted but I was reluctant to drop that kind of money...but I did 26 days ago! Now I just wait for him to arrive. :3 And I need a female companion for him...so I'll get back to you on that.

 

I got terribly lucky with my first dream doll. It was the first bjd that I ever fell seriously hard for. Hoofy Glory Beryl. When I saw that face, it was just... it for me. I begged for three angst-filled, terrified that she would sell out days, then my fiancee altered the budget for me to get her. First doll. Jehremya Sabriel, my beautiful unicorn came home in June of 08.

Now my heart has fallen for... Her mini-self, Glot. My fiancee has already given me the ok to buy another doll next year, and I just pray that secondhand prices don't go insane on me... I'll get her, no doubt. I'm determined. XD

 

I'm feeling a little like it's not gonna happen at the moment. I have decided to get a doll I've had my eye on for about a year only now the finacial crisis is making her waaaaay too expensive and I have some other things to save up for, a summer holiday for one. I'd love to start saving for her now but I know I won't be bringing her home until next year.

 

One of my dream dolls was the Tinybear Dark Tan large Moona...I waited almost a year to finally get one. I have her and don't do anything with her...her body's too slim and as someone in recovery from an eating disorder I just can't deal with it. She makes me sad. I LOVE her resin...and her ears...and if it weren't for the fact that dark tan is SO HARD to get...I'd just get a different body.

I'm awaiting a ChocoPuki...another thing I'd never think I'd see.

My dream dolls...well I have three of them already! But the dreamiest is my Lua...a Pipi I bought on impulse...so she's my dream doll because I didn't know she was!!!!

I also suppose dream dolls can change over time...I've wanted an Aru for a year and a half but probably will never get her LOL

 

My dream doll is a Volks Midori in pre-school. I never had the money to buy one,and now I have the money,I can't find one. But I'm trying for 3 months now hihi,that's not long. I hope my dream will come true this summer...

 

I love the DOD Elf Ducan but sadly I missed out on DOD's sale of him as I didnt have enough money to buy him at the time. Secondary market prices are too much for me too.
I did however save for and get a Homme Ducan instead and I totally adore him, I would say HE is now my dream doll and I wont ever part with him ^_^

 

For a looooooong time, my heart have belonged to a tall, slender and very mysterious fellow from Dollshe named Saint. When their shop was up at Tenshiya and Iplehouse I was like: I`ll afford him eventually.
- Then he was gone. I cant describe the agony, my belowed WS skinned Saint-uppertunity left me! I tailed every sale on the marketplace, either it was too expensive, not white skin, or I didnt have money at the time... I thought my chance to own him had faded...

THEN! Dollshe opened a order in Dollstown and I thought I had died and gone to heaven - Saint came back! Now I am 1 of 4 weeks from getting my dream fulfilled. I`m so excited I could explode!

Dreams come true... eventually.

 

Earlier I was just moping....excessivley moping about how I haven't been able to find a K-doll Kayan head for a year. I got irrationally upset about it an I wondered if anyone else had similar events with certain heads you just can't find! These annoying rare molds that are so few.
I do so wish there was a "Track that Head!" thread lol!

The Kayan is the one and only head Ive just looked and and gone O___O. I just needed it!
But now I think its time to finally give up the chase.

So tell me when should you give up? if ever.
Tell me about your doll tracking adventures! An if you managed to succeed.
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This thread is dedicated to those that never got their dream sculpt....its all a bit angsty in here xD.