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Limiting the BJD Addiction

Oct 28, 2004

    1. I'm half done. *laugh* I was looking at mine last night and realised it. My plan has changed so many times. Initially, I had three rather large families I wanted to build. Now, one of those families has been scrapped, one has been cut in half, and the other one cut down to just one doll. ^^;

      There are still two I know I want to get, and two I might get. I want a big girl at some point, but not sure which one I want. Maybe someday I'll get a Hound, but he's very much up in the air, and if I don't get him, I don't, it's not a big deal.

      Even so, though, if I never got another, I think I'd be pretty happy. I've got two (Hewitt and Chamomile) I knew I had to have, that's how in love with them I am, and one I never meant to get (Suzuna), but who is a perfect addition to my little group. So...if I stopped here, that'd be fine, too.
       
    2. I haven't reached that point yet, but that day will most certainly come. Once I have bodies for the characters that need bodies, I'll be up to 8 dolls (this includes Hikaru and Fumiki). I'll probably be stopping around that point--it's possible that something will come up that I want, but I see the doll purchasing dropping off considerably. I don't want to end up with more dolls than I can take care of and play with. Besides, between my dolls and Enchantress' dolls, our apartment will be entirely over run :oops:
       
    3. Unfortunately for me, I never had a plan or anything, just bought a whole bunch of dolls in a short amount of time. I do love them, but I find they're not really what I was looking for, more impulse buys than anything. They all have distinct personalities, but I just didn't get the same feeling as 'the one'.

      Now that I've found 'the one' (Soo Ri), and once I've got him and a Bermann (LOL) I'm done. MAYBE get a guy for Namiir (Narae). Or maybe that's what Bermann is for LOL Can't decide ^_^;;
       
    4. I have four more dolls which I would like to own, and that's it (no, really - it's been settled for many months now and I doubt it will change). Two of them will arrive in December and February respectively, and the other two are for late next year, probably.

      I wouldn't mind getting a Yuki, too, but I doubt it will ever happen.
       
    5. Ive got my list, its not changeing. If I had infinite money theres tons of other dolls I'd like to have but my five boys are going to have to be enough for me. Clothes, clothes you can never have enough of!
       
    6. Well, I originally just wamted one, and now I have her. I could see myself getting another, just for the interaction aspect, but I'm not drooling over one doll in particular, nor am I saving up just yet. For now, I'm content.
       
    7. Faces, not ideas! xD;; That's my mantra, it's what got me into trouble before. Before, I was just making characters and choosing dolls that would suit them. I could go on forever that way, picking out dolls that I may not adore but would be perfect for the character I have in mind. That was bad. I might have never stopped.

      But now, it's just the dolls I love, I mean, really really adore, and there aren't that many of them. It's only old favorites that have withstood the test of time, and not just a passing fancy. With more and more companies popping up, there's always a chance that a new one will catch my eye and linger, but I'm hoping that one day I'll just settle back and say I have everyone I need. ^^
       
    8. I'm honestly, honestly jealous of you, LOL!! I wish I felt this way... I'd have more funds... more time to play if I only had two... sigh.

      I honestly think there's something going on with me right now, midlife crisis, depression, I don't know, call it what you will; that leads me to seek out new things all the time. I seem to have some sort of affliction where I *HAVE* to get new things in the mail. Nuovae Stufforium-Itis.

      It's not that I'm discontent with the dolls I have; not at all, I love them all SO much. When I look around and think who could I sell without breaking my heart, the answer is, nobody. But I still look, and think oo lookit that one, now I'm lusting after a Hound, and am waiting for the new minifee to come out since it seems impossible and too $$ to get a unoa, and I want a BW minifee DES.... but I swear I have to stop.

      I have TONS of clothes and wigs for ALL of them. Shoes, accessories... I really don't **NEED** anything for them.

      I think I need some sort of 12-step program.
       
    9. I won't be done until I have all my RP characters made xD

      Which will be never ; 3;
      One singular family of them has 22 kids.
      NEVER GONNA HAPPEN xD
       
    10. For myself 3 is my limit, I find anything over 5 dolls to be a little way too much.
       
    11. I'm almost done. ^__^

      I've only been in this hobby since March, but when I ordered my first doll I very quickly came up with a story that included four dolls, two girls and two boys. Since then, I've mostly worked on getting those four. The story has evolved as I've brought other dolls home, and some of them simply haven't been right for the parts they're intended to play -- those, I've sold or plan on selling.

      Right now I have all four of the heads for my characters (assuming I can resist the lure of turning Cherian into School Head C. . . :| ), and one body. Heh. So bodies are next on my list! After that, I want to get them each a pair of really good eyes (Zouks or Eye Candies) a default wig, and one really nice set of clothing from Y!J. Then it's all story, baby. (At which point I may invest in a better camera.)
       
    12. I like having huge collections, but after I get my next boy I probably won't buy anymore dolls for a while, just accessories and whatnot. As for long term plans, I could see myself taking care of at least 8, perfect for my own shounen-ai soap opera :daisy
       
    13. I have a set list right now, and I do have to share the doll funds with someone else who has a set list, but if I had unlimited money and space, I could easily see myself with about twenty to thirty dolls. They'd all be characters from my story, and I'd be so happy with all of them, but right now that's unreasonable.^^;

      That being said, I'm having a _very_ hard time not adding three more dolls to my list. They all want to come home so much! :oops:

      I don't see myself ever being really "done" with this, because there is always something new I want to do or try.
       
    14. When each of my characters are shelled, or I get to the point where I cannot cope. I'm about to hit a pause, because a lot has just happened very very quickly.
       
    15. I'll have enough dolls when I have two, so that's just one doll more :) I love the interaction between two dolls. I'd love to have more and more wigs and clothes and shoes and everything..*laughs* by wanting just two dolls, I'll have more money to spoil them ^^
       
    16. When certain people (*coughShacough*) and certain companies (*coughVolkscoughcoughhack*) stop giving me dolls that spark ideas for characters in a story that I neeeeed to tell. I don't need any more enablers!

      ...Or, you know, when Justyn stops making people fall in love with him. XD
       
    17. Well, right now I don't have any, but I eventually want to have...

      1. White skin Hound
      2. Nari Pon
      3. I.S.M.Y boy
      4. "Youth Dollmore Eve - Lilis Liv"
       
    18. I have a lot of doll plans, and I would like three or four dolls in the long run. But for now, I've sort of hit an "enough" point at just one, maybe two. It probably has something to do with being a college student- I have less room to spread my stuff out, and I have to move in and out of places regularly. Perhaps when I graduate and get more settled in a permanent arrangement, I'll think about finishing my doll plans.
       
    19. For awhile I tried to limit myself and plan to only get six dolls. (Sounds like a lot, I know, but I've been into BJD's for a long time!) But like Valentine pointed out, there are always new dolls coming out (evil Volks!), so even if get to a point where I can honestly say, "I don't want anymore", there is the possibliity that a company will release the most beautiful perfect doll ever for me. :lol: And if I really want it, but have already met my self-imposed limit . . . why shouldn't I change my limit and buy another doll that I'll love?

      That said, it is very rare that I see a new doll come out that I feel I must have, and even five years from now I don't think I'll have more than ten. And of course, getting a new doll requires a lot of scrimping, saving, and selling, so that's also a limiting factor. :wink:
       
    20. in my lifetime? 2 or 3 more probably. i also want a tiny. I like to adopy abandoned dolls, so that number may increase...