1. It has come to the attention of forum staff that Dollshe Craft has ceased communications with dealers and customers, has failed to provide promised refunds for the excessive waits, and now has wait times surpassing 5 years in some cases. Forum staff are also concerned as there are claims being put forth that Dollshe plans to close down their doll making company. Due to the instability of the company, the lack of communication, the lack of promised refunds, and the wait times now surpassing 5 years, we strongly urge members to research the current state of this company very carefully and thoroughly before deciding to place an order. For more information please see the Dollshe waiting room. Do not assume this cannot happen to you or that your order will be different.
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  2. Dollshe Craft and all dolls created by Dollshe, including any dolls created under his new or future companies, including Club Coco BJD are now banned from Den of Angels. Dollshe and the sculptor may not advertise his products on this forum. Sales may not be discussed, no news threads may be posted regarding new releases. This ban does not impact any dolls by Dollshe ordered by November 8, 2023. Any dolls ordered after November 8, 2023, regardless of the date the sculpt was released, are banned from this forum as are any dolls released under his new or future companies including but not limited to Club Coco BJD. This ban does not apply to other company dolls cast by Dollshe as part of a casting agreement between him and the actual sculpt or company and those dolls may still be discussed on the forum. Please come to Ask the Moderators if you have any questions.
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[Reminder] Legitimacy verification | Mandarake

Jun 28, 2020

    1. Hello DoA members!

      We have some quick reminders for everyone.

      Legitimacy verification

      Any and all legitimacy verification, and potential recast ID requests should always be posted in Ask the Moderators.

      For a little while now, the mod team has seen an increase in threads created in the regular areas of DoA, where members ask for help verifying the legitimacy of a purchased doll, a doll they are considering purchasing, or a doll they received as a gift.

      If you have any uncertainty at all about a doll's legitimacy, you are not allowed to post anything about it in the normal areas of DoA. If the doll turns out to be a recast, this would break our no-recasts rule, which is grounds for a full forum ban from DoA.

      In order to request a legitimacy review (for a doll you have, or a sales listing of a possible purchase), please post a thread in Ask the Moderators. Include as much information as you can about the doll. Things that the mods can use to review include:
      1. The company/sculpt name.
      2. Where the doll was purchased. If purchased on AliExpress, Amazon, Ebay, Mandarake, Taobao, or any other shopping site, include a direct link to the listing you purchased. If the item was purchased secondhand via Facebook, Instagram, or other social media site, please provide links to the sales listings -and- screenshots of the listing. If it was a sale in a private group, the mod team may not have access to view the actual listing.
      3. Anything that came with the doll (box, CoA, etc)
      4. Photos of the doll. Provide clear, high-resolution photos of all parts, including closeups of the joints; inside the elastic channels; seamlines; front of the face and both profile sides, and the back of the head; inside the head; both sides of the headcap; closeups of any markings on any parts (left or right indicators, etc)
      If you have not yet purchased the doll, a link to the sales listing (or screenshots of private listings) is sufficient.

      After you provide the information, the mod team will then review, and let you know if we believe the doll to be a recast.

      Regarding Mandarake

      We have seen a few people ask questions about purchases made on Mandarake.

      To explain a little about Mandarake, they are basically a consignment shop in Japan. Individuals bring their items in and sell them to Mandarake, who then prices and lists them online and in their physical shops. The company processes huge numbers of secondhand items every day - general hobby items overall, at that. BJDs make up a relatively small portion of their items, so they only have so much time to investigate doll legitimacy on their end. It is unlikely that you would be able to obtain information further than what they include in their listings.

      As such, there is no way for shoppers to track any provenance information for any items Mandarake sells, if an item seems suspicious. Before recasts became such a problem in the hobby, they may have been a very safe shopping option, but with the sheer number of recast dolls that exist, they have been popping up on Mandarake more recently as well.

      An item being sold on Mandarake is not a guarantee of legitimacy. Please use your best judgement when making purchases, or ask us to take a look.
      You can review DoA's guide on how to spot recasts here:
      https://denofangels.com/doawiki/ind...ecast_BJDs#Identifying_recasts_on_sales_sites

      As always, thank you for reading, and please post in Ask the Moderators if you have any questions~
       
      #1 DoA Mod Squad, Jun 28, 2020
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