The endless craving for a "new" BJD

I felt the urge to buy a bjd when I started following all of these amazing bjd owners on instagram. But now that I have my girl, I'm really okay with waiting a long time to get my next doll. Don't get me wrong, if I had the money to spend, I would buy another doll right now, but I am good with my girl and I can't wait to make her perfect before the next doll arrives.

 

For better or worse, I have the worst of this syndrome. :'(

I love the hunt, the acquisition, and the wait for it. :'( I think I'm close to addicted to it? :'(
Luckily I never go out of bounds, but I am hoping I could temper this in the near future.

 

I haven't even gotten a doll yet and my list has gone from one to two to three, back to two, and then up to three again. I have been good at shunning dolls that I liked for the sole purpose of looking pretty by telling myself they wouldn't fit the dynamic of the group, but I am still worried this will happen to me. Especially since the two additions came around because I created characters for certain sculpts and really liked them. If I do that for every doll I see and like there will be a problem. I would rather have a small group to make a lot of things for than a large group with few things.

 

Endless craving over new bjd is always haunted me since I bought my first doll, but it's not like I can buy bjd oftenly. My wallet is not that loaded. Bjd is really expensive, so I can buy it when I have a very careful plan.

 

I'm starting to calm down a lot since my collection of dolls had gone from 0 to 12 (15 soon) in less than two years...

But every time I see something super cute that itch starts again ><

I've learned to control it and restricted myself from getting anything that's not on my "list" of two right now. After that I'll allow myself to be swayed if I have the money.

 

Part of my problem is falling in love with all these different dolls, but the part that sort of joins in to make it extra hard, is that I'm constantly coming up with new characters. So when I look at all the original characters I'd love to turn into dolls, and the list of all the characters I want to turn into dolls purely because I'm a huge, obsessive fan of so many things... Well, my acquisition is slow and sensible, but my wishlist is out of control, haha.

 

Reading into the posts makes me feel like we're a bunch of newly turned vampires (thought inspired by TMI which I'm currently reading, lol) I'm just glad the urges simmer down as the time goes by! That's good news!
I'm not a year into the hobby and I'm nearing having a two digit number of dolls >.< I tried holding back one time from buying a younger version of my dolls in yosds and ended up in layaway for 2 sds ._. *cries into the corner* but glad I held up cus now I found yosds that are sliiightly more fitting to the characters in mind.

Plus now before I splurge, I made a half-hearted vow to try to better myself. So I'm taking more classes and trying to achieve them before attempting to buy a doll I have in mind I must say, BJDs can be VERY inspiring if you want them to

 

I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't really have that. I haven't bought a doll or anything doll-related in months. However, I'm focusing on researching vinyl alternatives at the moment. c:

 

I have a lot of BJDs - but it's because I felt the need to have a lot of characters shelled rather than being constantly distracted by new sculpts.

 

I get this feeling a lot when new releases first come out, but the feeling usually passes.

 

I actually never had this. I look up sites but rarely find something I want.
I'm also a very slow buyer, I need to think about it for a while. At least a week in case of a brand new doll or a few days for second-hand (even when buying just clothes).
This actually complicate things sometimes, like a company closing without notice or a person deciding to sell to someone else...

I guess I'm a sentimental type, I only really want a doll if I searched for it for some time. The simple novelty doesn't get me.

 

I only let myself buy a doll after I've spent a significant amount of time researching it. I've never impulsively bought one without sitting on it for at least a few days.

That being said, it's still pretty easy for me to get swept away with a new sculpt and subsequently throw money at it. I'm really trying not to, but it's hard. I'll hold off on buying a sculpt that I really want, but then more gorgeous sculpts will get released, and I don't seem to have enough self-control to hold off on all of them.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?), I'm totally out of space and have nowhere to put a new doll! That sorta helps prevent me from buying any more.

 

I'm feeling this right now.

I'm waiting for a doll that is currently in development to be released for sale in a few months (maybe), and I told myself that was the last doll I would buy for a year. I planned to spend a lot of time sewing for, photographing, and playing with my current doll crew. I was going to be satisfied with what I have...and yet. Yet something in me is craving the rush of buying another doll. Somehow, I desperately want that anticipation of knowing that I have a doll coming to me. And I want it right now, not at some unknown time in the future, when this not-yet-for-sale doll is finally offered.

I currently have no dolls "in flight", no dolls on order. But some part of me wants that, even thought I don't even have a grail doll or a wishlist at the moment! I want the feeling of knowing a doll is coming, more than I want any specific doll. Does that make any sense at all?

Maybe I should find the doll company with the longest production times, and invest in one of their dolls -- I could have that anticipatory rush for a long time!

 

Only if I have an idea about one if I see a nice one. but at the moment I don't have all the ones I have. I just decided to move from the 60 cm to the 70 cm and to go from girls to getting boys so ive been on the hunt and I have an itch to get at least 3 boys

 

I totally always feel this urge. It's really frustrating actually, like a never ending itch.
But lately I've really just been craving getting a doll straight from the company, opening the factory sealed box and all that, instead of buying second hand.
It just sounds fun to get one straight from the company for once. And then go back to the never ending craving haha.

 

I didn't really crave another doll after my first bjd, usually I just sit back and enjoy. So it goes with my figure collection, I get a new thing here and there, sell old stuff. Same with dolls I guess.

 

I'd say that my main part in this hobby is just collecting the dolls. I don't do that much with them other wise. So I always want a new doll. lol.

 

I feel this right now, but I think it's because the first doll I ordered hasn't come in yet so it doesn't feel like I have one. I ordered another one just a few days later and hit the limit of my budget, haha. I think I'll calm down a lot once they actually arrive and I won't feel this need to buy more. (well I will, of course, but not as strongly)

 

My first doll hasn't even been bought yet and I'm already searching for another doll. Is that bad?

 

Yes i love browsing sites, keeping up with new dolls, events etc. I have enough restraint to not actually order every doll i see and want but Im def an avid window shopper lol