Were You Afraid to Start The Hobby?

Yes, entirely about the price since I have a tendency to let go of something easily if I felt bored or not into it anymore. It will be a big waste if that happens but for 4 years of drooling over BJDs? I am more sure than ever that I wanted them.

 

Absolutely. Firstly, I live in NYC and there are no doll conventions around here that I know of (not that it matters with covid). Secondly, almost everyone I know thought they were creepy, and people had the tendency to make fun of me when they found out I liked dolls/figurines and stuffed animals. Thirdly, they are expensive!!!

 

I was overwhelmed to start the hobby. It was difficult to find any information and anytime I did it some times felt like the person providing it was speaking in another language. But I couldn’t stay away because the dolls were all so beautiful and eventually you learn to speak the language too.

 

Hey don't worry about it too much I mean in time when you need money or if you get bored of your dolls, you can always sell them so there is nothing to worry about

 

Yeah mostly the price too.

 

Not really.
I had reservations about the costs and wanted to find the perfect sculpt for me to reduce number of dolls but I don't think I was scared of joining the hobby.
I do find permanent mods intimidating though.

 

I wasn't nervous necessarily, but I was reserved when it came to money. I've been interested in bjds since 2010, so I knew I was going to remain interested when I finally ordered one just recently.

 

I'm the type who hate spending money, and dolls aren't cheap. So I never took the leap even when I had the money. Now the doll that I really wanted is discontinued...In fact to this day I still don't have any dolls, and I've been stalking this hobby since 2014. I always had an excuse to not buy one...Oh i'm taking a trip to Japan, oh now I'm moving there, wait, now I'm getting married...and now I'm a jobless bum, living in japan, who lives off her husband and would feel stupid asking for a doll. I would say, if you have the money take the leap. If you end up not liking it, you could always sell the dolls.

 

I was a bit scared to order. It was when the Dream of Doll site was still alive. I wanted Ivan so bad, but to see the price and waiting time, I didn’t know if I can trust my money on the site. Well I was new so I didn’t know how the bjd’s order like. It took me longtime to do my research on bjd as I had full time job plus babies. When I decided to buy him, it was too late, the Dream of Doll site was gone lol. So I choose Luts Bory instead and was very happy when he came.

 

Yes and no. First time I got interested in the hobby, I had no stable income, so I only gazed at pictures but never thought of owning one. I wasn't afraid, because I knew realistically, that there was no way I could afford it. I liked dolls when I was a child, but the reactions around me weren't positive, so I gave up.

A few years later, I have more financial means, I "discovered" the hobby again, fell for a limited fullset, and ordered it two weeks after seeing her. While I felt way weird for dropping that much money at once, which is quite unusual for me, I also did not worry too much at that time because I was way stressed because of other things. Good thing I guess? If I were of "sound mind", I may have have balked, so being in such a state actually made me scratch the BJD itch.

Now, I am starting to be a bit worried, but I guess that as long as I am careful, I probably will be fine. I plan to make a lot of things, I decided I could browse, but won't order another doll before the current one actually arrives and that I play with her for two months before deciding if I will pursue that hobby. In the meantime, I picked up embroidery to make clothes for her, so it does alleviate anxiety.

 

No, I wasn’t afraid but very excited. I love the start of a new hobby when a whole new world lies before me. It’s wonderful to research and learn, to explore the possibilities. I’m never worried over spent money for my hobby, not because I have plenty (I don’t) but because I think when it makes me happy it’s worth every cent and well spent time too. Others spent thousands for cars, travels and fashions for themself, so in comparison the bjd world is much friendly to a purse.

 

I was very afraid that I would just go meh on the doll and leave the hobby as soon as I joined it. The price was not helping at all and neither did the maintenance part.

But I fell hard and don't see myself leaving the hobby anytime soon. I do have "breaks" when I don't do anything with my dolls other than look at them, but I know it's only a phase and that I will go back to actively doing doll stuff.

 

I was so afraid of the prices! But I bit the bullet because I figured I could always sell them if needed with not too much loss lmaooo. But I love my dolls and sometimes I do take breaks but I ALWAYS come back. I think dolls (of any kind) will always be my main hobby in the end.

 

Yes, I was really scared because of the cost of everything like the dolls, eyes, wigs, clothes and furniture. But since I wanted to learn how to sew, I promised to myself not to buy any clothes for them and if I want a pretty ones, I have to learn how to make them. I don't regret being in this hobby at all. I feel so inspired more and it helps me out of depression

 

Not me…I was positively fearless! I listened to a talk on BJDs (and got to briefly handle one as a part of that experience) and I was completely hooked! I instantly recognized that this was the answer to all my creative prayers…the perfect way to pull all my wildly divergent art-forms together in one spot. And nothing short of the devil walking through the front door would have stopped me! When I got home from that lecture, I immediately signed up on DoA and have been happily and contentedly building my collection ever since.

 

Yes , I was afraid to start this hobby because of financial issues . But I realise that I could sell things after time , to recover and buy something new . Unfortunately I can not keep them forever . But I really want to see everything which I love ,near me even if it’s not for forever .

 

I'm afraid of spending that much money on something with no practical use, it'll be the most I've ever spent on a single luxury item! I was brought up to be pretty frugal so it's hard to break out of that sometimes, also with everything going on right now there are better things to put that money towards, but I think it will make me happy so I'm willing to consider it...

 

I don't usually care if people will judge me for the hobbies I choose. It's not for them to like anyways. I think it's a good idea to know what kind of bjd's you like and stick with that. I personally like more human sculpts, like Iplehouse and Sartoriaj. But then I also like qbaby.
You can't spend your money when you die.

 

Price and care were what scared me and still scare me. The price isn't so much an issue now that I know about layaway, but the upkeep and care of these expensive and fragile dolls make me too nervous to handle them. It doesn't help that I haven't had a chance to really interact or handle one before I get mine.

 

I already had enough "stuff" I was collecting. So even though I wanted a bjd for a long time I never looked too much into it because I was collecting enough other things already. I sold a bunch of things / stopped collecting a lot of things and decided to try it out finally! So was never afraid, but just didn't make sense for me to try another hobby until recently