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What is the worst part about being a BJD collector/owner?

Dec 20, 2011

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    1. For me the worse is simply the critcism I get for collecting the dolls, especially because I am a boy. If my mom isn't on my case about the expense of the collecting my fiance and I have, she likes to throw in my face, "Boys don't play with dolls."
       
      #261 mgfiswin, Jun 12, 2012

    2. Oh man, I just got into the hobby, and as a guy that kind of stuff is what I worry about. My wife has been pretty supportive, though she teases me and finds the whole thing odd. I haven't Tom many people about it.
       
      #262 Vycem, Jun 12, 2012
    3. What i do not like is... They yellow and it is so frustrating since you care but it will happen some day. It is like.. You spend a lot of money and you want the to Doll to be perfect like... if i want a pale doll because it is her character and i do not like to see her some day "yellowish" or "greenish".
       
      #263 vervainHummingBird, Jun 12, 2012
    4. It'd definitely be the cost of them, and then the teasing that comes along with it. *_*
       
      #264 TrinityInRainbows, Jun 12, 2012
    5. To me i think its me wanting more. I've only got one doll so far and i see all these pretty ones and think "i want her/him!" and + its the wait and price for the doll. The conversion rates are horrible! for my country to usd.
       
      #265 Kentarin D'Ley, Jun 12, 2012
    6. The cost is the worst part for me, I have accepted it though, other than that this hobby is perfect for me! :)
       
      #266 Marvel, Jun 12, 2012
    7. The worst part is the guilt. They stare at me, wanting me to finish them. ;)
       
      #267 Alewife, Jun 12, 2012
    8. I'm just going to be repeating what others have already said for the last 14 pages:

      • cost of dolls themselves
      • cost of clothing and shoes
      • fit for clothing and shoes
      • wait times for things to arrive
      • criticism and discrimination
      • lack of skills (photography, sewing, etc.)
      • never being satisfied with the current quantity
       
      #268 DanceCat, Jun 12, 2012
    9. Right now it's the frustration of not being able to find proper sized wigs. I'm trying to wig two dolls and the wigs are either too big or too small.

      Also, the cost!
       
      #269 kuokami, Jun 12, 2012
    10. I would have to agree that the worst thing besides everything being so expensive, is that there seems to be no end to the "want" list!! I have no will power...There are soooooo many incredible dolls out there..
       
      #270 cheekylilmonkey, Jun 13, 2012
    11. Money! T___T I never seem to have enough of it for all my dollie demands. That and paypal is extremely slow for Canada. Sometimes It takes too long to get my funds and I miss out on whatever I want. xD
       
      #271 Retrobox, Jun 13, 2012
    12. The worst part of being a doll collector for me is having to repeatedly explain it to people. I hate the pitying reactions I get from some people when they find out I'm a doll collector. Yes, I am in my mid-30s and yes I am unmarried and childless, but NO I do not collect dolls to fill a void in my life. I don't feel like I have a void in my life by not having a partner or kids. I hate the reaction I get from some people that's like, "Oh, you poor woman...you need a husband...." The other reaction I hate is "Oh, that's so cute! You're just a child at heart!" in that demeaning way that really seems to say "omg you're so immature...grow up!"

      Other things that I find hard are the fact that I want more dolls than my budget allows for, and also how expensive their little clothes are. :P
       
      #272 SapphireStargazer, Jun 13, 2012
    13. Not being able to afford that perfect doll when it is available. I know you can pre-oder, but at some of these prices the last thing I want to do is wait months for something I just paid a small fortune.
       
      #273 sewsuite, Jun 13, 2012
    14. I thought of another thing that can be considered the worst. Buying a doll and immediatedly after realizing there was a better one for you.
       
      #274 sewsuite, Jun 13, 2012
    15. Haven't been able to justify it yet, lol.
       
      #275 sewsuite, Jun 13, 2012
    16. I agree with basically everyone about cost, and pretty much just the waiting time required in saving up for them. Other things are hard-to-find clothing items or accessories that I cannot easily make on my own, and of course, space.
       
      #276 Kunimichi, Jun 20, 2012
    17. the cost
      the make-up
      the outfits
       
      #277 sadahallu, Jun 20, 2012
    18. it's a tie between... the cost because I want everything I see, xD and... the face ups. Oh, and not being able to have an in scale dolly house for my 70cm xD
       
      #278 wakingup, Jun 21, 2012
    19. Currently, the fact that people expect me to give up on my life long doll-collecting, sewing and modding now that i am, atlast, married and with child.

      Somehow for some people my dolls where OK to fill a (non-excisting) void while I was still a "sad and lonely" spinster.

      That im still very, very excited over the incoming Dollshe boy and plan to buy more dolls in the future is harder to comprehend.
       
      #279 cyberspacegirl, Jun 21, 2012
    20. Being unable to try before you buy is one thing I don't like about this hobby.
      For example you buy a wig and it doesn't suit the doll and you have to sell it and buy another. Same goes for shoes and clothes. All these items cost a lot of money and when you finally are able to order and then receive things and it doesn't fit. It's so disappointing. It's not like you can sell it for the same price, because of the extra costs involving. I guess it's not really possible to solve a problem like this.
       
      #280 KibKain, Jun 21, 2012
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