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

The cost is certainly challenging, but I can't complain because no one is forcing me to buy the dolls. And I could have stopped at the first (2) I first bought.

But the worst part would be the assumptions people have of me because of my gender (male) and age (47).
Some people assume I am:
-gay (which I don't care if someone is gay, but I am not)
-a pervert
-mentally or emotionally unbalanced
-someone who can't get a date
-a pedophile even though none of my dolls are kid-dolls. Though among my collection I do own 4 Pullips I think of them more as characterized versions of young women. Even if I did own kid dolls there is still no correlation between the two.

But, like the costs of dolls, no one is forcing me to buy these dolls. Besides, I have had people assume all kinds of things about throughout my life so what else is new

 

The price
The waits
The fact that you can't see them in person before you get them unless by some stroke of luck you live near Denver Doll Emporium's in life store or Think Pink or the Volks and Parabox stores(. I don't know of any other shops besides those four that actively carry BJD's.)

 

Tracking. Which never updates.

 

The cost. The waiting for a doll from the doll maker. The lack of space to display and store all the doll and their doll boxes.

 

I would need to win the lottery in order to counter the problems of free time and money. Sometimes I think going on a vacation with just those things I would like to do would be so idyllic. But there are responsibilities and people that need my attention first. Maybe I could send them on vacation! Now there's an idea.

Oh, and the wait times for everything. Arrrgh. The anticipation is so aggravating.

 

The wait is usually the worst for me. :C That and my own freaking out about doing faceups for other people. I get so worked up about getting it just right that I sometimes lose sleep over it. I'm getting better, though.

 

For me, it's definitely the cost. I don't have a problem with the dolls being so expensive. The problem is that I don't have enough money to expand my collection the way I would want to. Saving up for a long time for something does make me appreciate it more, however, so I suppose in the long run having to save for so long will be a positive thing.

 

I think the worst part about being a doll owner would be the judgment and criticism you get from strangers and/or your family and friends that don't really understand or don't want to understand why you love the hobby. Another one would be the waiting game you have when you order a doll, haah. It is a pain and long.

 

The cost T-T
there is so many dolls I wish to have, but I obviously can't buy them all.

 

The fact that I'm here, and all things BJD, are there. I don't think I'd appreciate BJD's nearly as much if they were wildly available here, but sometimes I wish I lived closer to Asia, or travel was easier.
The wait. I'm pretty impatient, and it blows my mind that most companies need more than a month to send something that takes about 10 days to make.
When companies make limited edition dolls that could easily be sold as basic. Fantasy sculpts I can understand, and usually I don't care about clothes....but c'mon, regular human faced dolls? Really?!
The communication that this hobby seems to lack. And I mean on all fronts, buyers, sellers, companies, in the discussions. We're all guilty of it at some point.
The lack of more people with mutual interests. There's quite a few people in my area that collects dolls, but it's hard to really connect at meets when you're interested in realistic dolls and everyone else has dolls that are stylized, and neither aspect interests either party.
The secondhand market. We have such a vast potential for shopping, but if it isn't the sheer size, it's the over inflation, the paypal fees, the distance, or the seller. Bleh. So close yet so far away.
The cost. I think that's self explanatory.
The uniform mentality. It is what it is in this hobby. Don't like it? Welll sorry!
And general standards. Is tacky the new black?

That's just to name a few, and yeah, for the most part the good still outweighs the bad, but it's still a wonder there's so many people in this hobby!

 

-_- Aughh this question....so many many answers I could give you. Honestly I'd have to say the worst part of being a doll owner has to be that moment when a doll claims your heart but you have nowhere near enough money to get it. Budgeting out for these guys can be so difficult especially when you don't make a lot to begin with. Such a pain!

 

Money aside and personal worries about how it'll be proceeved, space is the biggest issue for me. I perfer to keep company boxes (inner, not outter) and when nearing 10 dolls, there never seems to be enough closet space!!

 

I don't mind when someone criticizes my doll and claim she's "creepy." Honestly, I brought her into public, and everyone has their own opinion, so I should expect that at least one person will be amused, another confused, interested, creeped out, and flat-out not understand. I happily answer their questions and accept what they have to say, but their opinions are just that--theirs. I love my doll, I'm crazy about her, and that's all that really matters to me.

I've come to accept the high cost to doll collecting. If something is too expensive, I either try to make it myself or save up. If I can't afford it, then I shouldn't buy it. I try to budget myself, too, so I don't go overboard and dig myself into a financial hole. So, the price isn't that much of a factor for me.

With this in mind, I never get that urge for another doll. I am perfectly okay with possessing one of each gender. While it's true I might eventually move on to larger and smaller size dolls, for now, I am completely content with one female 1/4 and (coming!) one male 1/4. I like spoiling my dolls with lots and lots of accessories, and it's easy to do so when you only have one girl and one boy, in my opinion.

So, I guess the worst part is the waiting. I am not a very patient person. I'm okay for the first month, but after that, I feel like writhing on the ground until the doll finally ships. And then I tend to stalk the tracking number...hee-hee-hee. So, for myself, waiting is the worst.

 

The waaaaaiiiiit! Not with just the dolls themselves, but the clothes and such that always take forever and a day.
This may sound weird, but also being in a small community. It's harder to find people who agree with you, or at least accept / understand you on certain things.

 

For me, the worst part is that, while I love my resin dearly, there's always something new and exciting around the corner that makes me drool with envy. And while I like to customize, I just cannot seem to decide on one cohesive image before I begin to change my mind again ^^

 

It's a few on my end. First the two that plague us all: time(especially the waiting) and money
Although not having people that live anywhere near me that understand them, there's always the forums for me!
There's also the same kind of flaw I find with other things: Once you have one, you can't help but and want (and in my case get) another one, and another.....

The current doll count is 4, 5th in the decision stage. :')

 

Needing to sort out and dispose of some of my other belongings, especially other art supplies, so I can make room for my ever expanding bjd world. I need a GIANT doll house.

 

100% it's the money

 

The money wouldn't be an issue without their utter addictiveness! Being able to just have one would be fine... but I have two on the way, plans to buy a third next year, and plans for a fourth and fifth after her. Not counting all of the other dolls I want...

 

The first problem imo would be, as many others stated, their cost.
The second would be having to deal with my national Postal Service. It's horrible, slow, careless and, in cases like big boxes shipped with EMS, you will always end up having to pay high custom fees. It's a nightmare. Oh, you also have to worry about the truck that's taking your package to your house being robbed (which is relatively common).