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

Space.........

 

Being broke and falling in love with a new face...

 

I second this...

 

I second this.

Another is seeing the perfect doll only to discover it sold out long before you ever saw it.

 

The cost is not a big worry but i did spend a week justifying the purchase of my Unoa Lusis.
For me it is the wait and not being able to see thing before you buy. I want to get her all sorts of cloths and shoes but have read so much about her shape that i'm worried now as i know alot will not fit.

 

Whilst I do find the wait to be extremely annoying the worst part for me is the cost. My stomach still lurches with worry when I make a big doll purchase and I freak out about my funds, even if I know I saved up the right amount. It's just something that makes me really anxious.

Sometimes I also make myself feel incredibly stupid when I realise that I may have spent more on a top for my doll than I would have a top for me, or start to calculate how many food shops or bills could have been helped with the money spent on my dolls.

I don't really resent spending some hard-saved cash on myself in the long run, but actually spending it makes me feel terrible at the time.

 

The waiting. I hate have to wait.
And people who don't understand or take my bjd and no matter how.
And have to pay custom duty.

 

For me, it's wanting so many dolls and not having enough moneys. I have not problem with the waits because I knew I paid for it and it's coming home soon to me.

 

Their clothes cost more than mine, I want full outfits for all my dolls, but ;`; I don't even have the suitable amount of clothes for myself, that and I want a few more but I don't think I'd have the space to house all of them.

 

While the cost is sometimes very aggravating for me, I'd have to say the absolute worst part is waiting. I am so impatient. I hate having to wait while I save up money, and then have to wait some more for the doll to get here! And sometimes I even have to wait for the doll to be face uped and for a face up artist to have an opening. All this waiting just drives me crazy!

 

Waiting is one, especially because tracking is quite inadequate for registered airmail (what I opt for, if possible, to cut cost), and also because you never know what the PO might do. It might just hold up your stuff at the customs or crush the box or ...

The other one is resin matching. I only like a certain type of body, and it's really annoying when the head you want don't match it. I'm aware of blushing to match, but me being me, I'm worried I'll scratch the blushing off accidentally when styling his hair etc.

And yes, the inability to actually see what you're getting in real life before buying. If I could see the difference between sculpt A vs B in real life, I might make a different conclusion than if I had just the company's photos. Of course, owner photos help make this less bad, but it's troublesome in itself to search for photos.

 

I think the big one for me is the lack of understanding of the hobby. I have a friend who calls them "freaky little fake people." In a way it hurts me when they put down my little ones. Not just because they're my friends and they're supposed to understand my hobby, regardless if they don't like them or not, but also because I'd hate it if someone called me a freaky little fake person. I hurt not just for myself but for my dolls as well.

Another is finding the perfect doll. Like I like this head but I don't care for this body... now to find a resin that will match the head and has the kind of body I want. D:

 

Waiting, saving, and not having an bjd friends in the area. Duluth bjd owners where are you?? )':

 

The unlimited supply money, for sure - LOL! And having to choose when there is more than one face I love available for order at any given time. I kind of like the wait...it gives me time to prepare and plan.

 

no time, no space, no one to share the fun with.

 

For me, it's definitely the price. Coming into it I knew it wouldn't be a cheap hobby, and even if I do only buy smaller (and as such, cheaper dolls) on a college student-with-a-very-very-part-time-job budget the money piles up fast. D:

Then again maybe I'm just complaining because right now I'm like totally out of stock on supplies and everything so I gotta buy all those too. D:

 

I am completely out of space, and I can't add more because of my crazy cat.

 

the worst thing is that I can't find time to play with my dolls

 

The constantly needing for new stuff, always being broke, the lack of space and the weird looks from friends and family.

 

Seeing heaps of limited dolls that you want, and have to post a WTB on the marketplace thread...then u'll have to spend much more than the original price...
And style changing also costs alot.
I hate ya sonyeongi...boo-hoo!