What is your biggest fear concerning your dolls?

I have never had a any faceup fade or minimize in anyway so far. I have all used dolls, purchased 2nd hand.

 

I'm afraid of yellowing, though it's probably not as bad as I think it is.

 

If this helps you any, all faceups are technically temporary since they all fade over time, some sealants yellow over time and it make chip and all that. Hope this link helps: Face-up - DoA BJD Wiki | Den of Angels

 

my biggest fears would be accidentally dropping and permanently damaging a doll, such as having the nose or fingers break, or god forbid have the WHOLE face shatter as i have seen happen to one unfortunate collector...
and the other would be having my dolls stolen or lost, whether it be from my home or if i ever take them out with me, or even from the mail. i dont think id ever get over something like that!

 

My biggest fear has always been that I would spend a lot of money for a doll and then not like it.
Well, my fear came true this past week.

I ordered a doll which I had wanted for a long time. It was for an important character in my story, and I'd been searching for the perfect doll to represent this character. I spent a lot of money for the doll, more than I should have and more than I could really afford on my budget, but I had to have him.
I was very excited about him, counting the days until his arrival, but as soon as I got him I hated him. I can't explain it, but I opened the box, took one look and instantly felt a deep sinking of regret. I feel so bad about it because I spent so much money - more than any other doll - and even if I sell him, I won't get back as much as I spent. I feel totally sick about it. The experience has also kind of ruined the character for me, and I have written him out of my story.

I don't want to say what the doll is, because it's a wonderful doll from a top company, and I SHOULD love him. But I just don't. So sad and disappointed.

 

that the mail man will be dumb like he seems to have been lately, leaving the package outside my door even when I'm home and ready to answer, and I will not know, and someone else will steal my package! Seriously, why can't he just knock!!! :[

Once I have them... that my klutziness will brake them... but I know how bad I am, so I've always been extra careful with my old ones. Never did anything to them in 10 years! So I should be fine! : D

 

Ah I have so many fears....my biggest is probably a fear of messing up the faceup. I've already sort of smudged the sealant on one of my boy's faces (thankfully in a place his wig covers) and I'm afraid of ruining more. I know faceups are supposed to be temporary but I love the company faceups and have no interest in learning how to do faceups myself, so...I really want them to last.

I'm also afraid of dropping, and breaking them in transit, and ruining their fancy clothes that have all sorts of delicate bits that are prone to falling off and getting detached. Not a week passes when I don't have a nightmare about something awful happening to my dollies.

I may be too high-strung for this hobby, haha.

 

Certainly a lot of fears concerning dolls will be maintenance problems, and I fear the same. But my ultimate fear is that after I died they will have no one to look after them, and there will be no way to sell them to others who might love them by then, assuming I have an average lifespan it's gonna be more than 50 years later, they will be so old and crappy, and shall be treated like garbage.

Every time I think of this it makes my heart sink.

 

so scared that my cat will jump up to where i have mt doll displayed, knock her to the floor and brake...but yet this fear doesnt make me want to pack her away in a safe place. shes just too pretty not to be seen.

 

My biggest fear would my doll coming "alive" like looking away one moment and then looking directly at me the next. That'd terrify me, especially since I watch a lot of paranormal stuff, and have an interest in "haunted" dolls.
It seems silly, but I have a strong love hate relationship with horror, and ironically dolls xD

 

@ParlourGoddess Ah, I feel your pain... I deeply regretted my first doll as well. I bought him only because he was on sale; I've never really bonded with him and I've completely messed up his faceup and body blushing. He's starting to stain from all of my failed faceup attempts; I don't think anyone would want him now.

But I can't even begin to fathom the pain of trying to shell a beloved character and having it backfire like that! I'm very sorry that the doll affected your perception of a character; having outside circumstances taint the way you view a character sucks in a huge way.

Because I'm bad at encouraging people, please accept my virtual hug of condolences.

 

my fears would be I don't like the doll as much in person than in pictures, what if he didn't look as gorgeous as in those official company pictures which was very likely photoshopped to have that desirable features...that would be such a disappointment

 

My fear is the exact same as yours, OP! I constantly worry about my cat jumping up onto the dresser & knocking everyone over. It's a bit of a silly fear, considering she's never even paid any attention to the dresser on which they are kept, but we are about to take in 3 other kitties (two temporarily, one permanently) & I'm not sure whether or not they will be jumpers.

That being said, my current kitty has never even shown interest when the dolls are on the desk for days on end, right within her reach.

 

Mostly breaking my dolls. You spend so much, it hurts when they break and it affects the whole doll so it can't function correctly.

 

I'm scared of them yellowing or breaking. I'm also pretty scared of getting them modded or dyed; I've never really been comfortable with permanent changes like that. What if it turns out badly? Or if I don't like it? The idea terrifies me, especially since the dolls are so expensive!

 

.Damaging a doll,expecially a head.

.Losing a doll.
That's why I'm always nervous to send mine out for customization,I'd hate for them to disappear into the abyss of the postal service.

.Having a doll arrive damaged.
I'm thankful that this has never happened to me before,but that doesn't mean it never will.

 

My biggest fear would to not like a doll that I'd ordered after receiving it.

You can do a all the internet research possible but that doesn't come close to holding it in your hands.

And worse still if I'd been a bit lazy and not put enough work into looking around, because then it's my fault instead of bad pictures.

 

I would say my biggest fear would be dropping my dolls. I have a lot of tile flooring in my house, so I could be certain I would damage them if I dropped them. They don't come out where there is tile normally, just the carpeted upstairs, but that is still a scary thought.

My other fear is yellowing, I haven't had a doll long enough to see any yellowing, so I am afraid it will be super noticeable, even though I don't notice it on many other peoples (I'm just paranoid I think).

 

I am not afraid of getting yellowed,but i do concern about what if they get old and easy to break...

 

My biggest fear is my own clumsiness. I'm terrified I'll drop or bump a doll one day and ruin them