What to answer when people ask about the cost of your doll...?

I don't like say the price. I say: "it was a gift" or it was less money than really it cost. Unfortunately, I read about thefts in my country. A man stole the bag from my friend with his doll and camera inside. I prefer that the thieves do not know the real value of them.

 

well, whenever people ask me the price of my doll i usually try to say somthing like,...
"alot"
"more than you want to hear"
but sometimes when i have my frineds with me they will blurt out full price,
once recently while i was doing socal testing wiht my dolls, i had my 2 sd's and my friend screamed out for me not to carry somthing else when i already had 1100$ in my hand..not somthing you want shouted at you in a public place

 

I usually just say they cost a lot. If the people really want to know and are interested, I'll give them the real price range of my dolls. Depending on the doll mine are between $160 and $360 just for the dolls. I usually give them the rough price for a high-quality face-up, wig, eyes, and clothing too.

 

Oh! I've been asked this before :3 "Ah. That's so neat! How much?"
"Well it depends on what you're looking for." -Goes into explaining-
"How about the one you have there?"
"He's not for sale... >.>"
Person gets an annoyed face, "How bought the same kind then?"
"$$$$$$$$" and then they just walk away lol

 

It depends from who ask me. Usually I answer "a lot" or "are you sure what you want to know that?")
Sometimes I tell a full cost

 

Well.... when I was asked, it was when I had not had my doll... but I was not concerned at all with telling them how much I'd be spending. It's my money that I'm saving, and as long as my financial obligations are taken care of, I'll do as I wish.

I did have a friend once, laugh at me, and then attempt to lecture me about not having priorities straight.... despite the fact that I was the one with a planned budget and she used up her money on cigarettes and clubbing.... Some people.

 

ive had people ask about the price and i just tell them straight up how much they were most of the time they look at me like im nuts but hey its my hobby not theirs :3

 

It's always old people who ask me...and they always say something to the effect of "my grandaughter/niece/related younger girl wants to get into that".
I usually just say "expensive" and they accept it.

 

I usually just say:" They cost a lot". But if somebody wants numbers- i just tell the price.I know, my dolls worth every penny of it to me , so it doesn't bother me, what others think.

 

I try to avoid the question myself. But I'll mostly answer them that including all the parts i bought and her new face-up I got for her I'll tell them all together her coast even though the new body parts i bought for her and the face-up didn't even cost anywhere near how much she did and barely added to her "finally cost" i think it's just easier to answer that way so people are like "Oh, so all the extar is why she costed 365$" ....yeah....that's totally why she costed that much

 

I don't like discussing specific prices of my possessions, including dolls -- especially to strangers. If pressed, I say something like, "You're looking at the equivalent of a Louis Vuitton handbag." Most get the point after that, but if they're being rude about it, I simply just zip it and smile. If somebody shows a genuine interest in research, I point them towards which search terms to use or to the Volks USA website.

 

I don't mind telling strangers what my dolls cost and I enjoy talking everything BJD with people I know. It's my family that I snag on. My dad's come to accept that I'm into a $200 doll hobby. I'd never tell him that the next doll I want actually costs closer to $600.

 

I too say it upfront XD if they ask me i say "It was £180 haha" which it was lol im a terrible liar pfft

 

Only my family has asked me how much my dolls cost, and I'm not truthful about that. lol
A stranger, well, I'd say 10 times the cost just to see the reaction.

 

I sometimes feel shame or guilt about how much I have sunk into this hobby, especially given current financial times, and admitting the actual number to someone else is sometimes hard. But I also know that we find the money for things that are important to us, and for me, that's dolls. I'm usually honest with people about the cost of my dolls. It's an expensive hobby (but lots of hobbies are).

The only time I really ever got guff from someone was a co-worker who's pretty self-righteous about everything anyway, and just could not BELIEVE how much they cost. "I can't BELIEVE ANYone would spend THAT MUCH on a DOLL. That's ridiculous." My response was, "Okay." She went on for a few more minutes but when my only response was "okay" to everything she said, she let it drop. When I don't rise to the bait, it's hard to be in an argument.

 

A lot?xx,D

 

I would usually say something like "You can buy a phone/console/or whatever expensive with this" to them. XD

 

I went to a gathering a few weeks ago and took along a few of my dolls. None of these people were doll people but everyone really liked seeing my girls. The VERY first thing out of anybody's mouth was "how much are these things?" UGH. Things?? I think it is rude to ask. A family friend who adores my dolls snapped back "it doesn't matter how much they are. They are amazing!"

 

I'm a bit finicky telling people about money. A lot of people ask me how much my hedgehog cost. I like to respond with something quirky. "Some money and a lot of love!"

With a doll, it would depend on who asked. I'd give a range to people who didn't know anything about BJDs, and the actual price to a friend or enthusiast.
I told my mom, and she wondered why they cost so much, and I explained it to her. I expect to get the kind of semi-horrified reactions, and explain the artistic aspect. It's really all we can do.

 

When it is from a strange, I preffer not to talk about money, because I don't think saying aloud "This doll worth $$$" is safe at all.

So, I just tell them allways the same sentence: "Well, they are collection dolls." Usually this stops the person to ask for more because they understand what it means. You don't need to say the real price and they get it is an expensive doll. This is a good way to prevent things like 'My laptop worths less', or 'For that price you could help the starving children in Africa'.

If they keep asking in true interest for the doll, then I'm glad to explain them some info about it.