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

i take mine to doll shows so i do get asked here and there. i give a ball park amount depending on which doll i have with me. and i get the strange looks like i have lost my mind. thats why when i see a young girl looking at my kids and silently drooling, i find a way to get close to them and smile, "hi! how are you? having fun? wanna hold one?". thats when i generally get asked by the parents lol! so i am a sneaky enabler. you should see the enraptured faces on these girls. they have fallen in love. beats looking at baby dolls and stuffed animals.

 

Well...dolls are not my only expensive hobby, I also love photography, so people around me are used to the fact that I spent a lot of money for my hobbies. If someone really want's to know how much my dolls are..."Not as much as my camera".

 

Well the only people I've told how much they cost are like my best friends and would love me no matter what so I really don't care. Yeah I get the chuckle or "why would you do that?" question but I know they care about me and don't think any less of me. Now my parents, who are still unaware of any of my doll stuff (and plan to keep it that way) for a number of reasons, would react totally different. One if the knew the cost they'd be pretty mad. Knowing my dad he'd probably threaten to kick me out then two-three days later kiss my @$$ and tell me to stay. So if the price of my dolls ever comes up. It will be a lie for sure. Whether it's a big lie or a little lie remains to be seen. Course I lie about everything I buy b/c they're constantly on my case about it. I generally just subtract 10-20 bucks from the price and tell them that. Like when he saw my rat cage and said man I bet that was like 40 bucks or so. Far be it for me to argue with the man, I let him believe what he wanted even though it was 100 lol.

 

I get a "completely shocking you must be crazy" look when I tell people how much bjds cost. But I don't really care for what people think anymore, to me they're worth the money

 

I dont normally have my dolls with me in public to be ask the specific cost of a doll.
But I have pictures on sites so when I get asked that question I tell them, "It ranges from like $200 and up depending on who you get it from, their size and if their limited.". And if they ask why I say "Well, their molded from resin and are extremely customizable. "
I mean it is any expensive hobby, but it's fun and brings out other hobbies in you.

 

I would just tell people that it's a bit on the pricey end and tell them how much it costs and if they start going on about how crazy I am or how expensive it is and that they could get something cheaper at the toy store I would just flat out tell them that the craftsmanship on how it's made is what makes it the price it is because of the detail in the body and the face and for all the accessories you can buy for the doll. If they think I'm crazy for buying a $200-$300 doll then that's their opinion. They don't have to shell out that much if they don't want to.

 

I used to tell people how much they are . . . I don't anymore. If they ask I use one of my best friends lines xD "Don't worry about it." And then refuse to say anymore on the matter. Works everytime

 

For those who aren't into the hobby, I always give this really sheepish look and go, "Hahaha I don't wanna think about it. Don't ask me anymore /laughs" and they'll drop it. They know it's expensive, but they can just go imagine it for all I care LOL.

But for the parents...

"How much is it?"
"Huh? Very cheap. Slightly over a hundred."

 

I usually smile and asked them how much they declared on their taxes last year. When their shock meets my face, they recognize is none of their business. Is very rude t ask how much something costs! You're supposed to look at the quality and come to your own conclusions. I then ask them if they'll buy one and when they say no, then I follow it with this gem:- Then it really doesn't matter at what price you're not going to buy them at. Now does it?

 

I usually hesitate at first before answering because I know what their reaction will be. Before I actually tell them the price I tell them that BJDs are collector items and are very expensive. Then I'll tell them the approximate cost of whatever doll I have with me (just the cost of the doll when I bought it; not all the extra stuff like clothes that I've bought since getting the doll). They're really shocked and then the conversation moves on. I usually start talking about all of the customization that can be done with BJDs. People seem to be very impressed by the customization aspect of them.

 

I usually just give a vague "they're expensive" response. Close friends might get more details, but it really isn't anyone's concern what I do with my fun money.

 

Some people don't get it, it's very much worth the money and NOT comparable to regular dolls from Toys R Us...

 

I would usually only answer 'it's expensive' to someone random but I will discuss real prices with others in the hobby since they already understand. If they really want to know they can go research it themselves, but if it's just curiosity it won't matter. If, though, I did say a price to someone and they compare it to a laptop or something, I would just say that I already have a good one of those

 

I think leaving it at a general "It's expensive" is about right. You don't go up to a person because you like their shirt and ask how much it costs, do you?

 

I usually do the entire "It's an expensive hobby" sort of answer. I've recently gotten into world of Warcraft and apparently that's an expensive hobby to my new roomate. So when I started buying dolls again, she applauded me for getting back into a 'cheaper' hobby. I pointed at my doll shelf at my Sabik and told her that doll cost me around eight hundred dollars, and she just looked at me in horror xD However, when mysterious spots started showing up on my dolls clothes, she yelled at her fiance for getting things on them and told him they were too expensive to replace xDD

If people question me about how much the dolls cost and seem baffled, I just shrug. This is a hobby that brings me joy. I get to paint, I get to sew, I get to play with beautiful dolls that are jointed. Collecting dolls reminds me of my Dad's sister who passed when I was young. This is my only real hobby since I stopped playing games other than warcraft. I don't drink, I don't smoke. My bills are paid. I am happy!

 

There is no way I will be disclosing the full cost of my doll (doll/eyes/wig/face-up/clothes/shoes/shipping/+etc) to anyone. I find it hard to stomach myself!

I would probably just say "she was pretty pricey" and leave it there, I think most people not in the BJD community would expect a complete MSD sized doll with fancy outfit to cost around $300 when in reality it can be closer to $800. I'd rather let them imagine the price in terms of what they imagine the doll is "worth" rather than letting them know it costs 3x that... But I don't deal so well with being judged.

 

My mother couldn't even fathom why some of these dolls were so expensive when I started out with OT Obitsu's until I showed her a video Dannychoo did on the Obitsu company and how their dolls were cast and she smiled and said: "I understand now...Wow this is really a cool hobby." And she knows how much my dolls cost since she helps me pay for them...(And helps me pick out eyes/wigs/ect.) She even agreed to getting me a wig or two for my Sanya when I bring her home as Christmas gifts. (Eventually...Long road to december...) She's just amazed at how much detail goes into these dolls and I don't mind telling her the price she doesn't even raise an eyebrow anymore when she catches me looking at the RS dolls and asks how much the price was. (When I first showed her the price she said it was a little pricey but I explained to her that she was actually cheap compared to a lot of other companies.) So...She I can tell but other people?

N.O. Never in a thousand zillion trillion years. It's social suicide in my family to have that expensive a hobby and talk openly about it. I just state I make clothes, photograph them ect and move on...Price luckily never comes up. (Pfft no. When I explain my desires to sell doll clothes to make a little extra cash I get asked the same question I got since turning fourteen: "When are you getting a job!?" They don't realize how much hard work actually goes into it. One of these days they'll see...I'll show 'em all...)

 

Hi
I don't like when somebody ask about the price of my dolls -_-
Usually I answer it's just : "expensive" .. I don't say the price because I know it's a lot of money . And people who don't love doll , don't understand why we can paid this price just for a doll ..

 

I'm pretty hesitant to mention the cost simply because I know some people see them as just dolls/toys and not worth the cost. My mother brought up the price when I first introduced her to my boy and I prefaced my answer with "Well, they can go anywhere between $200 to $1000." She seemed okay with the cost when I told her my doll was at the low end and that they were primarily used for art. I plan on doing a lot of sewing and faceup so for me it really is about the art and she could understand that.

She called me the other day to tell me that bjds had somehow come up in a conversation between her and one of her coworkers. The woman knew exactly what they were and was super excited that my mom had heard of them. When she found out what I paid for my doll she was impressed and told my mom I had gotten a good deal. I think this encounter at work really helped solidify in my mother's mind that these dolls were worth the cost and that they were unique works of art~

I'm not sure how my father feels about the price, but he thinks it would be fun to make a stop motion film with them~ ^_____^ I might have to try it sometime now that he's mentioned it!

 

I... actually really hate this. Typically I just say "they're usually expensive, but I got mine really cheap through luck". I also explain Kizdolls are on the lower end of the price scale, so secondhand was waaay less, even.

Me and my partners don't really have a whole lot of money, but I got my boys at a practically unheard of price. On top of that, my boyfriend has a secondhand Iplehouse on layaway, and they're very expensive dolls no matter how you cut it. I'm always afraid that if people see we have BJDs they'll accuse us of blowing all of our money on junk, or lying about how modestly we live, but he and I earned our fun money for our dolls, nothing came out of our living expenses.

Friday, my roommate's brother came inside and asked my boyfriend out of the blue how much his doll was (guess they were discussing them outside) and he told him. His reaction made me start having an anxiety attack that got worse when he then asked me.

I was kind of pissed at my boyfriend for answering, but hey... I answered, but added that USPS paid me back the full price of a head for lightly damaging his headcap (win), because headcaps aren't sold separate, so I got him for very nearly half his website price. It lightened the blow, especially compared to the price of an Iplehouse, honestly.