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

I normally just reply with "he/she was quite expensive" and normally people like family members will leave it at that, but for other people if they ask again I'll tell them. I actually had a guy ask me repeatedly once and he just dropped the topic and changed the subject when I told him 300$.

 

I have a tendency not to care what other people think. I think it's funny to watch people's reactions, so I act all normal about it while they freak out. If a person keeps up with it though, always telling me I shouldn't buy them because of they price, it gets kinda annoying. If I were you I would compare it to other hobbies, or even just a person who smokes. I mean, imagine all the money you lose if you smoke per year; it's not even close to what you spend on your dolls (probably).

 

I don't enjoy telling people how much I've spent on my doll because they assume I must be extremely wealthy and don't realize that I make a lot of sacrifices to afford them.

I tend to get around it by telling them just the price of the doll itself, minus any clothing or accessories, shipping, ect.

 

Before reading this, I had no problem telling other how much my dolls cost. Now that I have, I think I'll be more wary - especially if they seem off. Though, I think I will quote the price if I think people will rough house with them

Thanks everyone

 

It's better when I can relate how much doll artists are able to make from selling handmade dolls, I've mentioned how much other people pay for dolls before, whether in the hundreds or tens of thousands, depending on the doll. And for me, I'm also interested in making dolls, though currently I just make wooden dolls (BJD joints are dang hard to make, lol). At least it got my mother accepting how much dolls can cost, whether buying or selling. Still, I haven't had to deal with telling people the price since I'm just getting into the hobby again, but, yeah, 'they're expensive', 'I got them for a deal', 'they're art', etc. are good enough answers :P. Yes they're expensive but we all do so much with them that the value of this hobby itself is priceless~

 

Depends on who asks. If someone at work asks, I've started telling fibs just to avoid the lectures.

 

Fortunate for me my mom has not asked. My mom knows I love dolls and does not ask. I know my grandmother would tell me I could sell them because that is what she said about my other dolls when I showed her. I will keep my doll prices to me, myself and I.

 

I try not to advertise it. People don't understand ... There is not the only the price of the doll itself, but also for its wigs,clothes and other.

 

Only once I said the true about price and never do that. The reaction was very negative.
Since then, only saying: "More than you'd be willing to pay."

 

I choose not to mention it around people who I do not think would not get it!!!
I am a bad liar so I just usually say "I don't wanna talk about it!!!"

 

Last time I wanted to show a longtime-not-met-friend pictures of my dolls and she said "Oh, so this is something like Barbie, but stylisher?" -.-*
Then I told her, what one doll approximately costs...suddenly she stopped thinking about "Barbie". And I told told her this are art-dolls from asia, for collectors and enthusiasts...not for kids.

I hate it when people are thinking my dolls are a "cheap toy für kiddies"...grrr! In this aspect it fells good to tell how expensive they are (you dont have to tell the exactly price, but something rude like "More than you can earn money in a month for all." should so it.)

 

It depends who is asking. A good friend I would tell the exact price and they might tease me but anyone who really judges me for it is not worth the time. If a stranger/acquaintance asks I will say something like "She was a little expensive, nothing horrible. Look at....!" and change the topic to her hair or clothing.

 

Last time i answer the truth the person was so shocked he didn't know what to say Personally i think it's better to avoid telling the price, just keep it to "it was expensive" and just change the subject. I try to don't care that much about what others are thinking, but sometimes it's just make me feel tired when others waiting for some kind of explanation why i bought it, while for me the answer is just one - i like it. I would say that it's ok to tell the real price but only to people who also have some kind of hobbies, and lately it seems to be not so many of them.

 

I got that same issue with mine. Just posted about how I told a male co-worker I bought my doll for 2k and got a very adverse reaction in the form of comparing my doll to getting a used car instead.

Because my doll cost so much, and because the Lusion doll is made-to-order, I have a slightly higher ground on explaining why it cost so much.

She's expensive because:
She's made-to-order
Hand Casted/molded
Hand assembled
Hand sanded and refined
and
Hand Painted

I think a lot of it is trying to let them understand that the dolls are collectables, not just toys. I try ot avoid questions about the price at all costs unless I know the person I'm talking to won't be mean about it. Otherwise, I'd attempt to compare it to something collectable they have that makes no sense to you. For me, that would be clothing. Why on earth would you spend hundreds of dollars on a dress when you can get a similar one for ten times cheaper?

If all else fails, I just say it was a gift from my Dad. So I don't know the price.

 

I find it extremely uncomfortable when people ask me how much they cost. I don't like advertising it as I know certain people who have asked would find it disgusting. So I try to say something more dismissive, such as "well, they can cost a good amount of money." When pressed, I quoted my cheapest, who also happened to be a real deal. I don't want to make them seem too cheap where someone might think they can grab it and handle it roughly (which pretty much happened when she roughly tapped her finger nails on my doll's head, both shocking me and making me cringe), but also, I kind of feel stupid saying just how much I spent.

 

Most people that I know wouldn't understand at all. As many of you said, when I am asked, I usually just say "a lot" and kind of leave it at that. I do not feel bad about it though. I look at it as an investment in happiness

No, really though, I know a lot of people might think it is silly to spend so much on a "toy" or a "doll" but they are so much more than that to the people who love and collect them. It is everyone's own prerogative to spend their hard earned money in the ways they want.

 

I usually just say something like "it's really expensive, but I love them and they make me happy. So you should be happy that I'm happy okay?" and they usually can't say anything negative after that lol

 

I always start with saying that the doll is not for playing, its a hand-made piece of art that is 100% customizable, that its not plastic, and that I can actually make money on it (sewing/selling clothes, value of doll, etc) and then i will say the actual price. everybody so far has responded by nodding, agreeing that its worth it, admiring it, ... stuff like that.

Also, i will always mention that comparing them to barbies/toys is disrespectful and inappropriate. So people make serious faces and don't bother arguing with me


and at the same time, some of my relatives think im nuts... but they would never say it to my face. so it all really depends...

 

I answer everyone with "ah... It is quite expensive"
normaly my friend will continue ask how much is it, then I will tell them "it is around blah blah blah..."

but it last week I brought my doll to my college and then a janitor whom So much into all kinds of dolls came to me when she saw my doll. We has a little chat about dolls and hobby. Then she said "this doll is very beautiful, it must be very expensive... How much is it?"
Then I stunned and gave the answer like I've given to everyone. She continue to asked the specific price, and I was like... "Oh I bought it long time ago, I can not remember the price"... "Maybe it's about three thousands bath(100$)"

i don't want to hurt the feeling of a janitor (Y-Y) I did lied to her cuz I don't want her to know the real price. I afriad the she will feel like 'this girl can afford a 300$ doll while I work till 50 and can only afford 6$ doll' (T_T) so I lied to her and help her took a photo of my doll.

I don't want to lie but I don't want to be like "Yeah it is expensive and... no problem, I can buy this 300$ doll just because I like it"

 

I normally reply jokingly with such 'No it's not good for you asking about it' or 'I extremely refuse to acknowledge your question' or 'It's more expensive than rice but cheaper than car'. Well, I would say it's save for me because they would keep on guessing (with me being like 'Is it correct? Is it correct? I'm not so sure') until they are the one who gave up LOL