When does it end, the doll acquisition stage?!

I haven't stopped yet. I have 33 full dolls now, few heads and wanting bodies. I love them all the same dearly! I just love to have a large collection rather than a small one, but I have always collected in bulk xD. They are so nice to have around, and one day I will take someone out next day I will choose another! Same with cuddles haha

 

I hope it at least slacks off a little; my wallet is thoroughly traumatized awaiting the next assault.

 

I can see this happening to me. As of this moment I am finally putting through the order on my first (LTF Ante). And when I first started looking through all the sizes and sculpts I thought one would be enough. I could do it. I didn't need a million. And here I am, now, without one even in my hands and I am planning on getting more.

Finally I decided....three. Three was the perfect odd number. And maybe I can stick to that, but it's highly unlikely. So as of this moment, I am most definitely buying a LTF Ante, and eventually a Bisou. I am awaiting a Soom tiny to strike my fancy now that I can't get the ones I actually ADORED (Beyla and the wolfies)... though I might go ahead and get Alk or Yrie. And the pukis......dear god I will have an ARMY. Mwahahaha. Oh....but then I still need my CH Ange Uri boy *pulls hair out*

Of course I haven't even started on the SDs or MSDs..though I am absolutely sure if I get one, it will stay at one. >_>

I think I'm doomed. Though I'm sure the need for non-pukis will slow with time when my family feels complete. I just have a few plans that need to take place first.

 

I keep telling myself that, but then I remember that the dolls wont be happy until they have at least one more sibling and parents, etc. (The dolls i have right now are all from different families.) But still, I want to make sure the ones I have are well dressed before welcoming home any more. I did wait over a year between my second doll and my third, so maybe that counts for something? Honestly, I don't mind about aquiring dolls as long as they don't run me out of the house and I still am able to pay my bills, and I really like them. No way I'm just going to indiscriminately buy dolls I'm not really really sure about.

 

I think it only ends when you have the mental force for it to. If you 'just keep telling yourself' it will end, it won't. You need to actually make yourself stop and be happy with it. It's like hitting yourself in the head and going "Man, I wish I would stop this already.", that won't help you any, you'll still be hitting yourself. It'll only stop if you force yourself to because it's your own mind that's doing it.

 

I don't know that it'll ever completely stop, at least until I run out of room or no longer have any disposable income, since there are always new dolls coming out that are just gorgeous. But for me it's really slowing down a LOT now. I did get a lot very quickly, but once the ones on the way get here, there'll be one more full doll and one more head, and I'll have all my main characters here plus plenty of supporting ones that came in along the way. There are two characters with names and such already that I don't have yet, but they seem to be less and less important so I'll get those when I get around to it or find them for a great deal on the marketplace.

If things go as I expect, I'll have one major doll purchase when my tax return comes in, and one head purchased sometime along the way. I have another doll in mind that is a sort of project that I may or may not get in the next few months. And I'm saving up and keeping in the back of my mind another possible upcoming project purchase, but that's probably long-term. Beyond that I need bodies, but mostly I need to properly outfit everyone and focus on getting their stories done.

I have a lot more dolls on my wishlist than that, but they're not NEEDS, and I don't feel strongly compelled to get any of them right now. Even the ones that have names already can wait, I'll get them eventually, and if I wait long enough I may get them for a great price secondhand. I need to get the last major character here and outfit everyone first, and then just get the others as I save up for them.

 

I go through waves of wanting to buy, buying and losing interest, depending on how much activity I've had with my dolls, the money in my account and the general mood I'm in. I'm currently in a spending spell with two dolls on layaway and a billion more on my wishlist. *eyeroll*

But, that's probably 'cause I've been fairly inactive for a while and I'm only just seeing a bunch of newer sculpts that have just come out.

 

for me i have a doll on the way that i can barely afford, and i want to save up for an SD some day. hopefully that will be it so i can start saving for expensive clothes and wigs for them =]

I'm hoping that i will be able to decide on just one SD and stick with it =]

 

I have at least 7 dolls planned and I don't even have the first one yet. I'm a little concerned for my wallet >.<

I think it's probably like having friends. Some people just naturally have a lot of friends and others will only have a few and it just feels right.

 

Unfortunately I don't think it does stop. For about the last 10 dolls or so I bought I thought "Ok, this is IT, this is the LAST one." Nope. Just keep seeing great new dolls that I want. I think part of the hobby is the desire for the better and newer dolls that come out. If I had the money I'd be buying a doll a week because there are so many amazing dolls out there. *SIGH*

 

I am hoping this will end now.
Part of having dolls is to get stuff for them right, if I keep getting new ones I won't be able to get stuff for them! XD

I am promising myself no more new dolls for er
till the end of the year at least? I am running out of characters now too. XD

 

I had to put off getting my first bjd for almost 6 years but now am enjoying my new girls so much. I have 7 in a variety of sizes and I am going to order a couple of the dolls at Custom house on sale so the more the merrier! If it's like I was with my fashion dolls I'll never stop but will find some favorites and wind up with a core group to work on displays with and make clothing, accessories but I never see a day when I don't fall head over heels with a new doll and just know it belongs with me! There is just so much you can do with these dolls it seems unfair to my old dolls who now are drifting out into other peoples collections to make room for the bjds. These are the dolls I wish I had always had from the get go!

 

I am slowing down now I have only been inthe hobby for a few months and have quie a collection in assorted sizes...Still no SD or Puki though!

I am enjoying face up's and the whole making clothes for my characters thing and am spending more time on that. there sculpts I want but my wallet has gone into hiding!

I have made an error by deciding on a "Alice" themed set of dolls, some pipos but not all. That means several dolls right there...

I have sold or traded my lesser used dolls some of them just don't get the time spent on them and some I just don't bond with. But there is always a new one waiting to pounce...shinydoll Heliot, Pipos+++

I can stop anytime I want hehehe.

 

I think it depends on personality, it depends on importance of dolls for personality and depends on creative plans he thought. Some people needs a beloved doll, some people - a doll family, some people - a doll nation It's really subjective thing.

 

lol doll nation!! im working on that right now XDD

i dont see my self stopping anytime soon. taking a break from buying new ones maybe, but not completely stopping. i have a billion characters to choose from in buying new dolls, and if i decide ive got enough, selling some off to get new ones is a possibility. that is, assuming i am willing to get rid of the ones i have XD

 

end? end? there is no end...at as far as i can see. as long as "they" keep making them i am afraid i will keep buying these beauties. blessing or curse i don't know. all i know is that i am hooked!

 

Well, I've never had a strong urge to buy lots of dolls. I had my first one for three months before getting a second, then after that I waited five months before the next one. Ever since that last one, I haven't had the urge to buy a new one. I'm planning for more, but right now I can only afford fabric scraps so I buy those for clothes.

 

I want this gravy train to stop NOW. But I know it won't. Once my two little darlings come home (My first girls! YAY! ), I'll have three. I currently have one character that needs a resin shell but it's nowhere to be found as of yet. Plus, I can feel that I'm going to be crazy over more girls dolls once my two come home.

I really don't want more than 7-8 dolls. But.......

 

There's an end? XD

Well it always starts with "just one more". I've had that go on until I'm up to 7... Which granted is that too many compared with others here but it's still nothing to sneeze at. Then I have plans on two FCS and one more mini sized... It's crazy but *crosses fingers* hope that there's a happy place to stop.

Now... I don't have much self-control but my boyfriend really does... so after he hits the freak out point, I have to control the urge to buy which is hard but not impossible now that I've gotten at least some of my heart's cravings satisfied.

 

There is no end unless they stop making dolls!!