When does it end, the doll acquisition stage?!

for me i think it will be constand buying AND selling
becaue i already want to sell my sd and get a msd
just so i can spend more on clothes and stuff
and their usually a more.. cute style which i like more .

 

It seems like that is what it is for me, off and on too. Buy and sell. It is now getting more difficult to let the ones I have go. I get attached to them. I just want more dolls and now I can't let them go. Argh! I don't know how to decide which dolls to let go, or even which kinds. Including my Fashion Royalty or Blythe dolls. I have already let so many go. The bjds are soooooo expensive. I wish I had a good answer to my need money quest for dolls problem. I don't really ever have much new money coming in and I need to sell.
I need a thread to help me figure out how to acquire new funds for new dolls.

 

i have my parents watching the credit card so i cant do this XD
i can only afford 2 dolls per year Ô_o (the credit card is always empty =_= )

 

Fashion Royalty, Tonner, MA, and so many more and let's not forget shoes and clothes for the Bjds in addition to an otherwise vast collection. Decisions....Decisions. (oh yeah..........conventions anyone?)

 

................End?

I don't think it will ever end for me. BJDs are my thing; I don't spend much money elsewhere. I'm sure there will be times when I can't buy one for quite a stretch of time, as there have been in the past, but that won't stop me from getting one when things pick up financially. I know it may seem silly; how many dolls do you need? But as long as they make me happy, I'll keep getting them as finances permit. Seriously. I'll probably be 30 (I'm 21 now) and have, like, 35 dolls. Haha, sounds like crazy talk right! But by then my boyfriend will probably have, gosh, 3,000 video games (he's been collecting since about age 4)??? I may have to have a small room for them, but most people I know have some kind of hobby room. What's the difference between a "doll room" and a scrapbook or sewing room?

Logically I keep going "enough is enough!" But really, this hobby is no different from any other *shrug*

 

I hope that eventually I will stop wanting new dolls. It hasn't happened yet, though...I told myself after my ( *knows it's bad that she has to stop and count them off in her head* ) sixth doll, I would stop buying for a while and focus on buying props and furniture...well, now I have another doll on layaway and I'm waiting on a pukipuki...and a doll that I bought for my sister....and I can easily think of at least six other dolls that I reeeaaallly really want...At this point, I have 3 SD, 1 MSD, 1 Yo, and 1 Tiny...but I really want an anthro, maybe little Bingo from Pipos..and DIM Marianne was one of the first dolls I ever wanted...and I only have two guys, where as my grand total of girls (once everyone arrives) will be six..I need more guys heh
My real problem is that I can't imagine ever letting any of my dolls go..it runs in my family, hoarding things....I don't know where I'm ever going to find all the room to house my millions of dream dolls heh

 

I ordered my first doll, a puki, back in November and that set off a 'buying' period... ordered a CH Hani, and shortly after that a FelixDoll Brownie and I was always buying assorted re-ment, and odds and ends; I spent quite a bit of money. And I kept finding dolls I liked and wanted. To curb my spending, I ended up learning to be very objective over each sculpt, critiquing the finest details one them. In the end it turns out that there are a lot of dolls I'd LIKE to own, but when I really think about it, I have nothing I'd do with them, and I could live without them in the end. However I did end up with a short list of about 5 I -had- to have, that made me stop every time I saw them, and I wanted to just hold forever. I even drafted out a plan one when I was going to get them.


It all ended when I ordered my Bambicrony Sisley, and I received my CH Hani. Just having Hani and knowing I ordered Sisley, I feel perfectly content. I even doubt my wanting of an MSD and SD I have on my list. My want list went from 5 to 1 (LTF Leah) overnight it seemed like. At this point, I feel as if my buying has tapered out. I still plan on a LTF Leah, but it's not a pressing need, and I can wait for FL's next event.

So I'd say that yeah, my doll main acquisition over ^_^' I am ready to move into the actual hands-on part of the hobby.

 

I ordered my first doll two years ago in March. Since then I've somehow wound up with three dolls despite having no money ever.
I'm looking into getting my first job soon and god forbid, my girlfriend's going to have to smack me upside the head every time I look at a new doll to keep me from trying to buy it.

For now, I don't really have that "OMG GOTTA HAVE IT" ache, but I'm rather worried it'll come back as soon as I have cash in hand. ;-;

 

I don't expect it to ever fully end, but I'm definitely slowing down already. Last year was a crazy acquisition year for me ^^;. I've got two on the way and I expect that to be it for the year. And I actually feel that way, I'm not just trying to tell myself that! ^^;

 

well I started off with 1, sold her when my financial situation changed. Then over time I went up to 10 dolls before selling off a few dolls, now it's a very comfortable 6 dolls for me. I collect in bursts, so as my tastes change so does my collection.

 

I steadly let my doll family to grow so when I am now in the third year of life with dolls ,I have 3 dolls. Though I have 2 heads waiting for a body which I think I will be able to get one anytime in the future. I am nearly broke too because I have just buy a new one a few months ago and my bank account is still recovering. And this is a reason for me to give up the chance of getting my dream doll which is always released as a limited. Just dont try to THINK of getting one more when you are not having enough money. And dont easily let your wishlist grow!!

 

I don't have a problem with getting dolls impulsively. I have my family planned out, and I've accepted it will take a few years to complete my collection. I don't see it growing any bigger after that.

 

I don't think it DOES end. xD

There's always something new coming out, and eventually one company or another will get me with something they release. xD

 

This is something I have thought about a lot as I have seen many different ways of taking it. In my opinion it depends on each person's way of enjoying this hobby. In my case, as I never, absolutely never, think about changing the sculpts of the characters my BJD are, it only and mostly depends on main new characters that could appear in the story most of them belong to (Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga and anime series). Because of it, my end of getting more should arrive when the title most of my BJD come from is finally over. Even so and after that, there could be always the pending risk of creating new own ones, but I am not on it as I do not like the idea of they being too many to take care of all of them like I feel I should (Story, maintenance, clothes, shoes, wigs, eyes, accessories, photographs, room,...).

 

At some point or another you will find a doll/dolls that make you so utterly happy you couldn't want that many more. ; ) I finally brought an OC home, while his sculpt I don't think is exactly perfect just having him in a psychical form is amazing. Now the only doll I want is a girl to toughen up the boys.

 

Welp, I've realized that if wanting a doll doesn't kill, wanting clothes and accessories will..
*looks at Luts receipt in shame*

I JUST received my first boy and while waiting on him, I bought two wigs, a pair of eyes, and I'm still trying to buy more!
And he isn't even with me right now!!!

*looks at Angel of money*

Why me?
lol

 

Same with me! I thought I was pretty much done and now Volks has gone and done it again....now I want two more!!!!

 

I'm with MicroRNA. I have a very specific cast in mind, and though it will probably take a few years, I want to stick to it and get the right dolls.

I'm sure many collectors even with a story line in mind have a few odd ones only there becuase they adored the sculpt (I still want a DD, but what would a giant anime woman have to do with my crew of Minis and YO-SD? Nothing! But I still would like to have one.)

 

I think it definitely depends. While the "one-doll-only collector" may be a rare breed, I think they certainly do exist.. out there, somewhere.. the rest of us just jump in the boat and let it take us along the crazy currents of dolly-splurging!!

I don't think I'll ever completely stop buying new dolls. As some people already mentioned this is a hobby, and as such there will always be some sort of change in how you are able to enjoy it since there will be more people and a bigger interest group to sell to. New products become available to tempt, new ways of customizing and modifying; I somewhat doubt this kind of hobby will ever come to a stage where we can say "okay, guys. This is it. Now I've seen everything and I don't want to see any more!". It offers almost infinite possibilities regarding size, accessories, clothing, sculpts, hair, eyes and customization. I think people just have to keep track of what they can afford at which time, to keep their morale and collection in check.

I currently have three complete dolls (and two heads in need of bodies!), which IMHO isn't a big collection. I am very comfortable with it, and I'm sure it won't bother me too much if I double or even triple the current amount. Since I don't really take the plunge and buy a whole new doll more than once/twice a year I'm not afraid I'll suddenly find myself buried in dolls out of my control. As it is now I have no intention to quit the hobby or stop wasting my money on it, so it's just as good that the companies never quit bringing out the dolls and stuff I want to buy!

 

I completely agree with these posters. I needed an excuse for myself to buy my first doll, let alone the others. When the characters I have created are embodied, I'm done.

*hears mocking laughter in the background*

I really do believe that.