Which do you prefer: Buying heads and bodies separate or complete dolls?

Depends on the budget. If i really love the doll and i cant afford it and its limited if they can sell it separately id buy the head 1st and worry about the body later.

 

I have 3 complete dolls, and 7 heads on different company bodies. Since I'm gonna spend anyway I prefer to have the heads I like on bodies that I like too.

 

I'd prefer to buy a complete doll but if I really love the head I'd go for it. Like the K-doll heads, I'd go for one of those in a flash lol.

 

I think it depends on the size, too. I own only tinies (around 15 cm) and I had a hard time finding a body for my floating Lati Yellow head. I see many more bodys only on higher sizes.

 

I would definitely prefer to have a full doll! But, it also depends on how much said doll is and what my bank account is looking like I've only had a few times where I have been able to purchase the full doll.

 

I'd rather buy complete so I don't have to hunt down a body, but I've bought or traded at least half a dozen floating heads - and my first 3 dolls were purchased as heads originally and I hunted bodies down later. However I've gotten in the habit of buying a body at the same time I know I am getting an event head now so I don't have to deal with finding one when I realize I'm in love and keeping it.

 

If the complete doll offers me the best body type and sculpt for the character I have in mind, I'll get it. But most of the time I find myself doing hybrids mostly because of this.

 

Since I'm ALWAYS broke I rarely buy a full doll, I usually buy the head first, then the body.

 

I prefer to buy a full doll.
however, I try short to make a hybrid. I bought a dollzone body for my Larina DIM

 

I definitely prefer to buy complete dolls because, with very few exceptions that are entirely character driven, I'm very fussy about wanting my dolls to be on matching company bodies. I deal with tight money issues by buying on layaway. Early on in this hobby, I tried the floating head thing and quickly discovered that it created a terrible angst within me that just wasn't worth it (because I constantly worried about their need for a body, which ruined my enjoyment of the doll.)

 

Yes, because my budget is not enough to buy the whole. I'll buy a head first and then think about its body.

 

I've been sitting on a head for a year and a half now mostly because I was very indecisive for what body. Then when I did figure out what body I wanted family stuff came up, moved, health issues, basically haven't been able to purchase the body. For the future I will always go for a full doll, unless like this head, it is limited.

 

I have never hybrid a doll b4 but i am very tempted get a newer body for 2004 Petite Ai, still searching tho cos i want a taller body in yellow skin.

 

I like to buy a lot of heads because the body takes up space.

 

I have to say I prefer to do it by buying the head first and then body. I do it this way cause I take more pleasure in the customizing then in getting a full doll. I mean yes it is awesome to get a really eccentric full doll that you feel that you couldn't have ever thought of creating. Yet, at the same time I feel more pride in creating one myself.

 

Personally, I love buying complete dolls because then the doll would be complete in the first place. However, I bought two heads this year, and still haven't gotten them bodies which really frustrates me.

 

Whole doll if it's possible. I have 2 heads and 1 body. It really feels strange when I see a head only.

 

I love complete doll but my place right now can't store a lot of large dolls (65-70 range) so I opt to mostly buy heads only with a few body from some companies for diversity.

 

I prefer to buy a complete doll if it suits my doll's personality.

 

I prefer to buy a complete doll, as it’s easier for me. I can imagine I’d have multiple heads floating around waiting for me to sort out a body and who knows how long that would take me to do.