Will you give up to buy a doll because of others' bad compliments?

No. My best friend actually said SOOM Carbon looked like an insect back when SOOM released the pictures. Didn't stop me from buying her.

 

No I wouldn't. I know what I like it doesn't matter to me if some else doesn't think it's beautiful. I believe we should respect each other taste. There are times I think someone elses doll is beautiful even though I would never by it my self. I would look into it though if a company has bad comments.

 

Wouldn't stop me, heh! Sometimes what turns other people off is interesting and appealing to me, and makes the sculpt work. Like my Notdoll. She is downright funny looking, but that's what I love about her. Every time I look at her odd little face my heart melts, and that's what matters. :-D

 

No, i don't give a damn about what somebody told me or will tell about my dolls, because it's my life and my hobby and while i'm happy and my bodyfriend accept my hobby, it doesn't matter for me what the others think about it! oô

 

Have you ever decided against your own feelings and then agonized afterwards because you *let* someone influence you? It's not worth the agony. But if you do buy a doll and then YOU decide it wasn't right, that's easy to live with.

 

That depends, are they valid complaints? I'm not talking, "oh, she looks funny!" I'm talking about bubbles, cracks, lousy customer service, etc.

If there were genuine problems with the company then yes, I would let it influence my decision. If it was just about aesthetics then no. it's my doll, not anyone else's.

 

^What they said.

If it's something that is purely aesthetic, then no, I wouldn't let it influence me. It's not about what other people think, after all. For something that costs so much, it's silly to let other people sway you one way or another. I wouldn't buy a doll that I didn't like, either, just because someone talks it up.

 

Absolutely not!
It doesn't matter what someone else thinks if you don't feel the same.
So if you like the doll then by all means get it, and then make sure to prominently display him/her whenever that friend comes by.

 

For me, that would deter me only if the negative comments had to do with the quality ("The resin flakes," "The bodies can't seem to pose," "They stain if they so much as touch any dark colors.") rather than the aesthetic ("The nose is too big," "I don't like fantasy dolls," "It just looks weird.")

 

I doubt I would buy one my fiancé really disliked unless it was one I really thought I must have, he would not mind, but he wouldn't interact with it much and that's part of my fun, seeing him pose them Fortunately so far, he actively likes all of ours and there is only 1 I want for myself that he's just basically indifferent to but not opposed. (UNOSS). But since he likes the detail of our U-noa, I think he will also tend to like this one when we actually finally get her. He doesn't care much for the male dolls as a rule but likes our 3 ok, and I am very fortunate that there are lots of gorgeous males in our local group in case I want to play with or photograph some, and a few come visiting for a while here and there because we always make room ^^!

 

I would be influenced when it comes to quality. "Resin breaks/flakes" "horrible service" etc would deter me, but not "I don't like their face shapes"

 

As most seem do. No I don't let go of the doll I want just because someone don't like the sculpt. I buy my dolls if you don't like them that's your problem not mine.
If the info is about bad quality then I might take it in to account but otherwise NO

 

I'm almost motivated by this in the opposite way. I sort of feel sorry for the less popular doll. Most people wouldn't make this remark about a doll that is high standing with the bjd community, even if they didn't like the doll.

I have bought one doll that I think the company made an awful promotion presentation. I wanted him so I could just see for myself what else he could look like. It was an artistic challenge, almost like a dare. I've read in discussions about this doll line how people chose the other ones that came out at the same time, but this one is not their cup of tea.

I think I see myself as a kind of spa and R&R place for dolls who look strange or horrible because something has been done to them. Not ready yet to tackle boo-boo mods, but I hope one day to be.

So I'm a big NO I WOULD NOT GIVE UP ON A DOLL because of bad compliments I've heard about it. It is almost a red flag to check it out. I've bought a good number of dolls on auction at relatively low prices because of distracting things done to them. Underlying, most so far of sculpts that are still pretty popular. Probably because there don't seem to be as many "unpopular" ones around.

In the ultimate sense you could still say I am being affected by the opinions of others though.

 

When I see a doll that I really like and want to buy me him/her, then I do. No matter if some people say what they don't like beacause in my eyes the doll must have something that makes me attached to her, that other people maybie don't see or like.
Otherwise they're dolls that other people like and buy and I can't see why but that doll gots something special for that person and I'm most time sure they're making something wonderful out of it

 

Depends on who says it and what they say and their reason.

I would not give up a sculpt because somebody thinks it's weird or ugly. I have several dolls that are not popular or that others find weird, and it makes them more special to me that not everybody has one. I think I'd hate half my dolls if I bought them because somebody told me to, even if my heart wasn't in it.

I would, however, change my mind on a doll IF a very good friend who is knowledgeable about that specific doll has good reason to tell me to avoid it. For example, I REALLY wish somebody had told me about DragonDoll Uncle's flat, non-sculpted feet before I bought him...that ruined the entire doll for me and I wouldn't have bought him, had I known. Other things like horrible poseability, easily chipping/cracking resin, bad customer service, etc can turn me off from buying a doll, so I'd like to know those things too.

 

Everytime in your life, people will say bad comments about everything.
The thing is to be independant and if you really want the doll, who cares about the others because maybe you are missing something that can it make you happy.

In my case, i had so many bad comments that for me , i see it like jealousy or ignorance

 

Not at all, in a weird way it would make me love it more. I'm all about the underdog.

 

I don't listen to other people's comments about dolls whatsoever, except for my wife's. We have similar tastes, though, and would never say something that would hurt the other!

She's the only one that's complimented my BJD. My mother said she doesn't like him and my friends think I'm creepy for liking dolls at all. I don't mind, though. Their hobbies likewise don't interest me!

 

Actually yes. I need couple of my friends opinions about a doll I might buy, if the bodies are good, does their face have any flaws. I've given up couple dolls because my friend told me their bodies were no good, or something like that.

 

I like to read & hear reviews on certain dolls I like before buying them. I would definitely listen to that type of critique, but it wouldn't matter if they liked the sculpt or not. My collection is for my enjoyment.