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Your reasons for choosing your first doll? - pt.2

Dec 6, 2018

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    1. my first doll is my profile pic, cloverdoll echo! she's gone through 2 faceups and a body swap since I took that photo.

      I remember exactly how it was when I got her...I was at my uncle's house for thanksgiving and was on my phone after dinner scrolling the junkyspot black friday sale (remember those?). I had just started getting into dolls earlier that year, but not BJDs yet. I saw cloverdoll echo in the sale for like 40% off the full doll with company faceup and reasoned, this one will be mostly "complete" and she's cheap, so let's try her and see if we like this or not!

      and so the journey began...
       
      #41 nocchios, Mar 14, 2025
    2. Dollzone Carter, and it was his smile. I love that dolls little sharp teeth.

      The first doll I saw that dragged me into the hobby was Soom's Gluino Vampire. When I saw him I wanted him, but he was discontinued. 75cm seemed huge to me, and the fullset one I saw going for sale was over $2,000 not something I was willing to take the plunge with on my first doll.

      I kept looking and finally I saw Dollzone Carter. I got him from the Clover Singing eBay store. He got lost in the mail coming to me. Dollzone never did find him, and they sent me a new one. It took over 8 months for me to get him. After that wait I have learned patience when it comes to dolls getting home to me!

      Funny thing I did eventually get a Soom's Gluino Vampire, and he also got lost in the mail! Soom was very good about helping me track the package down, so shout out to them for that! I was in a state of panic while he was lost. But he was found in New York and eventually got home to me.

      The first doll I wanted and the first doll I got both got lost in the mail. It's crazy how that happened. Thankfully I have them both safely at home now. Hopefully no more dolls get lost in transport.
       
      #42 RabbidBunnies, Mar 19, 2025
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    3. My first bjd was Dollndoll Noel, I had to choose between her and Dollpire Shiloh. I adore vampires, but eventually bought Noel - I was charmed with her big ears and tranquil look. And also she was simply a bit cheaper :"D I was still attending school at that time, and I can't say I had a lot of pocket money... I remember dragging my mom to the bank, so she could help me with making a transaction (we didn't even have PayPal back then, it was such a long time ago!) Dollndoll was closed eventually, and my lovely Noel has a new owner now, since my tastes in bjds changed a lot, but I'll be forever grateful for the memories. Oh and I still have a preference towards dolls with big ears ^^
       
      #43 swallow483, Mar 28, 2025
    4. My first doll was an Impldoll Imara on the Star Model Body. I don’t really remember which other sculpts I was considering at the time, but I do remember how I kept going back to her photos again and again—something about her just really drew me in.

      I’m honestly so happy she ended up being my first. She posed beautifully and made the whole experience feel really rewarding. I remember being so careful with her at first, terrified I’d break one of her joints. But as I tested her posing, I was surprised by how sturdy she actually was.

      Eventually, though, I realized I’m more drawn to collecting male BJDs—gotta build my little BL kingdom—so I ended up rehoming her.
       
      #44 pinko336, Apr 21, 2025
    5. My first doll was Loongsoul Reno (since gotten rid of...)
      At the time I honestly wasn't super versed in everything about bjd... and affection lot of sculpts i had seen years prior were long discontinued. When I saw him though he was so rugged and handsome looking, and the company face up was gorgeous! Sadly though I didn't realize just how big he'd be at around 73cm tall... but he was my only doll for years. He was so special.
       
      #45 Alice_Morte, Apr 22, 2025
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