Can't have everything, so what falls off the list?

[lyrajean]

I've been in this hobby for 4 years now and I honestly don't have the income to afford everything I want. So, over time some dolls have slipped off my want list because of availability, aftermarket prices, or simply 'cause my tastes have changed.

I was thinking about this because recently someone on the board was selling a doll on DOA that was on my very early list of wants back in '04. A CH Gene/Jin/Jun. I never got one. I could have afforded this 2nd hand doll now, then I realized that there were other dolls I wanted more.

I find myself wanting a Unoa Sist now. I've never wanted one of them before although I've been aware of Unoas for years now and seen dozens.

So, this is mostly a question for those who've been around for a while, how has your want list changed? Who did you not get and why?

[Taco]

Mine has changed a lot. I started off not really wanting girl dolls--while I thought there were some very nice girl sculpts, they didn't appeal to me as much and I worried that I wouldn't be able to bond well with a girl. Now I find myself just as drawn to girl sculpts as boys. A lot of the dolls I buy for characters are boys, but when it comes to just buying a doll because I think it's pretty I lean very heavily towards girls.

I also originally decided to stick with minis and was really a fan of AR. I had plans on aquiring several AR Little Fairs--I especially wanted the Angelica and Cossette boys. However, when I decided to get bodies for story characters those two pretty much got dropped off the list. The SD sized sculpts tended to work better for my characters, so I suddenly ended up with a lot of larger dolls.

Now I want to add some more minis to balance things out, but I'm not sure that I would go back and buy the ones I had orginally planned on. There are so many sculpts that are available now that weren't at the time. I had also really admired El, but I'm not sure that I will ever own one, and if I do, I'd probably put the head on a girl body.

[Janne]

There's always been a couple of dolls I loved and would love to have - Volks Nono comes to mind - and I've owned a Cyndi and still think she's lovely - and the Hyperdollies - and I sometimes moon over (don't laugh) AR Warrick - but I don't think I really have room for them in my family.

There have been times I was mad to have a Dollshe Bermann - but I think I am finally over him too - even if it was possible to get him at retail. I think all the Dollshe boys have beautiful heads and hands - but I'm happy to admire them in my friends photos now.

[Raouken]

My taste for head sculpts stayed pretty much the same-I've always loved the stern, kind of pouty/sad heads and the dolls that I actually wanted to bring home stay on top of my wishlist..I did end up loving/wanting mature mini's such as Narae and Unoa a lot more than I actually thought I would-I didn't like Unoa at all at first and thought Narae looked like a fish XXD But stalking the many owner pics at DoA really made me change my mind.

Other than that, I mostly notice change towards bodies..I've always loved full, curvy girl-to-androgynous(I don't call it boy since none of the dolls I wanted it for are either boy or girl)body and recently, I've been getting into the muscle man bodies, which I used to detest @_@ I blame my Senior Delf though, his body is just so incredible-muscled and still slender and elegant, now I'm hooked XD

[Lotte Rotten]

I find this topic interesting^^ Like you, I too have been into BJDs for 4 years now and the first 3 dolls I fell in love with are still the ones I adore the most to this date ((cp el, kawainino iz, volks chris)) so when it comes to my taste in dolls, it seems that my first loves are still the ones that I find the most precious <3

One thing that has changed for me however, is the interest in MSDs. I was never interested in MSDs before- but now I'm waiting for my first little MSD girl to arrive^^

[Sola]

For me, the first ones to go are the ones i don't have solid characters for - no emotional investment = less motivation to invest timewise and financially.

Second are the ones that are most available: i don't feel as bad passing it over if i know i can still pick them up in a year for a reasonable price.


Tastes have definitely changed, though; i've moved on a grand scale from wanting younger-looking dolls to older, from larger companies to smaller and single-artist molds with their slight asymmetries and idiosyncrasies. (that's how i've ended up with so many rolling heads. :o )

[Rorek]

My tastes have changed over the last three years. I never thought I'd want a Tiny, and I also thought I'd be way into SD dolls and I'd only have one or two MSDs. I've found though that I really only want one SD doll. There are several on my "I'd like it maybe someday" list, but only one that I'm actively trying to obtain. :oops

I've also found that I lean towards the MSD alot, and am very fond of the little Yo-SD type tinies. If I had an infinite source of money, I'd have a veritable army of tiny little boys and girls.

And that's another thing that's changed. I thought I would only ever want boy dolls, and I'm finding myself wanting a little girl to dress up frilly, the way I never would. While Ichigo, my girly angel boy, helps, he really isn't a girl OR a boy, so no amount of lace and frills will quite cover my girly needs. :lol

And, I think I'm drawn more towards the little bitty girl dolls at that. Like Narsha or smaller/younger. That's a stark contrast to my original SD teen+ guys plan.

[Stella Maris]

I started out not wanting any SD size, only minis and tinies, and now I've switched to wanting mostly SDs and tinies.
There are dolls that I moon over too, and never get, like a Four Sisters.
Lately I've felt the need for boys, but all the ones I'm currently getting are girls. Go figure.
I guess I don't really know how things "fall off the list". It's a mystery.

[ArcaneMuse]

My want list changes weekly so I rarely buy a doll without holding out a few weeks before taking out the wallet. My tastes have evolved to more realistic looking dolls, so a couple of dolls I wanted a few years back have fallen off the list because they look more anime. However, I still would love to have a CH St. Demian. I'm just not sure if I am ready to part with that much money.

[Malice Librarian]

I'm new to the hobby, but I've noticed my tastes changing a bit. Initially I was put off by minis, floating heads, and tan dolls, but now I either own or have one of these on my wishlist.

I haven't taken anything off my list, but I'm making sure it doesn't expand further. In that sense, I "can't have it all."

[Jun]

I'm like you, lyrajean. My first, one and only was supposed to be a CH Jin. He slipped through my hands about... 4 times? One time even my bid was skipped over because the seller wanted the buyer to keep him exactly the same, and I wanted to paint my own faceup and do some mods...

I threw in the towel, and got my Volks Lady Sylvie. I've just been going with the flow ever since, because new molds come out all the time.
My collection is 'finished' for now, only girls, two big ones and a small one.

I don't think I'll ever get a Jin.

[Anavel]

I think people's preference changes as our experience in this hobby accumulates.

I do not think the same as I did over an year ago, when I really started. (I was looking at the dolls for 1-2 years before I actually bought one). I did not like Volks too much, but then all changed after Dolpa.
I thought I wanted a CH Hade even paid for a membership fee so I can get one in 2008. Now, I got my first MSD, I am not sure if I want him anymore since I like SD size better.

I wanted Suigintou very bad, but too many doll wants at the same time made me have to give her up (the fact that I cannot win her also put an end to that thought LOL)

[Hobbysue]

I really loved the CH Haute Doll Cebee and wanted her for a long time, then I finally got an opportunity to buy her and the seller sent me photos of her body, but when I saw them, realised I wasn't that keen after all. She was still lovely, but at the time, I'd just gotten a Domuya Fin and was looking at a Unoa Marion and trying to work out how to get one. Cebee was beautiful but her body just looked like any other BJD and at $800, I didn't want her enough to pay that sort of money for her. She made me realise how much my tastes had changed in regard to sculpting. My wishlist has changed all around. I'm now wanting a Dollstown Mui and Bandi as my grail dolls for 2008. I'm now a reality buff. I've also started to collect a few tinies after swearing that I would never own one. I'm a BJD junkie!

[saranilla]

I would love to have a model doll. Just one. And it's funny cause I thought they were all fugly. But my attitude has changed toward them.

I like a lot of dolls, would love to have a large Unoa, but I have a feeling she would be the same as the Sist and Lusis I had. Once I get one all the "fun" is gone. Then they just sit there so I have an feeling if I got a Marion, or the other girl, it would be the same thing. Once acquired the fun would be gone.

So I guess the MSD would be the size to fall off the list anymore.

[Wotan]

Now, I've not been in the hobby for a long time-- I've had dolls for about a year and a half, I guess-- but even in such a short time, I've seen a great deal of change in the list of dolls I wanted. I had a Dollfie Dream girl, and wanted to get a second one; now, I really only feel compelled to get another one since I've got the bosomy L-Bust torso piece already. When I first saw the Limhwa Half Elf, I was racing to find out all that I could about getting one. Now, it's one of those "it'd be nice if it happened" situations.

In my case, the whys of how my list have changed are due to the almost exponential growth in the number of choices. In the 18 months since I got a doll, the range of choices (in size, color, ethnicity, body types, etc.) have increased so drastically that I can be more selective with the dolls I get. When I first started looking, I might have seriously considered paying what I'd have to pay to get a Volks Madoka head. It was, and still is, a beautiful sculpt, and I'd gladly keep it if one fell into my lap. Any more, though, I can't see myself paying through the nose for that head because there are acceptable alternatives.

[Osaka]

Wotan, my friend, it has been fun to watch you go from "Geez, I gotta hunt up who I want next...:mad" to "Who am I going to pick next out of these fifteen dolls?!:?"

My tastes have not changed much in the three+ years that I've been in. It's the companies that have expanded their choices to better meet my tastes. I've always preferred muscular, more realistic, more masculine sculpts, and boy-howdy do I have choices now! So who's fallen off the list? The more stylized sculpts, the more childish sculpts, the slimmer bodies have all slowly crept down or off the list. I find myself wanting more girls as there become more options for realistic-looking girl heads. I think my Lishe will be the most stylized girl that I have.

Others who are way down the list are some fan dolls I'd love to do, most of my FCS dolls, and some that just plain old wouldn't fit in with my SD crew, like some minis and Sabik. Even my dream-boy Tohya is nearly off the list. I'd love to have one, but there are enough other boys to keep me happy.

[digikym]

I'm actually surprised at how little I want another Dollshe boy now. I feel like I've had almost every decent doll under the rainbow (ranging from Dollshe to Yo-SD) and I feel like I've finally found the dolls I most enjoy, which funny enough, are the smaller dolls. I thought I'd be the girl with all the SD13+ sized dolls and only a few minis, but I find myself wanting more minis and tinies than I do large-sized dolls. I feel like I've hit my max with four 58cm+ boys.

[Karhys]

Hmm, interesting food for thought! :D I've been in the hobby over six years now and in some things my tastes have changed, and in some things not at all.

The first doll I fell in love with back in 2001 was a Volks old F-05 who had modded open eyes. In late 2005 I finally got my own new F-03 (same headmold) and had his eyes modded open in the exact same way as the original doll I first fell for (though the faceup is quite different) and I still can't get enough of him, I adore his looks. And the first Volks boys I ever fell for were old F-29 and old F-09, two of whom I still own and adore, and I keep buying headmolds based off of the old F-29 (Cecile, Kohya, Reisner) so I haven't changed there either...

But some dolls have passed through my want list and quite disappeared completely. Volks' Lucas was one of my early crazy loves, but now, while I still think he's gorgeous, I can't imagine him fitting in to my family anywhere, and admiring other people's is good enough. When DoD's Zen was released for the first time I was all set on getting him, but after I met some friend's DoDs in person soon after, I found I didn't like them as much as I'd thought, and he slipped off the wishlist -- the character he inspired in my head ended up becoming housed in a Unoa boy with a bully faceplate. I fell quite hard for Customhouse's Bin when they first released him and pined for ages... but the character morphed in my head and Bin no longer worked for him. (And after meeting a CH in person -- it was early in their career and their body sculpts were not as good then -- I didn't feel that I could own one myself, so that also changed my mind.) That character later wanted a School A, and so I pined for School A for ages... and then he morphed into Cecile the Scarface for me in the end. :)

I think for me, because I've been in the hobby for so long, from back when it was just Volks and no-one else, it's been an interesting journey -- I watched all the new companies start up and because of that I went through a lot of earlier 'want' phases, partially just because each new company was exciting at the time and offered new and different possibilities, inspiring new and different wants and needs. Back then, a new company was a big deal because there was so few of them! But eventually I came to refine what I really wanted, needed and liked best in a doll, so my want list ballooned for awhile early on in those first few years, but as the hobby itself has ballooned and grown bigger and bigger, my want list seems to just keep shrinking. There's very few dolls that I want to get now, as I feel very satisfied with what I have.

[lyrajean]

Returning to the thread I started,...

I find it interesting that a number of people here also said that they wanted a CH boy and it slipped off their radar after a while, and find myself asking why?

I luv CH boy facesculpts to death, part of it was that whenever I had the money the CH boy I wanted was not available. As the company retooled its offerings and what not. They seem to have found their niche with tinies, and don't put as much attention into their bigger dolls anymore. The default face-ups and resin changed and when the dolls were available again it made me wonder if I really liked them or if I just liked the way the faces used to be done.

And back when I wanted a CH my only experince with bjds was with my AR fair boy, BF Jerome, CP elf shiwoo and Old SD10 girl. I didn't know how well a doll could pose until I got my first sd13 boy body.

[Jun]

lyrajean, what kicked CH off the list for me was that endless frustration and the wait time when they were 'redoing' their big dolls. They were supposed to be gone for 6 months, and those 6 months turned into more than 2 years!

They definitely put more into their Petite line, and while it is legitimate, my preference in tinies is Yo-SD and Bambicrony - jointed waist and 'crisper' sculpt as opposed to the soft and chubby Petite Ai sculpt.

The default faceup and resin never played a big part in it for me.

[lin]

I have been into bjd's since 2003. When I first started buying dolls, I liked CP, Unoa, and other "cute" stylized dolls, but my taste changed as soon as I saw a Dollshe guy. I sold my cute dolls and have realistic dolls now. I like tinies too, because I collect miniatures and like to have little people to live in my dollhouses. I don't buy mature minis like Narin dolls, Unoa, and minifees because I have to draw the line somewhere. I also don't buy any dolls bigger than a Dollshe. I simply cannot buy every doll that catches my eye, so I think long and hard before buying a doll, especially a big one. I typically buy two or three big dolls each year and once in a while a tiny one. Luckily, there aren't very many dolls on my wish list and I already have my "grail doll", so I anticipate not buying many more.

[Catdancer]

I've only been in the hobby for a little over 2 yrs, and alot of dolls I liked I bought..{ooh my aching Credit card!} but now even though there are alot of dolls I like..or like the looks of..I am trying to refine my family to what I consider the " my perfect doll community" each with their own style, look, personality.

so one that I didn't get that I reeeeeaalllly wanted was Latidoll Chaim.. I was so hot over this Third Eye guy...and since he was a limited I knew it would be a long time before he was on the second market..
and then the fire died for him..and just recently i found myself with some doll funds after selling a doll of mine..and someone actually was selling one on DoA and I HAD THE FUNDS!!...but...he didn't "do it" for me anymore...
and I bought my beautiful Limwha Half Elf...and I don't regret my decision..even though he is limited, and unique looking.
and I am glad i didn't get him the first time around, I would have probably tired of him pretty quickly..

[hakai]

I definetly agree about the tastes changing thing. When I first got into this hobby, I didn't know of very many companies and had never seen a bjd in person before. Because of this, I thought SDs were too big and didn't know about tinies at the time. It's great now to see so many owner pics before purchasing a doll :3

As far as what falls off the want list... usually if it's a doll I acutally want, I'll like it, and stare at it, and whine about it, and dream up a story for it for a fair amount of time. If they last that long, they probably deserve to be on the want list >D
On another point, sometimes I really like the mold, but no particular character/story really pops for them, so they get pushed to the back burner too ^^;

[derilan85]

:tantrum I was going to buy a Unoa Lusis from the last pre-order, but hubby did not like the idea of putting one together with me, so he got me Domuya Perinnial Fin instead, now I don't mind as I love my Fin and her head mold was limited, but I still...want..a Unoa Lusis...I guess I will wait again for who knows how long so I can pay for the kit at the normal price:(

[Janne]

On another point, sometimes I really like the mold, but no particular character/story really pops for them, so they get pushed to the back burner too ^^;

This *really* resonated with me. I found a Volks Cyndi on eBay for a reasonable price after admiring her for a long time - but she just wouldn't morph into a character for me. Same with Cecile. He was beautiful - but he just kept being Cecile, so I was happy to have him go somewhere where he was part of a family.

[MieAga]

It's a gut feeling with me that doesn't fade after a month that I look for. I have to have long lasting apeal because my dolls don't fit into stories or become characters I've already thought up. Each developes on their own.

I've also been forced to consider how they compete for my affection in the household. I recently had two dolls that I loved for simular reasons, then I started chosing my favorite of the two. This really wasn't going to work out in the long run, so I changed the 'second choice' in his concept. The Harmony is back and I now love my boys equally...for different reasons. Any new boys I bring in will have to be different concepts then anyone I have currently.

As for my tastes changing over time...well that's a given. I'm a change-able person by nature. So far I haven't had to deal with this in the year I've had dolls in my home. When it comes up I'll deal with it then.

[Myth]

hmmm i don't think my tastes have changed *drastically* in the 2.5 years i'm in the hobby... tho there are dolls i don't like as much now and dolls i like now more than before. i'm pretty whimsical so it played a big part in the kind of doll i got combined with being able to afford it on a whim.... (like, if i had money 3 years ago Shiwoo would've been my first doll and my doll collection may have looked so different now). dolls that had been on my wish list for too long for me to rationalize over it eventually went off the list.... it's really a matter of timing and how much i think about it. i'm overwhelmed as it is that i got as many dolls as i do now ^^; but i'm so content with them now that i don't think i'll be getting another for a while at least :D (well aside for the one who still hasn't arrived lol)

[lemonsky]

For me it would be.. another doll. LOL! Saving up to buy him clothes and other little things is not so bad, but buying an actual doll... now that takes a lot of saving up. XD Good thing I'm really content with just one. ^^

[Vega]

I never really thought I would get into the realm of MSD sized dolls... I've had a Volks Kun SD10 boy kicking around for a while as a character who's technically supposed to be a child and am just now starting to realize that it would be much better if he were actually a lot smaller.
So. That was odd enough - then I started completely lusting after KD Bory and so far the love has not died. That's how I usually measure these things - I wait a bit and see if the love stays or dies down. ^^;
There are some dolls that I will always lust after, but know realistically that I will probably never own. I don't mind admiring from afar. ^^; My wishlist gets delineated from time to time. - there's one or two that haven't budged, though. (coughF31cough)
The latest news, apart from potentially adding an MSD into the mix, is the consideration of getting some estrogen to go with the testosterone of my small assembly. *le-gasp! Girls!? Who knew!?*
-V

[LauraJ]

I had dolls on my doll list when I started that I wouldn't even look twice at now. I did get one of my dream dolls, and I love her a bunch, but she's not my favorite doll (poor girl). My list of girls looks a lot different. I never thought I'd go for tinies, but then I found Pukis. Now, I'm puki hunting.
I only had girl dolls until last December when I got a wild hair to get a boy doll. But even then, I took a month and a half to find one I really liked.
I like to be able to take my time and look a doll over a lot before I decide to part with the money. I want to be sure I'll really like her and that she will not just sit on the shelf somewhere.
I did buy one doll on fast impulse ... a BB Charisma Demon ... she just caught me right away. I ordered one only a couple days after first seeing her sculpt.
I did recently find one of the dolls that I really wanted a couple years ago in the second-hand market at a good price. When I looked at her again, I couldn't see what I saw originally.
Change is a good thing I think.

[Mekou]

So far I haven't had any dolls fall of my want list, but those were planned for the far future.

Usually it's thing like glass eyes, clothing, and wigs that get taken off. I find it very hard to spend anything above $20 for any single doll accessory, regardless of it's quality. @_@ I've just learned to be so strict with myself when it comes to purchases like that, prefering to save up and get actuall dolls first.

[Loki's Mom]

I'm like you, lyrajean. My first, one and only was supposed to be a CH Jin. He slipped through my hands about... 4 times? One time even my bid was skipped over because the seller wanted the buyer to keep him exactly the same, and I wanted to paint my own faceup and do some mods...
Okay, Now I find that really interesting. I've heard this once before but really, who is the seller to demand you keep the doll the same? It's not like you're going to sign a contract stating you'll never change the doll and if you do the seller can come and take it back or anything like that. O_o'! don't really get that attitude at all.

My plans have changed some in that I started out liking only SD sized BOYS. No girls allowed. XDDD I didn't think I'd ever want a mini but sure enough, they wormed their way into my heart and I have a GIRL mini. Uh-huh, a girl. The price of the teenies (Pocket Fairies and the like) put me off getting them until they finally broke me and now I have 4 teenies (2 PFs & 2 ODs) and 2 tinies (BambiCrony and Domadoll). And I want another tiny (Pipos Nero) and another mini (BF Niky). I'm even looking at an Elfdoll Soah. *headslap*

My list hasn't got smaller but the wants have definitely changed. I did manage to get my two favouritest dollies.. Shiwoo and Chiwoo elves. If I never get another doll, I'll die happy to have them in my hands. :)

LM

[MaggieMoonbeam]

Well, I'm a relative newbie, having bought my first BJD (43cm Narae) last April. But I was determined that I wanted to stay in the 43cm range. HA! That didn't last three weeks! Little did I know what was lurking out there. Joining DoA (and Zone of Zen) raised my "consciousness" so abruptly that I felt like I'd fallen through the rabbit hole! I keep finding new (sometimes older) sculpts that I fall in love with. So what falls OFF the list? Not much. I kept looking at Limwha Half-elves and Limwha Humans, and they look sweet but...not that interesting. So they are probably the only things I thought I WOULD buy but changed my mind. I also never thought I'd love boy dolls, and they are my favorites now. So unfortunately, the list doesn't GET shorter. Sigh.*_*

[Jun]

Okay, Now I find that really interesting. I've heard this once before but really, who is the seller to demand you keep the doll the same? It's not like you're going to sign a contract stating you'll never change the doll and if you do the seller can come and take it back or anything like that. O_o'! don't really get that attitude at all.

I don't remember, Loki's Mom, it's been over 2 years now. I just remember being so angry and frustrated. I guess the character I was trying to embody really didn't want to be a CH Jin or even Jun!

I do find that demand to keep the doll the same rather ridiculous myself. If you want the doll to stay the same, you don't sell it. After it becomes somebody else's property, it changes name, personality, who are you to demand the looks stay the same?
(generic 'you', yes? :oops )

[MosaicWolf]

Hm. This is a hard question. :sweat

I have very eclectic taste. I love the entire range of sizes, I'm not fiercely loyal to just one company, and I enjoy the whole rainbow of skintones. However, not every doll I go 'oooh want!' with ultimately finds their way home.

I don't impulse buy full dolls very often, simply because I don't carry a whole lot of credit, and while I make good money, I pay all the bills, so it usually takes me about two months to get the spare funds together to afford a whole doll. So usually I have a little time to think on it before I buy. I keep running tallies of my wishlist and maybe list that I keep updated as needed. And I periodically go back and review them. If the doll sticks with me for a while, if I read the name on my list and feel that thrill of impatience about getting something done with them, then they stay. If I look at it and waffle, then it either gets booted from wishlist to maybe list, or if it was already on maybe status, then they're a goner.

That said, I'm something of a headhunter. And I confess I've bought a head or two on impulse. That's how I snagged a Vampire Breakaway head a week ago. The funds were there, the split opportunity was there, and I grabbed for it. Can't say I regret it, though.

The one size I haven't broken into yet, however, are tinies. It's not from lack of want. There are several that are solid residents of the wishlist. But I tend to nudge them to the end of the line in priority, because they are generally the most inexpensive. I think part of me imagines there being a point where I'm basically done with the big guys and can pick off whatever tinies I fancy at my leisure.

[harlowe]

When I started out a couple years ago, I had SD's & MSD's and was finding the add'l clothes, accessories and furniture/etc, was crazy expensive (and took up a great deal of space) to collect for both sizes, so I went with what I loved more and what I found to be easier to create a space/setting for.

So basically all the SD's that were on my wish list - dropped off. Which was pretty tough because I love so many larger ones too. Doesn't help that new ones come out all the time I love, but I tell myself that I can get two of the smaller ones I want for every one I'd be able to purchase of the larger.

[tiggywinkletoo]

When I fall in love with a doll, it's the one that I see, not usually the mold in general. So, if I can't have that particular one, I keep looking. I like smaller dolls best, but the 60 cm Luts dolls that everyone has are lovely and I hope to have one someday.
One doll that fell off of my list is Yomo. She is hard to get, so I moved on.

[lyrajean]

Hm. This is a hard question. :sweat

The one size I haven't broken into yet, however, are tinies. It's not from lack of want. There are several that are solid residents of the wishlist. But I tend to nudge them to the end of the line in priority, because they are generally the most inexpensive. I think part of me imagines there being a point where I'm basically done with the big guys and can pick off whatever tinies I fancy at my leisure.

Me too. I like the idea of getting a tiny but there are none that have just said 'gotta have this' yet. I also fear I will kind of ignore it like my minis, and it will be a waste of $.

[PawPaw]

Unfortunately.. I think my need for Pipos falls off the list. T_T For now, the most important dolls to me are the ones that are based off of my roleplay characters, as a friend of mine and I have an ongoing story that we'd like to turn into photostories. So unless I win the lottery.. no Bao and Baha for me. ;_;

[Rabbit-moon]

I was thinking about this because recently someone on the board was selling a doll on DOA that was on my very early list of wants back in '04. A CH Gene/Jin/Jun. I never got one. I could have afforded this 2nd hand doll now, then I realized that there were other dolls I wanted more.

Lyrajean, it's funny, the same thing happened to me! When I first got into this hobby 2-1/2 years ago, I wanted a CH Gene/Jin/Jun very much. As the fates would have it, one thing or another always kept me from getting him. I recently saw a CH Jin on sale, and got all excited thinking this was my chance to finally own a Jin. But when I took a good look at him, I found I was not as attracted to that sculpt as I once was. My tastes had changed. I started my collection with the more cartoonish anime inspired sculpts, but now I really prefer realistic sculpts. I want a doll with a beautifully sculpted nose, and well defined lips.
So, CH Gene/Jin/Jun fell off the list. Along with a few other sculpts where the head is rather large and looks more child-like. I prefer my dolls to look mature, with better proportioned bodies.

[mxiong]

My list was super long, then it became really short. I only own one that was originally on my list. Two others I sold. Then my list grew again as new taller and more mature dolls hit the market. My tastes have been similar, but now there are different new dolls that fit me better.

I took MSD's off my list after seeing them IRL at meet ups. They are too small for me, so are the Minis (unless my dollies decide to have a baby), I have no real need for them.

[bishieprince]

I see a doll or item and I tell myself the max price I am willing to pay for it..if the doll or item is over the max budget I have in mind, I tell myself to let it go..

[naughtyfairyspirit]

My wish list changes frequently, after I get to see a doll in person I know if I really like it or not. For the most part my list has gone down significantly because company pictures are most often way better or way worse than the real deal. (IMO)
There are a lot of dolls that I thought I wanted, or didn't want, that changed after seeing them in person.

[yunnrila]

My list is keeping changing, but I don't think I will have more dolls since the space is ran out and I don't have much time to take care my dollies. :sweat

[Astrid]

I got into this hobby in 2004 at that time the first doll i fell in love with was only availble in Kyoto, now you can get her through fcs in L.A I still want her ..the onlydoll that has fallen off the master list is a DOD Pitts... I still love her little face but I had heard that DOD has alot of issues with their resin quality... color and breakage so that kinda turned me off of them... I still love Volks since they were the first company to make these Super Dollfies and my first doll was from them but I also like more companies now but volks will always be my first love !

[this-lonely-place]

The dolls that have slipped off my list are...

Volks chii - Her price is insane now.
Dollmore Angelic Scars Amos - No way I'd find a full doll unmodified with default face up.
DollShe boys - I wanted one but its never now.

Nothing else... but pretty much the ones listed are the dolls I will always want.

[Elzamine]

This is sort of funny. Before ball joint dolls, I didn't really like any dolls. I mostly got into them because I'm a minimalist artist, who majored in costume/fashion. I grew attached to my doll rather quicky, and thus have merged my business, art and hobby all into one.

As for what's changed.. I originally planned to get a female doll and mostly do female outfits. However, I ended up getting a male, and since then, I've always seemed to enjoy making clothes for my boys more than my girls. I started with MSD size, and currently that's still all I have.. though I just ordered a Puki, which is odd since I never expected to own a doll so small.

While I didn't have much interest in SD dolls, I have been noticing myself looking at them more as of late. Perhaps I'll take the dive and get one. As for styles changing, not to much. I haven't really fallen out of love with any doll, though I have been looking at an SD DIM Real, which is seemingly rather difficult to come across and that's pushing itself down my list, as I just outright can't afford it.

Funny how things turn out though :)

[kateb]

Ages ago, when I was first shown ABJDs, I was just shown the LUTS site, and 'cause I didn't do much digging around or persue things further, I thought the dolls sold through eLUTS were the only ones out there XD I remember really liking El, Chiwoo and Woosoo. I've gone off El a little now, for sure. Back then he was all I wanted XD

Once I got into the hobby proper I transferred from a new love of the mature sculpts that Soom offers (Lazule, Spinel, etc.), down to the more exagerrated features of DollGa and Volks once more. (I still love Woosoo, too!)

I was extremely fond of Hound back then, too, I remember. I still like him, but I'm not interested in owning him much any longer.

[Amaira Rose]

At first I really love the KD Ani, but after a while I wasn't as fond. But over time, I've really come to like many molds of dolls and so my list has grown dramatically. I don't usually unchange my mind, but from time to time I'll rethink about ones I wanted. I normally buy dolls according to my funds at the time. If I have a steady income I can focus on one doll on layaway, that is a more expensive doll than say a bobobie. When I only have chunks of money, I buy either heads or bodies, which ever I have the money for and are available the easiest. ^^

[Brian]

I usually said that is the "last" at every time I got a new one .... but I think I'm arrive now to the end of my collection, I want to think to the dolls I have and not to the one I could get.
I started by a megu volks because the one of my dreams was an inaccessible CH JUN ...
But I love always so much my Megu ..and I got Jun finally.
There are so much dolls now on the market ! How to choose, it is more and more difficult.
Makers make me crazy !!
I 've bought different style of dolls since 2005 but I didn't change my taste about them usually, I resold only three of them and I regret.
Only one still makes me dream, an old one by the way : tsukasa Konoé.

[Kogepan]

I literally keep a .doc on my computer with a full list of dolls I like and/or want, in the order of how much I want them. I edit it fairly often and it fluctuates quite a lot - but at least not as much as it did a few years ago. If a doll manages to stay on the list - especially if they drop off and then come back - I feel more inclined to buy, because it shows that my interest in that doll is stable and has stood the test of time. F-16 and Liz are in this boat - I vow not to pick up any other dolls until I have those two.

I'm very, very glad that I didn't buy the first doll I fell in love with when I entered the hobby (I think it was Bluefairy Tommy?), because my tastes have changed SO much (though actually, I circled right around and now I like Bluefairy May). For a while I even thought my dream doll was a Bermann, but that was just me getting caught up in the general excitement about them. Some dolls, like Supia Rhoda and Soom Sard, never squeezed into the list because they would never match any other dolls I like, but I still love them from afar. And others, like Frey and Dion, it just took a few extra photos to shake off the good first impression. Kiss is a problem, he keeps falling off the list and clawing his way back onto it; I have seen good and bad examples of Kiss, the Dolkot company is a mess and I don't want to order from them, and in the end I've just got to see one in person sometime because I still can't tell whether I love those intensely staring eyes or hate them. I used to like DoD dolls, but lost interest in all. Volks Williams also dove off the list, because in the end I only like a few specific Williams with certain faceups.

I also think "wait and see" is the best strategy. I mean, I always admired K-Doll and Kill_U 2nd was on my list for ages - but who'd have thought that K-Doll would suddenly release Kill_U 1st, which I hadn't even put on my list because I was sure it was an impossible dream? *__* Waiting definitely paid off for me in this case!

[april]

I don't change so much as the hobby changes!!! If I'd started in the hobby this year, I'd have all Soom dolls and maybe the Souldoll Chiron--BIG guys!!! and girls! I just love fantasy dolls, so these dolls have just been driving me crazy!!!

But when I got in (2004) it was Volks and Luts and CP... I like older mature dolls, so DOD was tempting, but most minis looked too young for me and there wasn't as much choice in clothings, so I was definitely into the larger dolls. I decided that CP's Elf El was THE boy for me and I still have him and love him so much. And then came Elf Lishe and I had to have her (fantasy, mature, as lovely a sculpt as El).

Since my tastes don't change so much, I can't get rid of my dolls, so I'm not selling them to make room for the new ones, so I have to try NOT to buy them!

I'm in LA, so there's a strong Volks presence here, with the store and the Dolpas... and I'd liked Volks from the beginning since they pretty much WERE bjds when I first fell in love with them... When the FCS Elves were first offered I figured that they were right down my alley. But at the same Volks Party I put in for a Shiro One-Off, since I'd remembered longing for him when I first started looking at dolls. Then I, shockingly, won the right to buy him. Of course I couldn't afford to get a FCS for a while after that... then other dolls came along... I tend to go for the limiteds first, since they are so hard to get, otherwise... Anyway, by now I figure that I'm not ever going to get a FCS elf... too expensive, I already have other elves and other Volks and there are so many cool dolls coming out...

Otherwise, I think I have just about every doll I've truly wanted...

I rather long for Soom's Vega and Euclase and Beryl and Heliot... but I've got Sard, which is the one I liked best, so I can't really cry too much about not buying everything!

[rianne]

I was aware of ABJDs for over two years before I actually purchased one. In that time I went from being in awe over the stylized beauty of DOD to being a hard-core SOOM and Migidoll lover. I realized early on that there was no way I'd ever want a huge number of these things around(personal issue with accumulation) so I developed a method for deciding on sculpts. First I set a loose number limit of somewhere around five. I then set out to decide on the sculpt that needed to come home first, every sculpt after that one would be held to its standard; I had to love them all equally. Somewhere in this process I started writing a story with a main cast of six characters and the dolls just sort of fell into those roles. Now I've got a strict six-doll limit and a guide for sculpt purchasing. Is there such a thing as methodically random?

[haku23]

Damn, back when I was first into the hobby I wanted EVERYONE. Pretty much any doll I saw I wanted to get XD But I originally started with a Dolkot Hara. But then the drama with the company detoured me. I wanted a Dollshe Saint, Souldoll Ize, Souldoll Soo-Hyun, Dream of Doll t.E-an, DoC Kirill and Ivan, DM model Ha yarn Cho. I wanted EVERYONE. Literally. But now that wishlist has dropped to only about 3 dolls. I've discovered I like MSD but what I really want is SD. That tinies are cute but not for me. And that if I don't buy a doll quickly...I'll lose interest. I'm fickle with a capital F. So it's usually best for me to just say "okay, I want this one" and get it. Luckily I'm poor so this doesn't happen often and eliminates dolls I can't afford and don't really want. Like Volks Okita Souji. I want him. I so do. But I can't afford him. Ever. Unless I win the lottery or find him randomly on the street but even then...:'D

[chiron2]

I was drawn to the bjd when other manuacturers started making dolls. I have never bonded with a Volks yet for some reason. I started out with Luts and still love their dolls but there are so many beautiful dolls out there I had to come to the point where I enjoy beauty without possessing it. I have my favorites which are my Narae and Mini Fee and a couple tiny ones like Bambicrony. In this economy making sure I have the exact right one I will adore for a long time is really important to me.

[lookame]

When I first began I wanted a Godo a soom tan Godo, but I was to late since he was limited and haven't seen him secondhand or anywhere else I just let him go. It's not really the sculpts that have changed for me as more the gender. For some reason I get really picky about girl dolls and they seem to be harder to find second hand, and when they are found they tend to be a tad pricier. Needless to say I've acquired more males than females...

[Quilibet]

For me, it's more like dolls I was never interested in became the ones I had to have. When I first saw unoas, I decided I didn't much like their faces at all - then, the more I saw, the more I realized I really loved how they looked. What ultimately drew me in were their knees; I know, strange, but that's how it happened! XD Dollshe dolls - I was never drawn to them. But then I saw their hands. I seem to fixate on one aspect, and as my appreciate for one part grows, my appreciation for the whole doll grows.

But two dolls I never expected to have were Williams and Erato - and I have both now, which...I can't even describe the feeling. I remember, the first doll I thought was beautiful was Lishe. Now, I couldn't think of owning one (as much as I admire them). I've gravitated towards more realistic sculpts, I think. Though my taste is still rather eclectic!

[Leenah]

Some that once were on the list but fell off:
Souldoll Linn
Unidoll Berkut
Volks Suigintou
Iplehouse Tatiana (Noctarcana Circus Trapeze)

My reasons:

Souldoll Linn--looks too much like me. I still like this doll a lot but it would seem weird having a doll that I think resembles myself.

Unidoll Berkut--love this doll, but he's just too big. I saw a Unidoll Ark in person and it was one of the lovliest dolls I've seen, but I'd like a doll that I can buy clothes for easily.

Volks Suigintou--$3500 price tag. Enough said. Also, if I ever got Iplehouse Gentle Freezia, I'd cosplay her as Suigintou and that's good enough.

Iplehouse Tatiana--I really don't like the body as much on these dolls. I like the thin lanky look on MSDs and she's a little more weighty.

[AnimeCandy]

Well my tastes have either stayed the same or grown a little. I didnt get rid of anything because of the prices, I only cut down my list a little because I dont want over a certain number and I want to take care of them all. Some dolls who fell off would be, sd13 elena, sd13 nono, unoa, narae, dim danbi, luts harang etc

[rainydaylovers]

I like to think my tastes have matured over the year or so I've been collecting. I used to want almost all of the DoD dolls now I just want a few. My wishlist is still almost 40 dolls long though orz... And it changes pretty much monthly xD....

[Geass]

When I think about it, even the dolls I've decided not to get-- I would probably still get if they were made available again by some more plausible means, lolol. ;D Not that my taste about them really changed, but I instead chose to prioritize what dolls fit better in my crew and as my characters.

My tastes went from the cute and stylistic DoD to the more mature somewhat more realistic molds. Strangely, Bermann is such a doll to me but one I've taken off the list-- perhaps because I got over him to a degree.