Do you still have your first doll?

Yes, simply that she is my only doll, my Iplehouse Silvia. Ordered her 5/28/2008, according the her CoA.

 

Broke...lol Although I really only planning to buy a boy doll one day. Doing the college thing in middle age is not for the weak, not is cancer diagnosis and treatment.

 

I do! I've only had her for a year now, but I plan on keeping her for much longer than that. She is probably my favorite possession period. I actually still have my very first Barbie from when I got serious about collecting dolls when I was a much younger Shamshir.

 

I no longer have my first bjd, an MSD B&G Triya.

There's nothing really sad about her departure really; I got her back in late 2007/2008 when I was first introduced to bjds, and when I got back into the hobby after a long hiatus in 2015, I no longer was interested in the MSD size (as I had gravitated towards SDs instead).

In the end, I didn't actually sell her either. She now resides with a friend who really wanted a bjd, but didn't have the funds to get one herself (plus, she's not exactly the most computer/internet literate, so getting one online would've been a near impossibility for her, even if she had the funds).

As for my second...I still have the body, but the head has been sold off. His character has since evolved into a different shell (the fifth at this point), and he's happy the way he now is

 

I dontd have my first doll, she was a yeon-bee with custom faceup, I feel I never bonded with her, because everything around her seemed to have been bad, she took over 9months ( after the order went missing, ) to actually be made, then when she did turn up she had the wrong size chest, so after talking to my wonderful dealer, it was rectified and I had to learn how to restring her, her head was still being painted so it was a headless body. I was living in hospital when her head finally came back, I didn't like the faceup at all, it was definitely not what I asked for and made her look as if she had an eye infection, and a doctor accidentally knocked her off a shelf and she broke her head cap. So I sold her.

I now collect mainly DZ and DC and haven't had much of a problem, it did put me off dolls a little, but when my fairyland doll came with her fullset I fell back in love and nearly three years later I have sold alot of dolls but still have 5,

 

Fergus from doll chateau is still with me, but I could not find a wig that fits him QAQ

 

I still have my Resinsoul Song, I've only been in the hobby since 2012 but I don't think I'd get rid of any of my dolls! I sometimes look at them and think "maybe that sculpt isn't right after all", or it bugs me that two of my MSDs who are siblings are totally the wrong size to each other.... but then I remember that the character is there, and the actual doll is a secondary factor. So long as I have something physical to represent my OCs, I'm pretty happy, and selling any of them would be like getting rid of that character, so I really doubt I would. The value of all the years my OCs have brought me comfort and helped me calm myself outweigh everything.

 

I still have my first doll, she is Soom Gem Nion and I have had her since 2007. Her skin has gone quite yellow though.

 

I do not still own my first doll. When I ordered my first doll in 2016, I got the size that I thought I liked best, YOSD, later on I realized that the perfect size for me is MSD and she was just to small. So I traded her for something better. I loved my first doll, as most people do, but I didn't love her as much as my other dolls, and as soon as I realized that, I let her go to a better home.

 

Wow. I haven't logged onto this account in literally years but I happened to get nostalgic about my dolls today and wanted to see when I bought my first. Apparently my oldest (Musedoll Re-che) is from 2012. I have all three of my dolls still but they have been tucked into their boxes for a long time. I am the sentimental type that will never ever sell them (at least the first two), even though I haven't been active in this hobby for years.

 

Mine was Aidolls Hani, she is still with me now! Altho super yellowed, i still love her alot!

 

My first bjd was a Custom House Uriel although I think I also bought a CH Ceebee at about the same time and can't remember which arrived first... both were sold after I'd collected a fair few Custom House dolls then discovered Volks. I know where the Ceebee is now, but Uriel went to Ebay.

I have a husband who says that new dolls must be paid from the sale of old dolls, but my collection is at a place where everyone has a character and is irreplaceable...so...it just keeps getting bigger or no new dolls if no funds...

 

My first doll is dollzone-Robin and fortunately I still have him. He is a gift from my father for my 18th birthday so he really means a lot to me. In a sense, my father as cultivated my love for BJD.

For five years I have bought many dolls and also sold a lot. But I think I will never sell Robin.

 

Hana is still here, a DZ feilian that I got on 2006. Her character changed quite a bit and I'm planning to update the body, they improved so much! The only thing holding me back is skin tone and what I'll do with the old body lol

 

I have her head, but have long since sold her body!

 

I only joined the hobby a couple of years ago, but I do still have my first doll. When I made the decision to buy my first doll, I did a lot of research about the hobby and watched a lot of YouTube videos. I knew what I wanted and I ordered it. I've ordered many dolls since then, but I still have my first doll and I don't think I'd ever sell her, even if I needed the space.

 

I do! My precious boy CustomHouse Meoloo! I spent weeks and weeks looking for the perfect sculpt for my idea of Peter Pan, and I was so happy when I found him. When I got him out of storage to finally decide if I wanted to sell him, I fell in love all over again LOL aaaa I'll never leave the hobby for good, it seems...

 

I still have my first doll, an Elfdoll June. I got her in 2009 from a forum member. Poor thing's been stored for so long, I've been thinking of listing her on the marketplace.

 

No, I no longer have my first doll.

He was a 20cm tiny (I don't remember the company, it was back in 2008), and after I got my first 60cm SD (Luts/CP Shiwoo), I realized that I prefer the larger dolls to the smaller ones. His character was a child of 12, and I don't really know what to do with child-dolls. Also, I kept dropping his shoes, his wig, and other parts, so I started carrying him in a sleeping bag when I went out, and it just looked weird for a grownup to be carrying around a teeny, tiny doll in a sleeping bag.

The SD I got was him at age 35, and I didn't feel bad dressing him in tight rock star clothes and putting him in provocative poses for photoshoots. His 12 year old self was fun for cutesy shoots, but that got old after a while. He went to someone that loves tinies, and I'm sure he's spoiled now, just like I'm spoiling his 35 year old version.

I did get him again in PKF and LTF child sizes, or at least faceplates for him as a child. I might find bodies for them someday.

Ryuichi

 

I do! She’s a Doll Love Nichi. I figure she wouldn’t be worth anything on the secondhand market, and I really am sentimental about her. I still love her sweet face.

She really doesn’t fit in with my other dolls, but I don’t care.

 

The boy in my profile was my first, my other boy was my second. I regret selling two of my previous dolls, but it is what it is.

 

My first doll is long gone. I have no idea where it is now. I sold her to a friend who cut ties with everyone and started fresh one day. I tired visiting them once but they ghosted me and I've respected their choice and stayed away. No idea if they even have it still. It was a LOOOOOOOONG time ago.

 

I still have my first doll with me and his name is Valerian. He’s a Akagi doll Tanta. I instantly fell in love with him the moment I saw him in one of my friends post.

I don’t have the plan to sell my first doll because it is important to me. He’s the reason why I started this hobby. And he will be with me till the future. Though there are times that I want to sell him, I still find a way to love him more. And now he’s sitting with the rest of the gang happily.

 

My first doll is an Loongsoul Eleven, he's currently sitting on my dresser!

 

Yup! I still have my first doll which is a DC Russell. He's finally unstrung and getting a rework.

 

Yes. Since 2012. You can see him on my avatar.)

 

I still have my first doll, a Kid Delf Cherry from Eluts, I got her about 12 years ago.

 

I still have my first doll - he's a Dollzone Mo and he's 10 years old

 

Yes! This December will mark 13 years with her (now yellow) butt.

 

I still have my first doll which I bought second hand at an anime convention. She is an island Amy. Since, she is an msd size I don't plan to sale her in the future.
I just bought a China cabinet style cabinet with glass doors to store all of mine in. They were in my spare bedroom before and didn't come out that often. But now, they are in my living room and I change their outfits all of the time.

 

Yip. Both my boy and girl arrived on the same day, even though they were ordered at different times from different companies. It was 2005 and they were a Dollzone Megi and a Dream of Doll DOC Tender Zen.

Megi will be getting a new face-up this year and hopefully modded with magnets in this headcap. You know a doll is old then they still have the evil finger pinching headcap.

Zen still has her original factory peach face-up and just needs to be restrung at this point. She'll be getting a new wig, eyes and clothes though. (She's been stubborn about being styled, and has spent most of her time in her underwear)

They're still nostalgic for me and I'd love to get the DOCs I couldn't afford at the time to join Zen. I have most of the old school DZs I wanted, except for Feilian.

 

My first dolls are other people's first dolls that they sold, including my beloved ubiquitous KDF Bory, "Annix", who belonged to Spite and Malice. He's hella yellow but he's not going anywhere. Bory was my sculpt kryptonite when I saw him eight years ago though I've only owned my Annix for a couple of years. Him and my DZ Megi (waves at @Kaname Kimura ) are my babies. The one nice thing about buying dolls from people here is they all come with stories and were loved and treasured.

 

Yep, he's still hanging around; sorry Deej, you ain't going anywhere. From 2006 to beyond!

 

I still have mine. He's a Resinsoul Wu. I've had him for 8 years now, and I have no intention of letting him go.

 

I do have my first doll! He is a Crobidoll Nao that I got off of Ebay in 2014 after first discovering BJDs. He wasn't in excellent condition when I purchased him, I'm afraid, and it can be very hard, even impossible to pose him sometimes, but I am never going to give him up (never going to let you down!). I'm very attached to him.

 

Nope, my DZ Yuu was sold along with most of the rest of my original group years ago as I found sculpts that better fit my characters. The funny thing is that I thought I was going to be sticking to adult versions after that, but somehow I ended up replacing nearly all of my kids' group with new sculpts too... (My AoD Qian being the one remaining exception.)

 

I don't have mine anymore because my collection evolved and I didn't feel as invested in her anymore, but I gave her to my mom a few Christmases ago and she still has her

 

I do, almost 12 years down the line my DOD Homme Ducan is still with me, here's for 12 more!

 

I do! He'll be 12 next year.

 

Dollzone Megi was my first. I could never get rid of him.

 

My Fairyland Littlefee Shiwoo boy was my first. He was in stock so arrived very fast from Germany. He was the most spoiled of my dolls for a long time till my Minifee arrived.
He was so cute and lovely even without a wig. It took me ages before getting him one as I was struggling with the sizing.
He was meant to be a girl originally, so I bought a Littlefee girl to swap bodies. To cut a long story short, when the girl arrived several months later because she wasn't in stock (steeeeep learning curve there), the skin colour was too different for my taste. Not that I haven't put him in long wigs etc. but somehow he chose to keep his original body.
I remember having a lot of difficulties choosing between the various Littlefee sculpts. I had a lot of trouble seeing the difference between Leah and Bisou for instance. I had to search for owners' pictures to really appreciate how different the sculpts were.
I nearly didn't buy him. My first choice was a Littlefee Chiwoo boy though I wanted him in tan, something that wasn't available at the time. Then I came across these lovely photos of Shiwoo in a medieval/sorcerer settings if I recall well and the rest is history.
And yes, I still have him, it had been a lovely first transaction. He still has his original face up and cheers me up every time I take a picture of him.

 

Yes, I'm not sure if I really like any of my other dolls more than my first bjd. I bought him in 2014. I tried to buy a different doll from an individual on eBay in 2010 but they tried to scam me. I was put off for a long time, but regularly admired a doll offered by an official dealer on eBay for years. Jeremy is a Popodoll Chen, he's 68cm because I didn't want one that seemed like a toy. I never had anything nice before that was just for me. I think after so many years of working hard and putting myself last consistently, I deserved him. He will probably be part of my estate sale someday.

 

My first doll was my Boy&Girl Sky and I could never get rid of him. And even if I did want to, there's no point trying because he's an 11yr old "white skin" doll... more like banana skin doll at this point

 

I still have my first doll at home with me her company released a new body so she did get a body upgrade but her head is still the original. I remember looking for months and months at several dozen companies but she was the one I saw and was like "Yes she's the one". I tastes have changed quite a bit since then but I still love her and don't think I'd ever sell her. Throwback to the first doll photoshoot I ever did xD Her style changed a lot, she is currently wearing the black wig and floral shirt.

 

I still have my first doll and I’m glad I do! She’s a Dollzone Shoyo I got back in 2011 and she’s adorable. She has a unique “dollness” to her that most newer dolls don’t have anymore. So sure she can’t pose well with her single joints and she’s a little yellowed (it’s not too bad) but she’s with me forever!

 

My first doll is no longer with me. I sold her years ago in the Marketplace & have no idea where she is now. She was an Elfdoll Lydia which I got when she was first issued. Eventually I enhanced her face-up & fell in love all over again. But I was headed in a more controlled direction & she wasn't quite right so she left home.

 

Always! For almost a decade, he was my only doll. I'd be more likely to part with any of my many collections than with him. Just looking at him still makes me happy!

 

Yes, my first girl is still with me. And I still consider her incredibly beautiful, even if I periodically put up for sale, believing that she does not fit into the collection anymore. But she has her own opinion on this matter

 

My first doll was a soom Heliot that I bought with my first job out of high school in 2008, but hes not with me any more. I just adored the fantasy lines from soom and went all in on purchasing many, but back then i was living at home and due to the cost of the dolls I felt I needed to hide them from my family (shame for spending so much when we weren't well off). Since he was SD sized he never got a lot of love and attention, and eventually I needed the cash and had to come to terms that SD is too big for me anyways. I have a Soom Hati and a Pipos robin from around 2009 but I teeter on letting them go too, but more so because they remind me of rough times I had in relationships/life over the years.

 

My first doll is Lysander. I bought him in 2017 so it’s not so long ago at all. And I won’t ever let him go either. I think I’ll be buying my last doll this year. Life plans and all. So I’m hoping to stick with a crew of six.

 

My first is still with me a little over 10 years later. He was my only for a long time and I honestly can't imagine parting with him.

 

It's quite old, but I still keep my first child, still my favorite and usually played by me at this time...

 

I still have my first BJD. A Soom Gem Kyrie. She is still all original and has aged very well.
I think it was 2006.

 

Yes, She is a resinsoul Yao in grey! I feel somewhat bad as she is neglected and so very old but I still have her on the bottom shelf.

 

I do! She is either 11 or 12 now. She's an Everpurple Ryun - she's not even made anymore, so even though she's not very coveted/sought after I really adore her and I'm glad to have such a rare and old doll.

 

My first doll is from doll zone, he is 2 years old now. Since I live in an area which have great delivery/mailing system, it is easy to buy and sell online; whenever I lose interest of the doll I just sell him/her. But it would be different for Robin, I believe I will keep him even if I quit the hobby.

 

I can’t imagine getting rid of Murmur. She’s quite precious to me! My other dolls I still love, but there’s something special about her...