Name an item you wish you got before it was rare or not as expensive

I am so regretful that I didn't get a Dollzone Gill when I got my Dollzone Ina before the big discontinue. They belong together.

 

I wish I had gotten the Delf Moon T0T He was a basic doll, but then he got discontinued, and is hard to find now. And when you do find him, he is either in poor condition, modded, or has a gorgeous but very specific and unique faceup that would be a shame to wipe ( a faceup that does not remotely suit the character you'd want for him).

 

Feeple Sionna. Fortunately I got her after a while. But the one im obsessed with is minifee Siean…, Hopefully some day I’ll find her.

 

IOS Sebastian (Black Butler). . . Did not even know he was a thing until after the second pre-order was completed and they have not made him available since. Finding him secondhand is almost impossible and I bet his asking price would be too expensive for me to justify anyway.

 

I wish I'd been able to pick up the Dolls House itabag for BJD's! I'm keeping an eye out for any resales, but AFIK it was a pretty limited run. If I'm gonna spend that much on a clear-front bag, might as well use it to show off my favorite things, yk?

 

I took 8 years off from this hobby and during that time Amadiz Beauty/Studio came into being and I missed all their wonderful clothing. Especially the Marie antoinette lingerie. Ugh.

 

Black Box Foo Dou.

Found out about this one at the end of the ordering time. But I had just payed for a customised art doll.

Not gonna lie, I rather have this art doll and I would never ever trade it for anything else... but I would LOVE to own a foo dog BJD for years. And I never thought a company would make foo dogs. And then Black Box randomly did. Just not at the time I could afford them.

So this one is kinda frustrating for me.

 

I would love to have a limited Soom or Gem of Doll. I absolutely love fantasy dolls but I always seem to miss when they are selling the ones I want and it's so hard to find them second hand cause they sell so quickly. I've been on the hunt for Soom Roxen and Mylo for years now but can only find them as humans without the fantasy/missing fantasy parts. :/ Breccia would have to be my holy grail. I just recently found Gem of Doll and holy moly they are gorgeous. I haven't looked at all their dolls but their Gem 27 Toby is so pretty and the eyes! Too bad I just put a different doll on layaway. T^T

 

DD Rin Kagamine used to sell for under her Volks price unused on Mandarake. I didn't have an income then so I didn't buy her.
She's like double Volks' original price now that I have an income! I think Volks finally ran out of them. I'm not that desperate so I'll keep admiring from afar, but some kind of a rerelease isn't impossible either.

 

I joined the hobby very late, but that would be most of Volks dolls.. Alice for sure that I still didnt get her yet and another Shinku
Also, souldoll Tarot 17 Star Charlotte not even I can see owner pictures

 

Ringdoll Sigrdrifa full set. I wasn't in the hobby when that came out so I missed it, and now the sculpt is discontinued before I could afford it too! Sad times.

 

Luts released zuzu delf Journey to the West dolls when I was taking a break from the hobby, and I'm gutted because that's one of my favorite stories and I've never seen any of them for sale on the secondhand market anywhere.

 

Soom sard w/ animal parts. :u

 

I hope so too!!

 

I fell you on the Sionna. When she came out, I looked at her, thought she was pretty, but also that she was so stylized I wouldn't be able to do much with her. It was only after looking at a lot of owner pics, long after the ordering period was over, that I realized yes, I do have ideas for what to do with her if I got one. But by then it was too late.

 

Doll Chateau Jodie. When I ordered him, DC informed me that he was discontinued.

I'd been putting off ordering him for months, as there was no sign of any dolls on the DC site being discontinued, and other things (wigs, eyes, shoes) kept swallowing my doll money. If I'd known, I'd left some of my other dolls barefoot and bald and I would have ordered him in time!!!

Actually so far I've been really lucky finding dolls I missed out on, but so far Jodie has escaped me.

 

For me, it’s clothes. When I started the hobby, Tripp style pants and wide leg jeans were in. Now most of what I find is skinny jeans, which are good for most of my crew, but I have a girl now who wants the wide legs jeans and flare jeans, and a boy who would totally wear Tripp pants. They’re so hard to find and I regret selling all of mine ages ago.

 

Doll in mind Bellosse and pretty much every dim sculpt ever

 

Apparently Dollmore used to sell coffin shaped doll carriers back in the day and hnngh that would've been so perfect for my guys. The closest I can find now would only fit my 1/4s after I pad them out, but man I wish I'd been around for all the "goffik" stuff that the hobby was swamped in.

 

I guess maybe more Mako Eyes since there are varieties of them I really do like. I haven't ordered again since the very first order period but they sure were affordable then! Maybe a Dragon Doll as they used to be one of the more affordable companies and I do think they are very beautiful and I like the style. Pabol glass eyes and Eyeco eyes before my preferred dealers closed down. So many pairs of amazing goth/punk/ alt boots before the aesthetic shifted. More Naipidoll wigs, more wigs from Ndoll (they might have been selling Classic Majesty but I'm really not sure? I just loved what I got so much). I guess it's mostly the accessory tastes shifting that I get sentimental about over actual dolls.

 

Rabbit legs from the Fairyland Fairyline Momo.
When they are sold, I thought have only tinies. But, after, I began to buy Minifee / FairyLine and now I try to complete my doll familly...

 

Cp delfs in general. But specifically I've been really wanting a 07 juri b for years now. I had one but had to sell it because I needed money and have always regretted it. I don't think many people liked it to begin with so all that have come up for sale have all been modded to remove its unique expression. And even those don't show up anymore.

 

I've always loved the Soom arctic mermaid version of Serin/Rico but didn't see them until just after they closed the orders for them. I've kept an eye out for one secondhand but i've only ever seen one come up for sale and it wasn't in the combination I want. I've struggled to even find any owner pictures so maybe there just aren't many around

 

I regret not getting a Fairyland Pukipuki Pukisha when they were available. I kept putting off getting one, then there was an accident at FL and the company’s pre order schedule changed. There has only been one Pukipuki pre order since (Pongpong, which I ordered), and I haven’t even seen any for sale secondhand, and I would expect the price to be way out of my budget.

 

The original Ringdoll Dracula fullset. I was out of the community at the time and missed him by about 6 months. Also my ex hated anything bigger than a 1/6, so I would have passed on him anyway. He is just so absolutely breathtaking, like he could come to life at any moment, and Dracula/vampires are in my top favourite things in the world.

(For anyone worried that I’m still “not allowed” to have anything bigger than 1/6: I now have two beautiful 1/3 dolls on order and live happily with several types of doll collection. If a partner reacts to your interest in dolls with, “the big ones activate my fight or flight, so I can’t promise I won’t accidentally kick one if it startles me” then that’s probably a sign you should consider if the relationship is any good.)

 

The Ringdoll Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. I didn't find out about them until right after Lan Wangji's preorder closed. These boys are my grails to this day. I haven't seen a single one up for sale, though I keep my fingers crossed.

 

UNOSS. still love her, in all her ancient charm :d

 

Miracle Doll 1/3 Vic T___T
The eyes, teeth..wtf! I only found out it existed years late. The mini version is cute, but I'd much rather have the big one.

 

Both the Fairyland f60 Mandrak Moors fullsets. I don't want the dolls, just the clothes and accessories. I had Sionna and sold her and regret that so much. I should have kept the outfit.

The other thing I really wish I could have gotten was the Ringdoll K Priest fullest head. I don't want the rest of the doll (the body is too big for me and I don't really need a priest outfit) but that faceup on top the hair changed my life lol
I saw one for sale once, but it was before I had multiple K heads and I was like "I already have a K i'm good". So much regret.

 

Another DollZone Yuu, but in Tan Skin. I do already have a Yuu (as you can see in my profile) but he has a twin that he doesn't know about. Which is a storyline that I'll never be able to do now. Granted, at the time of the Big Discontinue that DZ did I was in college and could barely afford my Yage's body, which I panic bought.

EDIT: I would also love a chance to buy basically any Dream of Doll sculpt. So many of those were so gorgeous.

 

Lati's red line Oracle M and Temple Knight K... I had the chance to buy them when they were released, but didn't, since I'd just spent a small fortune on one of my rarer CP/Delfs right before they showed up. Had I known that I'd pretty much never get another shot at either of them (You can't buy what no one puts up for sale-), I'd have said to heck with it and bought them both in spite of the whimpering of my bank account.

But no.
I had to be Responsible.
And here I am a dog's age later, still looking for those two guys.

Ah well. Something something hindsight. Something something 20/20.

 

I still regret not getting into the CP Delfs earlier. All of mine were purchased or traded for after they stopped production, and now prices still remain high, drives me crazy and I regret not focusing on them when I had the chance!

Nowadays I also regret not trying to save for a few of the Volks dolls I've always loved too, but between Volks and Delf I'd be going for broke. Still has me seriously considering Volks lotteries and fcs orders though.

 

AS Fiona

 

For me, it was two Grail dolls that I could have bought straight from the company at the time but I didn't due to not having money at the time. Well, I had just enough to buy them, but maybe I would have survived on rice and Spam for a while. The first one was the Volks Suigintou, original Rozen Maiden version. Second time was the Volks Yukinojo (I literally had him in my hands, mint in box, at the Volks USA showroom). I wish I could tell my younger self that I should have gone for it, but it was for the best for me financially. They both pop up every once in a while but it's not the same and definitely not the same price I would have originally paid for.

Another would be not buying more of BJD furniture way back when. Again, at the time it seemed expensive to just get the one that we have now. I had a chance to get a dining table set with chairs (hand carved wood no less), more sofas, even a cast iron stove, old fashioned school desks, and more made out of wood and hand crafted superbly. But now...ack...how much it cost to buy those things then was a steal compared to what they cost now, whether mint from the company or from the secondhand marketplace.

 

Quite a few of the CP Delfs and their Minifee versions. Back when I was in the hobby the first time, they were so popular/common that even though I really wanted them, I put them off because I could enjoy them via everyone else's photos. Now they're pretty uncommon on platforms like IG and it absolutely makes my day when the accounts that collect them post photos. I did manage to find a Delf El & Shiwoo, which I'm SO FREAKIN HYPED about, but international shipping times are driving me crazy xD DoD's Ducan (human ver) is one I also very much wish I'd gotten back then, as I think it would be extremely difficult to find him with the default face-up now.

 

For me it is Soom's Snow White fantasy version in grey, I wasn't sure about the sculpt or the tiny hooves... and of course when the unboxing pics came out she was amazing and too late to buy she should come up on the second market but I won't be willing to pay for any mark up, so I know I won't be acquiring any time soon.

[DEC] Snow White (Fantasy Ver.) - The Gem

And finally Sugarble's naga tails in different colours... I bought the tails in white and black when they came out, resisted temptation when released in the colours (as I knew I would want one of each colour as they were all so ) and then Sugarble folded and missed all the clearance sales as I was on hiatus from the hobby at the time. Found out too late

Edit, absolutely forgot to include: Ringdoll's Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, must be fullset with official accessories. I am never to going to buy at current market prices.

 

I wish I could've gotten a DC Stacy before she was discontinued. I was in the hobby back then, but I didn't want big dolls, so I missed out on her

 

Basically any Dream of Doll sculpts I've accepted that I'll never find one at a good price these days, it's a shame the company went under with all of us scrambling to get our hands on one!

 

ringdoll red king retro version fullset! i think it was the very first fullset i ever had any kind of interest in. i could never dream of affording him and now my chance is up : " - ) i doubt i'll find it at a good price secondhand so it's just promo shots for me...

 

Ringdoll's Yume100 collab dolls...

I'm a big fan of the game. I had long since known about BJDs when the collab was announced. But I wasn't collecting dolls yet and neither of the two characters are my favourite or even in my top 10. So I didn't bother. "I don't want one," I said.

... I was wrong. I want oneeeeee lmao

But I've never even seen owner pics so it's even more unlikely to see one for sale. The game isn't available in English so it's very unlikely to find someone in the Western BJD community who even knows of it, let alone likes it, let alone-alone likes it enough to have bought one of the collab dolls

 

I still regret not snagging this specific OOAK dress for my doll, though I'm happy for whoever bought it.

 

Volks Saber Lily.

 

Even though I ended up finding her after much obsessive searching, Dollzone Tabitha. Because I could only find her in gray, which is gonna be impossible to find a proper match for.

Also, this is super obscure but certain BOBMI outfits/shirts are borderline impossible to find outside of Xianyu. Short run indie outfits in general.

 

All the fairyland elf heads. I wasn’t in the hobby when most were released, only got in this hobby when it was jiyu being shipped so late 2019? I think so. Something like that.

 

There are some dolls (like a VOLKS F-03 in tan) that I wish I would have gotten but for the most part it's definitely clothes.
I had the opportunity to buy the H.Naoto set that came with the original release of Kurumi for just $80 and opted to not do that because it wasn't quite what I had pictured for my first doll's style. Now they're impossible to find and when they do pop up they are very much in the hundred of dollars...
Also would have gotten some other VOLKS sets and of course some of the famous DollHeart Fer dresses.

 

Volks suigintou

There was a time when I didn't enjoy this hobby, but I want to have the dolls that came out then. Especially, I want to have dolls such as Suigintou and Anais, but they became too expensive. The dolls that are being released now are pretty, but I'm just sad that I didn't win the lottery.

 

A dearmine doll siamy T_T
I was planning to get one and always told myself "later, it's not limited so no need to rush". I think I could find one second hand but I never did...

 

I would love to get my hands on a Dream of Doll Sha. Out of my early doll dreams, I think the only one missing is a Sha. But then again, I wouldn't have been able to afford him back then, I don't think I can afford him now with all the inflated prices...

Accessory-wise, this one surprised me a little bit. I recently bought a set of second-hand Oscar eyes for my Volks girl. I never thought I'd be a fan of Oscar eyes, what with the fancy jewels and bling... then my opinion changed completely when I put them in my girl's eyes. It's like her whole face lit up. Unfortunately, Oscar eyes are no longer in business. So... I'm going to go on a hunt for more Oscar eyes (well, in the sizes I need, anyway). How did I not see this before?

 

I am totally obsessed with optional doll parts or outfits that include armor parts, but most of them are time- and quantity limited, so getting, for example, SartoriaJ or Black Saturn outfit on aftermarket for me is like a dream, those are extremely rare and expensive, of course.

 

I have the Human Zero from Dollzone, but I kind of wish I had the original version as well. I didn't have the money at the time, sadly.

 

Like many others, I wish I had gotten Dream of Doll sculpts back in the day, but I couldn't afford any dolls back then and can't afford the inflated second hand prices now. I'll just look at the good ol' full set pictures and make my peace with it.

I think they were also produced by DoD? But does anyone remember the Mary Jane shoes with cat faces? That's what I truly regret not getting and I wouldn't trust buying them second hand because of how pleather dissolves after a while. I always thought they were super cute and I'm sad that no shoemakers are even making a similar version any more.

I've learned that I do not like the minifee body but I wish I had snagged a shushu head when it was still available. I hope they bring it back as a remake like they have with the other classic ones!

 

If I'd been in the hobby back then, I would've loved to get a CP Delf Soony. Unfortunately, I was 11 in 2005.

 

Also adding onto the long list of people wishing that they had gotten a DOD doll back in the day...Si was the first BJD I wanted when I discovered the hobby but I never ended up getting one!

 

I wish I started collecting juuust a little bit sooner so that I could get the earlier Coral Reef dolls. Luckily I recently got a second hand Iracebeth, which I absolutely thought was out of my reach, but I wish I could have bought their beautiful moth mask. It was so beautiful and so up my alley. It's hard to find stuff like that out of Coral Reef, Doll Chatou, Dream Valley, etc.

 

She's not grail-tier, I simply won't bother, but I really like the Lady Oscar sculpt from Volks. Wish it were not as crazy difficult to get as it is.

 

For me, it would be the discontinued Quetzal mold by the Popovy Sisters.

 

They might make them again in the future, but still: Unoa girl heel feet. I can live without them, but they'd still be nice to have!

 

Pretty much any old Dollshe doll. I can't justify getting one now, and I wouldn't want to support the scammer anyway even if they somehow weren't banned, but even secondhand, I just can't consider getting one because they are now a very finite quantity and I feel like they should go to people who would appreciate one more than me. For me, they're just pretty sculpts, but some are very pretty, and if I had been lucky enough to have ordered one before the whole scam fiasco and have had one become a favorite, beloved doll... well, that won't happen now, and I don't want one now, but I sometimes think of the period of time where people were actually receiving their orders and such, and think that if I had the financial freedom I do now, back then, I probably would have bought one for the aesthetic and they would have developed into a beloved character. They were definitely a style I would have loved and coveted were I not a broke teen. So it's a little bit of wistfulness even though it might also have never come up. They are definitely pretty, though.

Also, Ringdoll 1/3 Mechanical Hand... I don't have the funds to seek one out and my priorities are on other things, but damn that was such a cool design. I wanted one for my Ringdoll Spencer, but I never got one before they disappeared from the site. That and the 1/4 one. I wish mech hands were more common, but it seems to have gone out of style. Also I guess most of the older Ring Teen sculpts tbh... Petter and Markus and the like. I know now I'm not a big fan of the military style look (some of which are definitely questionable in retrospect) but the sculpts were also very pretty. I'm glad I got Caitlin, my Spencer, at least- she was my Grail for the longest time, when I was a broke teen and a $600 non-discontinued sculpt could be a grail for me.

I think Miracledoll Ian was almost this but apparently he's still available?? I need to save up fast, but I'm not quite there yet. I'm so nervous he'll disappear from New Clover Singing before I have the funds. He's basically as close to a grail as I can get right now. But I definitely thought he fell into the category of I-wish-I-knew-of-him-when-he-was-first-released-but-now-he's-gone before I saw, miraculously, that it still may be possible to bring him home after all.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, DollZone 1/4 girl jointed hands! I should have grabbed some for Laika when I got her, but after saving for my first doll I didn't want to spend any more money for a while. That was 12 years ago... I'm not finding em ^^;

That and the DollZone Annie fullset... it's all pleather so I'm sure I'd never find it intact even if I was actively looking. But I love love love that look, and I almost decided to get her as my first instead of Laika... I'm happy with Laika but I do wish I could have gotten Annie as well- I had a name for her, Kenzie, but alas, it did not come to be.

 

Getting Soom SG girls in their golden 2009-2009 era, with additional Breccia of 2010.