What was the first doll you wanted to buy?

I was thinking about my own personal experience and I was wondering about others too! When you first joined, what doll did you first fall in love with or consider getting as your first doll? Is it the same as the doll you ended up getting?

For me, I think the first dolls I really had my eyes set on were either a Unoa Lusis or a doll from Supia. Funnily enough, the doll I ended up first buying was a Peak's Woods doll and now I can't see myself owning any doll that isn't from them!

What are your experiences? I'd love to know

 

Well, I still want a Volks Suigintou. I'm not about to pony up the absurd amount of money that she sells for though, especially given the age.

There are plenty of companies, plenty of dolls that fit whatever aesthetic that you enjoy. Which is a good and bad thing, because it means that there is always something out there that you'll want.

 

I got into the hobby in 2008ish (my first doll arrived in 2009) and I was obsessed with Dream of Doll. I remember spending hours looking at their website at their beautiful dolls.

My first doll was a DOI Luke V2, and I remember wanting as much doll as my money could buy, lol.

I will never get rid of him, but now I prefer MSDs much more than SDs because they are so much easier to store, and sew for. But trust me, I am also enamoured with Peaks Woods! I accidentally ended up with two SD girls, two MSD girls (one is on the way), and a yoSD girl from them.

The range of visual style on dolls is much more broad now than it was then, so that is really cool to me c: In total now I own dolls from probably around fourteen or so different companies.

 

I used to really like Luts sculpts when I was first introduced to BJDs. They’re absolutely wonderful dolls even though now I’d say I like more mature looking BJDs. I also remember really wanting a Migidoll Miho and a Souldoll Maribell (it’s sad Souldoll’s double line is now discontinued ). Eventually, I didn’t get either of them and just recently ordered a Dollshe Amanda, she’s really perfect in every way for me. I also plan on getting an SID Felix at some point because I really want a couple!

 

I first saw, and started paying for, a Dollzone Mo. Then, I saw a Ringdoll Sol. I bought Sol, but he's ended up neglected, in his box under my bed. I keep meaning to photograph him for sales photos, but I've built up the sentimental connection [as he came at such a tough time in my life]. So, while I say I have 4 dolls, I actually have 5. But, only 4 on permanent display.

And, I never have gone back for a Dollzone Mo.

 

Around 2006 when I was looking for OT 1/6 customisable dolls and walked in Domuya's shop by chance. The small and big bjds fascinated and scare me, after initial shock worn off I didn't think much of it until after I was looking through the net for more OT 1/6 custom info. I didn't think much about Domuya after they moved out of my country when I needed to get OT doll(1/6 dollfie) parts from them.

Around 2008 some small doll friends online and offline started to go big vinyl. Thats when I had a better look at those big dolls. But didn't really do anything after visting a local doll fair and Volks, even though I wanted an AOD Lan or MSD Miyu. I did go do more research on bjds.

In 2011 it took seeing a shop pic of a Parabox Megu who resemble my fav char and re-starter OT doll that made me go 50cm. Almost 2 years later my minor grail Iplehouse Dexter became my first resin. I enjoy working with them since they're so highly customisable. I still rotate playtime with their 1/6 OT counterparts though.

 

I think it was late 2006 when I had decided on my first bjd. A cp delf lishe. There was one in the marketplace and I was absolutely smitten with. I was so excited and I made my first two payments for her layaway. But then I got sick and at the time I didn't have insurance and had to pay for my meds and urgent care visit by myself. It sucked, but I had to cancel and the member who owned her was nice enough to give me my payments back even though her thread stated that they were non-refundable. Then in 2007 my husband bought me my first which ended up being a tiny cherishdoll alley unicorn. I still regret not getting the Lishe, but I I was so happy to just have a doll, that I took years trying to bond with her.

 

i didn't discover these dolls till i was in my 60's. it was the smiling face of a fairyland real puki that caught me. one of my sayings these days is "if life is long enough" and if it is i look forward to many more smiling faces to come.

 

I fell in love with Switch Ajeong in pale white, right at the beginning of this year! I thought he looked so much like one of my OCs. I didn't end up getting him though because I thought that 60-65cm was hUgE for a first BJD

 

Discovered BJDs in 2009, I started looking Luts, Fairyland and Soom dolls, I loved Sabik from Soom, but ended up buying a Littlefee DES (I thought the size was easier to manage, and the posing was better), didn't kept her, passed through an MSD, and finally took the plunge and got Sabik (in a sense I consider him my first doll, cause he's the first one I keept).

 

When I first joined the hobby, I was just browsing Google images for some beautiful dolls. I ended up getting on Souldoll's website and immediately fell in love with Souldoll's Edmund. Sadly he has now been discontinued , but he will forever be the doll that got me into all this.
When I had enough money, I had the luck to buy my first BJD Souldoll's Azrael since he embodies everything I love about Ball Jointed Dolls - a unique face, beautiful styling, stunning clothes and so on...

 

Before I joined the hobby: When I first discovered BJDs, I wanted an Iplehouse Soo but I never purchased her.
When I joined the hobby: I saw Ringdoll's Senkai when he was being revealed and put up for pre-order, and I was immediately determined to join the hobby and get a handsome guy like him! I was also looking at Luts' Ju Hee. I was convinced that my first doll would be female but that did not happen. My first doll purchase was Yeon Ho from Crobi Doll. He looks great in real life and I'm glad to have him in my collection.

Senkai is still on my wish list because I simply cannot pass on him. I never went through with any purchases for the female dolls I was initially interested in and I am glad for that. My tastes have definitely changed after becoming more familiar with all of the different doll companies.

 

Oh man....

My friend got me into this in 2005 I think. She loved Ducan from DoD, and I immediately was enraptured by their beauty. At the time, we were writers who sat around lunch with notebooks, giving each other what we'd written. There were 4 of us. So we were very much into the character customization thing, and usually we'd make our OCs on something like those old pixel doll makers.

So I was HEARTBROKEN when I realized their prices and I was like. 16, lol.

The first one I fell in love with after browsing, when she showed me Ducan, was the pink and white fullset of Twing-Key. I will forever love her, but not as much now. XD I'm still sad DoD is gone, I was obsessed with browsing it. When I came back to this hobby in February, the fist thing I checked was if their site was still up, and it was gone..... :c

BUT. I have 3 dolls (2 should be hitting shipping mode soon!) and a 4th in planning! And I couldn't be happier. >v< I love this hobby.

 

i saw my first doll ten years ago- it was a zaoll luv boy mod and i fell in love with that sculpt. the first doll i got, however, was a souldoll l-heart (i still have him) which i got two years later in 2010.
a boy zaoll luv was my grail of grails (i loved the face, the height, and the cute tiny body - i thought it would be perfect for a story character named finley i created when i was little), but i was too afraid to modify the chest myself as a newbie in the hobby, so i put it off. but in 2016 i was lucky enough to receive a beautiful zaoll luv boy from someone here on doa who wanted to sell theirs, so i now have my grail c: plus 24 other bjds ahaha.

 

The first dolls I ever fell in love with were Iplehouse Chase & Claude

I never ended up getting either of them, and I dont think I ever will - my tastes have changed too much. (:

 

My first 'real' hobby as an adult was building 1:12 scale dollhouse kits. Soon enough, I wanted a doll to put in one. I searched... this was back in 2009 and while seaching for scale dolls, BJDs came up. I looked at them and thought they were really neat. I've liked dolls since I was a kid but have only ever owned play dolls or porcelain display dolls. Someone gifted me some money to buy something very nice for myself I wouldn't normally buy. I found a second hand (I think it was a Luts or Delf fantasy eared doll with some fangs) on Ebay listed by someone in the Chicago area. Well, I won the auction, was really thrilled and paid..... they never sent the doll or a refund just saying they sold it to a friend.... and it was a real heartbreak and pain to get the money back, but PayPal did help. I discovered DoA around that time, it was very different back then. I mostly looked at the photos. Since I had been scammed, I was very wary of the community for a very long time. I pinned after a doll in an Ebay store called dollssinging that is operated by jeeryama for 4 years. I was really scared to try to buy another BJD but PayPal is reliable, so I did. He is a Popodoll Chen. He's still my favorite BJD. After I ordered him, I knew I needed to learn to take care of him because he was a lot of money and I never had even seen one in person before. I logged back into DoA, and browsing around found other owners in Kentucky. They helped me out a whole lot, and they invited me to the next meetup in Frankfort at an Asian Buffet. I met them all, met their dolls and they helped me kill the time waiting for him to arrive. I was better prepared to be a BJD owner thanks to DoA and the Kentucky BJD meetup group. I think I have 18 resin dolls now and renewed my childhood love for all types of dolls.

So, I did not end up getting the first BJD that caught my eye, but in the end it's all good and I've had my Popodoll Chen for over 4 years and still love him a whole lot. Oh, and I did get a dollhouse doll.... she even has her own dolls now.

 

I was drawn to all of the LUTS sculpts. I really wanted a Woosoo. I settled for a Shiwoo.

I also really wanted a Volks Tony? I think that was his name. I remember he was a Fullset and had a really punky vibe.

 

@Leiothrix Haha I too still also want a Volks Suigintou as she is still one of my grails, but the price she is going for is a little absurd! Thankfully though, the newly released Volks F-72 sculpt looks surprisingly close to Suigintou! They're like long lost sisters!

@sayakami The first doll that got me in the hobby was a Volks Shinku, but the first doll i had really fallen in love with after seeing owner pictures was a Volks Suiseiseki/Souseiseki. I had just finished watching all of the Rozen Maiden anime, and I loved how the Volks Shinku sculpt looked just like the character, but way more realistic at the same time. I fell in love with the Suiseiseki sculpt after seeing how cute and expressive her big eyes were, and her pouty lips really added on to her personality. Of course she is one of Volks' more rarer dolls so it was impossible to get her (I was about 14 at the time), and I don't think I'll ever drop that much money ever just to get her, even though she is still one of my grails. I remember i started seriously saving up loose change back in junior high just so I can try and save for her since I was still young and didn't have a job. I even had a friend offer to take me to walmart so the 2 of us could spend the day looking for coin change in the parking lot hahaha!! We were both 14 years old hahahha! Fast forward about 10 years later and I finally got my first doll, a Roserindoll Amy, who is an MSD sized doll, and her bisque doll characteristics and the fact she has some teeth showing were the reasons I fell in love with her sculpt instantly. In a way, she reminded me a bit of the Suiseiseki sculpt because of her large eyes and the curve of her lips, but Amy was totally a unique sculpt of her own.

I still love the sculpts I fell in love with that got me in the hobby, but in the end I don't think it'll ever be possible for me to get them. I ended up getting another doll from a different company as my first doll, and soon after welcomed 3 floating heads as well

 

I first began to research bjds with the intention to buy around 2010, but did not get too serious about them until 2 years later.

I knew I wanted a doll that was in the 1/3 scale, and I wanted a realistic, well proportioned body. The two companies I ogled the most were Iplehouse and the Soom Idealian male bodies, but I was not sure that the hobby would be for me, so I decided to buy a ResinSoul Feng sculpt instead.

Now, I still collect the larger sizes of bjd, and I still love the more realistic aesthetic beauty of Iplehouse and Dollshe bjds.

 

My first doll in love is Switch Sohwa Mocha Brown. And then Iplehouse Daniel, and then Dollits Somu, and now Volks Somi.......at last I found the reason why I’m changing all the time is because that I want them all!I want them join my family one by onewish me luck!

 

The first doll I wanted to buy (and succeeded purchasing!) was a Fairyland Fairyline Sircca! Fell in love with her sculpt and then went scouring the internet to find her. Managed to find her second-hand from another BJD enthusiast on Instagram and haven't regretted that purchase since.

 

I think the first doll that really captured my heart was Fairyland’s fullset Chloe. I was just wowed by her. The whole outfit was gorgeous and I loved Chloe’s cute face! I never got her and obviously fullset are limited so I don’t have the option anymore. I don’t think I’d want Chloe without that set so it’ll just never be. If I could go back in time and order her I definitely would!

 

Dollshe Hound.
At the time I thought there was no way I'd find a doll I'd want more than him, I thought he was so beautiful. (He still is :P)
Even though I'd prefer other Dollshe sculpts over him now, I'd still really like to own one someday!

 

i was all over the place when i first became interested in the hobby i'm not 100% sure what the first doll i wanted to buy was! i do remember heavy interest in the cp delfs though.

 

My first doll is Ringdoll Kylin. I was at middle school, and that was my birthday gift. I really like him when I first saw him, so I beg my parents to buy it for me.

 

I think it was LUTS Bory... because it was small, cute, looks like Ciel and I was Kuroshitsuji fan. After some days I realised its not what I really love, but I still remember the doll and like it.

 

Back in the day I was really taken with the DoC Tender Yen. But I really wasn't ready to commit to the hobby at all, I just liked the idea of having a doll. My peers had them, the scene was substantial, but I knew I liked that look only aesthetically and it would have been too surface for me to continue past 2 or 3 years.

Looking at it now that sculpt is still darling and the official styling is still one of the sweetest~ Good times~

 

The very first doll I wanted to buy was after playing the otome game from Korea, Nameless. There was a series of dolls that were released around that time by Crobidoll. I had an interest in the hobby for a while before this point, but never had enough money to buy a doll. I specifically wanted the Nameless version of Lance. I never got to buy him, and even to this day I still don't have him. If I was given the opportunity to buy him or get him, I would in a heartbeat granted I had the funds to do so. So I'll just have to keep an eye out for him and hope for the best.

 

My first doll I wanted to buy was the first doll that made me really want to try this BJD thing out as a hobby x) I had been going through the "usual" places when you're new to the hobby and the prices are daunting, like Resinsoul for example. I was directed to Dollzone and Fairyland, but none really striked me as interesting enough. Then my friend, who introduced me to the hobby, said that "there's this company called Iplehouse that has more manly looking sculpts, if that's more of your flavour". So I went, saw Iplehouse EID Roger and fell head over heels in love. For the next four years he was my grail doll, all the while I was expanding my BJD crew with other sculpts just as pretty, but not that perfect as Roger. Then, Iplehouse decided to discontinue him, I panicked, bought him and I cried a bit when I opened the box because he's more perfect IRL than on any photo I've ever seen. I'm still to style him, but I still get overwhelmed when I have him out of the drawer xD

 

a Soom doll ,I forgot the name but it is 1/6 size. I still want her .I'm keeping my eyes on Soom ,I read that they tend to re-release dolls

 

The first doll I wanted was a Dim Benetia(half closed eyes). However I liked neither her little fangs nor the Dim body and so I decided having to hybrid and mod your first doll would be too overwhelming and so I went for a Dc Bella instead. I'm not sure if I would want to get her today,since I quickly came to realize that I wanted to collect dolls with very small eyes, like F&J Mushiyi or Dc Lance and although hers aren't very big, they are a little too wide for my preferences nowadays+I'm still afraid of modding dollies.

 

Well I think I can answer this question, even if I have yet to get my hands on a doll.

The first doll I wanted, upon serious researching back in July (still researching either way), had been Souldoll's Vito-girl Freya! I actually like Freya a whole lot still, but the character I want to shell works better for my current options; minifee Lucywen or 5stardoll Elaine. Leaning on the minifee due to my plan of saving up will permit me to go that route.

 

The first bjds I saw was Minifees. So I really wanted one. Didn't matter the sculpt. So my 4th doll was a Minifee. She is was so cute but wasn't for me. I really got caught up in how popular they are. But I should of known I wouldn't like them. Now I know

 

The first one i fell in love with, is duncan from. Dream Of Doll, but the company was already closed and i was really young anyways, but i still dreaming about him, i love his fullset with the black and blonde hair

 

The first BJD that stood out to me as a newbie was Dollmore Mettaa. I ended up getting a Dollmore doll, Liebe Klum, for my first BJD, but I can't entirely remember why. Perhaps the smaller Youth lines were within my price range but the Glamor Models weren't?
I can't recall exactly why Mettaa was appealing to me either: he has a very strong frowning expression and his display pictures have him wearing a military uniform that I consider in poor taste.
I never really did anything with my Liebe, and only got back into BJDs in 2023 after having her sitting in her box for 13 years.
I did get some random head boxes from Dollmore for faceup practice, and one of the heads was Mettaa. I doubt I'll make him into a full doll, but it's kind of nostalgic to have him around, even as a B-grade head.

 

The first doll I ever wanted to buy was a Dream of Doll Homme Kirill. I didn't buy him when I entered the hobby as I was a preteen with no money, but eventually purchased him about a year ago secondhand. He is definitely a prized possession.

 

It's funny, even though I learned about BJDs in middle/high school and loved them in general, I don't remember falling for any specific sculpts I saw back then. The ones I did end up wanting, partially (mostly) for budget reasons, were off-topic ABS dolls. Tinies at that, which is a size I'm not into now.

Come 2020, I told myself that if I took advantage of the freeze on student loan interest and paid them all off, I could get my first BJD as a reward after having spent the last couple years thrift hunting playline dolls. I dug back into DoA, BJD Collectstasy, and other sites to try and find a doll I loved. I don't think it took me much time to land upon Impldoll Avery! He was so unique and charming, and planning out what I'd do with him and who his character was gave me something to focus on in that tumultuous time. Come early 2021, I got him!

Goodness, wild to think he'll be five years old this year. It doesn't feel like it's been that long.

 

I mentioned previously that the first resin doll I seriously wanted to buy was Dream of Doll Calla, who is very much no longer to my taste and I have never owned her. However, the first BJD I ever wanted was a Dollfie Dream Sasara. She evaded my ownership for many years, mostly because her aftermarket prices were far and above what I was willing to pay for. However, I managed to find a head secondhand for a price I could justify and brought her home last year!

I'm hoping to buy her a body and officially finish her this year, but I'm waiting for the Dynamite 2.0 body to be released for general sale.

 

The first doll I ever wanted was the Dollfie Dream Standard Model Yukino 2nd ver. I did eventually get her; I believe she was my 9th doll in total? I still have her- she's very dear to me (though I say this about all of my dolls lol) and DDH-03 is forever one of my favorite DD sculpts. I could have gotten her as my 2nd or 3rd doll, but I'm glad I didn't- back then I had no idea about the different iterations of the DDIII frame, and Yukino 2nd is on the more fragile one with shoulders and hips that are prone to breakage; so it would've set me up for heartbreak if she was one of the first vinyl girls in my collection I found her on Dollyteria for a good price quite some time after she was discontinued!