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@roterwolkenvogelbjd
Last week I traded a dress for one that gave me MAJOR Volks vibes so of course, I had to drag out my brother for unpaid photography work 🙂↕️
Doll is Allegray l, a discontinued Volks F11
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📸 by @llw_.photography (IG)
👒 by @kopfgeschichten_ (IG)
📿 by @gentlybeaded (IG)
I also have a few dolls still looking for new homes! Details are all posted on IG or DoA but I am happy to send them through!
Darak Hapumi 17cm baby with wig, outfit & coA - 150€ if paid in full
Magikademia Thaliea Chubby SD w/o CoA (misplaced it 😅), completely untouched - 450€ if paid in full (she was 850$ new)
MSD Centaur hybrid of doom (Granado Terra head, Iplehouse JID upper body on LUTS Berry centaur body) with CoAs for every part and a real sexy body blush - 450€ if paid in full
Shipping from Germany, US Shipping works!
OKAY SO HI I am still semi active and kind of a full on Volks hoe nowadays lol
About BJD Recasts (2020 Version)
What is a recast?
A recast is when a recaster steals, buys, or is given one doll, and they make multiple copies of that doll and sell them. It’s like buying a piece of artwork from an artist at a con for $30, then going to Kinko’s and making 50 copies of the artwork, then standing outside the Artist Alley selling the copies for $5 each. Synonyms are: counterfeit, knockoff, bootleg.
What is “pro-artist”?
Pro-artist BJD collectors do not buy recasts. Most pro-artist BJD collectors do not interact with collectors who own or support recasting.
Why are recasts a problem?
Money made from recasts does not reach the original doll sculptor. Most BJD ‘companies’ are just one or a few sculptors and some support staff. They are small companies. When a person buys a recast, that money goes to the recaster instead of to the actual artist. This causes legit artists/companies to lose money, so they may not be able to make as many new dolls in the future.
Purchasing any recast hurts all sculptors, not just the main companies. If you buy a recast of a “big company” (and even the largest BJD company is small compared to toy companies like Mattel), the recaster can turn around and use the profits from that purchase to buy and copy the dolls of other, smaller BJD companies.
Recasts hurt the secondhand market. BJDs are “durable goods,” like a car or a house. They should maintain some value over time, though not necessarily exactly what they were purchased for. Many hobbyists buy dolls, then sell them as their tastes change. This allows people with smaller budgets to find budget legitimate dolls affordably. It also allows established collectors to reasonably expect their dolls to have some value. If collectors have to assume that they’ll never make back the money that they put into a purchase, they’re likely to buy fewer dolls. This hurts legitimate doll artists.
Isn’t it classist/elitist to insist that people buy legit dolls?
It is not. Encouraging people to buy legit dolls, even if they are more expensive than knockoffs, puts value on the labor of the original doll artisans. The sculptors who make BJDs deserve to be paid for their labor. Inventing a doll takes much more labor than recasting. When pro-recast people insist that they should be able to buy recasts at a low price, they are basically saying that their ability to obtain cheap goods is more important than the artist making a fair, living wage.
How can I avoid buying a recast? Check out this post.
What should I do if I bought a recast accidentally?
First, if you paid with a credit card, bank transfer, or PayPal, immediately report that you received a counterfeit item. Most cards and PP will respond with a “chargeback,” where they refund your money and sometimes try to get the money back from the fake vendor. If you bought the recast from a site like eBay or Amazon, report the seller to eBay/Amazon as selling fake goods. If you bought the recast from another hobbyist, contact them so that the issue can be resolved. Finally, post publicly about your experience, so you can warn others about the problem.
What should I do if I knowingly bought a recast, but I want to go legit?
Stop buying recasts. Post about your change of heart, and your reasoning. Put your recasts away and stop posting them (selling or donating them can be problematic). Save up for a legit doll if you don’t already have one. Then, celebrate your legit dolls and be happy that your actions are now supporting the artists who make these beautiful dolls possible!
I’m broke, but I want a doll.
There are tons of dolls available for under $300.
All the cheap dolls are ugly.
You have not looked at these dolls! You can also consider…
buying secondhand
buying an expensive head and putting it on a less expensive body (this creates a hybrid doll)
saving up for your grail doll (check out this thread on earning and saving)
posting a photo of your grail doll and asking for lookalikes at your price point
I can’t participate in the hobby with my one cheap doll.
Of course you can! Your love for your doll is what brings you into the hobby. To enjoy your doll without spending more/much more money, try: taking photographs, crafting a wig, sewing clothes, knitting clothes, writing stories, taking photos for a photo story, RPing with your doll character, creating a diorama or scale props, making eyes, doing your doll’s faceup…
If I don’t have the most popular Minifee, no one will ever notice me on social media.
It can be super difficult to get noticed online, especially when you’re just starting out. This is true for everything, not just the BJD hobby. But starting your collection with a fake doll is not worth it. Instead, try: commenting on other people’s dolls, joining Den of Angels, sharing/reblogging others’ doll posts with encouraging notes, posting your doll photos/ideas/plans, going to a local meetup (after coronavirus is over)… You will eventually build up some true friends in the hobby, which is more fulfilling than just gaining likes or followers.
All the collectors I see have 10+ dolls, and I don’t have any. I’ll never have enough money.
BJDs have been around for over 15 years! Most ‘big’ collectors have been in the hobby for ages, and have put their ‘fun money’ for all that time into dolls. Additionally, many hobbyists are adults with full-time jobs. Your collection when you are first getting started isn’t going to look the same as the collection of someone who has been into BJDs for a long time. More importantly, your dolls are about *you,* not anybody else. Instead of comparing yourself to others, spend time working on your doll story, crafting, photography, etc. You’ll feel much happier!
More about the problems of recasts…
BJD sculptor FreakStyle talking about why recasts are problematic and more about how recasts hurt sculptors.
Infographic: BJD sculptor Creature’s Dolls explanation of how artists work harder than recasters.
Volks’ statement, published after a recaster tried to copyright the name of one of Volks’ sculptors.
Repost of Fairyland’s statement against recasts.
Repost of sculptor Fifth Motif’s statement against recasts.
Explanation of the costs of producing a doll (as a response to complaint about doll prices).
Video: Adam Savage from Mythbusters explaining the problem of recasts (he talks about garage kits but the concepts apply to BJDs).
Video: Why replica Lolita dresses are a problem (concepts apply to BJDs).
Another hobbyist explaining recasts.
Author Maggie Stiefvater explaining how book piracy hurts authors (reblog).
Author Seanan McGuire explaining why secondhand book sales aren’t a problem.
Why secondhand BJD sales are a not a problem.
Why music piracy is a problem (concepts apply to BJDs).
Sorta back, still mostly over on my IG tho but if you want to see me aggressively love on old Volks and party like it's 2008, come over!
So long
Just realized I never really said anything here but long story short, I'm on a hiatus, sporadically posting over on my IG but at large just trying to find a better approach to the hobby for me 🤷🏼♀️
Might put more dolls for sale on my IG sales account, who knows, I certainly don't 😂
Stay happy and safe everyone ❤️
When @roterwolkenvogelbjd said she wants to turn her Seedarts Peabody into a Mini Me version of herself, I couldn’t resist asking whether I could paint it. After cleaning the head I modded the left eye to be the same size like the right one. Afterwards I spent a lot of time looking at pictures I had taken of Bird in the past and then painted the head. I did my best to include all those little details that are part of her face, like the thick eyebrows or the big freckle next to the right eye. Really went all in with the skin texture again as well |D Head is a Seedarts Peabody, owned by @roterwolkenvogelbjd Customization, photos and editing by me
Hi yes I have a Mini Me now ❤️❤️
These our bodies possessed by light - Richard Siken “Scheherazade“ . Or you know, two of Silmä's most powerful magical users - third one is out for the count due to mini me stealing her body. Hunger Games got nothing on the current state of my crew 🙃 . This took... more willpower than thought but the new @raouken corset just had to be shown off! (Not that you see much due to PLANT! but I assure you it is very pretty ❤🙊) . Heat wave here is supposed to break on Tuesday, how's it going for you guys? 😌 . 💬 Morgana is a Switch Hui 💬 Dorian is a Goblin Tales Phantom on a Dollshe Fashion 28M body
Let’s be real - none of us are in this hobby for dolls. The REAL hobby is waiting for stuff. If you’re not waiting on something to arrive then you’re not really in the hobby!
~Anonymous
Before y’all curse me out for al my sales (psht I got more lmao), have some more modern!crew!
Val is one of those party girls you'd never see without a flower crown, constantly chatting about her experience at Coachella and the like and Eleanore runs a body positivity blog.
💬 Valeska is a Nanyalin/Magic Mirror Siobhan
💬 Eleanore is a FreakStyleBJD Salome
And so it is not just me peddling my wares, I'm dabbling in a modern!AU and might have bought ANOTHER full Iplehouse Violet to be a permanent modern!Pazuzu... in addition to regular!Pazuzu, battle!Pazuzu, god!Pazuzu and child!Pazuzu.
Titus on the right is just eye candy.
High Noon never looked better 💣 . Inching my way towards outdoor photography again and what better way than using some of my new weapons 😏 . 💬 Hallbjörn is a Dollsbe Big Brother Pumpkin
Picked up my smol girl from the PO today after she was with @paulianne.dolls and 👏👏👏 . Also remember my grand photography plans for this year? Yeah me too but I'm in a funk with the majority of them so I remember my roots (😂) and am cobbling together easy to play with modern things. LIKE YOU DO OBVIOUSLY, healthy coping mechanisms say what? . 💬 Valeska is a Magic Mirror Siobhan
Outfoxed 😉 . Pretty on top of my wishlist since a while has been a @shecow Kit and I am so happy to say I got one! He's such a personality 😱😍 . 💬 Reineke is a SheCow Kit
Love is for children, Draw 4 is forever 👏 . Laying it down at UNO like you do 😂 gonna be more of the modern!crew for a bit whilst I mope about Stephanus not working out (again) . In my headcanon, they room together at some sort of university or so and it's all drinking, games and fucking. I guess. I mean Pazuzu is involved soooo 😏
Full view of the modern diorama if anyone is curious
💬 Vortigern is a Batchix Dark Elf 💬 Hallbjörn is a Dollsbe Big Brother Pumpkin 💬 Pazuzu is an Iplehouse Violet
I am not a baby person. In fact, I am as far removed from one as humanly possible. HOWEVER, the cuteness of Maarit cannot be resisted, especially after @wiskebjd made her the cutest frikkin outfit in the history of ever 😭🙏❤ . (My Gram fell in love holding her and went “but you won't let her get painted all weird like your other dolls???“ - I gladly reassured her that Maarit is staying as is 😂) . 💬 baby!Maarit is a Darak-i Hapumi
A full loyalty to the leader merely fits to the dogs - Mehmed Murat Ildan . Or you know, Mordecai totally occasionally accepts pats and scritches and an extra bloody steak in lieu of anything else 🙃 . (Hey from Pazuzu btw, she's happy that everyone who bought dolls from me is contributing to spending money meant SOLELY for her 😂) . 💬 Mordecai is a Souldoll Vito Paw Wolf Ver on a LUTS MDF body 💬 Pazuzu is an Iplehouse Violet
