How much have you spent on your collection?

[faunabay]

I was thinking I'd spent quite a bit on the dolls I have. But now I feel pretty good after reading everyone else's numbers.       Now I am new to these dolls.  I got my first one as a birthday present last year and told myself I'd only buy the different versions of Rochelle!   ROFL  Yeah right!  I did only have her for quite a few months then decided I needed more.  Now I've spent about $345 within the last 4 months or so.   Oh wait I need to add in the ones I've bought online but aren't here yet.      Ok so add another $50 to that total.   

[Sprinkles]

Eventhough my collection is under 20 dolls, I'm going to be stubborn and not think about it I don't wanna know how much I've spent on my dolls since August which is when I started.

[Wrenn_Rosencrantz]

I'm afraid to even guess, nevermind actually calculating.  I know I'm probably in the $500 range. 

[mistic_imp]

toomuch not thinking about it also LOL!

[Blitzn]

MH is relatively very cheap! For $10 to $25 I get a complete doll with outfit. It can add up for a lot of dolls, but they're easy enough to resell at close to retail (while some could sell for more if I could part with them).  Compared to other collector dolls like blythe, pullip, BJDs, etc., they are a very good deal. 

[spherogirl]

I started collecting at the end of last year. I went a little crazy and spent about $700 on dolls in the span of a month. I added it all up, had a bit of a freak out, and then returned a bunch. I'm still in the process of convincing myself to return a few more to the store.....but still hunting for things I want every day   

I love the dolls but I'm having a really hard time justifying buying any of them. I feel guilty...So I know what you may be going through.

[NoDivision]

*shrug* Collections cost money. That's part of collecting. If the thought of spending a lot of money on the things you love and collect makes you feel ill and guilty, then maybe collecting isn't for you.

[crimsondeity]

*shrug* Collections cost money. That's part of collecting. If the thought of spending a lot of money on the things you love and collect makes you feel ill and guilty, then maybe collecting isn't for you.

QTF. As long as you're spending money you have (instead of spending money earmarked for necessities, like shelter and food), it shouldn't make you feel bad. I've spent close $2500 on my collection (rough average over three years). I pay my bills, I have a decent apartment, I have food, and I'm able to occasionally take trips or go and do things. Are there things I could have spent that money on? Of course. I still have a tube TV; but I tend to watch TV on my laptop. I could have invested in more furniture; but I usually go over to friends, since they tend to have pets.

Currently, my collection gives me more pleasure than the majority of things I could spend that money on. It's fun, it's safe, and I've met some really cool people. When it stops being fun, I'll stop. If I make back the money, awesome. If I end up dumping everything at Goodwill,  the money would have been spent anyway.

[Squirrelypaws]

I'd estimate I've spent maybe $150? Too lazy to try and add it up. Although, in my case, I actually made a bit of that back by selling the accessories and other stuff I didn't want.

[HollowZero]

Around 28 dollars for the three dolls I have. I wait for sales.

[LuvlyMelody]

*shrug* Collections cost money. That's part of collecting. If the thought of spending a lot of money on the things you love and collect makes you feel ill and guilty, then maybe collecting isn't for you.

QTF. As long as you're spending money you have (instead of spending money earmarked for necessities, like shelter and food), it shouldn't make you feel bad. I've spent close $2500 on my collection (rough average over three years). I pay my bills, I have a decent apartment, I have food, and I'm able to occasionally take trips or go and do things. Are there things I could have spent that money on? Of course. I still have a tube TV; but I tend to watch TV on my laptop. I could have invested in more furniture; but I usually go over to friends, since they tend to have pets.

Currently, my collection gives me more pleasure than the majority of things I could spend that money on. It's fun, it's safe, and I've met some really cool people. When it stops being fun, I'll stop. If I make back the money, awesome. If I end up dumping everything at Goodwill,  the money would have been spent anyway.

You've both made good points. I'm over it now and I feel a lot better, but yeesh, that was just a huge shocker for me to see how much was spent.

Iono, I guess the reason I starting freaking out was because that's the highest I think I've ever spent overall on any collection(s) I've ever had. Everything else I've ever spent on, collection wise, was usually way below the $500 mark.

[DazzleKitty]

I don't even wanna know. If I sat down and calculated it, I'd probably cry.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Everytime I feel like this, I stop buying things and start depositing what I would be spending back into my savings account.    Once I feel like I've squirrelled away for an emergency I can go shop more.

[mejohnson85]

I plan on dropping another 1k atleast at this point... I am trying to get another deboxed set of everything... I dont know which thread it was on but we had a discussion about the expedit shelves and how I was going to use those to make diorama's and such for each set of dolls... I am still deciding on what I am going to be doing with the deboxed wave dolls... For scaris I am going to get the cafe and have all the scaris characters sitting (or standing) around the tables and "talking" with the cart and the box art (or some kind of art) in the back... That kind of thing... Oh and I was thinking of using the ghouls alive frankie for the frankie vanity diorama... cuz then when she "plugs in" I can set her off and she can get "electrified" lol... Ah the things my brain comes up with