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I don't know what you read wrong there. I thought it was quite clear. I said I don't think it's okay to ostracize someone for owning a recast. Period. Basically saying, I don't think it's okay to be mean to someone for owning one. But that doesn't mean I'm going to spend my money with someone who purposely makes recasts. Or purposely buys them. It's not be mean, it's just my choice. I understand situations where an oopsy happens. I have friends in other doll companies who have bought a doll sold to them as legit and it be a recast. Whether it is BJD or Bisque. It happens. But I have a lot of friends who make dolls as their job, too, and I know the fear they suffer that their work could be directly impacted because someone purposely recasted a doll they made. It's not anything made at you personally, or anyone for that matter. I mean, I don't even buy BJD, but if I were, I would not be buying BJD related goods from someone who owned recasts. Not to be mean to them, but I'd rather spend my money with someone either directly making original dolls or supporting original doll makers. It's just a choice, it's not a witch hunt.
Quote from: MiRaja on December 30, 2015, 04:46:48 PMI just don't think it's right, but I don't think it's right to completely ostracize someone for accidentally owning a recast.i'm sorry, i'm not attacking, i'm just trying to understand.it is ok to ostracize someone who knowing owns a recast?this is why i suddenly feel like a leper. i've own the one girl for about a month, and now i've been labeled into a group. Spoiler and well, when i finally got the other doll that i thought was legit it had no paperwork so he probably isn't but i don't care, cuz i think he's perfect and would have paid what i paid for him recast or not. i was afraid to say anything because of these kinds of reactions. do i feel i was cheated. yeah at first, but it was a lesson learned and its not something i can change now, so i'm moving on from it. i'm honestly more concerned about the exile than anything.it honestly makes me want to drop the arena altogether, but i love the community here. but i think. ok. people who are anti-recasts will see me in other threads and still be silently judging me for my decisions. i just don't understand. there are people that post things i morally disagree with, but it's not my place to tell them or whatnot.
I just don't think it's right, but I don't think it's right to completely ostracize someone for accidentally owning a recast.
So I went to an artist friend of mine and had him recast it. He rook my broken one, made a mold, poured it in resin, fixed the fractures and walla! I have a new crown in Clear Resin for only $50.
Aw I don't think anyone meant YOU were being a snob, Galactica. When I agreed with that I meant the bjd community in general and how it seems pretty common to be a little GOTTA ONE UP EVERYONE~ about things there. Obviously it doesn't apply to everyone, but it does exist a lot. It's in a lot of collectible communities really.
and well, when i finally got the other doll that i thought was legit it had no paperwork so he probably isn't but i don't care, cuz i think he's perfect and would have paid what i paid for him recast or not. i was afraid to say anything because of these kinds of reactions. do i feel i was cheated. yeah at first, but it was a lesson learned and its not something i can change now, so i'm moving on from it. i'm honestly more concerned about the exile than anything.
My personal thought process with the buying from people with re-casts...idk...I think if they were selling them as legit dolls and lying to people it would make sense to not trust them and not want to buy anything from them as they would have proven themselves dishonest as sellers. To not buy clothes or something from somebody because they OWN recasts? For me that seems like overkill. Everyone has their own opinion, though, and nobody really has the right to tell someone that their feelings are invalid. At the end of the day we all are just people who love dolls and I think that's the important thing. They make us happy, so I think trying to keep the fandom welcoming and positive while striving to inform people of the negative side of these copied dolls is the way to keep from alienating. I saw someone on tumblr the other night say some HORRIBLE things about people who own recasts. Borderline threats of bodily harm. I think that is absolutely ridiculous and inexcusable.
Quote from: Emerald on December 31, 2015, 12:11:45 PMMy personal thought process with the buying from people with re-casts...idk...I think if they were selling them as legit dolls and lying to people it would make sense to not trust them and not want to buy anything from them as they would have proven themselves dishonest as sellers. To not buy clothes or something from somebody because they OWN recasts? For me that seems like overkill. Everyone has their own opinion, though, and nobody really has the right to tell someone that their feelings are invalid. At the end of the day we all are just people who love dolls and I think that's the important thing. They make us happy, so I think trying to keep the fandom welcoming and positive while striving to inform people of the negative side of these copied dolls is the way to keep from alienating. I saw someone on tumblr the other night say some HORRIBLE things about people who own recasts. Borderline threats of bodily harm. I think that is absolutely ridiculous and inexcusable.If you're on Tumblr, I'm surprised you haven't stumbled upon the recast minefield earlier. BOTH sides get disgustingly nasty with each other in ways I haven't even seen on much more "hateful" websites. It's almost impressive. In a disturbing sort of way.
Quote from: Noxxbunny on December 31, 2015, 12:44:13 PMQuote from: Emerald on December 31, 2015, 12:11:45 PMMy personal thought process with the buying from people with re-casts...idk...I think if they were selling them as legit dolls and lying to people it would make sense to not trust them and not want to buy anything from them as they would have proven themselves dishonest as sellers. To not buy clothes or something from somebody because they OWN recasts? For me that seems like overkill. Everyone has their own opinion, though, and nobody really has the right to tell someone that their feelings are invalid. At the end of the day we all are just people who love dolls and I think that's the important thing. They make us happy, so I think trying to keep the fandom welcoming and positive while striving to inform people of the negative side of these copied dolls is the way to keep from alienating. I saw someone on tumblr the other night say some HORRIBLE things about people who own recasts. Borderline threats of bodily harm. I think that is absolutely ridiculous and inexcusable.If you're on Tumblr, I'm surprised you haven't stumbled upon the recast minefield earlier. BOTH sides get disgustingly nasty with each other in ways I haven't even seen on much more "hateful" websites. It's almost impressive. In a disturbing sort of way.I actually have not been into bjd for over 10 years until like a week ago when I pulled my doll out of storage. I was on DoA all the time in those days and didn't know about re-casts. I'm sure they're not new, but they are new to me. I was on tumblr for steven universe until I followed doll blogs the other night.
this is a hope another legit question. for those that are anti recast and feel very strongly about it.. i understand not buying from me or others that own at all(dolls, ponies, etc). but would you allow me to buy non doll things from you? like ponies? i know it may seem petty, but it's a concern. if you have a pony for sale i've been hunting for, i don't want to offer, of course, if i know i'm going to turned down because our morals don't align. i don't begrudge you for your decision. it's your choice, i just don't want to make it awkward for anyone in the future.