[ Recast Confessions ]

When I 1st bought bjd’s a bought recasts by mistake, I didn’t know the difference, I only buy legit now, but that’s not the confession.  

I joined that recast bjd tumbler, because I thought that was where I should go if I had a recast, even if it was a mistake that I bought them without knowing the difference.  

But, they are so negative, every one of the comments is about how bad legit owners are and why you should buy recast over legit and how much legit owners would hate you for ever having bought a recast even if you did it by mistake. You can’t buy the cheap ones, only the expensive dolls will be accepted, etc. So, you should keep buying recasts.

Lies, lies, lies, so many of them.

Legit people do understand that people can make mistakes in the begining, and they don’t force you to burn your dolls, and they will welcome you if you are buying legit now, and it doesn’t have to be an expensive doll, any legit doll will be just fine.

I wonder if a recaster is running that Tumblr?

What makes me sad is that new people by into those lies.

Obvious minifee recast tagged as #legitbjd Yeah ok. The person’s bio even says they’re pro-artist. Either they’re lying or they’re not well informed.

Shout out to all the doll people who are neutral and who don't want to be in the recast debate at all.

My biggest source of entertainment is trolling the hell out of people that own recasts.

Growing up in the BJD Hobby (From a seven year long member) I’ve been in the BJD hobby since 2011 and I’m 17 years old. No, I am not a spoiled brat, my first doll was bought with my Christmas, birthday, and chore money. I’ve been off and on these years and I do realize my collection is small with an ABS doll and a Luts kid. But, I’m still grateful that I even have two and a DF-A + (OG) Doyuma hybrid that has yet to arrive.Growing up with the BJD hobby, recasts were less of a threat as the only dolls on eBay were pretty much legit, and the whole drama centered around this, and other menial things were greatly minimized. Of course, my interest in dolls poured into other things after late elementary and so on even as a senior devoted to computer science. But to be honest, some of it was just due to maturity. Really, I pulled away because the homely community somehow festered into toxicity. That isn’t fun is it? Don’t take my words as me spoon-feeding you my “righteous POV”, nor see this as support for Pro-Artist, Pro-recast, or Pro-neutral, this post is not about recasts. I just felt as a younger kid, it was odd to see posts of adults go off on each other through blocks of texts, or response videos back and forth. Especially with some viciousness, I guess it made me feel shocked that this is happening in a doll hobby than anywhere else. I too was into American Girl Dolls but visiting it, the community still feels alive and welcoming, mind you that they’re mostly kids or teens. A part of me was afraid of it evolving, and it scared my younger self to be involved and tied up in a situation like this over resin. To be honest, I do wish that the community was still small and BJD Addicts posted videos on schedule, or Asenva’s new Junkyspot reviews. I guess it’s inevitable but I think I’ll remain enjoying the hobby to myself. 

Second hand recast friendly isn't a thing. Either you support recasts or you don't.

I just spent several minutes reporting dozens of recast listings on eBay. These counterfeit items have no business being sold on sites that are easily accessible and are against hosting replicas. If you would like to sell your fake items then take them to a website that is low enough to allow them in the first place. Remember folks, it isn't enough to be pro-artist, you must also be anti-recast.

I am ashamed… I used to own recasts and studied everything I could about them so that when I bought a legit I could know if it were legit or recast. I no longer own recasts and I am strictly anti recast now. I own many legit dolls. There is someone on Instagram that owns recasts and are followed by many anti recast people that have no idea. I have been back and forth about it every time their profile pops up when I search or just look at pictures. I cannot hold back any longer. This person has no care… their doll that’s popular is a recast and he’s not the only one. He was even painted by an artist that paints recasts. His body, hands, and head were available as recasts… they are a perfect match and the owner even has multiple of the same doll. All dia heads with the same body and hands that are PERFECT in match. Identical to be honest. Doesn’t help that he was painted by someone that paints recasts. They have a few dolls I am sure are recasts. Those same jointed hands. A different body from the dia boys AND an Iplehouse head that all match perfectly.

darkelfinaswonderland on IG. Eros, Seth, and Rave. Those three I am positive on.

I love my recast as much as I love my legits. She was the first one I ever got and it was a gift. Still, the whole community scare me so, so I just make pretty pictures and hide them behind a locked instagram account. I’m not sad or anything, but I’ve been on the internet since the early 2000’s and I know how nasty those virtual-communities can be. And I also wanted to thank this blog, simply because I discovered the ResinSoul website by hate-slash-fun-reading it.

I’m new to this whole thing ngl and of course as any newbie, I bought a recast before doing any research because the website fooled me :)) fun right? I kept seeing these dolls on insta and really fell in love with their sculpt and was curious to know if I could find one online for sale. Bam, I find one, it was on sale so I got her less than $100 and I knew something felt off about it, and I checked the reviews and the pictures that they had because I know BJDs are usually expensive! So it seemed alright to me and the website even had a COA of some sort so I thought it was legit since it didn’t state ANYWHERE that it was a recast. Should’ve listened to my gut and waited a bit longer instead of getting over excited that I actually found it. (Before buying it, I thought BJDs were always limited because I saw one back in 2009 and how pricey it was because it was porcelain and hand made, but turns out, nope) It was too late to cancel the order by the time that I actually got around to finding out about recasts and what they are and why they’re bad and oof did I feel bad. I’m an artist myself and I do feel really guilty about now owning one. But I feel like it won’t stop me from loving her because the character I planned for her to be is absolutely dear to me and she should make good practice before a legit no? However I was thinking of maybe still taking and posting her pictures on insta but just marking it as a recast so I don’t attract the wrong crowd by accident??? I do plan on buying a legit eventually once I actually save enough money since now that I have found the ACTUAL website. :))) However the one argument after finding the drama about recasts that I don’t understand, is the whole “get a cheaper/similar but cheap sculpt if you want a bjd so badly and can’t buy a more expensive legit” like what if the other person doesn’t like the other dolls? Or they tend to live from paycheck to paycheck and don’t have even much of a budget so they buy recast instead??? If that makes sense? (not trying to start anything here, just legit curious)

I just recently joined the BJD community after stumbling upon some mesmerizing BJD pics. While deciding which doll to buy, I saw a lot of drama about recasts. I am all for supporting artists, but some of the asking prices for legit dolls are ridiculous. To that end, I found an alternative to recasts that still supports the artists while still being very affordable. My first BJD was FULLY 3D PRINTED. Her files are FREE FOR ALL to download on Thingiverse. There are two BJD designs currently available. I printed her on a $200 Micromake D1 3D printer, and I spent around $15 in printer filament pla. That is less than the cost of most BJDs, and I can make as many as I want. When printed at max resolution, the doll pieces are very smooth and ready for painting. Wouldn’t it be great if artists sold DESIGNS for 3D printing BJDs instead of finished BJDs. That way, they could have a continuous income stream, we buyers would save tons of money, and it would eliminate the recast market. Better, Faster, Cheaper.

my first doll was recast and introduced me to the hobby, but nowadays im only interested in buying legit. i dont think ill ever call myself "proartist" though because most of those people are disgustingly nasty. can you imagine if people were sent death threats for illegally downloading anime? lmao nope. only the bjd community!

pro legit think recast owners are the minority based on literally nothing. recast owners avoid your toxic guilt trip bullshit and have to hide because of the harassment. the fact that recast owners have to hide is proof enough how nasty proartists really are. and you know recast owners are buying your doll clothes, your custom eyes. recast owners are sendinf faceup artists legit heads to put on recast bodies. you cant act like they arent in the community lol

I hate my recasts. I regret ever getting them. Not because they aren't beautiful, but I feel more & more guilt every time I look at them. I never wanted to be that person but I was cheap & I tried to justify crap. I'm so glad 97% of my collection is legit & the recent legit dolls I bought make me feel happy again like all my old dolls did & proud to own bjds. Can't wait to replace the two bodies & my recast doll with legit versions. I just feel better knowing I supported the artists.

Turns out one of the most popular people in the hobby has a recast. This is so wrong

I just got laid off, tried to od, and have slipped into a deep depression, but my partner got ms a mew doll. The only problem is its a recast....honestly im not even upset! I know that makes me a bad person but all my dollie friends are gone anyway.

"I'm pro artist but" *insert typical pro-counterfeit sentiment/excuse/ talking point* Me: ARE you, anon? Really? Really and truly?