Yep, you avoid Customs by using D2D! That'll save you at least £50 I'd say, so you can invest in a pair of wings for Yuu's dark Angel look!

Yes, BJD's are strung - that's what holds the ball joints together and the head to the body etc. It's usually thick elastic for maximum poseability.

You need to check what the default eyes are on Yuu; D2D is an agent for DZ (like a shop) and they are just using DZ photos. Often the Asian sites "advertise" the dolls fully assembled, with wig, face up and a fantastic outfit and glass eyes when in fact none of that is included in the price. You have to check very carefully exactly what's included...

I don't know anyone who's used D2D yet so I don't know how reliable their listings are likely to be. Definitely email them when you're ready to order and make absolutely sure you're getting exactly what you want in terms of extras - with BJD's "extras" can mean EVERYTHING!

Lol you've been reading up Clare ^^ 'Full set' is the term mostly used for a doll which comes with everything and not all bjd have a hook but the majority do ^^

For dollzone, the face-up and the clothes are an additional extra aswell as the wig all can be bought from the site so you can have your Yuu looking just how he is on the site pics Beverly ^^
The old 70cm dollzone guys have been removed from the official web-site that's Yuu, Wing, Cloud and there was another name beginning with 'm' I think. So make sure that doll2doll will still be able to get hold of him it looks like dollzone are going to discontinue those dolls, but I'll get on to them about that! I haven't got my own Yuu yet!

Hi H and Clare,

Argh, thats horrid, and I have to wait 3 weeks before i get paid again *cries* have you asked them whether they are able to get him still H or shall I do it if and when they reply to my previous query?
Thank you Clare, I have emailed them, well I did on saturday but have as yet heard nothing, fingers crossed I will soon, I couldn't bear it if he was discontinued, and I missed out, that would be dreadful!

Thanks again,

Beverly xx

Lol I know how you feel Beverly I remember when dollzone just started out Yuu was one of their first guys i wanted him the second I saw him. I haven't heard anything from dollzone yet, I spoke to them directly.
I have managed to find him in one of their Chinese dealers ebay stores though:-
http://cgi.ebay.com.hk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...&category=84635
That's his actual auction, so all sees well, they might still sell him just not advertise him anymore to make way for the new guys they've just created, it happens sometimes you have to keep your eyes on these artists lol
I'm sure you'll be able to find yourself a Yuu ^^ He comes up a lot second hand to so if you can't get him at doll2doll just keep your ear to the ground ^^

Thanks H, thats a load off of my mind :) He only needs to wait a little while for me It is such a shame that they don't take a layaway, do you happen to know anywhere in the UK or EU that sells dollzone that does take a layaway (then at least I would know that I had got him for definate)?
How come you didn't get Yuu then, did he loose his appeal?
Hehe, If you see him second somewhere, please let me know, I am registered on DoA but my 25 days have not passed, I know of a couple of other BJD forums but I am sure that there are many more!
I haven't heard back from doll2doll yet, I may have to give them a poke lol.
Thanks so much for all your help
Beverly xx

Hi Beverly,
sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. There are no stores in the UK which sell any dolls but doll-zone do have a few European agents. I never buy from middlemen so I don't know if any of these accpet a layaway or not you just need to ask them ^^

Connie‘s collectordoll: Agent for Germany - www.collectordolls.de
Dani & Galeia: Agent for Spain - www.dollzone.es
Fashiondoll: Agent for Netherland - www.fashiondoll.nl

do keep in mind that these stores are very unlikely to have the dolls there ready made, you place an order with them, they order from doll-zone, doll-zone make and send the doll to them and then they send the doll you you. The dolls on these sites are usually a bit more expensive then getting the doll from doll zone themselves. Just something for you to consider.

Doll zone will accept layaways and if you ask them to they will mark the package down to around $40 and a gift so it won't get stopped by customs.

Yuu hasn't lost his appeal fro me Lol I still love him to bits it's just that I have a whishlist and i only buys bjds on that wishlist, Yuu unfortunately is quite far down the list so he's going to have to wait ^^
If I saw him come up second hand I'd buy him in a heart beat though lol XD

Hi H,
Thats OK lol, I know what its like to be busy!! Yes, they do seem a tad more expensive, when I went on dollzone.com however, it was a flash website and screwed up my PC for a bit lol. Is there another of theirs which is perhaps less useless lol?
I thought of doing that but I would worry if ihe got lost lol, it would be just my luck
Hmm, I'm not sure what to do lol, I wonder how much the markup is?
Lol I cannot imagine how you must feel, I think that my wish list has about 3 on and I am going mad waiting untill I have the money for those, you must be itching lol! *jumps up and down* want now lol!!!
Thanks so much for your help, it is a minefield in the BJD world lol, sorry to be such a pain
Bev xx

Lol yes the new flash web-site is a pain the backside! What I do is:
If you look at the top left hand corner, there are two buttons, just click on the one that says old-website and it takes you to the old web-sire which doesn't have flash XD

I can understand you worrying about him getting lost but I have had 6 sent this way and not once have they gone missing ^^ You always get a tracking number and those ones are less likely to go missing.

To be honest I think he's markup is under 5GBP but yes I am that cheap lol. If you don't wan to ask those other companies about layaway let me know and I'll ask them for you ^^

Lol I think there are 20 on mine and I've had to add one since I've been helping you since I've been going on dollzone a lot more I've finally decided that I do want X he's one of the doll zone new guys lol I'm going to go bankrupt!
Lol the next one for me is homme ducan I have to have him I will get both Yuu and X one day but not yet, I'm not planning anymore for this side of the year. I'll get another one early next year I think lol

It is very confusing when you start trying to get into bjds ^^ But any time you have any questions just give me a shout and I'll see if I can help you out ^^

Oh yes,thanks, it is a shame that they have stopped showing the older 70cms
Hehe, TBH I am usually like that butI think I may be cautious and buy him within the EU untill i am a tad more BJD savvy lol
Thanks ever so much, thats so kind of you
Haha, great minds think alike, he is one on my list which one do you want X1 or X2? I want the darker one, X2 i think
Ohhh, I keep hearing about homme duncan, where is he from?
Hehe I have already planned what to spend my christmas bonus (if I get one) on, oh dear
Thanks so much again, your help has been invaluable
Bev xx

Lol you're always more then welcome Bev I'm here to help ^^

You wouldn't be the first to order closer to home first a lot of people from here in particular have done that. I too bought my first second hand rather then from Korea, that was because I didn't want to wait 4 weeks for him to be made lol You'll find it easy touse the Korean sites when you decide to they're no different then ordering from one in Europe and they are very helpful too, you always rack up points for the more you spend with one store, which is great I got 15GBP off my last dollmore order because of the amount of point I had lol

Lol I actually want both... I'm greedy but X2 the darker one is the one that I fell in love with ^^ He'll be quite high on the list I think there's just something about him I completely love and when I first saw him I didn't like him at all lol

Homme Ducan is from a company called Dream of Doll. Here's a pic


Ooo he's just to gorgeous for words I want him for xmas! I need him!!! Lol one day ^^

Lol you'll find when you get a bjd that the money will keep disappearing you get one and then you have to have another and they always need new clothes and shoes and somewhere to sit and.... etc it goes on they're like having real kids!