Blythe Dolls: Fake (aka Factory) Dolls Versus Real Takara Dolls
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2015
- How can you tell the fake Blythe dolls (also known as factory dolls) from the real Blythe dolls from Takara Tomy? There are so many fake Blythe dolls on the market these days that is can be confusing, but I break down some of the differences between the two types of Blythe dolls in this fake (aka factory) dolls versus real Blythe dolls video. See my updated 2021 version of this video here: • Blythe Dolls: Fake (ak...
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Tammy I just want to say Thank you for being unbiased about this. It's refreshing to see people acting mature and real about a subject that tends to be very strongly fought in the community. These are very helpful comparisons for newbies, and while you expose the real differences and point out possible flaws (not necessarily flaws for us who end up customizing them anyway) you also recognize the beauty in both fake and authentic, and the positive aspects of both and that's what people need to know and appreciate, instead of automatically shun them. Some people don't care about collecting official releases and they just want a pretty doll to have fun with so it's important that they make an informed decision when purchasing a Blythe doll. Very well put. I will be recommending this to anyone who's wondering what the real differences are.
+Blythe Galland Thank you so much for your heartfelt comments! I have been puzzled about the fake vs. real issue as far as one being better than the other. Your point that they are both beautiful dolls is spot on!
Yes I agree. I am just getting into blythe dolls. I hope to get one soon. I was leaning towards buying a fake one. But I did consider how much the clothes could be and ir might be the same as a takara. I would plan one customizing myself as I am an artist and have watched many doll revamp videos. So many options. I'm overwhelmed. I need to think about this more. I really liked this video. Many others bash the fakes. Not really giving any rhyme or reason why the fakes suck. This was super helpful as someone who is new to this. I collect many antiques such as dolls. It would be a dream for mw to add a blythe or two.
This was definitely helpful for me. I never knew there were different eye mechs for real ones. I do know about high end fakes en cheap fakes. But the way I see it, Blythes are an empty canvas. You get one all boring and stock and creepy looking, so I give them new eyelashes, new body, paibted eyelids, sleepy eyes, maybe cut their hair etc. To match them to the concept I had in mind. This is a reason for me to never buy real ones. I wonder if I could get a real eye mech somewhere though.
+Eloines Personally, I don't see how customizing a real one adds value. I agree with you that the fakes are perfect for this.
I think factory dolls are made from parts that were rejected by Takara during quality checks. So not really stolen, so much as recycled!
Great video by the way :)
+starbrights90 Thank you for watching. I've heard that as well, but again, that would be so many rejected parts! I'm super curious though. So many stories about there. I'd love to know the complete truth.
starbrights90 but factories were only sold in one year.
Finally! I find an informative video of the difference. I came across alot of snoody videos stating stock Blythe are better than factory but never really explaining why. I really love custom dolls and Im 100% sure those are the only ones I will want to collect. The artists Ive found who do them mainly use factory doll bases and now I can see why. Im glad to know the differences are nothing to detur me from purchasing my first! Thank you!
I have 2 reals and 2 fakes and I love all of them. The legs are softer and bendy on the fake one and I do agree that the eye color changing sound is louder. I actually like the hair on my fake ones better though.
My fakes have some awesome hair too. Like you, I like them both.
Thought I might add some interesting doll history. There are records from the 40s thru the 60s of big doll companies, like mattel, Ideal, etc, selling blanks of many of their popular dolls to smaller companies. Mostly fashion dolls, but not Barbie. They sold them to other companies to paint and dress as their own doll lines. I'm sure this also is done by Takara. If you think about it, it's a great source of revenue. Also, IMO, kinda seems like it would be extremely difficult for so many small manufacturers to invest in mold making, wig machines, plastics, painting, etc, of exact duplicates of blythes.
Laurie Gentry did know that about he other toy companies but exactly my suspicions! Thanks for the doll history info
Hi Tammy! Thank you for clarifying this! I love your videos so much! Keep up the awesome work!
So glad you found it helpful
Great review! I'm new to the Blythe world, so this was very informative!!!
+BottleBlondeGal I'm glad you found it helpful. I just subscribed to your channel so I can follow your dolly addiction LOL!
Ditto! :)
Really good video, thank you for explaining the difference
Glad it was helpful!
How fun and informative! Thank you for posting. I'm new to the Blythe hobby and have been customizing the factory Blythes on my channel, however I have my eye on some real stock Blythes and hope to bring one home soon (to keep as stock) ;)
+FairyPrincess Couture I just subscribed to your channel and will have to take a look at your doll videos!
This is great! thank you for this wonderful video
+Ny-Lene Melendez Appreciate the comment & glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for the good information!
Glad you like it.
Good information... and yes totally agree if you change the face wont have the same value... the worth so much more. I have seen fake ones for over $200 bc they were modified 😊
When it comes to customized fakes, yes, but customized stock I think can sometimes devalue. Just my opinion thought :)
Excellent explanation!!!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
Well done, Miss Tammy :)
+rebecca coffey Thank you so much for your kind comment!
I recently bought myself a "factory" Blythe doll off of aliepress and I have to say I'm very very happy with what I got.
She has 13 points of articulation (not counting the ability to rotate the arms and legs and swivel the hip/torso). She is a Blythe head on an azone body which is an obvious indicator that she is fake, but I actually prefer this extra articulation to a stock Blythe. I am even able to change her hands because she came with extra hands.
I can tell that she is a quality fake because her skin tone matches throughout the entire body and head. Her skin is a lovely tanned/caramel color. It's nice that fakes have a lot of skin tone options since all the stock dolls I see tend to just be pale. What I also like about my fake is that she has a matte face. I prefer this over the glossy look you see on stock dolls and on some other fakes. I think the glossy look just makes the doll look like she has oily skin. Her face paint/makeup imo looks just as good as a stock doll.
Her hair is lovely. Of course, factory dolls have hair in all sorts of colors and styles, but the one I chose has some nice, straight blonde hair with bangs that stop just above her eyes. It's very long, all the way down to her calves. It is very soft and silky to touch. I barely needed to brush it.
Her four eye colors are are a silvery grey (looking right), light blue (looking forward), copper brown (looking left), and like a rose gold color (looking forward). The copper brown and the rose gold eyes are only very subtly different in color but I don't mind. I have to pull her string pretty hard in order to change her eyes (it takes a bit of actual muscle), but I don't mind.
She of course came naked, but her clothes will be in the mail soon. I'm looking forward to it.
The only two criticisms I have on the doll are that her right ankle joint is really stiff so I can't move that foot much at all, and that her head is positioned so that she's looking slightly downward but I can't make her look up.
Otherwise I think she's the perfect doll with near perfect quality and I think I prefer factory dolls over stock because they have more variety..and this doll was only $38 USD, which is a lot better than paying $200 for a doll that's less posable and only has a slightly better head.
That's great that you found a good quality fake. There are plenty out there, and while I can see the difference now between fakes and stock, I agree that the price difference is something to really consider.
I was wondering what the difference was!! Great video!!
+Georgia Marvin I so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching.
I have watched this video previously but found it to be a helpful review. I am hoping to buy a Blythe doll in the near future but am always tempted by the cheap ones...I do love the stock that comes with a real doll...you had a lot of good points, thanks!
Great, I'm so glad you found it helpful. I have to admit that I like the fakes too, so you really can't go wrong wither way.
Love this video! 💖
+maceyloubrown Hi Macey, thank you so much for your feedback. I have watched a lot of videos on your channel! I wish I was as talented as you are!
+Tammy Powley Awww! You are super sweet!! 😘✨💚 I really like how you talk about the Dolls, so I'll definitely have to watch more of your videos! 😊
Thank you so much for this! I'm researching blythes since I wa t to get into it, but I think I should go for the fakes. I want to do some heavy customizing.
So glad you found my channel. I have lots of Blythe videos. While some customizers do use Takara stock Blythe dolls (real ones), I agree that the fake ones are better for customizing.
Thank you for this!! I wanted to know the difference
+Dazzling Dolls I'm glad you found it helpful. I've been studying these dolls for months! ha ha
Awesome video!
Thank you!
Very informative. I got into Blythe dolls for the customizing and was wondering if it mattered. I used to collect dolls but that's just too costly, and I'd never mar an original. While shopping for the "fakes," I've noticed that the customized can really go up in prices which are well worth it as the artwork is beautiful. Mohair wigs, customized clothing, beautiful faces and eyes. To me, those surpass the "real" Blythe dolls. I've received my "pieces" and they are well-made in my opinion. One day, the "fakes" may be worth something someday.
A value of a collectible doll can be very subjective. Some of it, though, comes down to the number available of a certain doll, which is one reason I'm not keen on the stock Blythe dolls being customized. Years down the road, they may be difficult or even impossible to find.
@@TammyPowley I was watching this again and forgot that I even commented. Reading your reply for the first time. LOL Gonna buy another fake from AliExpress. So far, I'm not disappointed in them. I am curious about the real ones, though. Don't know if I want to dip that deep into my pocket just yet. My bigger spending is on Shirley Temple composition dolls right now as those have pretty much gone down in price. But... curious.
Also, have you heard what happened lately with Takara? On one of the Blythe pages on FB posted an article. I wish I can find it now but it was last week. I'm wondering if they'll stop production or what. If you know anything about this change, please let me know.
@@Kamoopsipooh1990 Yes, there was something on the Junie Moon web site. It sounds to me like they are changing factories where the dolls are made. Hard to say what this means for future releases as far as quality, could be better or not.
great video
Thank you :)
This was a great comparison video! I don't know much about Blythe dolls and I have always wondered about these differences. Do they have the same weight?
I haven't weighed them, which I might try now that you ask, but just holding them I don't feel any difference.
Tammy Powley
Thanks for letting me know!
I am a pattern maker and some of my fun projects are making doll clothes for my daughter. I might get a factory doll 🤔
Oh, then you should totally jump into the world of Blythe. You'll love crafting for them. I wish I had better pattern making skills.
Good video. I completely agree about wanting a customized doll to be an authentic Blythe. It’s unrecognizable at the end anyway. Also, fakes come in more skin colors. I prefer to collect dolls that are dark - basically Blythe’s “mocha“ or darker. Blythe just doesn’t make enough mocha dolls!
You're correct. Takara has very few dark skinned releases. For me, I guess that's good because it has made me buy fewer dolls LOL
I'm waiting on my first. A Middie. Thanks for this video. It was a nice education.
The middies are sweet! Thanks for commenting.
Hi , I have a takara Head with stamp and a fake body purchased 12 years ago.
The older fakes did have the stamp on the back of their heads. The newer ones no longer have that.
Great video Tammy, I think you supplied some "real" talk on the subject without being overly biased either way. I come from the BJD world where legit vs. recast is a real hotbed topic. I'm super new to Blythe's but the subject of stock vs. fake doesn't seem to rile the same amount of hackles. In some ways I'm really confused as to why since I think that nobody could continue to believe ALL the tons of fakes you can buy are made of rejected Takara parts. Just plain silliness. Of course many other toy companies are manufacturing various qualities of Blythe fakes at this point. I do think this ongoing idea of the "factory" Blythe makes people feel better about it somehow. I don't know, makes me chuckles a bit though.
At any rate I've got two fakies right now, with a strong interest in customization. There's no way I'd buy a stock doll for that. I do have my first stock doll on the way now though and I'm very interested to be able to compare for myself now too.
+Sight HoundLady There are some "fakie Blythe" haters out there, but from what I can tell, it's not as large an issue as it seems to be (from my limited knowledge) in the BJD world. Maybe because when you buy a fake/factory, the vendor most of the time clearly indicates that it is not a stock doll. I have to personally wonder if Takara somehow is part of the whole fake industry behind the scenes. They could still make some $ off of it. And, from what I can tell, many collectors, like myself, start with the fakes and then will often move on to buy a stock doll. So Takara still ends up getting us over to the stock dolls eventually. It's a wonderful mystery that I'd love to know the answer to!
i have a fake blythe. i am very happy with her. i prefer the jointed body and i hope to customise her. thank you, interesting video.
There is some listings on aliexpress that come with clothes for about £30. However I completely agree, you do have to buy more for fakes. But I think it’s worth it because of the variety and there’s no pressure when customising them too!
Also with my fake ive fixed the loud clicking noise of the eyes by using some WD40 on the springs and now it’s quieter
@@mynameisweird6897 Nice idea, yes, they can be very inexpensive. Though, I will admit that the quality can vary.
whats the opening song?
+juahnful "Sleep Away" it was in my sample music for imovie on my PC.
wow how much for da mini real ones?
Midi or petite? It can vary, $150 to $60, but smaller doesn't mean cheaper.
tyvm for the video actually i have a bjd And foro example i dont like buying fake dolls becasue i prefer wait until i get all the Money to get a real one And now that im introducing into this is helping me a lot the thing i didnt understand very well is the money difference (sorry for my broken english i am from spain)
Usually a fake Blythe costs between $50-80US. A real stock new release is lately going for about $200US. So there is a large price difference. Older dolls that are more difficult to find can be very expensive, as must as $2,000 US
Thanks for watching.
Tammy Powley tyvm!
Tammy Powley tyvm!
You are welcome!
Is it safe to buy a Blythe doll with your Visa card?
Do you mean on Alixpress?
A difference that I noticed on the blythe that I have is the skin. On an original blythe is the face is not shiny at all .
Actually all of my stock Blythe dolls have shiny faces.
I buy coffee and dolls. 😅🙈
ha ha, good for you! no reason not to buy both!
I'd love to have a fake one even.x
I will I be able to get a doll when I go to Hong Kong ?
Oh, yes! Lucky you!! I googled & found this: blythelife.com/index.php/2013/07/10/doll-shopping-in-hong-kong/
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Does anyone find that fake blythe tend to have hair loss? It doesn't happen to my real blythe. XD Whenever I just brush their hair with just fingers, I can always pull out a pinch of hair easily. XD
Happy Wanderer I haven’t experienced that with any of the fake dolls I’ve purchased, but there are so many different vendors who sell them that I would expect quality can can vary