Thank you for the comparison! It's very helpful to see them next to each other. The faceup is surprisingly close, people are always so harsh on recasts but the quality doesn't look bad at all! I do want to get a legit from Mandarake though, I'm always browsing it because my dream SD is unaffordable right now and part of me hopes the price gets a little lower but it never does 😂
I think it definitely depends on the recaster company. I’ve heard good things about some and bad things about others and for some companies I think the quality varies from order to order? It makes ordering from a store you haven’t used before feel super risky! I’ve found the face-up from this company amazing so I’m very happy. Definitely keep looking on Mandarake as they have a lot of stuff come up. Rare dolls seem to stay super pricy though. 😭 I’m also a member of loads of FB doll groups and honestly I’ve found that they’re the best place to look for second hand dolls. At least, they seem to have the most stuff coming up for sale. Good luck in getting your dream doll! It should happen one day!
It’s Mandarake, not mandrake ^^ Also ¥32.000 is a really good deal - they cost ¥50.000 brand new. And yes - the faceups vary, they will be different between boy & girl and they change them up every few years. Also coordinate models are available at Tenshi no Mado, Tenshi no Sato (at all times) and Tenshi no Sumika periodically. The choices of models (heads) available is random.
My brain has literally autocorrected Mandarake to Mandrake every time I’ve looked at it and Google has corrected it back for me. 😅 I thought it was a pretty good deal, but looking around at other second-hand SDMs on MandArake and YJapan it looks like they usually go between 30,000 yen and 45,000 yen.
Thank you for the comparison! It's very helpful to see them next to each other. The faceup is surprisingly close, people are always so harsh on recasts but the quality doesn't look bad at all! I do want to get a legit from Mandarake though, I'm always browsing it because my dream SD is unaffordable right now and part of me hopes the price gets a little lower but it never does 😂
I think it definitely depends on the recaster company. I’ve heard good things about some and bad things about others and for some companies I think the quality varies from order to order? It makes ordering from a store you haven’t used before feel super risky! I’ve found the face-up from this company amazing so I’m very happy. Definitely keep looking on Mandarake as they have a lot of stuff come up. Rare dolls seem to stay super pricy though. 😭 I’m also a member of loads of FB doll groups and honestly I’ve found that they’re the best place to look for second hand dolls. At least, they seem to have the most stuff coming up for sale. Good luck in getting your dream doll! It should happen one day!
It’s Mandarake, not mandrake ^^
Also ¥32.000 is a really good deal - they cost ¥50.000 brand new.
And yes - the faceups vary, they will be different between boy & girl and they change them up every few years. Also coordinate models are available at Tenshi no Mado, Tenshi no Sato (at all times) and Tenshi no Sumika periodically. The choices of models (heads) available is random.
My brain has literally autocorrected Mandarake to Mandrake every time I’ve looked at it and Google has corrected it back for me. 😅 I thought it was a pretty good deal, but looking around at other second-hand SDMs on MandArake and YJapan it looks like they usually go between 30,000 yen and 45,000 yen.
@@dollydarlings5133 It’s definitely a good deal and your SDM doll looks super cute! I like them both as girl & boy, too 🤍🎂 congratulations btw! ^.^
I’m planning on getting a SDGR body for my girl- do you mind telling me the circumference of the wrist for the jointed hands? What brand are they?
I feel that the Recast is much much muchhhh better. Considering the price of course!
Looks like your legit baby needs restrung. Not surprising considering the age and use.
I think you’re right! I am deadly afraid of restringing a doll though so it’s never going to happen to any of my dolls unless ABSOLUTELY necessary!
@@dollydarlings5133 that's completely understandable! I've only strung one doll so far and I honestly am not sure I did the best job 🥲
The recast is so much better looking. Oh wow
Don’t support recast,they copied and resale the doll without permission