Moderator: LoneRanger
It’s so... realistic. Just gorgeous! 
But is that Japanese manufacturer really your competitor? Their dolls are more Anime dolls, they’re less realistic than your ScoonimDolls. That's another kind of doll. People who want to buy a realistic looking doll won't buy those Japanese dolls. 
Good luck!
If I'm not mistaken, the Arte Tokio dolls prices dropped considerably sometime in the last 6-8 months, I'm pretty sure I remember them being about $1200 USD when I first saw them last year. I would guess this is because they've found some ways to streamline their production process and save some time/money, and are passing that along to increase their sales. I guess its working because I felt they were a bit outside my budget for a non-functional doll before, but now I'm planning to get one ASAP.It made me wonder why they can come up with such a price, while Priadols and my ScoonimDolls are almost tripple that price.
Maybe the guys at ArteTokio decided to go for a more simple skeleton or simply chosed to make smallest profit margins but that doesn't mean the quality is not there. There's a lot of competition for dolls in Japan so the products have to be (very) good.Koen wrote: So I made a more thorough analysis and I think that the prices of Priadols and ScoonimDolls are still very much reasonable. It mainly comes down to the size and labour. These are all fully handmade dolls. The success of their production is highly depending on the skills of labour. And the smaller and more sophisticated the doll, the harder it gets to make it. Much like jewelry. The costs are not in the gold, but the refinement by labour of the piece.
Question is: will the customer recognize the difference in quality? I am sure eventually they will, but how long is that going to take...
