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Abyss is an amazing company! I have a Renee Body A that I ordered in July 2015 and it took 12 weeks, right on the mark with what time frame they quoted at the start. The agony of waiting, with your case 1 year, is unbearable at times. Rest assure though, when she arrives, you open the shipping crate and she is staring at you...you won't care that it took a year.donjuanx wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:34 pm Hi! I just placed an order for a Realdoll Body C Renee. After finding this forum and reading some of the posts, it seems I may have found, not the best time, to place this order!
After reading through some of these threads I'm getting a bit worried about my nearly $10,000 purchase arriving! Can people with more experience with the company put my fears at ease or tell me what I should do?
I don't mind waiting, even a year or more, but I want to feel confident that at some point down the line I will receive her. This isn't my first doll, but I've wanted a Realdoll Body C for a while now and finally scraped up the funds to order one. Should I be worried about my purchase?
I will say, a 1 year wait time is a testament to how popular these dolls have become. Like I said, in 2015 my wait time was 12 weeks and I thought that was crazy. Abyss uses the best materials PERIOD! My 8 year old Kara still looks new!
Hang in there! Post from time to time about your agonizing wait. It helps, trust me!
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I agree with your questioning! I'm currently really looking for a doll, and I'm considering 2 or 3 manufacturers. I do keep coming back to RealDoll and wondering about them, because of their historical significance.anonymousdfuser wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:53 pm Please don't take this question the wrong way, as I am genuinely curious. How exactly are they staying ahead of the curve? Is it in terms of materials and manufacturing? If so, then I can understand. But in terms of product features, there are some things that are industry standard at this point, like articulated fingers, that RD doesn't have yet and has no plans to implement. Again, I'm not trying to come off as rude. I'm just genuinely curious.
But yeah, where can we find clear, visible details of the proof that they are still so far advanced that they are worth 5,000 more than even the most expensive other brands?
For the price of RealDolls, I'm kind of surprised at the lack of detail available through their website. They should start with some improvements there.
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Hey! I just want to say that I have multiple dolls already, including an older Realdoll, so I'm not new to this thing or to this company. I waited nearly a year for my older Realdoll, and like many have said, the wait was worth it. Recently I've decided I really wanted another one, and a different body type at that, so I ordered a Renee Body C that I always had my eye on.freeman01 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:52 amAbyss is an amazing company! I have a Renee Body A that I ordered in July 2015 and it took 12 weeks, right on the mark with what time frame they quoted at the start. The agony of waiting, with your case 1 year, is unbearable at times. Rest assure though, when she arrives, you open the shipping crate and she is staring at you...you won't care that it took a year.donjuanx wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:34 pm Hi! I just placed an order for a Realdoll Body C Renee. After finding this forum and reading some of the posts, it seems I may have found, not the best time, to place this order!
After reading through some of these threads I'm getting a bit worried about my nearly $10,000 purchase arriving! Can people with more experience with the company put my fears at ease or tell me what I should do?
I don't mind waiting, even a year or more, but I want to feel confident that at some point down the line I will receive her. This isn't my first doll, but I've wanted a Realdoll Body C for a while now and finally scraped up the funds to order one. Should I be worried about my purchase?
I will say, a 1 year wait time is a testament to how popular these dolls have become. Like I said, in 2015 my wait time was 12 weeks and I thought that was crazy. Abyss uses the best materials PERIOD! My 8 year old Kara still looks new!
Hang in there! Post from time to time about your agonizing wait. It helps, trust me!
Back when I ordered my first Realdoll, I had constant email communication with Sam from Realdoll who assured me I would receive my product eventually, and promptly answered any questions I had. I had no worries at all about my purchase even if it was a long wait.
At this point, I don't mind waiting months or even a year, because, again, this isn't my first or only doll, and I know the product is worth the wait. The #1 thing I'm concerned about is the possibility that I won't receive my doll at all. Due to price hikes I've had to pay close to $10,000 for this latest purchase, which isn't a back-breaking amount for me, but it is not a sum of money I'd like to lose! For reference, my first Realdoll cost almost half that amount (purchased during one of those Black Friday sales).
There was another US doll company whose name began with an "S" and ended with an "s" many of you will remember who took a bunch of orders for their dolls from 2015-2020, charging $6000+ for each, and went out of business, leaving all of those orders up in the air and, as far as I can tell, never refunding those customers. That's a nightmare scenario, and I also thought Abyss was too established to let that happen, but lately I've been worried about this scenario. I don't want to end up in that position that the "S" customers ended up in.
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Back in the late 1990s, Abyss also had a money scandal happening, although it was quite different. They had arranged with a broker of some kind to handle the transactions, and that guy was just taking our money and not doing the "broker" part with Abyss. I was one of the people whose money got lost, and together with a couple of others we had to really put some pressure on that "broker" to get us our money back. In those days, Matt McMullen and (I believe) his wife personally wrote and called us. We resolved it and eventually got dolls. Early sex doll days were a bit wild west!donjuanx wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:04 pm There was another US doll company whose name began with an "S" and ended with an "s" many of you will remember who took a bunch of orders for their dolls from 2015-2020, charging $6000+ for each, and went out of business, leaving all of those orders up in the air and, as far as I can tell, never refunding those customers. That's a nightmare scenario, and I also thought Abyss was too established to let that happen, but lately I've been worried about this scenario. I don't want to end up in that position that the "S" customers ended up in.
Currently no doll, but here are my "finalists": FanReal, Real Lady, XYColo, Zelex SLE.
If you have information to share, send me a PM!
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Go on.....lexico wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:40 pmBack in the late 1990s, Abyss also had a money scandal happening, although it was quite different. They had arranged with a broker of some kind to handle the transactions, and that guy was just taking our money and not doing the "broker" part with Abyss. I was one of the people whose money got lost, and together with a couple of others we had to really put some pressure on that "broker" to get us our money back. In those days, Matt McMullen and (I believe) his wife personally wrote and called us. We resolved it and eventually got dolls. Early sex doll days were a bit wild west!donjuanx wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:04 pm There was another US doll company whose name began with an "S" and ended with an "s" many of you will remember who took a bunch of orders for their dolls from 2015-2020, charging $6000+ for each, and went out of business, leaving all of those orders up in the air and, as far as I can tell, never refunding those customers. That's a nightmare scenario, and I also thought Abyss was too established to let that happen, but lately I've been worried about this scenario. I don't want to end up in that position that the "S" customers ended up in.
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What else would you like to know?Atlas-Alderbund wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:03 amGo on.....lexico wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:40 pmBack in the late 1990s, Abyss also had a money scandal happening, although it was quite different. They had arranged with a broker of some kind to handle the transactions, and that guy was just taking our money and not doing the "broker" part with Abyss. I was one of the people whose money got lost, and together with a couple of others we had to really put some pressure on that "broker" to get us our money back. In those days, Matt McMullen and (I believe) his wife personally wrote and called us. We resolved it and eventually got dolls. Early sex doll days were a bit wild west!donjuanx wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:04 pm There was another US doll company whose name began with an "S" and ended with an "s" many of you will remember who took a bunch of orders for their dolls from 2015-2020, charging $6000+ for each, and went out of business, leaving all of those orders up in the air and, as far as I can tell, never refunding those customers. That's a nightmare scenario, and I also thought Abyss was too established to let that happen, but lately I've been worried about this scenario. I don't want to end up in that position that the "S" customers ended up in.
It was not Abyss' fault. They trusted the broker, and apparently they did not know what was happening. They were in touch with many of us directly. I know Matt felt personally criticized, and was frustrated by the situation. I also remember some funny videos of Matt's wife (?) at the time where she commented on the dolls with some colorful language! It was the late '90s. The Internet itself was brand new.
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The origins story was interesting. Its also fascinating how far back Abyss goes.lexico wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:37 amWhat else would you like to know?Atlas-Alderbund wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:03 amGo on.....lexico wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:40 pmBack in the late 1990s, Abyss also had a money scandal happening, although it was quite different. They had arranged with a broker of some kind to handle the transactions, and that guy was just taking our money and not doing the "broker" part with Abyss. I was one of the people whose money got lost, and together with a couple of others we had to really put some pressure on that "broker" to get us our money back. In those days, Matt McMullen and (I believe) his wife personally wrote and called us. We resolved it and eventually got dolls. Early sex doll days were a bit wild west!donjuanx wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:04 pm There was another US doll company whose name began with an "S" and ended with an "s" many of you will remember who took a bunch of orders for their dolls from 2015-2020, charging $6000+ for each, and went out of business, leaving all of those orders up in the air and, as far as I can tell, never refunding those customers. That's a nightmare scenario, and I also thought Abyss was too established to let that happen, but lately I've been worried about this scenario. I don't want to end up in that position that the "S" customers ended up in.
It was not Abyss' fault. They trusted the broker, and apparently they did not know what was happening. They were in touch with many of us directly. I know Matt felt personally criticized, and was frustrated by the situation. I also remember some funny videos of Matt's wife (?) at the time where she commented on the dolls with some colorful language! It was the late '90s. The Internet itself was brand new.
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Well, Abyss was the start of it all. There were no silicone sex dolls made and sold like that before Abyss.Atlas-Alderbund wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:39 am The origins story was interesting. Its also fascinating how far back Abyss goes.
Yes, it was an interesting time! The whole idea of what was possible in a sex toy suddenly took an unbelievable leap. Literally, when I first saw Abyss' early website, with an animated GIF of the breasts being squeezed, I didn't think it was real. But I was able to do some reading and what do you know -- it was possible to own one. Well, for $5,000.
Also in those early days, there were lots of guys with their own websites who got RealDolls and did early photo and video shoots, with essays about the experiences. I remember there was one guy who made a point of addressing his write-ups to his ex-girlfriend! Like he was saying, "I'm doing better now without you, see?"
There were also lots of write ups in magazines. I had to laugh when one journalist -- a woman -- wrote in response to that animated GIF showing the breasts being squeezed, something like, "The last time a guy tried to squeeze my breasts like that, he was booted out the door."
Currently no doll, but here are my "finalists": FanReal, Real Lady, XYColo, Zelex SLE.
If you have information to share, send me a PM!
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Did you try to email again or just wait for "months?" Others are getting replies. It helps if you are courteous too. What did you order, and when? What is your order status on the website when you log in?
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Got anymore interesting facts and stories?lexico wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:36 pmWell, Abyss was the start of it all. There were no silicone sex dolls made and sold like that before Abyss.Atlas-Alderbund wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:39 am The origins story was interesting. Its also fascinating how far back Abyss goes.
Yes, it was an interesting time! The whole idea of what was possible in a sex toy suddenly took an unbelievable leap. Literally, when I first saw Abyss' early website, with an animated GIF of the breasts being squeezed, I didn't think it was real. But I was able to do some reading and what do you know -- it was possible to own one. Well, for $5,000.
Also in those early days, there were lots of guys with their own websites who got RealDolls and did early photo and video shoots, with essays about the experiences. I remember there was one guy who made a point of addressing his write-ups to his ex-girlfriend! Like he was saying, "I'm doing better now without you, see?"
There were also lots of write ups in magazines. I had to laugh when one journalist -- a woman -- wrote in response to that animated GIF showing the breasts being squeezed, something like, "The last time a guy tried to squeeze my breasts like that, he was booted out the door."
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Atlas-Alderbund wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:25 amGot anymore interesting facts and stories?lexico wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:36 pmWell, Abyss was the start of it all. There were no silicone sex dolls made and sold like that before Abyss.Atlas-Alderbund wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:39 am The origins story was interesting. Its also fascinating how far back Abyss goes.
Yes, it was an interesting time! The whole idea of what was possible in a sex toy suddenly took an unbelievable leap. Literally, when I first saw Abyss' early website, with an animated GIF of the breasts being squeezed, I didn't think it was real. But I was able to do some reading and what do you know -- it was possible to own one. Well, for $5,000.
Also in those early days, there were lots of guys with their own websites who got RealDolls and did early photo and video shoots, with essays about the experiences. I remember there was one guy who made a point of addressing his write-ups to his ex-girlfriend! Like he was saying, "I'm doing better now without you, see?"
There were also lots of write ups in magazines. I had to laugh when one journalist -- a woman -- wrote in response to that animated GIF showing the breasts being squeezed, something like, "The last time a guy tried to squeeze my breasts like that, he was booted out the door."
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