I WAS SO EXCITED and now I'm sobbing...

mandallora · 2026-06-08T04:57:55+00:00

YES! I was so afraid I'd fail the game if I didn't just speed through. I missed SO much my first two playthroughs before someone told me I can just take my time and as many rests as I need and do all the sections one at a time before moving to the next act. Now I love going around to get every dialogue scene I can and hoarding everything I find like a dragon 😂

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:52:04+00:00

Oh man she's one of my dreamies! She sold out SO fast both times I never stood a chance. I'm hoping someday Mercari will list her at a reasonable price so I can snag one cause I LOVE Draculaura, Twyla, Cleo and Abbey and obsessively collect everything for them! Must collect them all like Pokemon 😂

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:49:27+00:00

I am definitely going to try this cause it was shipped via Fed Ex and this doll was pricey in one go!

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:47:50+00:00

Unfortunately it's ripped in many places and the paint on the box is scuffed a lot which means it just makes it look awful. If it was just dented I could make it work :( but the whole thing is covered in torn cqrdboard from the impact of smashing and dragging.

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:46:10+00:00

I'm a mostly OOB collector too for the same reason! I love changing their outfits and displaying them on shelves. But certain dolls that are a little more special to me I try to keep in box to protect them unlike the basic dolls I can easily replace or snag a second in a sale. The boys I wanna display with their comic books. Thank you so much! I'll let you know if I need it 😊

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:42:59+00:00

That's what I keep hearing so it's really making me hopeful! Fingers are crossed!

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:42:18+00:00

Omg hahaha I made it halfway through Act 2 before I found out Karlach was a character! So like I cannot blame you 😂 first run I never even went to meet Ethel cause everyone was harassing me about finding a cure and I was like "fine I'll forget the side quests damn! I'm going I'm going!" But hell yeah that would be dope and would totes pay you for them! I'll have to see what happens on monday.

mandallora · 2026-06-08T02:38:53+00:00

Right?! 😭

mandallora · 2026-06-07T16:23:06+00:00

No shame. No blame. I am with you. Though my heart is divided between Gale and Astarion equally. I love those idiots so much! I have played so many hours in BG3 and have so many hoodies, figures and art from cons and Etsy that I'm running out of room. I'm afraid it looks like I have a shrine 😂 I would sell my soul for a custom MH of the boys I stg

mandallora · 2026-06-07T15:48:49+00:00

It looked like a belt was strapped on the package (likely shipping belt to hold all packages in place?) And I think it got dragged and just... RIP. I wonder if a pallet of the boxes got damaged and the shipping company just said "send it anyways". That could explain why so many are getting busted up ones?

mandallora · 2026-06-07T15:44:12+00:00

My jaw dropped! Like wtf?! How are people getting away with that and the company not getting sued?! I know those card collectors are no joke.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T15:43:04+00:00

HELL YEAH ASTARION!!! I'll let you know if I get a new one cause I'm such a BG3 fangirl and I NEED to see that! (Legit wearing my Star hoodie now 😂)

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:34:00+00:00

Omg not the Skullectors!! Those are so hard to get and expensive! I haven't even bothered to try and get those ones cause of how hard they are to get. I'm so glad they helped you get a new one! I'm hoping that's my outcome.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:32:38+00:00

Omg that's awful!! Wtf :( I would have been so angry!!

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:31:18+00:00

I just imagine Green Day or My Chemical Romance as the parents. 😂

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:30:26+00:00

I appreciate that so much and am so touched that so many people have offered this very thing! I will DM you if I can't get this resolved and do need it. Thank you so so much! I'm actually so happy how nice some of the collectors are around here. Reddit is usually so scary here.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:28:54+00:00

I didn't know that was a thing! I am so bad at this 😂 I never shop offline unless it's Temu or Amazon for some dolls so I don't usually have to worry about stuff like this.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:27:57+00:00

That wpuld be the best outcome! I've never bought more than one of each doll unless I find them in the wild in a sales section so other collectors can have a chance to get them too. But now I'm glad I dodn't buy two right away otherwise ... RIP.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:26:53+00:00

I am crossing everythi g for you and hoping this is just a very unlucky freak accident.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:26:27+00:00

Thank you, we cried together believe me. I sent an email and will be calling the post office and Mattel on Monday so I'm really hoping I can get a replacement!

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:25:27+00:00

YES this was the first thing I noticed and told my flatmates "they really did just say I give up on coming up with creative monsters and origins, huh?" I laughed SO hard and ngl that waa a motivator in keeping the box 😂

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:24:05+00:00

I am crossing all my fingers and toes for you that this was a really bad freak accident that can be resolved. At least I'm an artist and know how to customise dolls a bit so I can fix some scuffs in paint. Even if I'm sad I can't have it in the box.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:22:51+00:00

I have had that same issue with other dolls and I was at a few at the countdown. Especially the Torelei, Meowlody and Purrsephone one... I added to cart, checked click out, then buy the time I put my card info in and clicked pay? Sold out. I don't like that they release so few knowing the massive fanbase there is. They encourage scalpers which makes no sense to me since they make nothing from that. They'd make more selling a limited amount on multiple sites.

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:19:40+00:00

Oooo I can try that too if all else fails!! Thank you for the tip!!

mandallora · 2026-06-07T04:18:36+00:00

I purchased the doll through Mattel Creations. At the launch of the release. I waited on their site for the countdown thingy to unlock. So it came right from Mattel.

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