>>5279699Blythe does definitely not look like...that. At least in my opinion.
I personally have a bunch of BJDs myself, but I also collect Blythe (and have a Pure Neemo girl too).
All my Blythe are customized though or soon wlll be and nowadays are on Pure Neemo bodies.
I highly suggest you to do the same because the Blythe body is a nightmare to own and handle.
There are several places to buy a Blythe, either new releases or older ones.
http://www.juniemoonshop.com is one of the official Blythe stores and always gets in the new releases.
Same for CC Toys, which currently still has a bunch of older releases in stock:
http://www.cc-toys.com.hk/products_list.php?nid=12On top of that try Mandarake, they have all kinds of Blythe from really old releases to the newest stuff.
Blythe have several molds, called BL, EBL, SBL, RBL, FBL, RBL+ etc.; some of them are more popular than others but the heads look pretty much alike (a new person can't really tell them apart, and even some of the collectors can't).
However, the way they work is very different, this is especially true for SBL.
You often find SBL ones for pretty cheap on Mandarake because they are a pain in the ass to customize and thus often less wanted.
If you don't want to customize your doll they are a pretty cheap way to get a Blythe.
More about this:
http://blythelife.com/index.php/2014/08/13/a-beginners-guide-different-molds/Best way to find out what Blythe release is what is to check this:
http://blythopia.com/neo-blythe-2001-2002/A genuine Blythe costs you around 100-150$, depending on the release and state.
If you plan to customize your Blythe yourself let me know and I'll dig out some more resources
