"But - NOOOO! You can't sell him/her/it!!" Objections to selling a doll?

No, but I have a friend who probably would if I did seriously try and have a sell off Right now the only doll I know for sure I want to sell is one that she doesn't know well since I got her after she moved out of state. Some of my older ones, though -- I'm sure I'd be hearing about that.

That's tough if it's coming from family members you live with, yet on the other hand it's important to be happy with your doll family, and sometimes stuff has to go. Good luck to you on working that out.

 

None of the people I know actually like dolls, so no. That would be a pretty odd concept for me though, why would someone else care if you sell your own possession? O_o

 

I recently considered selling my whole collection to fund a trip to Japan. My partner heard out my plans ("Well, first I'll sell this one, then this one, then work back in order of favouritism...") then said "Having to watch you sell all of your dolls, that you put so much time and effort into, would just be really sad. And I know you'd regret it later."

He talked me out of getting rid of most of them, and we sat down with a spreadsheet and did the budget again instead, and managed to find ways around it.

I suppose it depends on whether you're selling because you don't enjoy the doll, because you need the space, or because you need the money. They're all very different scenarios.

 

Well, a year or so ago, I was struggling for money a bit, and I was considering selling some of my dolls off..

Until my mom came along that is. She literally said to me "don't do it, you will regret it later on" Ok she did also say not to buy anymore xDDD.

But yeah, I guess thats my experience of that happening. I think my friends don't wish me to sell them either sometimes.

 

Well, I have mixed feelings regarding my first doll and have been thinking about selling her for some time now but then this person who knows about the hobby told me It would be pretty sad to sell my first doll and all. I am yet to sell her and I haven't done so not because I was told not to but because deep down I cannot decided.

 

It happens, when I decided to sell my first doll. A lot of people said "You can`t sell him!!! He is sooo pretty!!!"
They stopped, when I answered "Buy him if you like him that much"
He is now traded ^^.

 

No one I know would really object... except for myself

I'd be like your kids, Arkady - if my mom had began this hobby, and I'd been around her dolls for so long, I'd offer to take them. Why not let them have them? You still have downsized, and you've converted two people in the process!

 

it sort of happened to me a while back. I made my puki and outfit for a local competition and won a prize. yay me, so i thought i'd put the outfit up for sale so i could make something else. i'm usually pretty much "been there, made that, let's move on". my husband wouldn't let me! he took my puki and put it up in one of our display cases and said i'd have to buy another one.....

 

I would not sell any of my dolls unless I had a very strong need for the money.
They all mean a lot to me and they're part of my life.
I've bought dolls from people who were struggling with a matter similar to Arkady's, and it pained me to see, because I both wanted to have the doll for sale and wanted the owner to keep it if they wished.

I think it's a decision each one must ponder about on it's own. I know I don't help much with this conclusion, but it's the one I reached. If people want to keep you from selling, well... Have argumentation. It'll also help you make sure you'll not regret.

 

For me, I've sold plenty of dolls, but usually that's bonding or character issues. I've had plenty of protests, but it comes down to the fact that they are my dolls.... ^^;; I can understand it someone close to you doesn't want to see something sell, but for me it's all about the fact that really, I am the one in control and if I come to a point where I realize I should sell, then I'll sell. :P Just make sure you don't regret who you sell. I know I have one really big regret out of the dolls I've sold, and I know I can't get him back, so it's best to always be sure!

 

I've had a friend once tell me not to sell a doll because she liked it a lot, though when I did end up selling it she understood why. Most of my original dolls I have sold for new ones. About a month ago I sold most of my dolls because my collection was too big but I ended up just buying more. I am comfortable with my collection now. In the end it is understandable to want to cut back in your collection and it should be you decision.

 

well in general my friend and mom dont like when i sell my dolls. theyre're like: Noooo but they are like familly T_____T
my mom wouldnt go as far as buying them though xD my friend wanted to but I didnt want to sell him to her .... I would've hated to see my ex-baby in someone else's possesion (if i sell it to someone in another country, at least i dont SEE it)

 

at one point i was thinking of down sizing my EIDs to the chic line... but my husband pulled a "but you love them" ...which was odd seeing as he doesn't like them, even thinks they are creepy. i did sell one of mine, only because i felt bad that i never did what i wanted to do with him and felt that someone else would give him love instead of keeping him in his box stored away. i am still tempted to sell one or two more. If only to fund for one of my dream dolls.

 

I was in a position, that I wanted to say a person "Please dont sell him!"
I traded my first doll at the martketplace- I wasn`t interested in the other doll at first but the love to my doll changed my mind.
I decided to trade, because I needed the body and wanted a good place for my boy.
She changed her mind- she put him one day, after he arrives on the marketplace.
I am happy with the trade- I really like the new body and my boyfriend kept the head (his first bjd)
But I would not have traded if I had known what will happen.

 

My mother won't let me sell my first Obitsu doll. I don't think I would, either, though I do plan on reshelling him into a MNF Shiwoo next year. It's weird because knowing that I want to upgrade him, I haven't made him any new clothes or even played with him in the last few months and I feel like I'm detatching from him. But when I do get his new body, if I did want to sell the old one I think I would be met with many many objections.

 

I know for sure that I would be one of those people that would go "are you kidding?" so I'm sure the
people I've surrounded myself with would do the same.

Once I told my BF jokingly that I was thinking of selling my Mikhail and she about killed me. She said I'd better sell him to her first.
My mom also loves that same doll and If I tried to sell him, she would freak.

And I know for a fact that if my friend ever sold her DOD Ducan, I'd kill her.
I know that when you buy a doll, that doll is loved by everyone, not just you. And my friend and I would never
sell a doll unless there was ABSOLUTELY no other choice.

Otherwise they part not just from you, but all of them. I'm thus, happy I put my dolls in a place
where everyone there loves them. ^^
It's a symbol of care and love to me.