My first ABJD was Volks Nono. She doesn't really fit in with my other dolls, but I don't want to sell her. She kind of represents a different era and comes out at Christmas since she's the Christmas version from 2002.
I briefly considered it when a newer version of my doll came out, but the thought made me so uncomfortable that I knew I could never go through with it. She will have a new twin sister (and some more friends) next spring
I'm considering selling my first doll. I'm also considering selling half of my collection along with him! My taste has changed very much, I'd say I'm quite different from when I was a teen first starting in the hobby. I honestly think that my earlier doll choices have affected how invested I could be in customizing and dressing my dolls, which I think has stopped me from moving forward in the hobby and improving my craft. I suspect that I might be sad at first, but I want the dolls I've owned to go to loving homes that will appreciate them better than I do.
I have my Apprentice Hui and DZ Miyou and Switch Rion as my first dolls. I'll definitely not sell my Rion as I pamper him alot. Though, I have some feels to sell my Hui away. Still unsure but we'll see
I won't ever sell my first doll(minifee Celine), even if I quit the hobby, I will keep her as reminder of all the good times I had I propably won't sell my second doll(souldoll Juno) either because she's my favorite
I still have my first! I'm in the process of making them up all over again into a new character. I just adore the LUTS Ani head model and sort of want another (in a tan this time). They're at least a decade old by now!
I plan on listing one of the two first dolls I bought for sale very soon. I'm restructuring my collection and gonna almost fully start over (I'm only keeping one full doll and 4 heads from what I currently have in my little crew). I realized I made a bit of a mistake when I got into the hobby in not getting the size I really was most interested in, or taking my time looking at sculpts for ones I really, truly desired. A few of my early purchases were good ones, but I'm happy to start curating a collection that fits me better
I felt guilty not doing much with my first doll and selling him after a couple of years, after begging my parents so hard for a permission to purchase him. But, my first doll was a MSD, and I noticed pretty fast I was more into SDs. He simply had no place in my collection after I got my first SDs. He was a mature Dollshe fashion doll so he just looked odd next to them. My love for the sculpt, the reason I initially bought my first doll, never died. I bought the same body with a different head in SD size a couple years after selling him.
My first doll was my grail, but I was in the hobby for several years before I could afford a doll as I was in high school for the first portion of my time in the hobby. After I was in college for a year or two and had a job, then I was able to get his head first, then his body. I do still adore him and he's a main character in my story for my dolls, so I don't think I'll be getting rid of him basically ever.
I don't think I could ever sell my first. I've had him since 2008 and he has so much sentimental value for me. I took a years-long hiatus and sold a few during that time (that I now mostly regret), but I never once considered parting with him. (Though he did spend many years stored in his box )
I will probably keep my first doll because she was a gift from my mom a decade ago. I've heard of other people here who regretted selling a doll that was a gift from a loved one (especially if they passed away), so I want to spare my future self of that regret and just hang onto the doll. I have more to lose emotionally than I have to gain financially.
My first two dolls are nearing 11 years and I am pretty attached to them, so I can't see them going anywhere. I have other dolls that I like, but I am okay with selling those ones. It's funny how that works!
I still have her. She was a gift at the very worst part of my life from someone I looked up to a lot. She will not be going anywhere, even if I sell all of my other dolls. She has a TON of sentimental value.
I genuinely do not think I could. I am appalling at reselling anything I buy. Even if I wanted to do so I doubt I would push through with it.
I sold my first (and second!) BJD a while ago - I think (like others!) I just didn't have as good an idea of what I would actually like to have myself, and would just see pretty photos and have instant heart eyes!! (The sale money went right back into dolls I still have, so I'm happy that I did it!)
I have been thinking about my first doll lately and decided I should sell the body and get a different one. The head remains one of my favorite sculpts, but I haven’t liked the body since the first year I had the doll. I have sold several dolls and parts in the past, but I felt compelled to “preserve” my first doll the way I bought it. However, I think not changing the body has meant I enjoyed this doll less and did the least with it compared to my other dolls. I don’t think I will ever sell the head sculpt, but that’s because I like it. I have known a few people whose taste or understanding of the hobby changed after their first doll. I think selling off things you don’t like can improve enjoyment of the hobby. That being said, I appreciate the sentimentality and wanting to keep a first purely because it was first as someone who kept a body I didn’t like much for over ten years.
Honestly, even if I wanted to sell my first doll, she just wouldn't go for much. I actually can't remember which is my first between two of them, but either way I don't think I'd get much out of them. I don't play much with them, though I'm still pretty fond of them. One has a custom I had a lot of fun with, while the other... eh. Not as much, but someday I'll think of something to do with her. But to be fair, I just don't like selling dolls. It seems too stressful to me, mostly the risk of something happening during shipping...
