Giving/selling doll away feelings

I've sold a lot of dolls, but never my first, I'm way too attached to him!

Most of the time, I never know what became of the doll after selling, but I have a few that I sold to friends and they keep me updated with pix. I especially love what became of my DZ Hid/AoD hybrid and Doll-Love Brian hybrid. The Brian ended up becoming my bff's anime obsessed boy who is now dating my BBD! They're adorable together.

Another time, I had traded a head to somebody as a practice head and she turned her into a lovely doll and ended up (pure coincidentally) giving her the same name as my mom. I thought that was really cool!

 

I can't ever have enough love of what happened to my AS Yuma who my friend bought off my hands when I couldn't bond with him... she had me do an eye-opening mod on his one eye so now he looks both mischievous (winking) and because his wig is usually covering one eye he can look both awake and sleeping too! >v< and quite honestly he's the most adorable little cat boy ever too, as well as the best friend and future boyfriend (because we have both junior and senior versions for these two) of one of my dolls~ x3

 

Just sold one of my first dolls...it felt oddly good. I was not bonding with her, even though I considered her a grail for a while, and when I sent her along I knew someone else was going to enjoy her and I have some funds in my PP for doll I will really and truly enjoy. I thought I would feel a little sad, but I felt...like a weight was lifted? I get sad when I see my dolls sitting ignored and moving her along was very positive for me.

 

I just traded my doll this week, to someone i know will love her. I was on the verge of tears as i left the post office but i know that she will be in a great home with lots of company. I am anxious as she has yet to arrive, but i feel good and the dolls i got in return are perfect sized for me! 60cm is a whole lot of doll i just couldnt handle but 45cm seems to be my niche, and i got two of them! So soon my twin project will began and my first doll will be in a better and loving home. Its bittersweet, but i know i will see her around.

 

I don't remember who even has all of the BJD who've moved on. In most cases, I don't care at all, and in some I'd forgotten I'd even had the doll, but I imagine that can happen after eight years. Some belong to flickr friends so I still see them and I do like to see what the new owners have done in those cases. There are a couple I regret selling, one because I'll likely never be able to get one again. In the other case, I was able to adopt the same doll back from the person I'd sold her to about two years later when she was selling her, so that was nice. I don't imagine I'll ever let her go again.

 

I could never sell my first doll. I sold her original body, but to me it's the head that holds the personality. Anyway, the first doll I ever sold was my Soom Shonki (Well, his head and kitty parts, since he didn't even have his own body...) and I think that was the hardest time, I felt sad to see him go, but I needed the money and I just felt kinda disconnected from him... But it was okay. I've been trying to sell a few other dolls, but letting them go has been a lot easier. Both of them, I just wasn't really feeling in with them anymore, y'know? I dunno. In all the cases, I've put up dolls for sale that I ended up falling out of love with, mostly because I was never 100% in love with them to begin with. I'm doing my best now to only buy dolls I feel like I NEED they're so beautiful\cute\fit a character perfectly\etc.

 

I'm selling one of my dolls right now and frankly..I just feel anxious I HATE looking at the stupid thing...It was a limited edition and I've always felt so scared of selling it or keeping it that I just decided to do it so I can get a doll that'll make me happy. I could never sell Avalon though or my OT Obitsu crew. They mean too much.

 

I haven't kept most of the dolls I've acquired over my years in this hobby and, to be honest, I don't really miss any of them. There were those I regretted selling at the time (one in particular I repurchased, only to sell again later...yeah...) but usually the regret is due to the difficulty of the transaction. I can think of one sale that was just such a nightmare I wish I'd kept the doll. =.= That was a long time ago, though~! I don't really know where any of my former dolls have ended up. I'm thinking of selling my last unfinished doll at the moment, but also dreading the thought of it. It would be lovely if I could learn to tell the difference between thinking I want something and actually wanting something~! Then I wouldn't have to deal with sales. -.-

 

When I sell a doll, I have no regret, because it means I tried everything I could to keep interest and it doesn't work anymore. I am happy because I can earn some money but also because I know it will make an other person happy too

 

I sold my first doll because of too much yellowing and thought of stopping this hobby with dolls...
but now I regret it sometimes. Even if I get the same type, she will not be the one that I had.
I sold many dolls over the years and yes, there are some that I miss but never regret about any of them except my first.

 

I've so far sold 3 dolls and I don't feel any regrets, even if two of them were my first ones. I just couldn't fully like them, realized they were not being played with at all and therefore made no sense to keep them. It took a while to decide to sell them but once I was set to it I didn't look back. I've a dilemma now with one of my girls since on one hand she doesn't really fit into my MSDs but on the other hand she's so unique... I've gone back and forth several times about selling her and still cannot make up my mind

 

I'm in the process of selling my very first BJD, but I bought her because she was the size I was looking for, and a great deal. So we've never bonded, I think I tried just about everything to help us bond too! But I'm more excited than anything because now I can afford my grail doll!

 

Selling a doll to another owner has a great feeling for me. I sold some that I think I don't bond with. So for everytime I sell, I know surely that my doll will be living in a better home with better care :')

 

I've sold one doll and two heads. The heads were sort of unwanted; I bought the dolls for the bodies, so no regret there. I sold one doll body because it didn't turn out like I expected it would be. Even though I saw pics on the site, of course, he ended up being too muscular and his resin wasn't a nice color in my opinion, so I sold him. No regret; I rebought him in a better body sculpt.

I would definitely be curious to see what people have done with the heads/body they bought from me! But I've never asked or followed up. I just think it would be neat. I wouldn't sell a doll if I were the type that would be mad at someone for what they did to 'my' doll. XD

 

I sold my 5Star Amy a while ago, even though I got her for free in an event, I hardly made any money because I decided to cover some of the outrageous shipping fees of my country. Still, I felt good about getting rid of her because I just couldn't learn to like a child doll and I never bothered to play with or make stuff for her. I learned after I had sold her that she were going to be the first BJD for a little deaf girl who loves sowing for dolls, so that made me feel pretty good.

 

I sold my first because I didn't really bond with him. After I got my second and third I realised that the plans I had for him I didn't really like and I also didn't like the way his resin felt (I think I got a dud tbh) and after dithering about it for a long time I finally decided to put him up for sale. I ended up selling him to a girl who really loved the sculpt and had a perfect character in mind for him. He's in a better home now and I'm glad I sold him, it meant I could focus on the dolls I really cared for and stopped feeling guilty for neglecting him

 

My first doll frustrated the heck out of me. She flipped and flopped in weird ways, and had a bizarre body that kept her from sitting. Her eyebrows were off-center and I couldn't get her to hold still while I tried to fit clothes to her. I sold her to a good friend, who had her sueded and her faceup redone and loves her like I never could. I'm happy with the outcome. This same friend bought my first boy from me as well when I needed money for Dean. He now has a new name and a new personality, and my friend is very happy with him.

Now I'm selling two more dolls, largely against my will, and I think that I will always have a little regret about it if anyone ever buys them... but I need the money they'll bring in, so I'm prepared to accept the results.

 

I know they don't have real feelings. They are not sentient beings. But in reality, my imagination is so strong that this does affect me to varying degrees. So far I have not been able to choose a doll to put out officially on MP or other selling sights. The first one I sold was Soso. Someone really wanted her before Christmas and I let her go. Then in Jaunary, I had some credit money on eBay and bought one again! That was not for projected feelings on the doll. I didn't have to have that exact one back. [anyway, I knew she was "happy" and much loved where she lived, ... But every time I saw a picture of a Soso I was so-so sad. Since, I've followed up on a couple of WTB or WTT and let a few go. So far I like to keep in touch with where they went and check in from time to time. I made a file in my deviantArt account for dolls I've sold. I haven't given any face ups of my own yet. I'm thinking that make a stronger attachment, but even that could be short lived. I've sold a few hundred paintings by now. The most recent one is always my favorite for a little while, and then I'm ready to send them on to a life of their own. I'm still waiting to see how it will be with dolls. I think at least in part, that I don't have a very strong sense of a doll being really MINE because I haven't yet gotten around to putting myself into one the way the creative process leaks a little bit of your soul into your art.

 

Oh that feeling is so i dont know, this makes me feel kind of dizzy.

I´m about to buy a doll from one friend in Norway, and is just so weird! i´m absolutly a newby in this and i rather making this for the very first time from a friend thank buying from a company. I dont know, already exist the necesary trust, and i dont feel too much nevers :s