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How to you personally decide to sell or trade a doll?

Apr 19, 2015

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    1. I am really torn. I have two Art Body B Leekes, one of which is the LE Elf. They are really beautiful. I especially love their bodies. Their faces are pretty as well. However, I've noticed that I only play with my other dolls. The Leekes pretty much sit on their bench all the time, while the others get new hair, eyes changed out, taken places. Yet every time I think of selling them, I just can't quite pull the trigger. Something about the soft look of their stomaches and the gorgeous though joint that makes their legs look a bit like thigh high stockings.

      How anyonehere every been so undecided about your dolls, and if so, what did you end up doing?
       
      #1 bluepita, Apr 19, 2015
    2. Well, the moment I start seeing dollar signs instead of a doll, that's a sure sign for me that I better sell it.
       
      #2 Khell, Apr 20, 2015
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    3. When i buy a doll and it just does not feel right I sleep a night over it. Meanwhile I am in the hobby four about 2 years and I found out I am more in realistic looking sculpts and a good thing to behave is just buy dolls that fit into my story. I had a guy that did not. It felt bad but I sold it and now it feels good cause seeing him stand beside those "human" would not be good. He was too anime.
      So usually I check if I really need it in my story and if I do something with this doll (Sewing clothes, photographing) and if not- I let it go
       
      #3 greeneyed-soul, Apr 20, 2015
    4. My dolls are shelled to represent characters in a story. When the character stops serving his or her purpose, I start becoming a little bit wary because not having a fleshed out character to go with the doll decreases my chance of bonding with it. I sit on it for a bit and try to do something creative to see if I can fall back in love with the doll - when all fails, I realise it's just best to let it go to a new home.
       
      #4 rootedinvanity, Apr 20, 2015
    5. If there's a doll which I know I can't do much with once it arrives I fairly quickly turn it around and put it up for sale. I think I'd greatly benefit from being able to go to a physical store and see the dolls in person before I buy!!!!!
       
      #5 beatnik, Apr 20, 2015
    6. I re-home a doll if I don't feel a connection, or just don't want to play with them, don't want to take pictures or make things for them. Two dolls I re-homed because I had them for a while and I never named them or made them clothes or got them hair. Two dolls I re-homed because the projects I made for them were too ambitious and they frustrated me. One doll I re-homed because he was my first boy doll, and I was gonna make him all masculine, and it turns out I don't like masculine. I didn't like his sculpt either.
       
      #6 Jobee, Apr 20, 2015
    7. Usually I'll rehome someone because I'm not 100% satisfied with them, because they've become not as important to me or because I've found a shell that's so much better for a character. Perhaps the doll isn't pivotal to my collection anymore... or the character isn't that much fleshed out or doesn't get enough exposition - I've figured out I find it really hard to bond with the doll if I can't develop their character- so, if I'm not completely satisfied or can't overlook what makes them flawed (which I usually just lump together with everything that makes them so beautiful yet frustrating) then it's time for this doll to move onto a better home.
       
      #7 Soenatte, Apr 20, 2015
    8. The fact I love the body, but I'm not in love with the face is a good sign. However, I also don't always like to sew clothes for the art body. I think I need to narrow my collection down to things I just absolutely love.
       
      #8 bluepita, Apr 20, 2015
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    9. I'm exactly like this. Aside from my grails, all of my dolls are shells of my RP characters, and without the character bond, I'm not interested in keeping the doll. Sometimes, I can reuse the doll for a different character, but that rarely works for me, since I still see them as the first character, or I feel like I "forced" the new character into the doll, and it's not quite right. If I'm still unsure, I'll sometimes box the doll for a few weeks and see if I miss it. I'm a very hands-on doll owner, and not touching a doll in 3 weeks or more is a sure sign that I won't miss it.

      Another clear sign I'm ready to sell is when I start thinking of the things I could buy with the money I'd get. That usually means I'd rather have other thing than the doll, and it's time to do it.
       
      #9 CloakedSchemer, Apr 21, 2015
    10. I've never sold any of my dolls, and I'd feel kind of bad if I did, because I gave them a "life", and they're comfortable being around me. I could probably sell half of my dolls if I really needed the money/wanted to, but I just can't. ;-;
       
      #10 taintedrose, Apr 21, 2015
    11. The last doll I bought is a Luts Ignis. He's a really beautiful doll but I just haven't developed any kind of attachment to him. I absolutely adore my other two dolls, but every time I look at the Luts, I just wish I had spent the money on a different doll. So I'll probably be selling him sometime in the future.
       
      #11 ichabod9, Apr 21, 2015
    12. I find it hard to let go of a doll once I have it - but I've sold/traded away a few that haven't fit. Some because I did nothing with them but change them then leave them untouched again for months. Others that I just couldn't "bond" with.

      Teddy
       
      #12 Teddy, Apr 21, 2015
    13. I've sold and traded my fair share of dolls over the yeahs. Mostly it's because I've grown bored of the doll and no longer feel inspired by it's sculpt / look / size (I had a lot of MSDs and now I have none for example). I've sold dolls in the past because I've needed money as well.
       
      #13 Junnosukebe, Apr 21, 2015
    14. I tend to hold on to the uncertain dolls until I saw something better or needed the money for something else~
      Since many of my dolls are limited sculpts, I would rethink over and over again before making the final call.
       
      #14 lemontart, Apr 21, 2015
    15. I just sold one since I start the hobby. It is hard to sell any dolls for me.
       
      #15 mosquito qeen, Apr 21, 2015
    16. I'm getting ready to put my first BJD up for sale on the MP tomorrow. I really loved the sculpt when I first got her, but I just found a new doll that I am completely in love with~ so up she goes! ^^
       
      #16 alisameow, Apr 22, 2015
    17. Hmmm.. For me it's when I don't really feel the connection anymore.. Then I'll pack the doll in a boxc and if I don't miss it after 2-3 weeks then I'll put it up for sale, if I only get trade offers I might consider trading, but only if it's something I actually want :)
       
      #17 Nii-san_Obsessed, Apr 27, 2015
    18. When I'm not sure about a doll anymore, I try out other wigs and eyes on it and give it a new face-up. If I'm still not sure, then I have to decide how much money I'm willing to put into making sure and if I find that I don't want to put forth the effort or spend money on new eyes/wigs, then it's time for the doll to go. I also put the doll away and see how I feel about it not sitting out with the others. And if I've already started thinking about what I could buy with the money from selling it, then it's definitely time for it to go!
       
      #18 4kix, Apr 27, 2015
    19. The moment I start wanting to have money rather than the doll, I know it's time to sell it. I usually don't try out other wigs/eyes/clothes to ''fall in love'' again, because it saves me a lot of stress when I just sell it :). I never regret it and it makes me happy I'm able to try a different doll with the monet :).
       
      #19 Ophelia137, Apr 27, 2015
    20. I have a checklist for things when it comes to selling things off.
      1)When was the last time I used/played with this?
      2)Does it have sentimental value?
      3)What is the current market price for it used compared to new?
      4a)Is it rare?
      4b)Would it be hard to replace if I changed my mind later?
      5)Would I actually miss it?
      If I answer something like "Can't remember/no/worth selling for current price/no/no/no" then away it goes.
       
      #20 Temishi, Apr 27, 2015
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