If someone broke your doll?

AA lot of people said they would ask the person who broke their dolls to pay, out of curiosity, unless they offer or are agreeable, how can you possibly make them pay? How could you even prevent them from walking away? Physically restraining them would turn property damage into a possible bodily injury case, which would be messy especially if you are an adult and the other party is a minor/child. Small claims court, assuming you have all their information, requires an upfront fee from the person filing a claim and is a lot of hassle. Is it really possible to make someone pay if they are unwilling?

 

I'm not a violent person by any means but, in all honestly, who breaks my doll can start running... I would ask for replacement, I'd want retribution in blood and tears... Maybe not that far but you get the idea.

 

Pay. Unless it's a doll that I won't ever be selling, or it's just the fingers (parts replaceable) or that the chipped part can be covered by clothes.
Otherwise, I would really lose my temper.

 

They would pay. Even if it were a replaceable part like a hand or foot, I still feel I would deserve to have it replaced out of their pocket. Even if they didn't mean to, they still did, and are responsible for repairing the damage.

Luckily I won't let another human being touch one of my resin babies, ever, so I needn't worry. I won't even let my mother touch them without washing and sanitizing her hands.

 

For me it would depend on the situation.

If the person had asked permission to hold the doll and/or it was a genuine accident, I would just consider it one of those bad luck things and pay for any damage myself. It would be a nice gesture if the person contributed to the cost, but I wouldn't demand it.

If the person grabbed my doll without permission and/or damaged the doll by being outright careless, I would politely ask that they pay for the damage, because I feel like their level of responsibility is higher in that situation, whereas in the prior situation I would feel I bore some responsibility myself too.

 

I would never expect compensation from someone who wasn't a dolly person. They wouldn't understand and it would just be unfair to them. I'd get angry, maybe not speak to them, but ultimately forgive them and still ask for nothing. Besides, their first thought would be to buy glue, and I'd probably own the correct glue anyway.

On the other hand, if it was me, I'd be willing to at least try to replace the part, offer as much as I could. But I'm a dolly person, not a stranger. I know better.

 

It would depend on the situation. But if it was something easily fixable I probably wouldn't raise a stink. And would depend on the doll. If it was a major break, and they were doing something I told them not to do, I would be on that person to make it whole again.

 

For me it all depends on the situation. If someone who had asked permission and was being careful and something happened I would be upset but I wouldn't try and make them pay. On the other hand if someone was touching my doll without permission and broke it there wouldn't be a place in this world they could hide from my wrath.

 

If I had let them play with it the only person I can blame is myself- assuming it's an accident. I'd be mad/sad/disappointed, but I wouldn't ask for anything in return.

If they didn't have my permission or deliberately damaged the doll- to say that I'd be furious would be a severe understatement.
As far as reparations...I'm not going to try and shake down a kid or anything. But if that person is an working adult and financially able yer darn right I'm gonna want repayment to get it fixed/parts replaced. Adults really should be responsible for their own actions.

As for myself, I wouldn't ask someone to do something I myself am not capable of doing in situations like this. If they try to lie about the value and I find out though they can kiss my *ahem*.

 

Accidents happen; it's a normal part of life. I wouldn't expect anyone to pay for something they didn't mean to do on purpose, but if they offered, I would probably take them up (depending on level of damage). I love my dolls and would obviously be upset if something broke, but there are so many talented people in this hobby who are awesome at fixing things that I wouldn't worry too much about it - and I know this from firsthand experience!

However, if *I* broke something that wasn't mine I would absolutely offer some form of compensation. I think it's good manners to do so. That, and I am active in my local doll community, so if I were to break a doll it would belong to someone I know personally and I really would feel awful about it.

 

/cries for eternity/
but then again it depends entirely on the part of the doll in which they broke

I mean if it was the whole doll, I would totally ask for compensation. However, if it's just a hand or maybe a faceup I wouldn't go full rage on them because I know they didn't do it on purpose and things like that are easy to break if not handled with care. I mean who are they to know tbh :/

 

I would be really mad, and ask for them to pay for what they damaged. Then again, I don't let anyone touch my things.

 

Hmm...depends on who it is. If it was someone I knew at a meet, then I'd know that it was an accident. If it was a major break, then perhaps I might ask for something to cover a replacement part, if it was some thing minor, it would n't matter too much. However, if someone I didn't know decided to start playing with one of my dolls and inadvertently broke it, I would break them. Ok, maybe not...but I'd certainly get them to pay for the damages up front and in full.

If I was to accidentally break someone else's doll I would definitely pay for all the damages.

 

It would depend on how it happened and who did it but I would expect the person to offer to pay for the damage. I would offer and expect that from others too. Doesn't bear thinking about really.

 

If someone broke my doll I would make them pay for it to be repaired and or pay so I can replace the broken parts.

 

If it was a freak thing where they asked permission to hold my doll, they were not careless, and something happened (chipped blushing, faceup, finger, etc), I would accept that I was the one to let the doll leave my possession. I would not expect them to pay for it necessarily, but I might just say "It's going to cost $___ to fix and if you can help out that would be appreciated". If they didn't have permission and they were careless or dropped it, then I would politely ask for compensation but I know that it might not be possible to demand it.

 

A lot of people will do horrible things to BJD people on purpose. I know someone had their Puki thrown out of a window on the free way by a "friend" because they thought it would be funny.

 

I wish this will never happen to me, but if ever it happened there are many facts i need to take in concideration, first thing how close is the person who broke my doll, i mean if my sister or brother or best friend did it, i will not ask them for replacement, this people are more important to me than all dolls in the world, i will be sad yes, but i will see how i can fix it or save up to buy replacement parts if the damage is so bad, but if someone at a doll meeting or one of my relatives or thier annoying kids did it, I will ask for replacement, maybe full doll and she can keep what she broke

Second depends on how bad is the damage, if its inside the joints or a little crack somewhere hidden, i will fix it by my self and will not ask for replacement.

Third is the availability of the doll, limited edition doll will cost the one who damaged it a looooot of money

 

I get upset enough when someone accidentally ruins a faceup orz but yeah. I would be upset, naturally, I spent so much time and money on my dolls. If it was something small, then I would suck it up but I would definitely vocalise my feelings. If it was something much larger, I would expect the other person to replace it or at least help pay towards a replacement. Yes, even family members. At the end of the day, these are expensive items and I know if I broke something expensive belonging to a family member, they would expect me to pay for a replacement.

 

if someone broke my dolls face I would brake the persons face just kidding I would go and cry in a dark corner