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Selling a doll to buy a doll or not connecting with the one you bought

Sep 14, 2012

    1. I have a 'one in one out' policy, so if I fall for a doll then I will generally sell one to have the money to buy another.
      If I don't 'bond' with a doll, then I generally make the decision to sell or trade it because I feel that these dolls are too expensive to sit around gathering dust and not being enjoyed. I don't feel guilty or bad about selling on because although the doll might not be for me, hopefully it will be for someone else.

      And lets face it, more often than not, we don't get to handle the doll before we shell out our hard earned dolly dollars for it, so obviously in some cases, the doll will not be for us.
       
    2. I think some sellers have an experience where they list a doll at a fair price and get a quick sale. During the PMs back and forth they develop a bit of a relationship with the buyer. The buyer gushes about how excited they are to be getting the doll, and the seller feels really happy that this doll is going to a good home. They throw in some extras, like a wig or an outfit, and ship the doll off to the enthusiastic buyer. Days later the buyer has re-listed the doll for sale at a higher price, kept the extras (or even worse, is selling them too), and the seller ends up feeling like they were taken advantage of. Seller discovers this person has a history of revolving door dolly syndrome, and decides they will no longer sell to such a person again.

      I'm not speaking from personal experience. But I have heard other people lament this kind of situation happening to them, and I can see why they might feel like rather than selling to you so you can just resell it, they'd rather sell it themselves to whoever was probably going to buy it from you anyway.
       
    3. With there being so many dolls out there I do but don't see why buying and reselling would be a deterrent to someone selling you a doll. In a way though I can understand because I've seen some doll owners who sell their dolls for whatever reasons be it to pay off bills, or because they aren't really bonding with them, who want or expect that doll to go to a place and new owner that will forever keep and love that doll. I personally am in a bit of a bind with deciding to sell one of my dolls, and part of me is worried about her being sold again if I decide to sell her, but then I stop and think about it for a moment and see that notion as a little silly. Some dolls just don't work with certain people, both buyers and sellers need to understand that and know that once the doll is out of your hands you no longer have a say in his or her future unless you buy them back somehow. Plus who's to say the darling wont' get to travel the world and see all of its sights :) lol.
      People will do what they want when it comes to buying and selling, and sometimes there just isn't anything you can do about it to change their mind on selling you a doll because you've sold so many of your others, or even selling you a doll because you want to modify him or her.
       
    4. I can relate to some of the experiences here. I am also "hands on" and would prefer to meet the doll in person. As someone else mentioned, I also feel I got too many, too soon because of price & opportunity (specials). I started collecting them in August and already have six, with the seventh on the way (fortunately I like tiny dolls otherwise I'd be broke), and I've recently made the decision to sell at least three, maybe even four of the six I have because I haven't really bonded with them. Had I seen them in a store, I doubt that I would have purchased them - one reminds me too much of someone I used to work with. They're cute but just not doing it for me, and I would rather they go to someone who will appreciate them more. Fortunately I've now seen SO MANY user photos of the one I have on order that I'm fairly confident that I'll love her.

      I agree that it was a little odd of the seller to refuse to sell you her doll, and I can also understand that she was probably very attached to it but really there's no way to control what will happen to a doll once it leaves the seller's hands.
       
    5. I work really hard to choose the correct doll for the character. I have spreadsheets and all kinds of over-kill nonsense. Even so, I can still imagine getting a doll and finding it's just not right. There don't seem to be a lot of doll people in my area. I can't see them in advance. If I get a doll and it turns out not to be right, of course I'm going to let it move on. There's only so much money and so much space in my life. No room for an unused doll!
       
    6. I've never sold any of my dolls or doll parts, even though some I never use or look at like spare heads or a body I have, I never plan on completing the doll but for some reason I can't bear to sell or trade them. This is mainly because I have OCd really bad and get attached to absolutely everything
       
    7. +1 on wanting to handle them first. I'm considering selling all of my dolls to buy just one in an effort to downsize. But that "just one" has gotta be perfect. I remember liking the weight and chunk of Volks dolls, but when I see them in pictures I become confused again. I know I liked them better in person than in photographs, though. But I'm also taken with Littlefees and would like to be able to handle those in person, as well... preferably alongside the Volks MSDs.
       
    8. I'm sorry that you were not able to buy the doll you wanted :(

      It's really sad when you find out that you were so excited about a doll.. only to feel like they don't fit the personality that you visioned while picking everything out that would make them up.

      Then there is also finding out that you either went to small or too large, & while they are still lovely... the size in question is just not for you.

      The worst is buying second hand, & finding out that they did not get any protective services after all, on a doll that you really wanted.
       
    9. I almost considered selling my Dollfie Dream Dynamite Alna as soon as I received her (I won the lottery) in order to afford a Super Dollfie Lieselotte, but I'm very happy that I gave Alna a chance.

      I do sometimes wish I had Lieselotte because she's just so adorable, but after growing to love Alna so much, I can't imagine ever considering it again with any dolls.