Selling your collection

It varies.

I've been in the hobby for a little over 6 years, and I've sold a lot of my dolls. Sometimes, this house feels like a revolving door, as much as I change my mind! But I do have some I've very connected to (specifically Amir, Loki, Parker and Justin) that I just don't think I could EVER let go. Amir and Loki have been with me for the full 6 years, Parker for 3.5 and Justin for almost a year.

When I first joined the hobby, and for the first year and a half, I said I could NEVER sell a doll. But the more involved I got in the hobby, the more sculpts I fell in love with, the more characters I wanted to shell.....and as many as have come and gone, I don't have room to just keep getting more without occasionally letting some go!

 

I probably wouldn't be able to sell my dolls because I'm a ridiculously sentimental person (aka future hoarder...) but I can understand it when other people do. Different personality types I suppose. I know many people who have the personality that, if they ever got into dolls, they would like an ever-changing collection just because they don't like to hold onto things that they aren't using. As a side note, one of my favorite dolly youtubers just left the hobby partly because some of her viewers would leave hateful replies whenever she would sell a doll or doll items. Makes me sad that some people can't understand that there are different people with different tastes and personalities in this hobby

 

I am a new bjd owner so for me currently i cant imagine the fact if i will sell my doll ever!! But i guess circumstances happens and of course i am emotionally attached to my doll but if i have no choice i guess i would needa sell it...though it will really break my heart...T_T...


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Honestly... It depends. I think some dolls you end up having a really strong emotional attachment to. At least, for me I think I would be able to sell them only if I don't have time to linger on the thought. I wonder if it's just me, but I would feel guilty for selling them.

 

I'm emotionally attached to 2 of them, so much that I don't see them as mere objects so selling them will be possible only until I die (even though I already told my brother that if I die I want one doll in specific to be buried with me) for the rest, if I need the money they will go...especially if they are new since I don't sell the old ones because they are the ones I love the most.

 

Love this phrase! It definitely applies to me, and while I really, really need to start selling off dolls ( starting with the OT, of course ) I still want to hang onto them forever.
No BJD who has entered my possession in the years I have been in the hobby has been rehomed, I just add them to the story.

 

I'm still new in this hobby (a year and 3 months) but I don't think that I would be able to sell them or give them up to others in the future because after a year I'm emotionally connected to them and can't be in peace if I don't see them at least once a day. I always take at least one of them with me, if I will go for a long trip. They are slowly developing to have their existent in my life, like pet or friend. So if they disappear one day, I would definitely feel strange. Or if one day I sell or give them to some else, I would surely be regret! That's why I don't think or plan to sell them, even though I may be not in this hobby anymore in the future. I'll definitely still keep them with me.

 

I really love all of the dolls I currently have and would have an extremely difficult time picking one to sell if need be. There are three of my dolls that I feel the most sentimental about. One was the first doll I bought, another is my grail, and the last is a doll I pieced together over the course of two years who has a special place in my heart. So no, I have no desire to sell my collection because it is easy for me to get attached to my things

 

I like to change thing up quite often and experiment with different sculps and sizes, so I sell my dolls and get different ones here and there. In the past, I have sold my entire collection and started from scratch with different sculps than I had before. I have yet to find a sculp that I can attach myself to, but maybe some day one will come along.

 

I'm planning on re-shelling a doll soon, but other than that I wouldn't want to sell any doll. ^^

 

I have sold some but most have stayed. Some I couldn't EVER sell, but some I could let go.

 

I'm not an overly sentimental person, so I'm not a sentimental doll owner. I'm in the process of selling my first doll to gain funds for another doll that I'd rather have. I imagine that I'll never sell a doll that I truly love, unless the circumstances require it, you know?

Though, now that I think about it, I feel like the reason I can so easily sell my first doll is that she's been living at my parents house and I've been living at school for the last four years. She never came to campus with me, so I don't think we ever got the chance to properly bond.

 

I used to feel that way, but when it comes down to it, it's the character I'm attached to, not the doll itself. If I find another mold out there that fits a character better, you bet I'll sell the old mold off to pay for the new one. Someone out there is going to love your doll just as much. It will no longer be your character but a blank slate and it will have a new life.

 

I don't yet have a BJD, but I am an ongoing doll collector. While I am very sentimentally attached to a small number of dolls, I am more into enjoying how different various dolls can be. Due to necessity, I am familiar and comfortable with letting dolls go--I don't like clutter and at a certain point even the most beloved of objects can become clutter.

I actually really enjoy having the option of selling--it enhances my collection and helps me be not so anxious about whether or not I'll love a doll in person--if I don't love it, I can always sell it to someone who could appreciate it more.

I sincerely hope you never become a hoarder; it makes life very difficult for those who hoard and for their families. If you ever think you're getting close to that point, please reach out to loved ones for help.

That is terrible.

 

In ten years, I've never sold one of my bjds... So I guess I'm pretty attached!

I think I could sell some, though. Mostly I'm lazy about selling.

 

I saw that too and I guess I don't really understand some of the people in this hobby. Why care about other people's dolls and what they do with it?

Personally I'd keep my Lati Unicorn Miel and Mystic Vampire Lea. The rest of my girls I'm not as attached to and would be ok selling if I needed the money in a pinch.

 

Well thank you for the kind words! I absolutely will if it ever gets to that point. I was mostly just making a rather self-deprecating joke I don't actually have the funds to buy as many dolls as I want and I really doubt I ever will, seeing as how I'm going to go into the teaching profession

 

I've been in this hobby for a few years now. When I just got into this hobby, I thought that I could never bare to sell any of my dolls. The ways I saved up to get a doll as a student who only received pocket money from parents was one reason why it hurts to sell a hard earned doll.

As I grew older, I got a part time job, earned some money and able to get some dolls that were in my wish list. The sense of accomplishment felt great. But at some point of time, I realized that I can't cope with the numbers. I really had to let some go. I did, and I regretted.

After graduating from school, I got into the workforce and earned more money. I'm able to purchase dolls that are of limited edition or second hand, so at times, out of impulse, I will purchase it. But after getting my hands on some, I realized that we are not bonding, which results to selling it.

In total, I had let go of 3 dolls, regretted 1, and currently trying to sell 2 more (can't bond).
I'm still loving and holding on to 6 dolls and a floating head. I can guarantee that I'll not sell these dolls because I'm really attached to them. But I can't say for sure for the future dolls that may come my way as I've yet bond with them.