Taking back "that one that you let go of"

That's kind of a sweet story, at least you know he has something important to do with your doll family. I hope you can get him again. I don't think it matter too much if he looks like other Bory's, Barbie never complains there are millions that look just like her. maybe you can get a custom face up if you want him more different.

That's never happened to me however, I've sold two dolls. I never miss them or look for them. I never even think that I owned one when I see her, it's like it never happened. But the first doll I sold I do look affectionately upon her if her mould crosses my path. I reshelled her character and am much happier with the newer version.

 

That's exactly what I am so scared of... I have a few dolls that I would like to sell but most of my dolls are limiteds just like the ones I'd like to sell. What if I miss them so much that I want them back but I never get the chance?

 

I haven't sold much yet, one full doll and two heads, but one of those heads I do wish I had back from time to time... It was a DiM MNM head that was accidentally sculpted/cast in the wrong size, and the SD one was actually a nicer sculpt than the MSD, but since I stick to smaller dolls I immediately let it go and kept only the replacement. But occasionally since then, I've wished I had the big one back, either to do as a single SD doll, or to toss on a bust. Maybe someday I'll have the money for it and see one come up again, but it was years ago and I haven't seen much trace of what ever happened to that run of heads.

 

Well, I'll admit, I sold a doll that I deeply regretted. After being in the hobby two years I discovered the FairyLand ChicLine 40cm realistically sculpted dolls -mature msd sized. I was fortunate to be able to buy a Rou secondhand during the period when they were not being sold by FL. I really loved that doll! However, because of the price I paid (reasonable price, just guilt over buying an expensive luxury item), and the fact that I was having a lot of unexpected bills all due at the same time, I figured he would be an easy sale and I would feel better -no expensive doll, no guilt. I have since come to realize that I do deserve a really nice doll, and I had to find another one -this time to keep forever. I was fortunate and found one on the mp. Lesson learned! I have sold other dolls and it has not bothered me at all. I just sold the wrong one for the wrong reasons, something I won't be repeating!

 

Well, the only doll I've sold so far was a Soom Branon, and I regretted it a bit because he had been the first Idealian and almost no one ordered him...i.e., he was pretty rare, and I doubted I could ever get another if I changed my mind. But the truth is that as much as I loved his beautiful face, I did not love the joint design or the fact that he was so very difficult to pose. Any time I find myself missing him, I give myself a swift kick for the sentimentality and remind myself of what a pain he was.

Obviously your story is nothing like that, and I'm glad you'll be able to bring your dear Bory back into the fold!

 

I've sold off a few dolls without regret, but I did have a Kid Delf Yuz that I traded and later realized it was a mistake. The doll had been traded to yet another person, who sold it back to me at a fair price. So he's back home with me!

 

I sold a DZ Hid, kind of regretted it and ended up buying two more....though the first I sold was WS, the other two were NS. However, a few months later, I decided to upgrade all of my dolls to SD, so I ended up selling them both again.

Right now, I regret selling clothes and shoes more than dolls. I sold a really nice SD wig and several pieces of clothing for almost nothing when I thought I'd never own another SD. Now that i only own SD, I wish I had that stuff back.

 

I don't regret selling my dolls. wigs and clothes, as we needed the money at the time. I just regret needing to sell them. I most miss my Lati Green Senny, Renia and Coco and my Luts Ani.

 

I regret it for a little while just after I've sent them, but that passes pretty quick! If I'm able to let them go there's a reason.

 

I do not sell dolls, the ones that come in, do so because they are staying. Don't know about the far future, but right now, nobody goes anywhere. Do I regret sending out other items? no, because most of them were made or purchased to be send out.

 

I wouldn't say I had any regrets selling my very first doll which was a Dollshe Hound. At the time I only wanted doll versions of my characters and I let him go because he didn't fit the character I had planned for him.

I didn't really think much about him for years until recently when Dollshe planned on discontinuing his old line of dolls (he didn't go through with it btw) and was selling them at a considerable discount. By then I had relaxed my character dolls-only rule and I found that I actually still love the Hound sculpt. Because of the possibility that he might never be produced again I immediately snapped one up on the spot.

I'm much happier with him now because he is no longer constrained to a role that doesn't fit him and his possibilities are endless.

 

I've only "sold" one doll, and I have thought of getting her again, but I probably won't. I might make her character again though.

 

Yeah I've done this several times. I am one of those people who just refuses to learn I guess....

Migidoll Miho - holy hell I should have never sold him. I had the brilliant Idea that Cho would be better, so I bought Cho and sold Miho, regretting it almost instantly. Several dolls later I finally managed to get him back. He's not leaving again.

Minifee Karsh - sold him off with the rest of my MNFs who I started to hate as a unit. I bought him back...but never did a thing with him, so I finally traded him off a couple months ago. He probably will not be coming back again.

Minifee Breakaway - for some reason he was the cause of my MNF hatred. Sold him off in parts. Breakaway is one of my favorites though, and I kind of regretted it later, but not enough, until I started putting together mini versions of my SD sized dolls. So I managed to track down a MNF Breakaway SP head. New look, new character, no MNF body, new everything. No hatred at all! I kind of love him.

Minifee Shiwoo - sensing a pattern here. My Shiwoo was the first doll transaction I'd ever made. I was contacted by an owner around 4 hrs away who wanted to trade him for my DZ Shoyo fullset. We each took a two hour drive, did the trade and I drove home and straight to a doll meet. I sold him with the rest of them, and was ok about it at first...but lately I've really wanted him back. Thing is, I really want that doll back lol (or at least his head) which will never happen. So I am held back from buying another one by wondering if I could manage a new version. That and I'm broke!

 

I regretted selling my Zaoll Luv. I never even gave her a chance. I didn't bother to give her a face up so never allowed myself to bond with her, and then I wanted some quick money so I sold her.

Several years later she was still on my wishlist and I took the plunge and rebought her. I love my Zaoll and would never sell her again! I might even buy another one someday xD

 

ooh! This happened to me!

A few years ago I had a modded Unoa B-el head. I was really into turning boy molds into pretty girls, but I guess I was in that stage where I bought too many dolls and felt overwhelmed, so I decided to sell them including Belle, my modded B-el. Fortunately I sold her a good person who took lots of photos of her and took good care of her. After that I had left the doll scene. After a year or so of being away, I was cleaning my room and found some of my old doll stuff that I never sold and I decided to peak on over here to see what's new... then I got engulfed back in. Out of luck, the girl was selling my B-el head! I Pm'ed her immediately and in no time, I got Belle back. She even kept the name Belle while she had the head :P

Anyways, I never had a character for her, but after she got a new face-up, I fell back in-love with her I'm really glad I was able to get her back. She makes me happy. It's good to hear everyone's stories of getting their dolls back. Like they say "You don't miss them till they're gone".

Here is her before and after photo


Now if I could just get back that tanned french resin narae I sold too

 

I've been thinking about selling my blue fairy may. but you guys are kind of scaring me xD
I'm wondering tho, if you hadn't bought back the old mold do you think you would've eventually gotten over it?

 

It would probably depend on the mold :P If I see it often on the forum, then I don't think I'd get over it, but if it was a rare doll and I didn't see it too often, I think I'd be fine and move on. Heheh

 

First, don't be scared. What did I list, four dolls? Out of ... uh,, many MANY that I've moved on. Regret isn't always the case, it's usually relief. Relief to finally admit the doll isn't going to work and it will have moved on to a better home. And then you work out what you want, and won't want to sell.

In all honesty I'm not sure if I would have gotten over it or not. With my Miho, after Cho I tried two other heads and none of them worked...it had to be Miho. It was one of my favorite molds to begin with, I just got caught up with Cho-mania and thought the grass was greener. I obsessed until I got a Miho again.

Karsh....maybe. But then, the number one reason I bought him again, was because FL was just about to raise their prices and I wanted to buy before that, so I rushed my decision. If I hadn't bought him then, I probably wouldn't have.

MNF Breakaway No. Once I got the idea to make him into a mini-Aishe I was a little obsessed. Eventually I would have gotten him again, even if it hadn't already happened.

MNF Shiwoo. Jury's still out. May never happen...or I could order one next week!!! (that totally won't happen.)

 

So here is my question to you; has something similar ever happened to you? Did you ever sell a doll and later regretted it to the point you bought it back? Why did you sell it and under what circumstances did you buy it back? And if so how did it turn out the second time around?

This happened to me with a hybird I had, which was a white Luts type 2 body and a rare white Msdoll/ Kdoll #3 head. I sold him because I felt like he didn't fit the villanious character who I had planned for him. When my friend was selling only the head several months later, I decided that indeed I missed the character/the sculpt and rebought him. The second time around I was quite happy- he got a new body-one that I think suits him much more and he has bloomed into the character that he was going to be after all. Besides if anyone has ever seen a Msdoll #3 head they really have the greatest angry face, how could one resist! XD

Though in my case rebuying a sculpt is rare. I've sold all of my Luwen heads- both NS and WS- never really looking back.