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That Awful Moment- After Selling a Doll

May 16, 2013

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    1. Mostly I worry about other Doll owners judging me for selling my doll both on here and on Flickr. I feel terrible guilt holding on to a doll I can't seem to bond with, wouldn't it be better for everyone if I could find a home where the doll would be loved? I would have thought so, but straight after they're posted I feel overwhelming worry that others will think I must be a terrible person, I worry about how to admit it to people, especially if others have commented on how they like my doll, I feel dreadful that they could bond with my doll when I could not! There's also the pang of guilt I feel when I read that dreaded phrase 'I could never sell one of my dolls' and I start comparing myself, I think how kind they must be to keep their dolls and I am like a cruel stepmother abandoning them! I just find it really hard to bond!! I can't imagine selling the dolls I've bonded with, but I'm always glad in the end when a doll finds a better home! I just wish there was less guilt!
       
      #41 Last_bus_home, Sep 23, 2013
    2. I think a lot of doll owners feel this way. I got a doll just recently and felt the same guilt as not being able to bond. Don't feel bad, whether it be selling because you need the money, need to purchase another doll or just not bonding. As long as you are happy with your collection that should be all that matters because it makes you happy :) isn't that the reason we got into this hobby in the first place? I hope you can let go of the guilt because you are doing what is right for you not anyone else :)
       
      #42 Hawkinsfam8, Sep 23, 2013
    3. I have regretted selling some dolls in the past, only to be grateful now I don't have any of them. I've spent hours pining over dolls I no longer have, and the ones I was most regretful about are no longer available. (Thus the deep regret.) But, at this point, I am glad they are no longer mine. It's a freeing feeling. :)
       
      #43 pepperonipizza, Sep 23, 2013
    4. I've sold only one doll, and I think that I will regreat it for ever ... I feel sad about it, I even have sadness just to watch my photos of her. For sure, I will NEVER do that again !
       
      #44 Acucello, Sep 25, 2013
    5. Unfortunately, I happened to me a lot too. I've sold a few dolls and I like to keep up with them and the pictures posted and some of the pictures just wrench my heart when I see such beautiful pictures posted. I almost want them back - but deep down I know if I got them back I'd just feel exactly the same. They're in a loving home now and I'm happy <3
       
      #45 PiyoNovinha, Oct 4, 2013
    6. Ugh. This is me. *_* I sold a Soom Alk and I deeply regret it now, wish I could buy him back :( I also sold a SDF Howl and....well, I think I would want back all the dolls I've sold because I didn't sell them due to bonding problems but because I needed the money *sighs* but in the end, they helped me get out of some issues so i see those sculpts with tenderness...however, the only sculpt I would buy again is Soom Alk...
       
      #46 yumi~, Oct 5, 2013
    7. Yes I felt that way after I sold my SD Carol.. bc I thought she was too big for me. I was having all kinds of wanting to smack myself moments !!

      I love the MSD size, but the SD sized girl have some of the best outfits and super long dresses or skirts.
       
      #47 Chococatkiss, Oct 5, 2013
    8. My thoughts after selling a doll go something like "yay money!" and "finally, I can get rid of that doll I don't like!" I've never regretted selling a doll in the slightest.
       
      #48 Nefla, Oct 6, 2013
    9. I vowed to never sell my BJDs. I purchased them bc I loved them, needed them, found them exceptional, etc. However, my tastes in styles changed and although I went through a moment's regret with each sale, I knew they were going to homes where the new owner would feel the excitement and need I once knew!
       
      #49 Carly159, Oct 8, 2013
    10. I've never regretted in selling any dolls as I'm usually going to use the cash to buy another doll I like more or that fits in better with my collection. There are a few though that I probably wouldn't have sold if I hadn't been in a financial jam with real life stuff. Still, I don't regret it, I did what I needed to do at the time.
       
      #50 Gwydion, Oct 9, 2013
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