The dolls you gave up

I have wanted a Ducan for prob over a year and when I saw him I was like woooooh *loves* he is my 10th doll and he is now named Lucien, I haven't posted any pics of him yet as I was waiting for some clothes and shoes to come for him which are now here yays XD he has a pair of HUGE platform shoes they are epic. But he is soooooo photogenic and loves the camera I'd like to get some posted in the gallery soon of him

 

I've sold a Luts Winter event head, blank, and I would be curious to see what the buyer did with it, but I probably won't go out of my way to look it up. Likewise, I bought a blank, unused Kid Delf head and I'd be happy to show the seller what I ended up doing with him if she asked but I don't think it was something she had any emotional attachment to!

As for full dolls, I sold my Leeke-D boy after about a month, and I was overjoyed that someone from the London doll meet I go to bought him I really liked this doll, but he just didn't 'fit in' and I was sad to let him go. I'm friends with his new owners on Facebook, so I get to see what he has been up to, and he really seems to have come to life for them more so than he did for me, and I love seeing his new adventures!

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel?

No, I dont keep track of the things that Ive sold. Once it reaches the new owners hands, and they PM me saying that the doll arrived I like to consider it done. I stop obsessing about the doll as soon as that.

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing?

Mmm. Not necessarily. I have had people who have bough dolls from me in the past PM me when they see that I have some new ones for sale in the marketplace to see how I am. But other than that. No.


When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner?

Nope. Not the least bit.

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel? (I´d also like to hear particular sories, if it ever made you sad what the previous owner did with the doll or at the other hand, happy).
It has varied for me. When I sold my first floating head because I couldn't complete him, I was under the impression that he would be much loved... however he ended up as a practice head for faceups and I spotted him on the marketplace looking ever so sorry for himself I nearly bought him back but then he got sold on again so I let him go I do like to see what people do with any dolls I sell... and was particularly impressed with a recent sale because I had changed his look when I bought him from the MP, and then when I sold him on his new owner did something different again, it was a really versatile sculpt and I loved seeing all the different looks he had

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing?
Not really, but I would if the other person wanted too, and would certainly check out gallery threads and comment

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner?
Absolutely not, the second hand dolls I have were all blank anyway... and one guy who will be coming home to me really soon is fully default and I won't be changing his look anytime soon Characters belong to the people who thought of them in my opinion, so it is not difficult for me to change that

 

What an interesting thread and it actually helped me ease a problem of mine a little bit ...
I've never sold any dolls but I bought a head once, which was more of a spontanious purchase 'cause it was so damn pretty ... and I even paid a little more 'cause the FaceUp was a special one and such ... and I had a character in mind for it for a while, but my plans changed and now I have this head here, a pretty mold but somehow I have no use for it as it is currently ... but I feel a little reluctant to just wipe the FaceUp off and then mess around myself ... as it would be my first try on such as well and I could NEVER match the one it has now ... but then again I can relate to what most people said here ... I paid so it's MINE ... to mess around with, ne? ... and I'd rather have a head I can relate to which is not SO überpretty ... then a pretty one which is just an empty shell o_O

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel? I do indeed. Not for too terribly long though, honestly. It doesn't make me feel much of anything except maybe happy that a doll I once owned is in a home where it's being loved and cared for.

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing? I actually do message most people who have bought my dolls to see how much they love them. I've kept in close contact with the person who bought my first ever doll though and I have also kept in decent contact with the previous owner of one of my dolls.

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner? Nope, not at all. If the character was so dear, they would not have sold the doll and even if the doll sale was necessary due to "real life" reasons, the character wasn't sold with the doll, it still belongs to them.

 

i never sold my doll . did purchase willimas from yahoo japan by a bidding agent. so there's really nothing i need to worry about in this kind of situation . once the doll has sold to the new owner , i think the old owner won't mind any change of the look of it. unless you broke it= =. hehe don't worry too much XD

 

I've never sold a doll, so the first questions don't apply to me. But...

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner? I would say yes and no. Sometimes I've found myself wanting to show pictures of what the dolls look like now to the previous owners so they can see that the doll found a loving home and that the doll is well cared for. But another part of me doesn't think they'd want to know, really. It was a business transaction, after all. I guess if they really wanted to know, they could always message me and ask to see pictures. But that would probably make me feel awkward.

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel? I have never really tried that hard to keep track of my past dolls, but I do feel happy thrills when I see them around the boards, being loved and having new identities. There was only one instance where I was disappointed, and that was when an owner had a doll I sold them up for sale, and said that the faceup was done by the last owner and was not very good. There were photos. It was my faceup, half rubbed off, all the subtle blushing gone, the eyes reworked by someone else, basically a mess. IT was not the last owner's work and that rather annoyed me to see them trying to blame me for it.

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing? I have, and I have kept contact with a few people that I got dolls from. I like this sort of communication and trade of info, like keeping up with old school friends. It is not my rule of thumb though, since I do not want to disturb new owners by reminding them that their loved one was once someone else

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner? Not really, if I think an owner may be upset I will let them know what I plan on doing, such as right now I recieved a Resinsoul Feng I purchased off the marketplace. I told the owner in full my plans before buying, in case it bothered them. I am currently modding him into an Anubis doll, including the full head reworking and a dye job. Also if I think that the character may be a bit out of left field I will warn them, such as another doll I just bought, she is the villian in my primary doll's life, so I let the current owner know her new character beforehand. I know some people would be upset to see their sweet darling suddenly become a raving bitch *chuckles*

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel?
I don't keep track of my dolls after they have been sold and with their new owners. The very fact that i've sold them means i'm not that interested in them anymore. I like to move on and focus on the dolls I do own. If the new owner chooses to get in touch and let me know that they received their doll okay with prehaps a photo well that's fine but i'm not concerned with what they choose to do with the doll after that point.

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing?
No, but I have had buyers get in touch with me to confirm they received their doll okay.

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner?
No I don't feel guilty about changing the look of a doll I now own to suit my own tastes.

 

When I sell a doll, I'm letting go of the shell, not the character, so it doesn't hurt if the new owner changes it. I usually expect them to change the doll. I don't check in afterwards, but if the new owner wants to show me pictures, I'm happy to see them. When I buy secondhand, I will show the seller photos of what I've done with the doll, if they express interest in seeing, but I usually don't. I want to make all of my dolls my own, so it really doesn't matter if they're new or not, I'm going to create my own look. I don't feel guilty, since I paid for it.

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel? I don't necessarily keep track of my old dolls. Sometimes the new owner and myself will follow each other and then I see updates that way, but I don't actively look for new pictures. I don't really feel one way or another, it's now just another doll.

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing?
Not per se, but I do always extend the invitation to share pictures with me whenever they fee like it.

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner?
No, not at all. I am buying them with the intention of making them into a character I want to create, and that might differ from what the original owner had done with that doll. As a seller, I also don't mind if the new owner changes the doll, they are completely free to do as they wish with it.

 

When you sell a doll, do you keep track of it? Do you look at the photos new owner posts? If yes, how does it make you feel? No. If the new owner sends a pic, I'll look at it. It just makes me feel like the new owner is happier with the doll than I was if they are taking pictures of it and posting them.

Have you ever stayed in contact with the person who bought your doll to ask him how he/she is doing? Er, not to ask how "the doll" is doing, if that's what you mean. I have chatted with people who bought dolls from me, but it was more general chat rather than about the doll. It's a doll; it's doing fine regardless of what the new owner is doing with it!

When buying dolls from marketplace, does it make you nervous, changing its looks and character with regard to the previous owner?
No. I've left one in the style the previous owner sent her, though, since it was similar to how I would have styled her. I know there are some people who fear that new owners will sharpie their doll's face and give it sock dresses, but I think they're in the minority. Most are probably just glad to get rid of the doll. They already made the decision that the money was more important than the doll (in most cases).

 

When I sell a doll if I can easily manage to keep track of it, I don't mind seeing updates, especially if it was one I put a lot of work into. If the new owner is chatty and a nice person, I do tend to stay in contact, but not to check in on the doll. I don't care what they do with the doll though. It's theirs. Just as I hope my second hand doll previous owners don't care what I do.