Why would you give up your first doll?

Irrelevant. :/ Being on DoA/not on DoA has nothing to do with keeping a doll or "not being in the hobby." I owned BJDs for two years before joining DoA and I would consider myself being in the hobby during that time.

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I would never sell my first doll! I am too attached to her, and I had already witnessed my mom go through a few dolls before she bought me my first, a pukipuki. Tinies can just sit on a desk and look cute for weeks, then be picked up again and instantly recapture your attention with no work at all. That's why I love them! But, if she had been a mini, or big doll, something that can't just sit on your desk so easily (or be dressed up in fabric scraps), she could lose my attention, I'd have to buy clothes, clear a space, and I might get tired of all the work a larger doll requires and sell her. That's how my mini disappeared. But I'd never sell my first!

 

The only way that I would sell my first doll is if my husband were in the hospital, or we had no food to eat, or something similar to that.

 

hmm I was thinking of this the other day, 'if I had too which one would I give up?' I ruled out my first right away, I don't think I could bring myself to sell him ...but then I ruled the other 3 out as well lol. ah funny how you grow attached, too pretty to give up
I think it would have to be a pretty dire circumstance for me to actually sell one of my dolls, especially my first.

 

As much as I love my Sonata, I would be willing to sell her is I really needed to. Actually, I seriously thought about selling her when Soom first put up the teaser pictures for their new Beryl release; Beryl is my dream doll, so I was pretty much willing to give up anything to get her. I ended up keeping her because I think that I'll be able to pay off Beryl with my plush commissions income, but if anything goes wrong, or if I run out of money to pay the bills and such, I know what I gotta do no matter how much I love the doll. heck, even though Beryl is my dream doll I'd sell her if if it was absolutely necessary to pay bills and to keep a roof above my head.

 

I don't see the big deal in having the first-doll to be sold to someone else. If I need to sell it or want to sell it, I would. Whether it be financial reasons, bonding issues, and etc. Sometimes people make the mistake of rushing into the hobby and buying their first doll that they regret.

 

I can't imagine parting with my first doll. Okay, yeah, I've only had him just over a year...but his character is one that I thought I'd never, ever find a good shell for, so I hadn't even thought of having a doll of him. If I got rid of his doll there's no chance I'd find his sculpt again. Yoru is VERY important to me as a character and there's no way I'd ever get rid of a doll that embodies him so perfectly.

 

I sold the very first doll I ever bought because I wanted to update him to a more mature look to match his character. I never thought I would... but like many people have said, my tastes changed. I found, as my collection grew, that compared to some of my other character based dolls, my first (and favorite character, incidentally... although it sort of makes sense.) was looking a little to cute and young. So in order to afford his upgrade, I had to sell the original. I would have *liked* to keep his original head, but the finances just didn't line up.

 

I can totally understand why people would sell their first doll. As has been said, tastes change. That doll you saw three years ago, five years ago, whatever, may not be as interesting to you now, what with all the new companies springing up and all the molds currently available. When I first started, I swore I wanted all the Dream of Doll molds and now I longer am really interested in the company's dolls.

My best friend sold her first doll ages ago. She just wasn't making her as happy as she thought she would. I think some times she misses her, but I don't think she really regrets selling her.

As for me, my first boy was technically an impulse buy. I didn't even expect to own one and suddenly there I was clicking the buy-it-now on Ebay. I loved him from the moment he came home and could never imagine selling him, ever. He just cuddled so well, and was the shell for my favorite character.

Four and a half years later, the face I thought I loved for my boy really didn't suit the character, not when comparied to a thousand other molds that had cropped up in the time since I bought him. The character has since been re-shelled and I haven't regretted doing it. He's much happier in his new body.

My first boy currently languishes in a state of limbo. He has no name, no character, no sense of being. As a mold from a retired company, he can't be made anymore, there are practically no other of his mold out there, and the idea of selling something that I had loved so much really breaks my heart. There have been times when I thought about it - after all, what's the point in keeping him if he doesn't really do it for me anymore? But I want to love him. I want to love him so much, and I keep contemplating new things for him to be, but he just hasn't latched onto anything yet. I'm trying because as much as I may not need the extra resin, and as much as selling him would probably buying me two SDs, or three MSDs and so forth, there was something special about him, a specialness in the way I cuddled him. So I'm trying to help him stay, trying to figure out how he can fit into his new existance without the old character he had been. Because it's hard to get rid of something you invested so much of yourself into.

But if he just can't work out, I may have to sell him after all.

He probably won't go far, however, as my best friend has dibs.

 

Amazingly, I've had my first doll for five years, and never in a heartbeat would I consider selling him (unless, of course, there was some kind of emergency or other thing that took precedence over the dolls). I have considered modding him to have a magnetic headcap, though!

There are a couple situations where I could see people selling their first doll- for example, if it was an impulse buy, a doll that the person sort-of wanted, and then later on they got their dream doll, if some kind of emergency happened... that kind of stuff.

I think there is a thought that the first doll you buy you will be bonded to forever and ever, and sometimes, that's just not the case. Sometimes it's the second doll, or third, or whatever doll you buy - there's usually at least one doll in your possession that you would have a lot of difficulty letting go of, but it doesn't necessarily have to be the first.

 

I have sold a few dolls that I never intended to keep in the first place. They were part of an auction lot that I knew I could resell for a profit. As for the dolls that I actually bought for myself- I don't want to part with any of them but, if it came down to a choice between being able to buy groceries or pay the mortgage or keeping my dolls, the dolls would go! (but my first doll would be the last to leave. )

 

My first doll was an AoD Rao (Chiyoko) - the time came when her default face up was starting to wear and I thought I could re-do it....alas, she was never the same again and I sold her. If I hadn't of touched the face up, she might still be here, but once the face up went, the persona that was 'Chiyoko' went too.

Also, she was the first that I could afford....I was buying 'safely' just in case I decided that the hobby wasn't for me....

 

it's an interesting question. I've had my first doll for about five years now. i think. and I've had several others since then that have come and gone, but he's been my favorite always. i won't say that i'd never sell him, but i love him even as a piece of art sitting on a shelf and not just as the character that he became, so i don't see myself willing to part with him anytime soon. also, he was an odd sort of limited edition from dollmore that i've never seen another of anywhere (he is a "white dream" calvin), so he feels special to me, even though his sculpt is easily available. and even though my tastes in the dollie world have changed quite a bit over the years, i still love him the same as when i first set eyes on him.

 

I still like the look of my first doll (Serendipity Sharmin)...but she was impossible. The few good photos I got of her were a struggle to get. Her eyes had to be just right or she looked dopey, she never held a pose. She was a delicate doll but she was completely frustrating, and the magic I caught in those few moments drifted away after time and she just sat on the shelf. I figured she'd be better off finding someone else who could appreciate her more. The new releases of Sharmins have me a bit tempted, but I know I'd end up feeling the same all over again, or the initial spark would never be rekindled.

 

I sold my first doll within 6 months of buying her. I had known about dolls for quite some time but my kids were really little and I just didn't have the expendable cash to purchase one so I put the idea on the back burner. Then I was at a convention and I had the extra money and there was this pretty little doll. For some reason I assumed I would want a girl doll to dress up and play with. It never occurred to me to think of the character or bonding. I quickly found out that just having something cute to look at wasn't enough for me. I never felt particularly attached to my first doll, she was cute but she had no personality. As I got more involved in the hobby the idea of dolls as shells for original characters sort of clicked, then I saw Dz Yuu and that was it for me. I didn't want a doll that didn't have a character attached anymore. So soon I sold my first doll to fund more shells for my original characters. I don't regret buying her, but I also don't regret selling her. MSD is not an ideal size for me, I really prefer SD though I do have another MSD now. I also don't really like female dolls, I prefer boys.

I am very bothered by clutter. I don't actually "collect" things typically because I tend to feel that they are just taking up space, then I get freaked out and get rid of them. The dolls can escape this by representing characters, helping me in my writing and serving a type of therapeutic purpose for me. It seems to keep me from seeing them as useless clutter. However the moment I lose my attachment to a doll, whether because it doesn't suit the character or because I gave in to an impulse to buy something "cute" I wind up selling it. I am also limited on how much I can spend on dolls. I am a mom, I don't bring in any income. So I only have so much "play money", making me even more keen to sell a doll I'm not attached to so I can buy one I love. I would like to say I would never sell my Dz Yuu, he is my first doll love, but I can't say that one day I won't grow bored of the hobby and give in to my urge to purge clutter. But for now I don't for see selling any of the dolls I presently own. They all represent characters I am very attached to and at this point all are prefect fits for those characters.

 

My first doll was a Migidoll Ryu, whom I have sold earlier this year. I had had him since 2007, and while I loved him dearly - and still love Ryu as a sculpt - he was a character doll, and the character evolved slightly and Ryu no longer suited him. ):

I have one other doll, my second, and I couldn't imagine parting with her now. She's such a good fit for her character that it would probably break my heart if I did.​

 

I needed surgery and had to sell them all including my Yukinojo. I have never gotten that attached again. Bleh.

 

Never. I always tell my Mom & my friends I'd be living in a box with Kyoharu and my Dir en grey collection. Hahahah Waited to long to finally get my boy, and he's sold out now, so I could never ever imagine getting rid of him for any reason. I've had him for a year and 5 months !

 

I can't sell my first doll ever I think. While I "don't have a favorite" doll... she is. I love to sew for her, I love to take pictures of her, I love to play with her. She's so sweet and I love her to death! She is weird though because while she is my first, she isn't at the same time. I purchased and received her first, but the the first one I fell in love with and chose was actually my third purchase. So they are both like my first and I don't think I'd ever sell either of them.

 

I have sold my first doll, and all the subsequent dolls I bought prior to 2009. My tastes changed so much, and most of the dolls I loved back then just no longer fit. Sure, I've gotten the, "OMG BUT IT'S YOUR FIRST DOLL, HOW?!" but I just shrug and say it's none of their business.

I probably don't get as attached to them as most people; I personally don't have any problems selling dolls.