Would you, could you give away a doll?

No, I wouldn't. My dolls are my kids. I've sweated to buy them, I've researched them, I've spent hours in front of the screen to find the right accessories, I've invested time and money on them. They are my crutches. I WOULD buy a doll for my nearest and dearest by mentioning a max. price, showing the websites and ordering it. But I would NOT give a doll.

 

I only give the dolls for my sister, if i feel a little bit tiered with which doll, i will give it to my sister first, she will help me to take care about them. and when i feel i want them back(!), my love sister will also return them to me. how nice my sister is...

 

I can't comment, my first doll was given to me for personal reasons, and I think if I had a doll from the same conditions, then I would, it would have to be a very close friend or a family, and a doll I don't bond with as well as the others, for example, I couldnt give my Primmrose away, as she was my first, and I love her.

 

Sure thing. They'll have to be given away anyway when I pass so if I found someone before then and I felt like the doll belonged with them I'd gift it.

 

I'm not sure that I could give away one of my personal dolls. I have given one of my closest friends an off topic doll for her birthday.

 

For religious purposes, I do my best not to get *too* attached to my dolls, or anything material for that matter. That being said, I do love them, and I have shelled characters in them, and they bring me much happiness. I've given a now discontinued head to by baby sister, who just turned 18, and I'm going to be purchasing a body for it in the fall along with the needed accessories. It's going to be a project she and I will work on together, when I am home more often. It will be her creation, I will teach her how to take care of it, and I will help it happen. Yes I'm giving her a doll which I had set aside for myself, but it's a medium, an object and I find using it to bond with my sister is a great utilization of these beautiful works of art.

 

It depends, on the person, on the doll and on the circumstance.

Assuming I was leaving the hobby... which is highly unlikely, even if I ended up leaving the community when I get older.
How much do I care about money versus it going to the best possible home?
Who actually wants it?

 

I sorta did.
I was fortunate enough to win a doll in a contest.
I gave the doll to my 16 year old sister, which was my plan when I entered the contest.
The doll does come visit me a lot though because I help my sister out and make her doll a lot of items.

If it was a doll I actually bought for myself with my money then I don't know if I could just give it away.
I guess it depends on the person I would be giving it away to and the situation.

 

Currently I cannot imagine giving away my doll as I'm quite attached to her, however if I ever fell out of love with her, or any other doll I may have in the future, I would very likely just give them to my little sister. Generally, she's the person I give all my unloved or unwanted things to.

 

I gave my friend a doll for her birthday. I sent her on a whole scavenger hunt around the house for it and she takes care of her so well.
I've also had a doll given to me by my piano teacher's neighbor. It was a DOD Luke and he is simply amazing! She sent over a lot of extra stuff with him, two extra heads, two extra wigs, some eyes, some clothes, and I was so thrilled I started jumping around my room! And I never even met this girl.

 

I did give a reborn doll away to a friend who loved my dolls but could not afford one. My bjd's I will not part with or my ooak Clay babies. I have two Tonner Repaints I won't part with either and 3 reborns. I recently sold some Alexander's because they have been stored in boxes for a long time and do not play with them..

 

Since I dont have mady dols, I probably wouldnt, because I worked the money for them, ordered them, waited and took care for them as a part of my toy family. If my dearest friend would want a doll so much, i would probably buy a new doll for my friend, rather than give my own.

 

I think it depends. With the price of dolls being rather high, it's a generous gift--so I'm not sure I could just up and give one away. That said, if I really trusted someone and knew they'd appreciate it--and my finances allowed--I would be willing to give someone a doll as a gift. Preferably though, this would be a doll I haven't bonded with and that had no real importance to me. I'm not sure I could ever give away one of my collection just because I love them so much.

 

Unfortunately, I don't have any plan nor interest to give by dolls away or sell them and buy new one because every doll I have chosen, is from my best decision and I've already thought and thought for long time before order/adopt them. So they are same as my friends and family. But clothing and accessories for them are different story.

 

i bought a dollmore black spider queen. I loved her style and dress and her attitude. But just on the pictures. When she came home somehow she did not feel "mine". so I thought better to give her a new room than beeing isolated in a box in my wardrobe. And she found a beautiful new home

 

Since I'm so new to this hobby, I wouldn't/couldn't part with any of them at this time.

 

I actually just did!

A few months ago I joined a split for a Soom Blue Bird, thinking that the company photos were pretty. For some reason I'm just not liking her in real life, the blue is so saturated that it just looks odd on a human doll with no fantasy parts, which is what I got from the split. Mom apparently doesn't find the saturated blue human to be unusual at all, so I gave it to her instead of just posting it on the Marketplace. I guess this is a lesson to me... no matter how much I like a sculpt and like the resin, some sculpts I just don't like in some resin colors.

 

I gave one to my daughter already

 

I recently ordered 2 off topic dolls with the intention of giving one to my friend to lure them into the hobby. They had expressed interest, but were skittish of the price, so I, uh, kinda eliminated that concern. It feels incredible to delight someone like that, to make a hobby-sibling and the good karma doesn't hurt. As long as I can afford it, yes, giving away a doll is absolutely something I would do.

 

I wouldn't give away a doll that I had bonded to and painstakingly customized. I would, however, buy a brand new doll for someone special and let them create their own dream with it.