Would you, could you give away a doll?

I've bought a doll for a friend of mine (another friend and I split the price) for her birthday so that she could get one with elf ears! I had the funds at the time and it was the same as getting any other expensive gift for a friend. When you have close friends, or at least when I do, I don't mind gifting an expensive gift sometimes if I know it's going to make them happy.

I have also given one of my dolls to another friend. I liked the doll I gave but I really hadn't done anything with him since I'd gotten him and it felt right to me. She wanted a doll and I really didn't need another doll just sitting waiting for me to get to him and make him up all purrty lol.

 

I imagine that if I had the means and friends irl who were interested in dolls, I'd be willing to buy a doll as a gift. I probably wouldn't give one away, however, unless that person was really important/special to me. I'd be more inclined to sell a doll than give it away.

 

If I had a doll that I wasn't bonding with and knew someone who was interested in it, I would probably give it to them. Otherwise, I would try selling it on the market. That's not going to happen any time soon because I only have one girl, who I bought not long ago and I can't see any reason why I would want to part with her.

 

Sometime I give things away that have lost meaning to me and it makes me either look really nice or really frivolous. I recently passed a £500 android tablet on to my partner and his mother (we don't live together) his mother thought it was extremely generous but personally I was happy it was going to house where it would be used since I have my nexus 7. I imagine with dolls it may be a bit different but I can certainly understand larger collectors giving some of their older dolls away if they are neglecting them.

 

The dolls that I usually want to sell were impulse buys that I ended up not feeling a bond with. I feel bad that the doll doesn't get any love from me, so I try to sell to get some money back, but if I couldn't find a buyer I'd definitely be open to giving away the doll to someone who could give it a good home.

 

Yes, I have -and would do so again. I have some bjds right now, that when (or if) the right person comes into my life that needs a heartfelt pick me up -I'd not hesitate a second to give them away!

 

I couldn't: I've worked hard for them and each is a reward to myself and represents an achievement.

 

Only once have I considered giving away one of my own dolls. A family friend has a little girl with cancer and she loves one of my dolls. She ended up buying her own.

 

I gave away two dolls because they were in a box getting no attention. They deserved better than that.

That said, I need to go find a certain box... >.>

 

I would have a tough time giving one away. They are so expensive (I own the larger dolls) and I put so much time into their outfits and props, I just don't think I could do it. Maybe if I were more of a collector, if I had more dolls (I just have 4). I would still be very disappointed.

 

Yes, I've given away.. a few dolls/pieces now. One gifted doll was returned to me after a nasty breakup, the second & third are still in my sister's possession (I helped her buy the first one, and completely paid for the second one), the fourth was a head I gifted to a friend who had her doll's head stolen at a convention, and the last was an off-topic ABS BJD I bought for a friend who couldn't afford a resin one. I didn't own any of the dolls beforehand, I bought them specifically as gifts. I haven't given away any of the dolls I've bought for myself, but I have given friends deep discounts (and very long/forgiving layaways) when they bought a doll from me.

Would I ever give away one of my personal dolls? Probably not, I put a lot of love, effort, time, and money into my dolls, and when I decide to let one go on to a new home, it's important that I receive some kind of compensation so that I don't feel a deep sense of loss (even if it doesn't add up to what I originally put in). It would be like.. working for months and not receiving a paycheck. Even if you could afford to go without it, it hurts on a psychological level.

 

I could give away to family, perhaps!

 

Yes, I could. I have actually. I have one of my large boys to my sister. She adored him where I just liked him. I'd rather he go to someone who would adore him.

 

I would never sell or give away a doll. They are like family to me

 

This month I gave away my first girl. She was getting very little attention with me. I gave her to my grandmother who loves her! She has already started knitting and crocheting for her. I was so happy to give such a great gift and see it be appreciated.

 

I've given my cousin two dolls a Hujoo and a ResinSoul. She is the only other person I know who shares my hobbies. So I gifted her the two dolls for birthday and Christmas presents. But I owned neither of the dolls before hand. I don't think I would give away or sell the dolls I bought for myself.

 

I gave a friend at work a Hujoo. She has always admired ball jointed dolls, and while the little Hujoo wasn't resin she was so excited. I felt bad because the doll wasn't fitting in anymore, so I was glad to see her go to someone who would treasure her.

 

I don't think I could give away one of my personal BJDs, but that may be because I only have one (my first one) and could not imagine ever parting with her. I have considered buying a doll with the intention of customizing it and giving it to a really close friend who had expressed interest in BJDs but could not afford one. She never had any particular sculpt in mind though so I didn't know quite where to start and she seemed to have lost interest in this hobby soon after though so that didn't happen. I have another friend that really loves VOLKS Kurumi and if I ever came across a Kurumi and could afford her, I'd have no hesitation to buy it for her.
There are a select few other people in my life that I would buy BJDs for if they really wanted one and I could afford it but gifting a BJD from my own collection is not something I could ever think of doing, even for these people. Likewise, I would not gift a BJD to some random person for any reason.

 

I'd sooner climb a mountain than give away one of my dolls, and physical exertion and I fight like cats and dogs on a bad day.
But- if that person is someone I'd be willing to climb a mountain for anyways if it would make them happy, then yeah, I'd probably give them a doll- assuming they'd even want it.
I'd have to really, really care about the person, is all I'm saying. I like being nice but there's lines I draw in the proverbial sand.

 

I've just recently bought my first 3 BJD's, so they aren't going anywhere. I did, however, give away many other types of dolls over the past year.