Would you, could you give away a doll?

I don't think I'll ever be able to bring myself to selling a doll, let alone giving one away. I'm super careful about all purchases so as to avoid buyers remorse as much as possible. Hence why I've spent like 2 months already trying to choose a first doll xD

I look at it like this, I worked my tail off saving and saving for the doll, going without things I would like but that I feel are less important. And I know that once a doll arrives I'll spend a lot of time learning to make clothes and doing faceups and establishing a history for that doll. So it almost seems like throwing all the effort away.

Besides that, I'm very sentimental and bond with things easily and in a way it'd be like giving away part of me. My dolls will be my dolls forever and that's it. They'll become like family heirlooms.

 

I just got my first doll and i have a second on the way ... so far i cant see myself giving one away ... buying one for a gift yes but not just giving one away

 

If my finances aren't so small, I would consider it. Otherwise, I rather sell. I'm not sure who to give it to though(the ones I bought.)
I did plan to give home-made bjds to my friends when I finally meet them though.

 

Only on my WILL haha.

 

Once a company sent me an extra doll that I had NOT ordered. I promptly emailed them and let them know about the mistake, but the company did not get back to me. I kept the extra doll in her box for a year or two, and then the company went out of business (and still never returned my emails).

Since I had kept this doll in the box the whole time, I ended up just giving it away to a friend that wanted one. I believe he still has it. :3

 

No, never. I could not even sell one so giving one away is definitely no option. They are all MINE XD

 

I guess it mostly depends on the person I'm giving the doll to. For example, my grandma loves my Yo-SDs so I gave her my Kuuta. I'm also thinking of getting my boyfriend in the hobby (well at least I'm hoping to) and I was thinking of getting him a Yo-SD for Christmas. It's not giving away one of my dolls but still...
By no means, I consider my dolls as my children or anything that have feelings. I've never sold a doll before but that's because I like my dolls just fine and never needed the extra money but otherwise, I wouldn't have problems parting with them if I had to.
So I guess the answer to your question is 'yes'.

 

I must be the odd duck here as I've given away a number of dolls and/or doll parts. And no I'm by no means a wealthy person. I just intensely enjoy watching someone else be happy, as "happy" is a commodity I'm always a bit short of due to my genetic makeup.

What I've done more frequently than give them away is sell them for a whole lot less than they might otherwise sell for. I've done this several times with dolls that were pricey as heck and the person on the receiving end was longing for but couldn't *quite* come up with what I was asking. Yeah, I'm a moron. That's what I do, though.

 

I actually did this recently. The first dolls I bought were from CustomHouse/AiDolls (look up their waitingroom if you want to see what they're like heh), and had a lot of issues with getting them, but eventually I got to like them. But my Bisou Ai BonBon, the doll I originally chose to buy, I never bonded with as well as the event head I got. I still loved her, and loved the way she looked, I just never bonded with her as well as I'd have liked. I thought about selling her, and my sister said I couldn't cause she loved her too much. She said she'd make mum give her all her savings to buy her off me! When she asked what I'd decided to do, I said "Oh, I've decided to try again with her." Little did she know, I'd been plotting to give her to her!
I found the original box I received them in, her CoA, and bubble wrapped her all up like she was brand new. Then I wrapped that box in Christmas paper. My partner bought her an Alice in Wonderland themed dress off a friend here on DoA, which we gave her first. She opened his card, which read "thought you might have a use for this", and then opened the dress. She sat there blankly looking at the card and dress, and then looked at the parcel I'd just put in front of her. I think she almost exploded with glee and excitement. That had to be the moment I knew for certain that I'd made the right choice. She gets lots of attention, much more than I ever could give her, and it makes me feel really good about giving her away, because she made my sister so happy.

 

I wouldn't give away one of my dolls. It has less to do with their sentimental value, and more to do with their actual value. I'm not in a position where I could comfortably give away something so expensive. I love the collectibles I own, but if I ever run into financial difficulties, they're also a useful source of extra money.

 

I used to buy a Volks YoSD and give away to my sister, but I will not give away my own dolls.

 

Yes, I have done so on very special occasions and to very special people who obviously yearned for that specific doll. Because they are expensive, it has also happened that we join forces with friends to do so.

 

I have sold dolls, traded a doll, and given a head away as a present to someone. Once someone buys a doll they can do literally whatever they want with it. Giving it away is no exception to this, and I like that. I think, like some of the other things in my various collections, that I'm not always the permanent place for some items or dolls. So, I'm a stepping stone. That's okay. They get a little love and when I find the right buyer, or person to trade, or one perfect for a gift...then they go to their forever home. I'm always a little sad to be rid of pretty things that I still like, when it happens for selling for money (darn having to eat), but there's something about giving a precious doll away to someone that you know will love and appreciate it... That's a beautiful thing. I don't regret it. I mean, I regret not winning the lottery to be able to afford most of this stuff, but other than that... Ha ha, it's all good.

 

I wouldn't. I don't see the point of giving one away.
If I wanted to give one as a present, It'd be a new one anyway.

 

I've never given a doll away before, but if I had a doll which I was no longer attached to and someone close to me liked the doll I would happily give it to them. I also know that my niece wants to get one, but she's still pretty young so I wouldn't get her one until she's older and absolutely sure she wants one because they are expensive, and it would be quite a pricey gift to give if later on she didn't want it any more or it somehow got damaged.

 

Oh yeah! I could definitely see myself giving a doll away eventually! The ones I have now are precious to me and I can't see me giving them away as it stands, but who knows in the future? Maybe I end up with a doll I'm not quite as attached to, or maybe the dolls I love so much now I find that someone else can love them even better.

I know these dolls are expensive as hell and we invest a lot of personal time into them too, but I don't think I could just outright sell my babies away to a stranger! If I had a friend who wanted to get into the hobby that bad, well, here's my kid, promise me to take care of him and if you feel like you can't at any point, please just return him back! I guess I'd run it like a pet adoption agency hahaha. Here's your new child, if you can't handle him, you are under contract to hand him back and we'll find someone who can! haha

Sure I lose a lot of money out of it, but that's not what this hobby is about or means to me!

 

I don't think I would give away a doll to be honest. Maybe if I'm really know on money I would consider selling or trading, but if the situation allows, I'd definitely keep all my dolls

 

You never know given circumstance!!!

 

Ive posted here before but now I have a different answer.
I'm sort of attached to my first doll even though he isn't my taste anymore.
He's probably not worth much to sell, but I feel bad that he's not being played with.
I have one close friend back east, and if she wanted to get into the hobby I would so just give him to her.
It would make me feel better and that way she can be one of my 'doll buddies' lol! ^^

 

At the point of giving away a doll to Teresa_Chan.