Would you, could you give away a doll?

Give away one of my dolls? No as I agonize for literally weeks or even months about whether or not the sculpt is right for the character.

But....

I have been toying with the idea of buying a doll specifically to give to a friend who would never be able to afford one, but really likes them. My only problem is what to get. Boy? Girl? Anthro of some sort? I want to completely surprise her so can't ask her what she'd like. I'd like her to just get a package from me and poof! instant dolly.

 

I think, that someday I plan on giving away one of my babes. I kind of want to give a gift to a girl out there who was like me, 15-ish and broke and hopelessly in love with abjds. Of course I would have to know they would love and respect the babe beforehand, but it's something I really want to do. Giving is good karma, and I love making others happy.

 

I see no problems with giving others dolls, ive both purchased a doll as a gift for someone and given someone a doll from my personal collection as a gift. The latter was a "just because" gift because i wasnt bonding with the little one but I think its a nice gesture and it is reassuring knowing they are going to a good home

 

I will be giving my daughter her first bjd and this will be one of mine. She loves my Lan by RS so I'm putting together a full set for her birthday in August.

 

I couldn't, personally, (not on my allowance, anyway!) but I think that it's wonderful if anyone else wants to give away their dolls.

 

If I didn't like a doll, and it hadn't been particularly expensive, then I would. Otherwise, I'd sell it to try and recoup my costs :/

 

I wouldn't be able to give away just ANY of my dolls, but I have given away 2 dolls I originally got for free anyway to a friend who was suppposed to get some too but didn't. I wasn't doing anything with the dolls so it felt right to give them away when she had plans for them all along.

 

yes, i could. i have a doll that i always think about giving to someone on doa here. i don't know this person very well at all, but she has commented a lot on one of my dolls, and mentioned to me that she really loves her. i really like what she does with her dolls, and would love to give her this doll, just for free. the only thing is that she was my first doll, and i am afraid i might regret letting her go. i still may though, someday. ^_^

 

My PukiPuki is actually going to my best friend in a couple weeks, though she's in the dark about the gift she's about to get. Hanna has always been more fond of this doll than I am, and since I'm moving very far away soon, it seems like the perfect thing to give her before I go.

I'm also even considering giving my DZ Kimi to another very good friend, who is considering buying her from me. It feels kind of wrong selling something to a woman I consider my sister.

 

At this point in collecting, no. Lol.
I love them too much and still want more.
But if I was ever to a point where the hobby just completely faded on me and I knew someone who liked my dolls, I might.
Don't want to have my dolls wasting away in a closet if I know someone could love them more then I did at the moment. It would honestly make me really sad if I lost interest in the hobby.
But bringing someone else happiness with it, would def be a good feeling.

Though, I have bought someone a doll they wanted, if that counts for anything. Lol.

 

I wouldn't give away a doll unless I was seriously desperate for money. I own at least 300+ manga and I haven't given away a single one. But like Flamingstar129 said if the hobby faded and I didn't like it anymore I would give them to someone that would enjoy them as much as I once did. I wouldn't want an expensive hobby go to waste and collect dust.

 

I'm posting here once again in this thread because today I talked to a good friend of mine on Facebook from back home about re-homing my first 2 dolls. They don't appeal to me anymore and aren't really worth anything to sell in the current market so I just gave them to her. She's really happy about it! She remembered them from when she used to come visit me and she also wants to do her own faceups on them. So it all worked out and I don't regret it one bit! In exchange she's gonna send me some cute little figures and she's offered to make my girl a necklace or knit her a scarf. Im shipping them to her as soon as I can.

I'm happy about it! They're no longer taking up space here and they're off to a good home.
And now my friend might just catch the 'doll bug'

 

The very, very first doll I ever bought ever, was sitting on my shelf one day and my cousin saw it. I never ever intended to part with him as he was super special, you know, coz he's my FIRST But for no reason whatsoever, I gave it to my cousin. Since then, she's gotten into Blythes, face-ups, and Dals.

I also bought her ANOTHER doll. I spent about $300 and gave it to her for no reason. I opened him once he got home to inspect him for damage, too (he came from Korea and he traveled to the USA, I was so worried maybe he broke! He was fine.) ..and actually this is kind of amazing...he was ordered as a she.

....I have no idea if the company did this or if Jeereyama mixed something up somehow when I ordered HER but the doll I GOT for Jessie came with a woman's breast part (as intended,) but a very evident male hip joint.

I actually fell in LOVE with this doll. I'm transgendered and actually, biologically kisgendered myself. (I'm a biologically a woman and I have a LOT of male chromosone genes.)

So yeah....the point being I bonded to this doll. x'D....I cried so hard when I gave that special OOAK doll to my cousin. x'D But I did it anyway. I really don't think there has ever been another doll like him. She still has him tho :3 I'm still jealous. =P

Those are my stories. Yup! Do I feel bad? No, not really. I kind of want to replicate those dolls, but....Then I think I don't need to. I see them when my cousin visits for Christmas. I think it's better that way Coz she's soooo happy with them!

 

That is generous. I don't think I would unless I ended up not liking the doll. I would probably try to sell it if no one I knew wanted it.

 

Just last wednesday I gave away a tiny I won in a raffle sometime ago. It was a doll I would never have purchased myself, since I do not particularly like the sculpt or the skincolor (WS). Also not a type that would sell fast. It could have been in the box forever. Better to make someone happy with it!

 

I don't see myself giving away either of the boys I have right now, but I feel like I could probably do something like that, yes. I know how it feels to have your heart in a hobby that's beyond you financially, and how painful it is. I know a lot of people here have- not everyone has the kind of money it takes to get even one doll. Depending on the person, and depending on if I really feel like I'm putting my doll into a better situation, sure. I think I would. (and if I had the money, I would buy one for somebody, too.)

I have who does it quite frequently, actually. Sometimes the person she's trying to give a doll to has to beat around the bush and change the subject to keep her from giving away one of her babies. She tried to mail me her Hujoo one day and was really really insistent about it, for example. (I know Hujoos don't really count as BJDs here though)

 

I gave away a girl once, but there was more to it than that. I had bought the girl on a whim at the marketplace and discovered her size just wasn't for me at the time, she didn't match up with any of my other dolls so I decided to sell her. My niece had come over to my house and she loved to look at my dolls (she collects porcelain, Monster High, barbies, so she loves dolls but she's only 7 so her mom was wary of shelling out for a bjd) and when I pulled her out she was so enamored with her that I made the quick decision to give her the doll.

But she was a cheaper bobobie doll (<-- haha, no dolls are really cheap, but in comparison to some of my others...) I don't know if I could give away any I'd bonded with or spent any large amount on. That would be a lot more difficult...

 

I don't think I could, honestly. It's sentimental value and financial value at stake.

 

Aaahhh, if only many normal people enjoyed dolls. I only have one friend that is into dolls now--and she in fact has gifted me with a doll that no longer fit in the collection she had in mind. We're picky, our tastes generally don't collide, and are often not on the cheaper side of the scale either--so I don't think there's a big chance of me getting a doll and the opposite happening.

But it would be so nice if I could, say, buy my mother a cheaper little doll, customize and paint it to something I think she'd like, and give it as a gift for some special occasion. Well, but I guess only immediate family would warrant that kind of spending, time, and thought in a gift XD . And none of my family likes BJDs, so that's not gonna' happen.

So, I doubt such a situation could even arise for me.

ali

 

Yes I actually tried to...someone who worked for me was moving and she loved my Puki Sugar but I hadn't really bonded with her...so I told the girl she could take Taffy even if she just wanted to borrow her. She refused and I did wind up selling the doll.