Would you loan someone your doll or ask to borrow one?

I have a couple doll friends who I would consider sending a doll to...but in general, I have to say no. I don't even have luck with getting CDs back from people who borrow them, so an expensive doll is out of the question

 

No.
I only lend out things that I don't mind if it's returned or not.
I would mind if my doll was not returned to me.

 

Haha, no. Well, most likely no.
I can get possessive of my stuff and I'd probably stress out if I didn't know where my dolls were/how they were being treated (and my friends tend to have trouble returning/remembering things)
Group photoshoots are fine (and have happened multiple times), and I'm okay with people holding them as long as I'm within watching distance, but lending? Not unless there was some sort of emergency.

 

I would have to say no at this point. None of my close friends are really doll people... but perhaps if I had a bigger collection and wasn't quite so attached to each individual I wouldn't mind a couple of my most trusted friends having them for a few days if they wanted. If I was going to be away for a long time and couldn't take them, then I would certainly prefer someone to take care of them for me though rather than have them in boxes.

 

AAAAAAWWWWKKKKKK!!!!! NO!!!!! If something happened by accident, I would have a very difficult time forgiving. It's not worth it! My friends all know that they can come over to "play" with my dolls, but I'm always right there, and the dolls stay at home! My girls are very well trained with handling bjds, and I trust them, but they always stay right with me; but mostly because we have so much fun playing with them when we are all together. They are currently saving up for their own bjds.

 

i think i would lend my doll to a friend, like if we were going to a meet up together or a convention . i wouldn't want my friend to feel left out. also i would lend my doll to someone for customization purposes or something like that if i thought they were good and that i could trust them.

 

I have a single friend to whom I would be willing to lend my doll. She isn't a BJD person, but she collects American Girl dolls, and she understands completely how precious a doll can be to a person. I've also lectured her several times on the care and keeping of these dolls, so she wouldn't be totally inept at caring for them.
Anyone else? Nooooooooo. No way ever. D:

 

It depends on the doll and it depends on the person. Within our local group dolls go to visit frequently; however, we meet rather frequently (weekly or biweekly), all of us are older with jobs and responsibilities and we have seen through our regular contact how each of us care for our own dolls. It's much easier to trust someone with your doll when you know he/she takes special care of his/her own. My Lishe, my LTF Ante and my (former) MNF vamp Woosoo boy have all visited with a local who loves to make doll clothes. They all come back with new things and fun pictures, plus we all get to enjoy the progress photos as the visit progresses. In the Woosoo's case, she (and her MNF DES) fell in love with him and we negotiated his relocation.

I have another doll who is in sort of a 'joint custody' arrangement with a friend who lives about three hours away. We each have a doll which we got to be particular characters we wrote together, and rather than separate the dolls they spend 3-4 months with one of us (until the next time we get together for a weekend) and then they go home with the other. We'd been friends for years before I got into dolls, so letting Yuki go to her place for a while or hosting Fuji at mine is sort of a natural progression.

That doesn't mean I'd loan out all of my dolls. Some of them are too [insert appropriate adjective here] for me to part with them, even briefly.

 

The only time I would ever let someone else have my dollie in their possesion (Without my dollie-supervision) Is if they were a trusted Modifier/Body blusher with lots and lots of good feedback xD

 

I would miss my dollie a lot ;~;
But the only person who I would EVER let have for a little would be the only friend I have that has one too, because she knows how to actually care about them. No one else, not even my best friend in the whole entire world, would be able to take him home with them. Heck I'm even edgy with non-doll owners TOUCHING my doll. xD

So only in the case if the person is a very good trusted friend of mine and has a doll of their own, or more dolls if need be LOL, is the only time I'd lend my boy out ;3;

 

I have lent my dolls to a friend before. ^^ We are very close and she has dolls too so I know she knows how to care for them. Also, some of our dolls have relationships or story lines going on, so it's fun to have those dolls be together and not separated in two houses. She's lent me some of hers too. It's a lot of fun, as long as you trust the other person...and can stand being separated from your dolls!

 

Yep! As others have said... it depends on the doll and it depends on the person, though. There are a couple of my favorites I really wouldn't want to be parted with for too long (like Iris, my first), and it would need to be someone I trusted. I will admit though, I am pretty laid-back with handling my own dolls (my collection is meant to be played with) so I wouldn't be too worried about lending them out.

 

I think lending money or valuable things has more potential to hurt a friendship than it's worth. Though I can understand circumstances where it would be fine, especially if they are also collectors.

 

Not a chance. I will let a friend play with my dolls while I'm watching. That's as far as it goes.

 

I am fiercely possessive of my doll! So I am not likely to "lend" him out, especially for long term and if they will be bringing my doll home. But even if I do (what-if scenario), I will only lend him to people I really trust AND who know how to take care of him. but then those that I do trust are non-doll collectors and thinks my doll is "eerie", so I think the chances of me lending my boy out is near zero lol.

 

Definitely have to say NO on this one.

Sure, they are material processions and could be replaced but some are easier to replace than others.
I recall one story about a member who loaned her doll to her friend who is also on the forum. The owner got to see photo's of what her friend did with her doll and was pretty upset to see her doll being played with in such a manner. Needless to say it put a strain on their friendship from then on.

I wouldn't risk the friendship.

 

To friends, of course, no worries or second thoughts about it. My friends are awesome. If the doll was damaged they'd pay for it, or fix it. To a stranger? Very unlikely. I just, nah. I can't see me doing that at all.

 

I may trust my friends with a lot of things, but my dolls aren't some of them(these being the only people who'd even come close to me considering letting them borrow a doll). I just don't think they'll be as careful with them as I am because they don't mean the same to them as they do to me.

 

Well... I wouldn't lend my dolls to anyone... But my best friend is exception, because it's because of her that I'm in this hobby, and we have shared doll plans and so on... So, she is the only one I would lend my dolls to. I don't trust anyone more than her and I know she would handle my dolls with care.

 

As long as I trust them not to ruin my doll in any way, then there is no problem with it. c: They'd have to be close to me, though, and I wouldn't like my doll to stay away for very long... a week at most.