Would you sell a doll you're really bonded to?

My boyfriend just split up with me and now I feel like I want to get rid of everything associated with him. He was instrumental in bringing home my dream doll, Souldoll Hye, he even gave her a name. I love her, she is still my dream doll, but so much of her is tied up with him, I'm avoiding her right now. I want to know if I can still love her with the heartbreak he has left behind.

 

sure, why not?
but before that i will first keep it in a place that i cant see.
to see if after a while ( a year? several months?) i will pick it up again.

 

Depends. I'd probably try to sell all kinds of other things before I give up my doll, but I've recently had a situation which forced me to remember that people in my life are more important than my doll so if I had to choose, I would definitely sell my doll. Like if I had to raise money for a family member's hospital bill or something.

 

I think there would have to be a monetary emergency for me to sell a doll I've really bonded with. Right now, my El is the most cherished of my dolls, I would be hard pressed to sell any of the others, but I would literally be on the verge of being put on the street or having my car taken before I sold my El.

 

I don't see why not...I think I'll love my doll (haven't bought her yet), but it's hard to imagine starving before selling her. I'd sell other things first, probably, but yeah, if it came down to me or the doll, I'd be sad, but that's life.

 

My answer may be a bit skewed compared to some members here, because;
a) I'm young, and have very few monthly bills
B) I only have one doll I'm attached to and another I'm getting ready to sell specifically because I've never bonded with her.

There isn't really any curve ball that could be thrown at me, that could be solved by me selling my one doll.

She's a minifee, so she's not worth a whole lot compared to the bigger BJDs. Not anything I couldn't simply borrow from my mother, or work an extra shift or two. Any problem that could be solved by a small short term infusion of cash, can be solved with my credit card, since I don't have any debt on it.

 

Well, in this very moment I'm in need of money, so I'm selling my collection of rock magazines. I would never thought I was going to do it, but my dolls are so much more important to me than some magazines that are kept in my closet acumulating dust. For the same reason, now I know that if I need it I'm even able to sell my cds and maybe some other dolls (like a Legolas Ken that I have), but my bjds never. My kids are much more than money to me. I know they are just dolls, but they are part of my life. And I don't want to think in tragedies like accidents and hospital bills. In that case I'm able to sell my computer or my collections of vintages dolls, but not my bdjs.

 

That's a tough question. It depends on the situation. If it was a dire financial emergency I may have no choice, but I may think of selling something else first for money, like old clothes or furniture I don't need, or an old game system with games.
If it came down to selling my doll and I had do, well then, I have to, bonded to it or not.
But I'd sort through every other possible option first before considering selling my baby.

 

I think that if I was a situation similar to yours (the first post...) then I would try and do something similar. My first and currently only doll wouldn't be worth much though, she's a ResinSoul and from what I've read, they're not highly valued by collectors. But I just love her to death and barring unusual circumstances, I wouldn't sell her.

 

I only really have one doll that I would really be most reluctant to sell. The rest of them... though I do love them... are but fleeting members of my family. Quite literally, as I'm already picking which ones and which of their stuff I'm going to sell to pay for my trip to Japan next year Which many of my friends already find odd, since I'm so over-protective and clingy about them

I love my BJDs, but they're soooooo expensive. If I was in a monetary emergency, I would sell Paige in a heartbeat - but only if it was a choice between that and starving/being thrown in jail/dying. Paige is my best, and I have 6 others to pick from (and threeandabody on the way) to sell before her - all of which could probably net me much more money than she could poor old thing (well, except the Pukis I guess ) since I've had her about 18 months now and she is the second oldest of all my dolls (younger only by default as I bought my second ready-made and he arrived before her) and as much as I've cared for her she's still got those little love-dings that make her mine

I'd also hesitate to sell my limiteds - but only cause I know I could never replace them. But even still, if I desperately needed the money and I had a buyer ready, I'd have them packed up lickety-split if it meant I could keep my Paigey

 

I have a couple that I'd be hard pressed to part with. My family would have to be in a dire, dire situation before I'd be willing to let them go. I'll let you guess which two those would be

There are others that have been with me so long now that oh my it would hurt. But... realistically? Yeah. Dolls R Dolls and kids are kids and I'm sentimental, but not a fool

 

It really is a tough situation that you went through, but at least you were able to retrieve your doll. I have no job, as of yet, I'm hoping to receive a paying internship soon. I wouldn't sell my doll unless dire consequences occur or I really need the money. Some people I know have been buying dolls and become severly in debt because of it. They ended up selling their dolls and regretting it since day one.

 

No, I wouldn't sell a doll I was bonded with, if I was not presently bonded with the doll.

 

I have sold dolls that I loved in order to clear debt and move home. It was a horrible time, but you do what you have to do.

However, since then I have replaced all the dolls that I had to part with, and I am so happy that I have them back again. I would always be reluctant to part with a doll again, but if it came down to it... I couldn't justify hanging on to something that valuable if I was facing potential homelessness or legal action from a debtor.

....except for my first doll. The world will be prying him from my cold, dead hands, thank you, as he was a present from my Grandmother and hence is so much more than just a pretty toy that I love.

 

right now i still live with my parents so i dont think i'll have any serious debt. also, by the time i have an house to pay, i'll have MANY dolls so i could always sell the one im least attached to...

 

I have to answer yes to this. I have often joked that there are certain dolls I love so much I would be homeless on the streets clutching my doll before I sell her. But I was always just kidding when I said this. In truth, a couple years ago my significant other moved out leaving my to pay my share and his share of the bills. As I was in school and already working, I had to sell some dolls I loved in order to make ends meet. If a situation ever arose where I needed to sell my dolls in order to better my own life, I would. These situations included (but are not limited too) divorce, family member illness or death, or pet illness. I love my dolls, but I love my financial independence more ^_^

 

It would be a hard decision for me to make. I don't think I could sell all of my dolls though since some of them are what has got me through some really difficult times.

 

To a total stranger: no. I'd probably pull out the dirty tactics before I did that. XD;;; (And make up for it later, of course.) MAYBE I'd consider selling the body, depending on how easy it would be to replace.
A friend is way different though. I would be happy to sell a beloved doll to a close or trusted friend or colleague... even if it wasn't temporary. (My colleagues are artists so I know they'd appreciate the worth of a BJD.)

I don't think it would be mean to sell it temporarily.. none of my friends are the type who would get "too attached". And if I had the money and one of them needed help, I would be willing to temporarily buy a doll from them. If I knew I'd have to sell it back, I'm sure I'd have fun during my time with it, and have no problem parting with it in the end. :3

Anyway, it's nice to hear the OP's story worked out so well. :3

 

Oh gosh, I'd have a real hard time with that especially for dolls that have a deeper sentimental value like my SE Luo (my best friend paid for half of him for me as a gift). I see nothing wrong with doing a temporary "sale" of them to someone you know and buy them back. As long as they can go with the idea. I'd try ways to keep my dolls that I really like, but if it's. Life/death etc. and there's no other option, then I'd have to grit and bare it.
Btw, congrats on securing your doll I know it must've been a big relief.

 

Everyone has to do what they have to do, even if they don't like it. I'd try and sell about everything else first, but if I had to sell my dolls, then that's the way it goes...

The good thing is that they do have worth that way and can possibly help out. It's something good our dolls can do for us, even if we have to be without them for it to work!